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 replace the renowned - and immediately recognisable - little blue pill.

The unique diamond-shaped tablets could soon be replaced by a pink, rectangular 'wafer' that dissolves on the tongue, implying it does not require to be taken with water.

About half of men 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, but trial individuals noticed it had an uncommon negative effects - frequent erections.

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

Viatris has actually currently introduced the Viagra ODF in Canada and promoted it as being 'thin and discreet' which might be more suitable for lots of clients.

The distinctive tablets - which can trigger embarrassment for some clients - has actually been reinvented and a new dissolvable type may be readily available to Brits in the next five years. Stock image

'Tablets are not always tolerable to patients and also often the size of tablets may put patients off having them,' Thorrun Govind, pharmacist and health professional, told The Telegraph.

She added: 'Some men might still be finding the principle of having Viagr awkward, however I would hope that males's health and conversations about sexual health have actually moved on given that Viagra was very first created.'

Ms Govind believes this new style is a 'favorable step forward'.

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

Rebecca Anderson-Smith, partner and chartered trade mark attorney at Mewburn Ellis, informed the newspaper that the trademark application is a 'good indication' it will be readily available within the next five years.

She explained trade mark registrations can be cancelled if they are not utilized for a constant period of 5 years or more after registration. As a result, it seems Viatris plans to release the item within the next couple of years.

However, giving a hallmark would not ensure the ODF might be offered and it would need to be authorized by the Medicines & Healthcare items Regulatory Agency initially.

It's anticipated to cost the exact same as the tablet version and to be readily available in the same dosages.

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

This follows dodgy Viagra was discovered to be Britain's greatest counterfeit drug after more than ₤ 6.2 countless fake blue pill were seized by UK regulators in 2023.

More supplies of the erectile dysfunction drug were discovered than knock-off versions of pain relievers like morphine.

Health officials said online retailers flouting policies were behind the fake materials with the majority of being imported from nations like India without an appropriate 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 known as Viagra, were seized last year.

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

While all possible side results drugs from undependable sources might either not work or bring extra ingredients or contaminants like heavy metals or other drugs that might be unsafe.