New ‘discreet’ Viagra Launched ending Embarrassment Of Blue Pill

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

The unique 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 males 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 first pertained to the market in the 1990s after being created by the American pharmaceutical company Pfizer.

It was first developed in the 1980s as a heart problem medication, but trial participants discovered it had an uncommon negative effects – regular erections.

Now, Pfizer spin-off Viatris, which owns the Viagra name and brand, has actually made an application for a hallmark in the UK for the new type of the drug, Viagra ODF.

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

The distinctive tablets – which can trigger humiliation for some clients – has been reinvented and a brand-new dissolvable type might be offered to Brits in the next five years. Stock image

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

She included: ‘Some males may still be finding the idea of having Viagr awkward, but I would hope that men’s health and discussions about sexual health have actually moved on because Viagra was very first developed.’

Ms Govind thinks this brand-new design is a ‘favorable step forward’.

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

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

She described trade mark registrations can be cancelled if they are not used for a continuous duration of five years or more after registration. As a result, it appears Viatris plans to introduce the item within the next couple of years.

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

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

An overall of 4.57 million prescriptions for sildenafil, more frequently known by the brand name Viagra, and other types of impotency drugs sold under the trademark name 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 million of phony blue pill were taken by UK regulators in 2023.

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

Health officials stated online retailers flouting regulations were behind the counterfeit products with most being imported from countries like India without a suitable licence.

Data, from UK regulator The Medicines and Healthcare items 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 dosages of tadalafil, another erectile dysfunction drug sold under the brand Cialis worth ₤ 1.2 million were also seized.

While all medications carry potential adverse effects drugs from undependable sources might either not work or bring extra components or contaminants like heavy metals or other drugs that could be harmful.