Polypill

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Polypill dramatically cuts risk of heart attack and stroke | News | Nursing Times

We hear about new drugz then all fallz silent.

Wonder if this one will succeed ?

[Earl]

Not a new drug is it?

[timey]

It's either new or they are only now testing its benefits in this area. I got the impression it is a fairly new drug though. The BMA says more testing is needed before they can endorse its use.

[Earl]

Oh, I can't be arsed registering to read the story, I assumed it was just existing drugs rolled into a convenient package.

[Earl]

This study at Queen Mary, University of London investigated a polypill containing a statin and three blood pressure drugs, all of which are already widely used.

BBC News - Polypill 'could save thousands' of lives

Sounded to me like just common sense, don't know why some people are against it. The article says that the British Heart Foundation aren't keen because it shouldn't be used as a substitute for a healthy lifestyle, the set of cunts. That's exactly what medical assistance is for, I want to eat junk-food, smoke tabs and drink lager, happy in the knowledge medical science will take care of me when my insides are ruined. I don't want to live like a Spartan monk.

[timey]

Yeah, our docs will prescribe these things OK, so I would imagine they will be available at some point.