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New ‘discreet’ Viagra Launched ending Embarrassment Of Blue Pill
The makers of Viagra are set to launch a brand-new ‘discrete’ form of the drug that will replace the iconic – and quickly recognisable – little blue tablet.
The distinctive diamond-shaped tablets could quickly be replaced by a pink, rectangle-shaped ‘wafer’ that dissolves on the tongue, meaning 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 initially pertained to the marketplace in the 1990s after being developed by the American pharmaceutical business Pfizer.
It was first developed in the 1980s as a heart illness 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 requested a hallmark in the UK for the brand-new type 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 preferable for numerous consumers.
The unique tablets – which can cause humiliation for some clients – has actually been transformed and a brand-new dissolvable type may be available to Brits in the next five years. Stock image
‘Tablets are not constantly bearable to patients and likewise in some cases the size of tablets might put clients off having them,’ Thorrun Govind, pharmacist and health expert, told The Telegraph.
She added: ‘Some guys may still be discovering the concept of having Viagr humiliating, however I would hope that men’s health and discussions about sexual health have actually proceeded given that Viagra was first developed.’
Ms Govind believes this new design is a ‘favorable advance’.
The new dissolvable medication is believed to 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 ‘excellent sign’ it will be available within the next five years.
She described trade mark registrations can be cancelled if they are not used for a constant duration of five years or more after registration. As an outcome, it seems Viatris plans to introduce the item within the next few years.
However, giving a trademark would not ensure the ODF might be offered and it would need to be authorized by the Medicines & Healthcare products Regulatory Agency initially.
It’s anticipated to cost the like the tablet version and to be offered in the same doses.
A total of 4.57 million prescriptions for sildenafil, more frequently known by the brand name Viagra, and other kinds of impotency drugs sold under the brand Cialis and Levitra, were dispensed by the health service in 2023
This comes after dodgy Viagra was discovered to be Britain’s greatest fake drug after more than ₤ 6.2 countless fake blue pill were taken by UK regulators in 2023.
More materials of the erectile dysfunction drug were discovered than knock-off variations of pain relievers like morphine.
Health authorities stated online retailers flouting guidelines were behind the fake supplies with many 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 of sildenafil, the generic name for the medication best called Viagra, were taken last year.
Another half-million dosages of tadalafil, another erectile dysfunction drug offered under the brand Cialis worth ₤ 1.2 million were likewise taken.
While all medications bring potential side impacts drugs from undependable sources may either not work or carry additional ingredients or pollutants like heavy metals or other drugs that could be harmful.