New ‘discreet’ Viagra Launched ending Embarrassment Of Blue Pill

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

The distinct diamond-shaped tablets could soon be changed by a pink, rectangle-shaped ‘wafer’ that dissolves on the tongue, implying it does not need to be taken with water.

About half of men 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 market in the 1990s after being developed by the American pharmaceutical company Pfizer.

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

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

Viatris has currently introduced the Viagra ODF in Canada and advertised it as being ‘thin and discreet’ which might be more effective for numerous customers.

The distinctive tablets – which can cause humiliation for some patients – has actually been transformed and a new dissolvable type may be offered to Brits in the next 5 years. Stock image

‘Tablets are not constantly tolerable to patients and likewise often the size of tablets might put clients off having them,’ Thorrun Govind, pharmacist and health professional, told The Telegraph.

She added: ‘Some males may still be discovering the idea of having Viagr humiliating, however I would hope that males’s health and conversations about sexual health have proceeded since Viagra was very first created.’

Ms Govind thinks this new style is a ‘favorable step forward’.

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

Rebecca Anderson-Smith, partner and chartered trade mark lawyer at Mewburn Ellis, informed the newspaper that the hallmark application is a ‘great indicator’ it will be offered within the next 5 years.

She explained trade mark registrations can be cancelled if they are not used for a constant period of 5 years or more after registration. As an outcome, it appears Viatris intends to release the item within the next few years.

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

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

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

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

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

Health officials stated online retailers flouting regulations lagged the counterfeit products 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), show 2.6 million dosages of sildenafil, the name for the medication best called Viagra, were taken 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 potential negative effects drugs from undependable sources may either not work or bring extra ingredients or contaminants like heavy metals or other drugs that could be unsafe.