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 change the renowned – and quickly recognisable – little blue pill.
The unique diamond-shaped tablets might 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 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 came to the marketplace in the 1990s after being created by the American pharmaceutical business Pfizer.
It was first established in the 1980s as a heart problem medication, however trial participants observed 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 brand-new type of the drug, Viagra ODF.
Viatris has already launched the Viagra ODF in Canada and promoted it as being ‚thin and discreet‘ which may be preferable for many clients.
The distinct tablets – which can cause shame for some patients – has been transformed and a new dissolvable type may be offered to Brits in the next five years. Stock image
‚Tablets are not constantly bearable to clients and likewise sometimes the size of tablets may put patients off having them,‘ Thorrun Govind, pharmacist and health specialist, told The Telegraph.
She added: ‚Some males might still be discovering the idea of having Viagr humiliating, however I would hope that guys’s health and conversations about sexual health have actually moved on since Viagra was very first formulated.‘
Ms Govind believes this new design is a ‚positive advance‘.
The brand-new dissolvable medication is thought to most 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 ‚excellent sign‘ it will be offered within the next five years.
She explained trade mark registrations can be cancelled if they are not used for a continuous period of 5 years or more after registration. As a result, it appears Viatris means to launch the item within the next couple of years.
However, giving a trademark would not guarantee the ODF could be offered and it would have to be authorized by the Medicines & Healthcare products Regulatory Agency first.
It’s anticipated to cost the exact same as the tablet variation and to be readily available in the very same dosages.
An overall of 4.57 million prescriptions for sildenafil, more typically known by the trademark name Viagra, and other kinds of impotency drugs sold under the trademark name 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 blue tablet were seized by UK regulators in 2023.
More supplies of the erectile dysfunction drug were discovered than knock-off variations of painkillers like morphine.
Health officials said online merchants flouting regulations were behind the counterfeit products with many 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 dosages of sildenafil, the generic name for the medication best called Viagra, were confiscated in 2015.
Another half-million doses of tadalafil, another erectile dysfunction drug sold under the brand name Cialis worth ₤ 1.2 million were likewise seized.
While all medications bring prospective negative effects drugs from unreliable sources might either not work or carry additional active ingredients or pollutants like heavy metals or other drugs that might be hazardous.