The makers of Viagra are set to launch a new 'discrete' kind of the drug that will change the renowned - and quickly recognisable - little blue pill.

The distinctive diamond-shaped tablets might soon be replaced by a pink, rectangular 'wafer' that liquifies on the tongue, meaning it does not require to be taken with water.
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About half of males over 40 suffer Erectile Dysfunction Cure dysfunction in the UK and last year there was a record 4.57 million prescriptions for Viagra on the NHS.

The drug initially came to the market in the 1990s after being created by the American pharmaceutical company Pfizer.

It was very first established in the 1980s as a cardiovascular disease medication, but trial individuals noticed it had an unusual side impact - regular erections.

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

Viatris has currently launched the Viagra ODF in Canada and it as being 'thin and discreet' which may be more suitable for numerous clients.

The unique tablets - which can trigger humiliation 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 in some cases the size of tablets might put patients off having them,' Thorrun Govind, pharmacist and health specialist, informed The Telegraph.

She included: 'Some men might still be finding the concept of having Viagr embarrassing, however I would hope that guys's health and discussions about sexual health have actually proceeded because Viagra was first developed.'

Ms Govind thinks this new design is a 'favorable step forward'.

The brand-new dissolvable medication is believed to most likely concerned the UK imminently.

Rebecca Anderson-Smith, partner and chartered trade mark attorney at Mewburn Ellis, told the paper that the trademark application is a 'good indicator' it will be readily available within the next 5 years.

She described trade mark registrations can be cancelled if they are not utilized for a constant period of 5 years or more after registration. As a result, it seems Viatris plans to release the item within the next couple of years.

However, granting a trademark would not ensure the ODF could be sold 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 available in the very same dosages.

An overall of 4.57 million prescriptions for sildenafil, more commonly understood by the trademark name Viagra, and other kinds of Impotency Cure 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 biggest counterfeit drug after more than ₤ 6.2 countless phony blue tablet were taken by UK regulators in 2023.

More supplies of the Erectile Dysfunction Cure dysfunction drug were found than knock-off variations of pain relievers like morphine.

Health authorities stated online merchants flouting policies lagged the fake materials with a lot of being imported from countries like India without an appropriate licence.

Data, from UK regulator The Medicines and Healthcare items Regulatory Agency (MHRA), show 2.6 million doses of sildenafil, the generic name for the medication best called Viagra, were seized in 2015.
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Another half-million doses of tadalafil, another impotence drug sold under the brand name Cialis worth ₤ 1.2 million were likewise seized.

While all medications carry prospective negative effects drugs from undependable sources might either not work or bring additional active ingredients or pollutants like heavy metals or other drugs that could be harmful.
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