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Polypill
(redirected from Polycap)

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Polypill
A term coined by Wald and Law in the BMJ in 2003 for a then-hypothetical (it is now in trials) medication that would contain multiple individual drugs to be taken for broad categories of disease, including cardiovascular disease, diabetes, etc.
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Cadila Pharmaceuticals has recently emerged on the world map with the development of Polycap - a novel and world's first drug combination for primary prevention of cardiovascular heart disease (CHD).
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The concept is back in favour with an Indian generic manufacturer making the running (The Indian Polycap Study, Lancet 2009; 373: 1341-1352).
The polypill by Kent, Athol / South African Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology
This article in the Lancet comes from the India Polycap study, which examined the effects of the polypill--a combined statin, aspirin and folic acid with three blood pressure-lowering drugs (ramipril, atenolol and hydrochlorothiazide)--in middle-aged people without known cardiovascular disease.
The polypill and risk factors in healthy people by Farham, Bridget / CME: Your SA Journal of CPD
 
 
 
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