One-a-day heart polypill to be tested in new international trial

Monday, May 17, 2010 - 07:31 in Health & Medicine

Researchers will be exploring whether a new, very low cost, one-a-day combined ‘polypill’ could reduce the risk of heart attacks, strokes and other cardiovascular problems across the world, in a major new international trial. The new ‘Red Heart Pill’ contains low-dose aspirin, a statin and two blood pressure-lowering medicines in a single polypill.

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