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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’ type of the drug that will replace the iconic – and immediately recognisable – little blue tablet.
The distinct diamond-shaped tablets could soon be changed by a pink, rectangle-shaped ‘wafer’ that dissolves on the tongue, implying it does not require 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 concerned the marketplace in the 1990s after being created by the American pharmaceutical company Pfizer.
It was very first established in the 1980s as a heart disease medication, but trial individuals observed it had an unusual side effect – frequent erections.
Now, Viatris, which owns the Viagra name and brand name, has actually requested a hallmark in the UK for the new kind of the drug, Viagra ODF.
Viatris has actually already introduced the Viagra ODF in Canada and marketed it as being ‘thin and discreet’ which might be more effective for numerous consumers.
The unique tablets – which can cause humiliation for some patients – has been transformed and a brand-new dissolvable type might be offered to Brits in the next 5 years. Stock image
‘Tablets are not always bearable to patients and also sometimes the size of tablets may put clients off having them,’ Thorrun Govind, pharmacist and health professional, informed The Telegraph.
She included: ‘Some guys may still be finding the concept of having Viagr humiliating, however I would hope that guys’s health and conversations about sexual health have proceeded considering that Viagra was first created.’
Ms Govind believes this brand-new design is a ‘positive advance’.
The new dissolvable medication is believed to likely pertained to the UK imminently.
Rebecca Anderson-Smith, partner and chartered trade mark lawyer at Mewburn Ellis, informed the newspaper that the trademark application is a ‘good 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 constant duration of 5 years or more after registration. As an outcome, it seems Viatris plans to introduce the item within the next few years.
However, approving a hallmark would not guarantee the ODF could be offered and it would need to be authorized by the Medicines & Healthcare products Regulatory Agency initially.
It’s anticipated to cost the same as the tablet variation and to be available in the exact same doses.
A total of 4.57 million prescriptions for sildenafil, more typically known by the brand name Viagra, and other types of impotency drugs offered under the brand Cialis and Levitra, were dispensed by the health service in 2023
This follows dodgy Viagra was discovered to be Britain’s most significant fake drug after more than ₤ 6.2 countless fake blue tablet were taken by UK regulators in 2023.
More supplies of the erectile dysfunction drug were found than knock-off versions of painkillers like morphine.
Health officials said online merchants flouting policies lagged the fake materials with a lot of being imported from nations like India without a suitable licence.
Data, from UK regulator The Medicines and Healthcare items Regulatory Agency (MHRA), reveal 2.6 million doses of sildenafil, the generic name for the medication best referred to as Viagra, were taken last year.
Another half-million doses of tadalafil, another erectile dysfunction drug offered under the brand name Cialis worth ₤ 1.2 million were likewise taken.
While all medications carry potential adverse effects drugs from undependable sources might either not work or carry additional ingredients or contaminants like heavy metals or other drugs that might be harmful.