The Polypill: From Promise to Pragmatism

PLoS Med. 2015 Aug 11;12(8):e1001862. doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1001862. eCollection 2015 Aug.

Abstract

Mark Huffman asks what happened to the polypill to reduce cardiovascular risk, explores the promise it still holds, and considers how best to turn promise into reality.

MeSH terms

  • Cardiovascular Agents / administration & dosage*
  • Cardiovascular Diseases / prevention & control*
  • Clinical Trials as Topic
  • Humans
  • Medication Adherence
  • Primary Prevention
  • Secondary Prevention / methods*
  • United States
  • United States Food and Drug Administration

Substances

  • Cardiovascular Agents

Grants and funding

No funding was received for this work.