US Study Lends Support To Polypill Proposals

Fixed-dose polypills containing commonly available generic cardiovascular agents could cut risks in low-income populations within the US, a randomized clinical trial suggests.

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A US study conducted in Mobile, Alabama, supports suggestions that a four-drug polypill could reduce cardiovascular risk • Source: Shutterstock

Giving patients fixed-dose ‘polypills’ combining four commonly available generic drugs could reduce the rates of cardiovascular disease among people with “low socioeconomic status” and “non-white persons” in the US, suggest the results of a randomized trial reported in the New England Journal of Medicine.

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