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polypillnoun
Medication that is a combination drug of multiple active ingredients, and that is aimed to be consumed widespread in the population, even by currently healthy individuals, as a means of preventative medicine
Etymology: From poly- (“many”) and pill
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Polypill
A polypill is a medication that is a drug product in pill form that combines multiple active pharmaceutical ingredients. The prefix "poly" means "multiple," referring to the multiplicity of distinct drugs in a given "pill." An occasional synonym is combopill. It is commonly manufactured as a fixed-dose combination drug product targeting treatment or prevention of chronic disease. Polypills may be aimed to be consumed by healthy people as a means of preventive medicine, and/or treating actual pathophysiological condition, the former typically involving lower dosages than the latter. Polypills can reduce the number of tablets or capsules that need to be taken, which in turn may facilitate handling and administration of pharmaceuticals as well as alleviate patient pill-burden. Sometimes the multiple drugs in a given polypill might all be aimed at a single underlying condition, partly because this expands the pool of potential patients for whom a given combination of drugs/dosages might be appropriate. The term polypill was first coined in the context of cardiovascular disease prevention, but has since gained broader acceptance, including now for combinatorial drug products that existed before the term was actually coined.
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of polypill in Chaldean Numerology is: 7
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of polypill in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9
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It seems that we have a tremendous kind of tool, which is a simple polypill, that actually is significantly better, probably most of the reason is because of better adherence, because it's a simple drug, with superb results and the impact is as good or even better than aspirin in the past.
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