Heart attacks and strokes were cut by 35 to 50 percent by using a polypill.
A polypill could be the one-stop solution or savior to solving the world's heart problems and premature deaths, according to leading cardiologists.Doctors generally prescribe a polypill — a combination of medicine that includes three primary drugs; a statin that lowers cholesterol, an Angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor to lower blood pressure, and a blood thinning agent like aspirin — to patients who have recovered from heart attacks.
Heart disease is the leading cause of death in the world. Around 54 million people suffer from CVD every year, and a third of them die from the disease. According to the statement released, 80 percent of them live in low-income and middle-income countries."The current strategy for primary and secondary prevention of CVD has only been modestly successful in most countries, including high-income countries.
The polypill was first proposed in the early 2000s to reduce CVD substantially and at an affordable cost.Several of Yusuf's research has revealed that"The answer is now clear and resounding, with data from three independent, large, and long-term trials in primary prevention and one in secondary prevention showing its life-saving significance," he said.
So, how can the use of polypills be adopted? In the published paper, Pinto and Yusuf recommend encouraging large pharmaceutical companies to invest in developing and testing polypills. Manufacturing them with "generic" components and marketing them at lower prices would work well with both customers and the companies.. Adding them to the list and in guidelines for primary and secondary prevention of CVD would be a big leap.
Lastly, combining the polypill with advice to improve lifestyles can help to a large extent. "It is time to use the polypill widely to save millions of lives each year," added Pinto.
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