A pilot double‐blind randomised placebo‐controlled trial of the effects of fixed‐dose combination therapy ('polypill') on cardiovascular risk factors

F Malekzadeh, T Marshall, A Pourshams… - … journal of clinical …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
Aim: Our objective was to investigate the effects and tolerability of fixed‐dose combination
therapy on blood pressure and LDL in adults without elevated blood pressure or lipid levels …

Strengths and limitations of using the polypill in cardiovascular prevention

A Roy, N Naik, K Srinath Reddy - Current cardiology reports, 2017 - Springer
Abstract Purpose of Review Polypill and its role in cardiovascular disease (CVD) prevention
has been extensively discussed and debated since the inception of the concept in 2003 …

The polypill in cardiovascular prevention: evidence, limitations and perspective–position paper of the European Society of Hypertension

A Coca, E Agabiti-Rosei, R Cifkova… - Journal of …, 2017 - journals.lww.com
Antihypertensive, lipid lowering, antidiabetic and antiplatelet treatments all substantially
reduce the risk of cardiovascular morbid and fatal events. In real life, however, effective …

Fixed-dose combination (polypill) for cardiovascular disease prevention: a meta-analysis

AI Abushouk, A Sayed, M Munir, E Ghanem… - American journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Introduction This meta-analysis was performed to assess the efficacy of fixed-dose
combination (polypill) in reducing the risk of mortality and cardiovascular events. Methods …

An international randomised placebo-controlled trial of a four-component combination pill (“polypill”) in people with raised cardiovascular risk

PILL Collaborative Group - PloS one, 2011 - journals.plos.org
Background There has been widespread interest in the potential of combination
cardiovascular medications containing aspirin and agents to lower blood pressure and …

The feasibility of polypill for cardiovascular disease prevention in Asian Population

A Sukonthasarn, YC Chia, JG Wang… - The Journal of …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Polypill is a fixed‐dose combination of medications with proven benefits for the prevention of
cardiovascular disease (CVD). Its role in CVD prevention has been extensively debated …

A Polypill for primary prevention of cardiovascular disease: a feasibility study of the World Health Organization

EZ Soliman, S Mendis, WP Dissanayake… - Trials, 2011 - Springer
Background The feasibility of conducting a large-scale Polypill clinical trial in developing
countries remains unclear. More information is needed regarding the efficacy in reducing the …

Clinical effectiveness of the cardiovascular polypill in a real-life setting in patients with cardiovascular risk: the SORS study

JM Castellano, J Verdejo, S Ocampo, MM Rios… - Archives of Medical …, 2019 - Elsevier
Background The cardiovascular disease pandemic has promoted the cardiovascular polypill
as one of the most scalable public health strategies to improve cardiovascular risk by …

The efficacy and tolerability of 'polypills': meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials

CR Elley, AK Gupta, R Webster, V Selak, M Jun… - PloS one, 2012 - journals.plos.org
Background To assess the blood pressure and lipid-lowering efficacy and tolerability of
'polypills' used in cardiovascular disease prevention trials. Methodology/Principal Findings …

A polypill for secondary prevention: time to move from intellectual debate to action

V Fuster, G Sanz - Nature Clinical Practice Cardiovascular Medicine, 2007 - go.gale.com
The concept of a fixed-dose combination pill--or'polypill'--for cardiovascular disease
prevention was first proposed by Wald and Law in 2003. Using data from published trials …