WHO adds heart polypill to essential medicines list

The World Health Organization’s list of essential medications now includes a heart polypill after a study led by a Mount Sinai researcher found the drug reduced cardiovascular mortality by 33 percent. 

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Valentin Fuster, MD, PhD, president of Mount Sinai Heart and physician-in-chief of the Mount Sinai Hospital in New York City, said the trial was the first to show a therapy could prevent secondary adverse cardiovascular events in people who have previously had a heart attack, according to a news release. 

The pill, which is approved in 25 countries but not the U.S., is composed of three active ingredients: acetylsalicylic acid, atorvastatin and ramipril. Its maker has submitted a drug approval application to the FDA.

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