buying viagra could become much cheaper from midnight tonight , as the uk patent for the drug expires . a cut-price battle for the # 1.5 billion market in viagra begins today after the impotence drug 's patent expired at midnight last night . with prices predicted to tumble quickly to as little as a tenth of the current rate , men in need of a boost in the bedroom could be able to obtain the little blue pills for as little as 60p each . until now , those who do not qualify for an nhs prescription have faced paying up to # 6 per tablet . but while expiration of the patent will make the drug more affordable , it will not make it more easily available , because men will still need a prescription -- private or nhs -- to get it . around a dozen companies are expected to market generic , or non-branded , versions of the impotence drug from today . and at least ten more have also made tablets and have permission to sell them . pfizer , which developed viagra at its plant in sandwich in kent , has held the patent since 1990 and sold the drug at a price that allowed it to recoup the money spent on development . by . ross davies . cornwall 's tourism board is seeking to soothe holidaymakers ' fears over the swarms of jellyfish being washed up on its beaches this summer . according to the marine conservation society , by mid-july there were already been 500 sightings of the floating animals across the south west seaboard . experts have linked the spike to low wind levels and balmy sea temperatures , which have peaked at 21 degrees . familiar visitor : the barrel jellyfish is the most common jellyfish found in british waters . worldwide , sales are worth almost # 1.5 billion a year . it will be launching a non-branded version today . among its competitors will be teva , a manufacturer of generic medicines that is the biggest supplier of drugs to the nhs and whose products range from cold treatments to cancer drugs . a spokesman for the west yorkshire-based firm said : ` we fight cat and dog with other companies to be the first on the market when a patent expires . ' viagra is a blue , diamond-shaped pill and while the copycats will come in different shapes , sizes and colours they will all contain the same active ingredient -- a substance called sildenafil . most will simply be marketed under that name after satisfying drug regulators that they work as well as the real thing . other versions of the blue pill , which will not be available under the same brand name , are predicted to be marketed from tomorrow for as little as 60p per tablet . cheaper copycat versions will provide enormous savings to the nhs , which spends more than # 40million a year on the medicine . among patients , the biggest winners . will be those who do n't qualify for pills on the nhs -- the 150,000 or so . of the 750,000 britons who take viagra each year . they currently pay around # 24 for . four tablets obtained with a private prescription . they are being urged . by paul fleming , of the british generic manufacturers association , to . ensure that their doctor makes the prescription out for sildenafil . however , local tourism bosses have sought to reassure visitors that the jellyfish invasion is no threat to their safety . malcolm bell , head of tourism at visit cornwall , told sky news : ` it 's no different really to rock pooling - you keep your eyes open for the crabs and everything else . ` it 's part of the habitat , it 's part of the fun thing about having a british beach holiday . ' hotspot : tens of thousands of tourists flock to cornwall 's beaches each summer . the most common jellyfish found in british waters is the barrel jellyfish . one metre in diameter , it can also be found on the coastlines of wales , northern ireland and scotland . ` it is those patients who will . directly benefit from the price fall , ' he said . ` we 'd expect the . dramatic fall to feed its way through to the private market . ' the nhs currently prescribes viagra . only to men with underlying health problems , such as diabetes or . prostate cancer . in the long-term , the cut in price could lead to a . broadening of the criteria . dr mike wyllie , one of the team that developed viagra , said cutting the price should end the market in dangerous counterfeits . ` the launch of generic versions is . however , while the barrel jellyfish is considered to be harmless , the smaller , translucent moon jellyfish , which constitutes 29 per cent of the species ' population , can have a very mild sting . there have also been sightings of the fearsome portuguese man o'war , which carries a nasty sting , although they are far more rare . careful where you step : there have already been over 500 jellyfish sightings on cornish beaches this summer and moon jellyfish -lrb- pictured -rrb- have a mild sting . with sightings set to increase in the coming months , conservationist patrick maher from dive newquay advised : ` the important thing to remember with jellyfish is that they can continue to sting even after they have been washed up on the beach and are dead . likely to be well-received by mankind because it will reduce the cost . of a medication for a disorder that has a serious impact on lifestyle , ' he said . ` do n't poke them , do n't pick them up - avoid them and allow the authorities to remove them , seek medical advice if you get stung by one , but we are very lucky in cornwall to have these types of species in our waters . 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500 sightings already this summer , says marine conservation society . surge attributed to warmer sea temperatures . part of british beach holiday experience , says cornish tourism head .
buying viagra could become much cheaper from midnight tonight , as the uk patent for the drug expires . a cut-price battle for the # 1.5 billion market in viagra begins today after the impotence drug 's patent expired at midnight last night . with prices predicted to tumble quickly to as little as a tenth of the current rate , men in need of a boost in the bedroom could be able to obtain the little blue pills for as little as 60p each . until now , those who do not qualify for an nhs prescription have faced paying up to # 6 per tablet . but while expiration of the patent will make the drug more affordable , it will not make it more easily available , because men will still need a prescription -- private or nhs -- to get it . around a dozen companies are expected to market generic , or non-branded , versions of the impotence drug from today . and at least ten more have also made tablets and have permission to sell them . pfizer , which developed viagra at its plant in sandwich in kent , has held the patent since 1990 and sold the drug at a price that allowed it to recoup the money spent on development . by . ross davies . cornwall 's tourism board is seeking to soothe holidaymakers ' fears over the swarms of jellyfish being washed up on its beaches this summer . according to the marine conservation society , by mid-july there were already been 500 sightings of the floating animals across the south west seaboard . experts have linked the spike to low wind levels and balmy sea temperatures , which have peaked at 21 degrees . familiar visitor : the barrel jellyfish is the most common jellyfish found in british waters . worldwide , sales are worth almost # 1.5 billion a year . it will be launching a non-branded version today . among its competitors will be teva , a manufacturer of generic medicines that is the biggest supplier of drugs to the nhs and whose products range from cold treatments to cancer drugs . a spokesman for the west yorkshire-based firm said : ` we fight cat and dog with other companies to be the first on the market when a patent expires . ' viagra is a blue , diamond-shaped pill and while the copycats will come in different shapes , sizes and colours they will all contain the same active ingredient -- a substance called sildenafil . most will simply be marketed under that name after satisfying drug regulators that they work as well as the real thing . other versions of the blue pill , which will not be available under the same brand name , are predicted to be marketed from tomorrow for as little as 60p per tablet . cheaper copycat versions will provide enormous savings to the nhs , which spends more than # 40million a year on the medicine . among patients , the biggest winners . will be those who do n't qualify for pills on the nhs -- the 150,000 or so . of the 750,000 britons who take viagra each year . they currently pay around # 24 for . four tablets obtained with a private prescription . they are being urged . by paul fleming , of the british generic manufacturers association , to . ensure that their doctor makes the prescription out for sildenafil . however , local tourism bosses have sought to reassure visitors that the jellyfish invasion is no threat to their safety . malcolm bell , head of tourism at visit cornwall , told sky news : ` it 's no different really to rock pooling - you keep your eyes open for the crabs and everything else . ` it 's part of the habitat , it 's part of the fun thing about having a british beach holiday . ' hotspot : tens of thousands of tourists flock to cornwall 's beaches each summer . the most common jellyfish found in british waters is the barrel jellyfish . one metre in diameter , it can also be found on the coastlines of wales , northern ireland and scotland . ` it is those patients who will . directly benefit from the price fall , ' he said . ` we 'd expect the . dramatic fall to feed its way through to the private market . ' the nhs currently prescribes viagra . only to men with underlying health get stung by one , but we are very lucky in cornwall to have these types of species in our waters . '
available , because men will still need a prescription -- private or nhs -- to get it . around a dozen companies are expected to market generic , or non-branded , versions of the impotence drug from today . and at least ten more have also made tablets and have permission to sell them . pfizer , which developed viagra at its plant in sandwich in kent , has held the patent since 1990 and sold the drug at a price that allowed it to recoup the money spent on development . by . ross davies . cornwall 's tourism board is seeking to soothe holidaymakers ' fears over the swarms of jellyfish being washed up on its beaches this summer . according to the marine conservation society , by mid-july there were already been 500 sightings of the floating animals across the south west seaboard . experts have linked the spike to low wind levels and balmy sea temperatures , which have peaked at 21 degrees . familiar visitor : the barrel jellyfish is the most common jellyfish found in british waters . worldwide , sales are worth almost # 1.5 billion a year . it will be launching a non-branded version today . among its competitors will be teva , a manufacturer of generic medicines that is the biggest supplier of drugs to the nhs and whose products range from cold treatments to cancer drugs . a spokesman for the west yorkshire-based firm said : ` we fight cat and dog with other companies to be the first on the market when a patent expires . ' viagra is a blue , diamond-shaped pill and while the copycats will come in different shapes , sizes and colours they will all contain the same active ingredient -- a substance called sildenafil . most will simply be marketed under that name after satisfying drug regulators that they work as well as the real thing . other versions of the blue pill , which will not be available under the same brand name , are predicted to be marketed from tomorrow for as little as 60p per tablet . cheaper copycat versions will provide enormous savings to the nhs , which spends more than # 40million a year on the medicine . among patients , the biggest winners . will be those who do n't qualify for pills on the nhs -- the 150,000 or so . of the 750,000 britons who take viagra each year . they currently pay around # 24 for . four tablets obtained with a private prescription . they are being urged . by paul fleming , of the british generic manufacturers association , to . ensure that their doctor makes the prescription out for sildenafil . however , local tourism bosses have sought to reassure visitors that the jellyfish invasion is no threat to their safety . malcolm bell , head of tourism at visit cornwall , told sky news : ` it 's no different really to rock pooling - you keep your eyes open for the crabs and everything else . ` it 's part of the habitat , it 's part of the fun thing about having a british beach holiday . ' hotspot : tens of thousands of tourists flock to cornwall 's beaches each summer . the most common jellyfish found in british waters is the barrel jellyfish . one metre in diameter , it can also be found on the coastlines of wales , northern ireland and scotland . ` it is those patients who will . directly benefit from the price fall , ' he said . ` we 'd expect the . dramatic fall to feed its way through to the private market . ' the nhs currently prescribes viagra . only to men with underlying health problems , such as diabetes or . prostate cancer . in the long-term , the cut in price could lead to a . broadening of the criteria . dr mike wyllie , one of the team that developed viagra , said cutting the price should end the market in dangerous counterfeits . ` the launch of generic versions is . however , while the barrel jellyfish is considered to be harmless , the smaller , translucent moon jellyfish , which constitutes 29 per cent of the species ' population , can have a very mild sting . there have also been sightings of the fearsome portuguese man o'war , which carries a nasty sting , although they are far more rare . careful where you step : there have already been over 500 jellyfish sightings on cornish beaches this summer and moon jellyfish -lrb- pictured -rrb- have a mild sting . with sightings set to increase in the coming months , conservationist patrick maher from dive newquay advised : ` the important thing to remember with jellyfish is that they can continue to sting even after they have been washed up on the beach and are dead . likely to be well-received by mankind because it will reduce the cost . of a medication for a disorder that has a serious impact on lifestyle , ' he said . ` do n't poke them , do n't pick them up - avoid them and allow the authorities to remove them , seek medical advice if you get stung by one , but we are very lucky in cornwall to have these types of species in our waters . '
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, by mid-july there were already been 500 sightings of the floating animals across the south west seaboard . experts have linked the spike to low wind levels and balmy sea temperatures , which have peaked at 21 degrees . familiar visitor : the barrel jellyfish is the most common jellyfish found in british waters . worldwide , sales are worth almost # 1.5 billion a year . it will be launching a non-branded version today . among its competitors will be teva , a manufacturer of generic medicines that is the biggest supplier of drugs to the nhs and whose products range from cold treatments to cancer drugs . a spokesman for the west yorkshire-based firm said : ` we fight cat and dog with other companies to be the first on the market when a patent expires . ' viagra is a blue , diamond-shaped pill and while the copycats will come in different shapes , sizes and colours they will all contain the same active ingredient -- a substance called sildenafil . most will simply be marketed under that name after satisfying drug regulators that they work as well as the real thing . other versions of the blue pill , which will not be available under the same brand name , are predicted to be marketed from tomorrow for as little as 60p per tablet . cheaper copycat versions will provide enormous savings to the nhs , which spends more than # 40million a year on the medicine . among patients , the biggest winners . will be those who do n't qualify for pills on the nhs -- the 150,000 or so . of the 750,000 britons who take viagra each year . they currently pay around # 24 for . four tablets obtained with a private prescription . they are being urged . by paul fleming , of the british generic manufacturers association , to . ensure that their doctor makes the prescription out for sildenafil . however , local tourism bosses have sought to reassure visitors that the jellyfish invasion is no threat to their safety . malcolm bell , head of tourism at visit cornwall , told sky news : ` it 's no different really to rock pooling - you keep your eyes open for the crabs and everything else . ` it 's part of the habitat , it 's part of the fun thing about having a british beach holiday . ' hotspot : tens of thousands of tourists flock to cornwall 's beaches each summer . the most common jellyfish found in british waters is the barrel jellyfish . one metre in diameter , it can also be found on the coastlines of wales , northern ireland and scotland . ` it is those patients who will . directly benefit from the price fall , ' he said . ` we 'd expect the . dramatic fall to feed its way through to the private market . ' the nhs currently prescribes viagra . only to men with underlying health get stung by one , but we are very lucky in cornwall to have these types of species in our waters . '
 The article discusses the sighting of jellyfish in British waters, which is linked to low wind levels and balmy sea temperatures. Experts have connected this phenomenon to climate change. A familiar visitor, the barrel jellyfish, is the most common species found in British waters. Sales of generic medicines are worth almost £1.5 billion a year. A non-branded version will be launched today. Other versions of the blue pill will come in different shapes, sizes, and colors. Most will simply be marketed under that name after satisfying drug regulators. Cheaper copycat versions will provide enormous savings to the NHS, which spends more than £40 million a year on the medicine. Among patients, the biggest winners will be those who don't qualify for pills on the NHS – they'll get them for as little as 60p per tablet. Local tourism bosses have sought to reassure visitors that the jellyfish invasion is no threat to their safety. Malcolm Bell, head of tourism at Visit Cornwall, told Sky News: "It's not really different, you keep your eyes open for crabs and everything else."