New ‘discreet’ Viagra Launched ending Embarrassment Of Blue Pill

The makers of Viagra are set to launch a brand-new ‘discrete’ type of the drug that will replace the iconic – and instantly recognisable – little blue tablet.

The distinctive diamond-shaped tablets might quickly be replaced by a pink, rectangle-shaped ‘wafer’ that dissolves on the tongue, meaning it does not need 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 first came to the market in the 1990s after being created by the American pharmaceutical company Pfizer.

It was very first established in the 1980s as a cardiovascular disease medication, however trial individuals saw it had an uncommon negative effects – frequent erections.

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

Viatris has actually currently released the Viagra ODF in Canada and marketed it as being ‘thin and discreet’ which might be more suitable for many clients.

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

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

She included: ‘Some guys might still be discovering the principle of having Viagr humiliating, however I would hope that men’s health and discussions about sexual health have actually moved on considering that Viagra was very first created.’

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

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

Rebecca Anderson-Smith, partner and chartered trade mark lawyer at Mewburn Ellis, informed the paper that the trademark application is a ‘good indicator’ it will be readily available within the next 5 years.

She explained trade mark registrations can be cancelled if they are not utilized for a constant duration of 5 years or more after registration. As an outcome, it seems Viatris means to launch the product within the next few years.

However, granting a hallmark would not ensure the ODF could be offered and it would have to be approved by the Medicines & Healthcare products Regulatory Agency initially.

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

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

This comes after dodgy Viagra was found to be Britain’s greatest fake drug after more than ₤ 6.2 countless fake blue tablet were taken by UK regulators in 2023.

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

Health officials stated online sellers flouting policies were behind the fake materials with most 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 called Viagra, were seized in 2015.

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

While all medications bring possible negative effects drugs from undependable sources may either not work or carry additional ingredients or pollutants like heavy metals or other drugs that might be hazardous.