New ‚discreet‘ Viagra Launched ending Embarrassment Of Blue Pill
The makers of Viagra are set to introduce a new ‚discrete‘ kind of the drug that will replace the renowned – and instantly recognisable – little blue pill.
The distinctive diamond-shaped tablets could quickly be changed by a pink, rectangular ‚wafer‘ that dissolves on the tongue, implying it does not need 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 market in the 1990s after being invented by the American pharmaceutical company Pfizer.
It was first developed in the 1980s as a cardiovascular disease medication, but trial individuals saw it had an uncommon side effect – regular erections.
Now, Viatris, which owns the Viagra name and brand, has actually requested a trademark in the UK for the brand-new type of the drug, Viagra ODF.
Viatris has actually already introduced the Viagra ODF in Canada and advertised it as being ‚thin and discreet‘ which might be preferable for lots of customers.
The unique tablets – which can trigger shame for some patients – has actually been transformed and a new dissolvable type may be offered to Brits in the next 5 years. Stock image
‚Tablets are not constantly tolerable to patients and also sometimes the size of tablets may put clients off having them,‘ Thorrun Govind, pharmacist and health expert, informed The Telegraph.
She added: ‚Some guys may still be discovering the principle of having Viagr humiliating, however I would hope that men’s health and conversations about sexual health have actually proceeded because Viagra was first developed.‘
Ms Govind believes this new style is a ‚favorable action forward‘.
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, told the newspaper that the hallmark application is a ‚good indicator‘ it will be offered within the next 5 years.
She discussed trade mark registrations can be cancelled if they are not used for a constant period of five years or more after registration. As a result, it seems Viatris intends to introduce the item within the next couple of years.
However, granting a trademark would not guarantee the ODF might be offered and it would need to be approved by the Medicines & Healthcare items Regulatory Agency initially.
It’s expected to cost the like the tablet version and to be readily available in the exact same doses.
A total of 4.57 million prescriptions for sildenafil, more commonly understood by the brand Viagra, and other types of impotency drugs sold under the brand Cialis and Levitra, were dished out by the health service in 2023
This follows dodgy Viagra was discovered to be Britain’s biggest counterfeit drug after more than ₤ 6.2 million of phony blue tablet were taken by UK regulators in 2023.
More products of the erectile dysfunction drug were found than knock-off variations of pain relievers like morphine.
Health officials said online sellers flouting policies were behind the fake products with most being imported from countries like India without a proper 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 known as Viagra, were confiscated 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 carry possible adverse effects drugs from undependable sources might either not work or carry extra active ingredients or contaminants like heavy metals or other drugs that might be hazardous.
