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New ‘discreet’ Viagra Launched ending Embarrassment Of Blue Pill
The makers of Viagra are set to introduce a new ‘discrete’ type of the drug that will replace the iconic – and quickly recognisable – little blue tablet.
The distinct diamond-shaped tablets could quickly be by a pink, rectangular ‘wafer’ that dissolves on the tongue, suggesting it does not need to be taken with water.
About half of men 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 company Pfizer.
It was very first established in the 1980s as a cardiovascular disease medication, but trial participants observed it had an uncommon side impact – regular erections.
Now, Pfizer spin-off Viatris, which owns the Viagra name and brand, has actually requested a trademark in the UK for the brand-new form 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 effective for many clients.
The unique tablets – which can cause humiliation for some clients – has been reinvented and a brand-new dissolvable type may be available to Brits in the next 5 years. Stock image
‘Tablets are not always bearable to clients and also often the size of tablets may put patients off having them,’ Thorrun Govind, pharmacist and health specialist, told The Telegraph.
She included: ‘Some men may still be finding the idea of having Viagr embarrassing, but I would hope that males’s health and conversations about sexual health have actually moved on because Viagra was very first developed.’
Ms Govind thinks this brand-new design is a ‘positive advance’.
The brand-new dissolvable medication is believed to likely pertained to the UK imminently.
Rebecca Anderson-Smith, partner and chartered trade mark attorney at Mewburn Ellis, told the paper 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 constant duration of 5 years or more after registration. As a result, it appears Viatris plans to launch the item within the next few years.
However, granting a trademark would not ensure the ODF could be offered and it would need to be approved by the Medicines & Healthcare items Regulatory Agency first.
It’s expected to cost the very same as the tablet version and to be readily available in the same dosages.
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 brand Cialis and Levitra, were dished out by the health service in 2023
This comes after dodgy Viagra was found to be Britain’s most significant 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 discovered than knock-off variations of pain relievers like morphine.
Health authorities said online merchants flouting regulations were behind the counterfeit materials with the majority of being imported from nations like India without an appropriate 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 known as Viagra, were confiscated last year.
Another half-million doses of tadalafil, another erectile dysfunction drug offered under the brand name Cialis worth ₤ 1.2 million were also taken.
While all medications bring prospective side effects drugs from undependable sources may either not work or carry extra ingredients or impurities like heavy metals or other drugs that might be unsafe.