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New 'discreet' Viagra Launched ending Embarrassment Of Blue Pill

The makers of Viagra are set to launch a brand-new 'discrete' form of the drug that will change the renowned - and instantly recognisable - little blue pill.

The unique diamond-shaped tablets could quickly be replaced 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 in 2015 there was a record 4.57 million prescriptions for Viagra on the NHS.

The drug initially came to the marketplace in the 1990s after being created by the American pharmaceutical company Pfizer.

It was very first developed in the 1980s as a heart problem medication, however trial individuals saw it had an uncommon adverse effects - frequent erections.

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

Viatris has actually currently launched the Viagra ODF in Canada and promoted it as being 'thin and discreet' which might be more suitable for numerous consumers.

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

'Tablets are not always bearable to patients and likewise in some cases the size of tablets may put clients off having them,' Thorrun Govind, pharmacist and health professional, told The Telegraph.

She added: 'Some guys might still be discovering the idea of having Viagr awkward, but I would hope that men's health and discussions about sexual health have actually proceeded considering that Viagra was first created.'

Ms Govind thinks this brand-new design is a 'positive advance'.

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

Rebecca Anderson-Smith, partner and chartered trade mark attorney at Mewburn Ellis, informed the paper that the is a 'great indication' it will be offered within the next 5 years.

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

However, granting 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 exact same as the tablet variation and to be available in the very same doses.

An overall of 4.57 million prescriptions for sildenafil, more typically understood by the brand Viagra, and other types of impotency drugs sold 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 fake drug after more than ₤ 6.2 countless fake blue pill were seized by UK regulators in 2023.

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

Health officials stated online merchants flouting guidelines lagged the counterfeit materials with many 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 seized last year.

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

While all medications bring prospective adverse effects drugs from undependable sources might either not work or bring extra active ingredients or impurities like heavy metals or other drugs that might be hazardous.