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New ‚discreet‘ Viagra Launched ending Embarrassment Of Blue Pill
The makers of Viagra are set to launch a brand-new ‚discrete‘ type of the drug that will replace the renowned – and instantly recognisable – little blue pill.
The unique diamond-shaped tablets might soon be changed by a pink, rectangle-shaped ‚wafer‘ that dissolves 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 created by the American pharmaceutical company Pfizer.
It was first established in the 1980s as a cardiovascular disease medication, but trial participants noticed it had an uncommon adverse effects – frequent erections.
Now, Pfizer spin-off Viatris, which owns the Viagra name and brand, has actually gotten a hallmark in the UK for the new kind of the drug, Viagra ODF.
Viatris has currently introduced the Viagra ODF in Canada and advertised it as being ‚thin and discreet‘ which may be preferable for numerous customers.
The unique tablets – which can cause embarrassment for some patients – has been reinvented and a new dissolvable type may be available to Brits in the next five years. Stock image
‚Tablets are not constantly bearable to patients and also often the size of tablets might put patients off having them,‘ Thorrun Govind, pharmacist and health professional, told The Telegraph.
She added: ‚Some guys may still be finding the idea of having Viagr humiliating, but I would hope that guys’s health and discussions about sexual health have actually proceeded given that Viagra was very first created.‘
Ms Govind thinks this brand-new design is a ‚favorable advance‘.
The new dissolvable medication is believed to likely pertained to the UK imminently.
Rebecca Anderson-Smith, partner and chartered trade mark attorney at Mewburn Ellis, told the newspaper that the trademark application is a ‚good indication‘ it will be readily available within the next five years.
She explained trade mark registrations can be cancelled if they are not utilized for a continuous duration of five years or more after registration. As an outcome, it seems Viatris intends to introduce the item within the next few years.
However, granting a hallmark would not ensure the ODF could be offered and it would have to be approved by the Medicines & Healthcare products Regulatory Agency first.
It’s expected to cost the like the tablet variation and to be readily available in the exact same doses.
An overall of 4.57 million prescriptions for sildenafil, more frequently understood by the name Viagra, and other types of impotency drugs offered under the brand names Cialis and Levitra, were dispensed by the health service in 2023
This follows dodgy Viagra was discovered to be Britain’s greatest fake drug after more than ₤ 6.2 countless phony blue pill were taken by UK regulators in 2023.
More materials of the erectile dysfunction drug were found than knock-off variations of painkillers like morphine.
Health officials said online sellers flouting policies lagged the fake products with a lot of 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 understood as Viagra, were confiscated last year.
Another half-million dosages of tadalafil, another erectile dysfunction drug sold under the brand Cialis worth ₤ 1.2 million were likewise taken.
While all medications carry potential negative effects drugs from unreliable sources may either not work or bring additional ingredients or impurities like heavy metals or other drugs that might be hazardous.