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  • Founded Date October 26, 1941
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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 quickly recognisable – little blue pill.

The distinct diamond-shaped tablets might quickly be replaced by a pink, rectangle-shaped ‘wafer’ that liquifies on the tongue, implying it does not require 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 pertained to the market in the 1990s after being created by the American pharmaceutical business Pfizer.

It was very first established in the 1980s as a cardiovascular disease medication, however trial participants observed it had an unusual side impact – regular erections.

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

Viatris has actually currently introduced the Viagra ODF in Canada and promoted it as being ‘thin and discreet’ which might be more effective for lots of customers.

The unique tablets – which can trigger shame for some clients – has been reinvented and a new dissolvable type might be offered to Brits in the next five years. Stock image

‘Tablets are not constantly bearable to patients and likewise sometimes the size of tablets may put patients off having them,‘ Thorrun Govind, pharmacist and health professional, told The .

She included: ‘Some males might still be discovering the idea of having Viagr awkward, but I would hope that males’s health and discussions about sexual health have proceeded since Viagra was very first developed.’

Ms Govind thinks this brand-new design is a ‘favorable action forward’.

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, informed the newspaper that the trademark application is a ‘good indication’ it will be available within the next five years.

She explained 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 seems Viatris intends to release the item within the next couple of years.

However, giving a hallmark would not ensure the ODF could be sold and it would have to be approved by the Medicines & Healthcare items Regulatory Agency first.

It’s expected 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 understood by the brand Viagra, and other types of impotency drugs offered under the trademark name Cialis and Levitra, were dispensed by the health service in 2023

This follows dodgy Viagra was discovered to be Britain’s greatest counterfeit drug after more than ₤ 6.2 countless phony blue tablet were seized by UK regulators in 2023.

More supplies of the erectile dysfunction drug were discovered than knock-off variations of pain relievers like morphine.

Health officials stated online sellers flouting regulations 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 products Regulatory Agency (MHRA), reveal 2.6 million dosages of sildenafil, the generic name for the medication best called Viagra, were seized in 2015.

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

While all medications bring possible adverse effects drugs from unreliable sources may either not work or bring additional components or impurities like heavy metals or other drugs that could be unsafe.

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