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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 renowned – and immediately recognisable – little blue pill.
The unique diamond-shaped tablets might soon be replaced by a pink, rectangle-shaped ‘wafer’ that liquifies on the tongue, implying it does not need 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 initially concerned the market in the 1990s after being invented by the American pharmaceutical company Pfizer.
It was first developed in the 1980s as a heart problem medication, but trial individuals observed it had an uncommon side effect – regular erections.
Now, Pfizer spin-off Viatris, which owns the Viagra name and brand, has actually made an application for a trademark in the UK for the brand-new form of the drug, Viagra ODF.
Viatris has currently launched the Viagra ODF in Canada and marketed it as being ‘thin and discreet’ which might be more effective for numerous clients.
The distinct tablets – which can cause shame for some clients – has actually been transformed and a new dissolvable type may be readily available to Brits in the next five years. Stock image
‘Tablets are not always tolerable to patients and also often the size of tablets may put patients off having them,’ Thorrun Govind, pharmacist and health specialist, told The Telegraph.
She added: ‘Some men might still be discovering the idea of having Viagr awkward, but I would hope that males’s health and conversations about sexual health have actually proceeded considering that Viagra was very first created.’
Ms Govind believes this brand-new design is a ‘favorable action forward’.
The 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, informed the newspaper that the trademark application is a ‘great indication’ it will be available within the next five 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 seems Viatris intends to launch the item within the next couple of years.
However, approving a hallmark would not ensure the ODF could be offered and it would have to be authorized by the & Healthcare products Regulatory Agency initially.
It’s expected to cost the very same as the tablet variation and to be readily available in the exact same doses.
A total of 4.57 million prescriptions for sildenafil, more commonly 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 discovered to be Britain’s biggest counterfeit drug after more than ₤ 6.2 million of phony blue pill were taken by UK regulators in 2023.
More supplies of the erectile dysfunction drug were discovered than knock-off variations of pain relievers like morphine.
Health officials said online retailers flouting guidelines lagged the counterfeit materials with many being imported from nations like India without a proper licence.
Data, from UK regulator The Medicines and Healthcare items Regulatory Agency (MHRA), show 2.6 million dosages of sildenafil, the generic name for the medication best referred to as Viagra, were confiscated last year.
Another half-million doses of tadalafil, another erectile dysfunction drug sold under the brand Cialis worth ₤ 1.2 million were also taken.
While all medications carry prospective side impacts drugs from undependable sources might either not work or carry extra components or impurities like heavy metals or other drugs that might be hazardous.