Experts Debate Polypill: A Single Pill for Global Health.

CARDIOVASCULAR disease treatment; PILLS; CARDIOVASCULAR diseases; ADRENERGIC beta blockers; ASPIRIN; DIURETICS; DEVELOPING countries

The article looks at the polypill, a single pill containing multiple drugs used to treat cardiovascular disease (CDV), such as beta-blockers, apsirin, and diuretics. Scientists such as Salim Yusuf, Simon Thom, and Richard Stein discussed the pill at the United Nations High-level Meeting on Non-communicable Diseases, looking at who should take it, the need for clinical trials, and its use in developing countries.