New 'discreet' Viagra Launched ending Embarrassment Of Blue Pill

The makers of Viagra are set to release a brand-new 'discrete' form of the drug that will replace the iconic - and quickly recognisable - little blue tablet.

The distinctive diamond-shaped tablets could soon be changed by a pink, rectangle-shaped 'wafer' that dissolves on the tongue, suggesting it does not need 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 first pertained to the marketplace in the 1990s after being developed by the American pharmaceutical company Pfizer.

It was first established in the 1980s as a heart disease medication, but trial individuals discovered it had an uncommon side result - frequent erections.

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

Viatris has already launched the Viagra ODF in Canada and advertised it as being 'thin and discreet' which may be more effective for lots of clients.

The - which can cause shame for some patients - has been transformed and a brand-new dissolvable type might be readily available to Brits in the next 5 years. Stock image

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

She added: 'Some guys might still be discovering the idea of having Viagr humiliating, however I would hope that guys's health and conversations about sexual health have carried on considering that Viagra was first created.'

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

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

Rebecca Anderson-Smith, partner and chartered trade mark attorney at Mewburn Ellis, informed the newspaper that the hallmark application is a 'great sign' it will be offered within the next five years.

She described trade mark registrations can be cancelled if they are not utilized for a constant duration of five years or more after registration. As an outcome, it appears Viatris means to launch the item within the next couple of years.

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

It's anticipated to cost the very same as the tablet variation and to be available in the same doses.

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

This comes after dodgy Viagra was found to be Britain's biggest fake drug after more than ₤ 6.2 countless phony blue pill were taken by UK regulators in 2023.

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

Health authorities stated online sellers flouting policies lagged the fake supplies with a lot of being imported from nations like India without a proper licence.

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

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

While all medications carry possible adverse effects drugs from unreliable sources may either not work or carry extra active ingredients or pollutants like heavy metals or other drugs that could be harmful.