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New ‘discreet’ Viagra Launched ending Embarrassment Of Blue Pill

The makers of Viagra are set to release a new ‘discrete’ kind of the drug that will change the iconic – and quickly recognisable – little blue pill.

The distinct diamond-shaped tablets might soon be changed by a pink, rectangle-shaped ‘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 last year there was a record 4.57 million prescriptions for Viagra on the NHS.

The drug initially concerned the marketplace in the 1990s after being developed by the American pharmaceutical company Pfizer.

It was first developed in the 1980s as a heart illness medication, but trial participants saw it had an uncommon negative effects – frequent erections.

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

Viatris has currently launched the Viagra ODF in Canada and promoted it as being ‘thin and discreet’ which might be preferable for many consumers.

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

‘Tablets are not constantly bearable to clients and likewise in some cases the size of tablets might put patients off having them,’ Thorrun Govind, pharmacist and health specialist, informed The Telegraph.

She added: ‘Some men may still be finding the principle of having Viagr awkward, however I would hope that men’s health and discussions about sexual health have proceeded since Viagra was very first created.’

Ms Govind believes this brand-new design is a ‘positive step forward’.

The 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 trademark application is a ‘excellent sign’ it will be readily available within the next 5 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 an outcome, it seems Viatris plans to launch the product within the next few years.

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

It’s anticipated to cost the exact same as the tablet variation and to be available in the same dosages.

An overall of 4.57 million prescriptions for sildenafil, more frequently understood by the brand Viagra, and other types of impotency drugs offered under the brand names Cialis and Levitra, were dispensed by the health service in 2023

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

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

Health officials said online sellers flouting regulations were behind the counterfeit supplies with a lot of being imported from nations 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 understood as Viagra, were confiscated last year.

Another of tadalafil, another erectile dysfunction drug offered under the brand name Cialis worth ₤ 1.2 million were likewise seized.

While all medications bring possible adverse effects drugs from unreliable sources might either not work or carry extra ingredients or pollutants like heavy metals or other drugs that might be unsafe.