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 quickly recognisable – little blue pill.
The unique diamond-shaped tablets might soon be replaced by a pink, rectangular ‚wafer‘ that liquifies on the tongue, meaning it does not need to be taken with water.
About half of males 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 invented by the American pharmaceutical company Pfizer.
It was very first developed in the 1980s as a heart problem medication, however trial participants observed it had an uncommon negative effects – regular erections.
Now, Pfizer spin-off Viatris, which owns the Viagra name and brand name, has actually requested a trademark 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 clients.
The unique tablets – which can cause shame for some patients – has actually been transformed and a new dissolvable type might be offered to Brits in the next 5 years. Stock image
‚Tablets are not constantly bearable to patients and likewise often the size of tablets might put clients off having them,‘ Thorrun Govind, pharmacist and health specialist, told The Telegraph.
She included: ‚Some men might still be discovering the principle of having Viagr awkward, but I would hope that guys’s health and discussions about sexual health have proceeded since Viagra was very first developed.‘
Ms this 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, informed the newspaper that the trademark application is a ‚great indicator‘ it will be available within the next 5 years.
She discussed trade mark registrations can be cancelled if they are not used for a continuous period of 5 years or more after registration. As a result, it appears Viatris intends to launch the product within the next few years.
However, granting a trademark would not ensure the ODF might be offered and it would have to be approved by the Medicines & Healthcare products Regulatory Agency initially.
It’s anticipated to cost the very same as the tablet version and to be offered in the exact same dosages.
An overall of 4.57 million prescriptions for sildenafil, more typically understood by the brand name Viagra, and other types of impotency drugs offered under the brand name names Cialis and Levitra, were dispensed by the health service in 2023
This follows dodgy Viagra was found to be Britain’s biggest counterfeit drug after more than ₤ 6.2 million of phony blue tablet were seized 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 sellers flouting guidelines lagged the counterfeit materials with many being imported from nations like India without an appropriate 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 called Viagra, were taken in 2015.
Another half-million dosages of tadalafil, another erectile dysfunction drug offered under the brand name Cialis worth ₤ 1.2 million were likewise seized.
While all medications bring possible negative effects drugs from unreliable sources might either not work or bring additional ingredients or impurities like heavy metals or other drugs that could be unsafe.