New ‘discreet’ Viagra Launched ending Embarrassment Of Blue Pill
The makers of Viagra are set to release a new ‘discrete’ kind of the drug that will change the iconic – and immediately recognisable – little blue tablet.
The unique diamond-shaped tablets could quickly be replaced by a pink, rectangle-shaped ‘wafer’ that dissolves on the tongue, indicating it does not require to be taken with water.
About half of guys 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 initially 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, but trial individuals saw it had an unusual side impact – regular erections.
Now, Pfizer spin-off Viatris, which owns the Viagra name and brand, has actually applied for a hallmark in the UK for the brand-new kind of the drug, Viagra ODF.
Viatris has actually currently introduced the Viagra ODF in Canada and marketed it as being ‘thin and discreet’ which may be more suitable for many consumers.
The distinctive tablets – which can cause humiliation for some patients – has actually been reinvented and a brand-new dissolvable type may be offered to Brits in the next 5 years. Stock image
‘Tablets are not constantly tolerable to patients and also in some cases the size of tablets may put clients off having them,’ Thorrun Govind, pharmacist and health specialist, informed The Telegraph.
She added: ‘Some males may still be discovering the concept of having Viagr awkward, but I would hope that males’s health and discussions about sexual health have actually moved on considering that Viagra was very first developed.’
Ms Govind thinks this brand-new design is a ‘positive step forward’.
The brand-new dissolvable medication is believed to likely concerned 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 indication’ it will be readily available within the next 5 years.
She explained trade mark registrations can be cancelled if they are not used for a continuous period of five years or more after registration. As an outcome, it appears Viatris plans to launch the product within the next few years.
However, granting a trademark would not guarantee the ODF could be offered and it would have to be authorized by the Medicines & Healthcare items Regulatory Agency initially.
It’s anticipated to cost the very same as the tablet variation and to be readily available in the very same doses.
A total of 4.57 million prescriptions for sildenafil, more frequently understood by the trademark name Viagra, and other kinds of 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 fake blue pill were taken by UK regulators in 2023.
More products of the erectile dysfunction drug were found than knock-off versions of pain relievers like morphine.
Health authorities stated online sellers flouting policies lagged the counterfeit products with the majority of being imported from countries like India without a proper licence.
Data, from UK regulator The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA), show 2.6 million dosages of sildenafil, the generic name for the medication best understood as Viagra, were taken last year.
Another half-million doses of tadalafil, another erectile dysfunction drug sold under the brand Cialis worth ₤ 1.2 million were also seized.
While all medications bring potential side results drugs from undependable sources may either not work or carry extra ingredients or impurities like heavy metals or other drugs that might be unsafe.
