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Putting polypills into practice: challenges and lessons learned.

Lancet 2017 March 12
Regulatory approvals for cardiovascular polypills are increasing rapidly across more than 30 countries. The evidence clearly shows polypills improve adherence and cardiovascular disease risk factors for patients with indications for use of polypill components-ie, those with established cardiovascular disease or at high risk. However, the implementation of polypills into clinical practice has many challenges. The clinical trials literature provides insights into the clinical impact of a polypill strategy, including cost-effectiveness, safety of use, substantial improvement in adherence, and better risk factor control than usual care. Despite the clear need for such a strategy and the available clinical data backing up the use of the polypill in different patient populations, challenges to widespread implementation, such as an absence of government reimbursement and poor physician uptake (identified from on the ground experience in countries following commercial rollout), have greatly obstructed real-world implementation. Obtaining the full public health benefit of polypills will require education, advocacy, endorsement, and implementation by key global agencies such as WHO and national clinical bodies, as well as endorsement from governments.

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