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 change the renowned – and quickly recognisable – little blue tablet.
The unique diamond-shaped tablets might soon be replaced by a pink, rectangular ‚wafer‘ that dissolves on the tongue, implying it does not need to be taken with water.
About half of males 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 developed by the American pharmaceutical company Pfizer.
It was first established in the 1980s as a heart problem medication, however trial participants observed it had an unusual adverse effects – regular erections.
Now, Pfizer spin-off Viatris, which owns the Viagra name and brand name, has looked for a trademark in the UK for the brand-new kind of the drug, Viagra ODF.
Viatris has actually already introduced the Viagra ODF in Canada and marketed it as being ‚thin and discreet‘ which might be more effective for lots of clients.
The unique tablets – which can trigger humiliation for some clients – has actually been transformed and a brand-new dissolvable type might be available to Brits in the next 5 years. Stock image
‚Tablets are not constantly tolerable to patients and likewise sometimes the size of tablets may put clients off having them,‚ Thorrun Govind, pharmacist and health professional, told The Telegraph.
She added: ‚Some men may still be finding the principle of having Viagr embarrassing, however I would hope that guys’s health and conversations about sexual health have actually carried on given that Viagra was very first created.‘
Ms Govind thinks this new style is a ‚positive action forward‘.
The brand-new dissolvable medication is believed to most likely pertained to the UK imminently.
Rebecca Anderson-Smith, partner and chartered trade mark lawyer at Mewburn Ellis, told the paper that the trademark application is a ‚excellent indicator‘ it will be available within the next 5 years.
She explained trade mark registrations can be cancelled if they are not utilized for a continuous period of five years or more after registration. As an outcome, it appears Viatris means to introduce the item within the next few years.
However, granting a hallmark would not guarantee the ODF might be sold and it would need 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 same dosages.
A total of 4.57 million prescriptions for sildenafil, more frequently understood by the trademark name Viagra, and other kinds of impotency drugs sold under the brand names Cialis and Levitra, were dished out by the health service in 2023
This follows dodgy Viagra was found to be Britain’s greatest counterfeit 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 found than knock-off versions of pain relievers like morphine.
Health authorities stated online retailers 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 products Regulatory Agency (MHRA), show 2.6 million doses of sildenafil, the generic name for the medication best called Viagra, were taken in 2015.
Another half-million doses of tadalafil, another erectile dysfunction drug offered under the brand Cialis worth ₤ 1.2 million were also taken.
While all medications bring prospective adverse effects drugs from undependable sources may either not work or bring extra active ingredients or pollutants like heavy metals or other drugs that could be unsafe.