A cheap, daily pill that combines 4 drugs has been tested for the first time in the U.S. to see if it works as well among low-income Americans as it has in other countries to treat conditions leading to heart attacks and strokes.
About 300 people, ages 45 to 75, from a community health center in Mobile, Alabama, took part. Half were assigned to take the combo pill. The others continued their usual care.and LDL, or bad cholesterol, by more than the others and by amounts doctors find meaningful.
Polypills aren't yet available in the United States. Many U.S. doctors have seen little need, preferring to tailor medications individually, said Dr. Salim Yusuf of McMaster University in Canada, who leads another polypill study expected to finish next year.
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