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New ‘discreet’ Viagra Launched ending Embarrassment Of Blue Pill
The makers of Viagra are set to release a new ‘discrete’ form of the drug that will replace the renowned – and instantly recognisable – little blue tablet.
The distinctive diamond-shaped tablets could quickly be replaced by a pink, rectangular ‘wafer’ that dissolves on the tongue, suggesting it does not require to be taken with water.
About half of guys 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 came to the market in the 1990s after being developed by the American pharmaceutical business Pfizer.
It was first established in the 1980s as a heart problem medication, however trial individuals noticed it had an uncommon adverse effects – frequent erections.
Now, Pfizer spin-off Viatris, which owns the Viagra name and brand name, has actually made an application for a hallmark in the UK for the new form of the drug, Viagra ODF.
Viatris has already introduced the Viagra ODF in Canada and promoted it as being ‘thin and discreet’ which may be more suitable for many consumers.
The distinctive tablets – which can cause shame for some clients – has actually been transformed 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 sometimes the size of tablets may put clients off having them,’ Thorrun Govind, pharmacist and health specialist, told The Telegraph.
She added: ‘Some males might still be finding the concept of having Viagr awkward, however I would hope that men’s health and conversations about sexual health have carried on because Viagra was very first developed.’
Ms Govind thinks this new design is a ‘favorable advance’.
The new dissolvable medication is believed to likely concerned the UK imminently.
Rebecca Anderson-Smith, partner and chartered trade mark lawyer at Mewburn Ellis, told the paper that the trademark application is a ‘great sign’ it will be available within the next five years.
She described trade mark registrations can be cancelled if they are not utilized for a continuous duration of five years or more after registration. As a result, it seems Viatris intends to launch the item within the next couple of years.
However, giving a hallmark would not ensure the ODF could be offered and it would have to be approved by the Medicines & Healthcare products Regulatory Agency first.
It’s anticipated to cost the like the tablet version and to be available in the same doses.
A total of 4.57 million prescriptions for sildenafil, more frequently understood by the brand Viagra, and other kinds of impotency drugs sold under the brand Cialis and Levitra, were dished out by the health service in 2023
This follows dodgy Viagra was discovered to be Britain’s greatest counterfeit drug after more than ₤ 6.2 million of fake blue pill 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 stated online merchants flouting policies lagged the counterfeit products with most being imported from countries like India without a suitable licence.
Data, from UK regulator The and Healthcare items Regulatory Agency (MHRA), show 2.6 million dosages of sildenafil, the generic name for the medication best known as Viagra, were seized in 2015.
Another half-million doses of tadalafil, another erectile dysfunction drug sold under the brand Cialis worth ₤ 1.2 million were likewise seized.
While all medications carry possible side impacts drugs from unreliable sources might either not work or carry additional active ingredients or contaminants like heavy metals or other drugs that might be unsafe.