New 'discreet' Viagra Launched ending Embarrassment Of Blue Pill

The makers of Viagra are set to introduce a brand-new 'discrete' type of the drug that will change the renowned - and instantly recognisable - little blue tablet.

The distinctive diamond-shaped tablets could soon be replaced by a pink, rectangular 'wafer' that liquifies on the tongue, implying it does not need 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 marketplace in the 1990s after being developed by the American pharmaceutical business Pfizer.

It was very first developed in the 1980s as a heart illness medication, but trial individuals saw it had an unusual adverse effects - frequent erections.

Now, Pfizer spin-off Viatris, which owns the Viagra name and brand name, has obtained a trademark in the UK for the brand-new form of the drug, Viagra ODF.

Viatris has actually currently released the Viagra ODF in Canada and promoted it as being 'thin and discreet' which may be preferable for numerous clients.

The distinctive tablets - which can cause embarrassment for some clients - has been transformed and a new dissolvable type may be readily available to Brits in the next 5 years. Stock image

'Tablets are not constantly bearable to patients and likewise in some cases the size of tablets may put patients off having them,' Thorrun Govind, pharmacist and health expert, informed The Telegraph.

She added: 'Some males might still be discovering the principle of having Viagr embarrassing, however I would hope that males's health and discussions about sexual health have moved on since Viagra was very first developed.'

Ms Govind believes this brand-new design is a 'positive advance'.

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 paper that the hallmark application is a 'excellent sign' it will be offered within the next 5 years.

She discussed 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 appears Viatris intends to launch the product within the next few years.

However, giving a trademark would not ensure the ODF could be offered and it would need to be approved by the Medicines & Healthcare items Regulatory Agency initially.

It's expected to cost the very same as the tablet variation and to be readily available in the same dosages.

A total of 4.57 million prescriptions for sildenafil, more commonly understood by the brand name Viagra, and other kinds of impotency drugs offered under the trademark name 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 after more than ₤ 6.2 million of phony blue tablet were seized by UK regulators in 2023.

More products of the erectile dysfunction drug were found than knock-off versions of painkillers like morphine.

Health authorities said online sellers flouting policies lagged the counterfeit products with the majority of 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 doses of sildenafil, the generic name for the medication best understood as Viagra, were seized in 2015.

Another half-million dosages of tadalafil, another erectile dysfunction drug sold under the brand Cialis worth ₤ 1.2 million were likewise seized.

While all medications carry possible adverse effects drugs from unreliable sources might either not work or carry extra active ingredients or impurities like heavy metals or other drugs that might be hazardous.