New ‘discreet’ Viagra Launched ending Embarrassment Of Blue Pill

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

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

About half of males over 40 erectile dysfunction in the UK and last year 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 first developed in the 1980s as a heart problem 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 name, has actually looked for a hallmark in the UK for the new type 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 suitable for lots of consumers.

The unique tablets – which can trigger embarrassment 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 constantly tolerable to patients and likewise in some cases the size of tablets may put clients off having them,’ Thorrun Govind, pharmacist and health specialist, told The Telegraph.

She included: ‘Some men might still be discovering the idea of having Viagr embarrassing, however I would hope that men’s health and discussions about sexual health have actually moved on since Viagra was first developed.’

Ms Govind believes this new style is a ‘positive action 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, told the newspaper that the trademark application is a ‘good indicator’ it will be available within the next five years.

She described 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 appears Viatris plans to release the item within the next few years.

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

It’s expected to cost the same as the tablet version and to be offered in the very same dosages.

An overall of 4.57 million prescriptions for sildenafil, more typically understood 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 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 painkillers like morphine.

Health authorities said online merchants flouting guidelines lagged the fake materials with a lot of being imported from nations like India without a suitable licence.

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

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 carry potential negative effects drugs from undependable sources might either not work or carry extra ingredients or pollutants like heavy metals or other drugs that might be hazardous.