A single daily pill that combines aspirin and four blood pressure and cholesterol medicines has passed its first big test, potentially offering a cheap, simple way to prevent both heart disease and ...

A “Polypill” is a fixed dosed combination medicine usually containing four drugs known to be of value in the treatment of heart disease. The Polypill concept resulted from a 2001 joint conference of ...

A four-in-one pill cut blood pressure and cholesterol significantly in over-50s with no history of heart disease in a small British study, fueling debate about the use of a so-called polypill to ward ...

An international study of people with no previous heart disease or stroke, but at intermediate risk, found the polypill alone may reduce the risk of heart attack, stroke, revascularization procedures ...

The recent 2023 inclusion of the polypill in the World Health Organization’s (WHO) Model List of Essential Medicines marks a landmark moment in the fight against cardiovascular diseases (CVD). This ...

Americans on average are taking as many as four prescribed medications regularly. But what if treatment for some of the most common conditions, such as high blood pressure and high cholesterol, was ...

In older adults, a polypill containing aspirin, an ACE inhibitor and a statin within 6 months after myocardial infarction lowered the risk for major adverse CV events compared with usual care, ...

In what some researchers are calling a “transformational approach to preventing heart disease,” an inexpensive polypill, along with an aspirin, cut heart attacks and strokes by up to 40%, according ...

The risk of heart attacks, strokes and other cardiovascular problems can be cut by up to 40 per cent by taking a 'polypill' of four different medications with aspirin. Experts led from Canada found ...

AHA 2025 highlights included new guidelines and targeted approaches advancing heart failure and cardiovascular care. Our top coverage from this year’s American Heart Association (AHA) 2025 Scientific ...