polypill

British  

/ ˈpɒlɪˌpɪl /

noun

1. a proposed medication intended to reduce the likelihood of heart attacks and strokes, containing doses of different drugs to lower blood cholesterol, control blood pressure, and reduce the clotting tendency of the blood

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Example Sentences

A polypill is a real thing; it’s an all-in-one pill to treat common illnesses like heart disease and high blood pressure.

From Scientific American

In what is apparently the largest and longest randomized controlled trial of this approach, patients who were prescribed a polypill within six months of a heart attack were more likely to keep taking their drugs and had significantly fewer cardiovascular events, compared with those receiving the usual assortment of pills.

From New York Times

Now researchers may have found a solution: a so-called polypill that combines three drugs needed to prevent cardiovascular trouble.

From New York Times

Over three years, 12.7 percent of the patients taking an assortment of pills experienced another heart attack or stroke, or died of a cardiac event or needed urgent treatment to open a blocked artery, compared with 9.5 percent of patients taking a polypill, for a relative reduction in risk of 24 percent.

From New York Times

The availability of a polypill also appears to nudge physicians to write prescriptions more in line with practice guidelines, Dr. Wang added: “Under ordinary circumstances, physicians often under-prescribe medications that should be given.”

From New York Times