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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 replace the renowned – and instantly recognisable – little blue pill.
The unique diamond-shaped tablets might soon be replaced by a pink, rectangular ‘wafer’ that liquifies on the tongue, suggesting it does not require to be taken with water.
About half of males 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 invented by the American pharmaceutical company Pfizer.
It was first established in the 1980s as a heart illness medication, however trial participants observed it had an uncommon adverse effects – regular erections.
Now, Pfizer spin-off Viatris, which owns the Viagra name and brand name, has obtained a trademark in the UK for the new form of the drug, Viagra ODF.
Viatris has actually currently introduced 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 shame for some patients – has actually been transformed and a new dissolvable type may be available to Brits in the next 5 years. Stock image
‘Tablets are not constantly to patients and likewise often the size of tablets might put patients off having them,’ Thorrun Govind, pharmacist and health specialist, informed The Telegraph.
She included: ‘Some men might still be finding the principle of having Viagr embarrassing, however I would hope that males’s health and conversations about sexual health have carried on since Viagra was first formulated.’
Ms Govind thinks this brand-new style is a ‘favorable action forward’.
The brand-new dissolvable medication is thought to likely pertained to the UK imminently.
Rebecca Anderson-Smith, partner and chartered trade mark lawyer at Mewburn Ellis, told the paper that the trademark application is a ‘great sign’ it will be 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 a result, it seems Viatris plans to launch the item within the next couple of years.
However, giving a hallmark would not guarantee the ODF could be sold and it would have to be approved by the Medicines & Healthcare items Regulatory Agency first.
It’s expected to cost the exact same as the tablet variation and to be available in the exact same dosages.
A total of 4.57 million prescriptions for sildenafil, more typically understood by the trademark name Viagra, and other kinds of impotency drugs offered under the brand names Cialis and Levitra, were dished out by the health service in 2023
This comes after dodgy Viagra was found to be Britain’s biggest fake drug after more than ₤ 6.2 million of fake blue tablet were seized by UK regulators in 2023.
More supplies of the erectile dysfunction drug were discovered than knock-off versions of pain relievers like morphine.
Health officials stated online merchants flouting guidelines lagged the fake materials with most being imported from nations like India without an appropriate 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 referred to as Viagra, were seized in 2015.
Another half-million dosages of tadalafil, another erectile dysfunction drug offered under the brand Cialis worth ₤ 1.2 million were also taken.
While all medications carry prospective adverse effects drugs from undependable sources may either not work or bring extra ingredients or pollutants like heavy metals or other drugs that might be unsafe.