New ‘discreet’ Viagra Launched ending Embarrassment Of Blue Pill

The makers of Viagra are set to release a new ‘discrete’ type of the drug that will change the renowned – and immediately recognisable – little blue tablet.

The unique diamond-shaped tablets could quickly be replaced by a pink, rectangle-shaped ‘wafer’ that liquifies on the tongue, implying 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 initially pertained to the marketplace in the 1990s after being developed by the American pharmaceutical business Pfizer.

It was first established in the 1980s as a heart problem medication, however trial individuals noticed it had an unusual side result – frequent erections.

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

Viatris has currently introduced the Viagra ODF in Canada and promoted it as being ‘thin and discreet’ which may be more effective for many customers.

The distinctive tablets – which can cause humiliation for some patients – has been reinvented and a brand-new dissolvable type might be readily available to Brits in the next five years. Stock image

‘Tablets are not always tolerable to patients and likewise often the size of tablets might put clients off having them,’ Thorrun Govind, pharmacist and health expert, told The Telegraph.

She added: ‘Some guys may still be discovering the concept of having Viagr embarrassing, but I would hope that and conversations about sexual health have actually moved on given that Viagra was very first formulated.’

Ms Govind thinks this new style is a ‘favorable action forward’.

The new dissolvable medication is thought to most likely concerned the UK imminently.

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

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

However, approving a trademark would not guarantee the ODF might be sold and it would have to be authorized by the Medicines & Healthcare products Regulatory Agency initially.

It’s anticipated to cost the like the tablet variation and to be offered in the exact same doses.

A total of 4.57 million prescriptions for sildenafil, more frequently known by the brand name Viagra, and other types of impotency drugs sold under the brand Cialis and Levitra, were dispensed by the health service in 2023

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

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

Health authorities said online sellers flouting guidelines were behind the counterfeit products with many being imported from countries like India without a suitable licence.

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

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

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