New ‘discreet’ Viagra Launched ending Embarrassment Of Blue Pill

The makers of Viagra are set to introduce a new ‘discrete’ type of the drug that will replace the renowned – and quickly recognisable – little blue pill.

The distinct diamond-shaped tablets might soon be replaced by a pink, rectangular ‘wafer’ that liquifies on the tongue, suggesting it does not require to be taken with water.

About half of males over 40 suffer erectile dysfunction in the UK and in 2015 there was a record 4.57 million prescriptions for Viagra on the NHS.

The drug first concerned the marketplace in the 1990s after being invented by the American pharmaceutical business Pfizer.

It was very first established in the 1980s as a heart problem medication, however trial participants discovered it had an uncommon side result – frequent erections.

Now, Pfizer spin-off Viatris, which owns the Viagra name and brand, has gotten a in the UK for the brand-new type of the drug, Viagra ODF.

Viatris has already launched the Viagra ODF in Canada and advertised it as being ‘thin and discreet’ which might be preferable for lots of clients.

The unique tablets – which can trigger shame for some clients – has been transformed and a brand-new dissolvable type might be readily available to Brits in the next five years. Stock image

‘Tablets are not constantly tolerable to clients and also in some cases the size of tablets might put clients off having them,’ Thorrun Govind, pharmacist and health expert, told The Telegraph.

She added: ‘Some men might still be discovering the concept of having Viagr awkward, but I would hope that men’s health and conversations about sexual health have actually moved on since Viagra was very first created.’

Ms Govind thinks this brand-new style is a ‘positive advance’.

The brand-new dissolvable medication is believed to likely come to the UK imminently.

Rebecca Anderson-Smith, partner and chartered trade mark lawyer at Mewburn Ellis, told the newspaper that the hallmark application is a ‘excellent sign’ it will be readily available within the next five years.

She discussed trade mark registrations can be cancelled if they are not used for a continuous period of 5 years or more after registration. As a result, it appears Viatris intends to release the item within the next couple of years.

However, granting a trademark would not guarantee the ODF might be sold and it would need to be authorized by the Medicines & Healthcare items Regulatory Agency first.

It’s expected to cost the like the tablet variation and to be readily available in the same dosages.

An overall of 4.57 million prescriptions for sildenafil, more frequently known by the brand Viagra, and other kinds of impotency drugs offered under the trademark name Cialis and Levitra, were dished out by the health service in 2023

This comes after dodgy Viagra was found to be Britain’s greatest fake drug after more than ₤ 6.2 countless phony blue tablet were taken by UK regulators in 2023.

More products of the erectile dysfunction drug were found than knock-off versions of painkillers like morphine.

Health authorities said online merchants flouting guidelines lagged the counterfeit supplies with the majority of being imported from countries like India without an appropriate licence.

Data, from UK regulator The Medicines and Healthcare items Regulatory Agency (MHRA), show 2.6 million dosages of sildenafil, the generic name for the medication best called Viagra, were taken in 2015.

Another half-million doses of tadalafil, another erectile dysfunction drug sold under the brand name Cialis worth ₤ 1.2 million were likewise taken.

While all medications carry prospective side effects drugs from undependable sources might either not work or bring additional active ingredients or contaminants like heavy metals or other drugs that could be dangerous.