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New ‘discreet’ Viagra Launched ending Embarrassment Of Blue Pill
The makers of Viagra are set to release a brand-new ‘discrete’ kind of the drug that will change the iconic – and quickly recognisable – little blue tablet.
The unique diamond-shaped tablets might quickly be replaced by a pink, rectangular ‘wafer’ that liquifies on the tongue, meaning it does not require to be taken with water.
About half of guys 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 first pertained to the marketplace in the 1990s after being developed by the American pharmaceutical company Pfizer.
It was first developed in the 1980s as a heart problem medication, but trial individuals noticed it had an unusual adverse effects – regular erections.
Now, Pfizer spin-off Viatris, which owns the Viagra name and brand, has actually applied for a trademark in the UK for the new type of the drug, Viagra ODF.
Viatris has actually already launched the Viagra ODF in Canada and promoted it as being ‘thin and discreet’ which may be more suitable for numerous clients.
The distinct tablets – which can trigger embarrassment for some patients – has been reinvented and a new dissolvable type might be available to Brits in the next 5 years. Stock image
‘Tablets are not always bearable to patients and likewise sometimes the size of tablets may put patients off having them,’ Thorrun Govind, pharmacist and health professional, told The Telegraph.
She included: ‘Some guys might still be discovering the idea of having Viagr humiliating, but I would hope that men’s health and discussions about sexual health have carried on considering that Viagra was very first created.’
Ms Govind believes this new design is a ‘favorable advance’.
The brand-new dissolvable medication is thought to most likely pertained to the UK imminently.
Rebecca Anderson-Smith, partner and chartered trade mark attorney at Mewburn Ellis, informed the paper that the hallmark application is a ‘good sign’ it will be readily available within the next five years.
She discussed trade mark registrations can be cancelled if they are not used for a constant period of 5 years or more after registration. As a result, it appears Viatris intends to release the item within the next few years.
However, granting a trademark would not guarantee the ODF could be sold and it would need to be approved by the Medicines & Healthcare products Regulatory Agency initially.
It’s anticipated to cost the like the tablet version and to be readily available in the same doses.
A total of 4.57 million prescriptions for sildenafil, more frequently known by the brand name Viagra, and other kinds of impotency drugs sold under the brand names Cialis and Levitra, were dispensed by the in 2023
This comes after dodgy Viagra was found to be Britain’s biggest fake drug after more than ₤ 6.2 countless fake blue tablet were seized by UK regulators in 2023.
More supplies of the erectile dysfunction drug were found than knock-off versions of pain relievers like morphine.
Health officials stated online retailers flouting policies were behind the counterfeit products with most being imported from nations like India without an appropriate licence.
Data, from UK regulator The Medicines and Healthcare items Regulatory Agency (MHRA), show 2.6 million dosages of sildenafil, the generic name for the medication best called Viagra, were confiscated last year.
Another half-million doses of tadalafil, another erectile dysfunction drug offered under the brand Cialis worth ₤ 1.2 million were likewise seized.
While all medications carry possible negative effects drugs from undependable sources might either not work or carry extra components or impurities like heavy metals or other drugs that might be hazardous.