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New ‘discreet’ Viagra Launched ending Embarrassment Of Blue Pill
The makers of Viagra are set to introduce a brand-new ‘discrete’ form of the drug that will change the iconic – and quickly recognisable – little blue tablet.
The distinct diamond-shaped tablets might soon be replaced by a pink, rectangular ‘wafer’ that liquifies on the tongue, indicating it does not need to be taken with water.
About half of guys 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 pertained to the market in the 1990s after being invented by the American pharmaceutical company Pfizer.
It was very first established in the 1980s as a heart problem medication, but trial participants discovered it had an unusual adverse effects – regular erections.
Now, Pfizer spin-off Viatris, which owns the Viagra name and brand, has used for a hallmark in the UK for the brand-new kind of the drug, Viagra ODF.
Viatris has actually currently the Viagra ODF in Canada and promoted it as being ‘thin and discreet’ which might be more effective for many clients.
The unique tablets – which can trigger embarrassment for some patients – has been reinvented and a new dissolvable type may be offered to Brits in the next 5 years. Stock image
‘Tablets are not constantly bearable to clients and likewise sometimes the size of tablets may put patients off having them,’ Thorrun Govind, pharmacist and health specialist, told The Telegraph.
She added: ‘Some men may still be finding the idea of having Viagr embarrassing, however I would hope that males’s health and conversations about sexual health have actually proceeded because Viagra was first created.’
Ms Govind thinks this brand-new design is a ‘positive step forward’.
The brand-new dissolvable medication is believed to most likely concerned the UK imminently.
Rebecca Anderson-Smith, partner and chartered trade mark lawyer at Mewburn Ellis, told the paper that the hallmark application is a ‘excellent indicator’ it will be offered within the next 5 years.
She described trade mark registrations can be cancelled if they are not utilized for a constant period of 5 years or more after registration. As an outcome, it appears Viatris plans to release the item within the next few years.
However, giving a hallmark would not guarantee the ODF could be offered and it would need to be approved by the Medicines & Healthcare items Regulatory Agency first.
It’s anticipated to cost the very same as the tablet variation and to be readily available in the very same dosages.
A total of 4.57 million prescriptions for sildenafil, more commonly understood by the brand Viagra, and other kinds of impotency drugs sold under the trademark name Cialis and Levitra, were dispensed by the health service in 2023
This follows dodgy Viagra was found to be Britain’s biggest fake drug after more than ₤ 6.2 million of fake blue pill were taken by UK regulators in 2023.
More products of the erectile dysfunction drug were discovered than knock-off variations of painkillers like morphine.
Health authorities stated online retailers flouting guidelines were behind the counterfeit products with many being imported from countries like India without a proper licence.
Data, from UK regulator The Medicines and Healthcare items Regulatory Agency (MHRA), show 2.6 million doses of sildenafil, the generic name for the medication best called Viagra, were taken in 2015.
Another half-million dosages of tadalafil, another erectile dysfunction drug sold under the brand Cialis worth ₤ 1.2 million were also taken.
While all medications bring prospective side results drugs from undependable sources might either not work or carry additional active ingredients or pollutants like heavy metals or other drugs that might be harmful.