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polypill

polypill noun: medication that is a combination drug of at least four active ingredients; especially, one that is intended to be consumed widely, even by currently healthy individuals, as a means of preventive medicine.

Noun

polypill (plural polypills)

  1. Medication that is a combination drug of at least four active ingredients; especially, one that is intended to be consumed widely, even by currently healthy individuals, as a means of preventive medicine.
    Synonyms:
    combopill, SPC
    1. (often, specifically) Any of a class of such pills for reduction of cardiovascular risk, some for primary prevention of cardiovascular disease in healthy people and some for secondary prevention (preventing strokes and heart attacks) in those who already have cardiovascular disease.
      • A polypill containing a beta-blocker, a mineralocorticoid antagonist, and an SGLT2 inhibitor produced a substantial improvement in compliance to guideline-directed medical therapy for heart failure along with measurable improvements in heart failure control, according to data from a randomized...2025 November 18, Ted Bosworth, “Polypill Improves Cardiac Function, Clinical Outcomes in HFrEF”, in Medscape

Synonyms of polypill

  • combopill
  • SPC

Forms of polypill

pluralpolypills

Origin of polypill

From poly- + pill.

Questions about polypill

What does polypill mean?
Polypill means medication that is a combination drug of at least four active ingredients; especially, one that is intended to be consumed widely, even by currently healthy individuals, as a means of preventive medicine.
What part of speech is polypill?
Polypill is a noun.
What is the plural of polypill?
The plural of polypill is polypills.

Words near polypill in the dictionary

  1. polypigerous
  2. polypile
  3. polypiled
  4. polypiles
  5. polypiling
  6. polypill
  7. polypills
  8. polypin
  9. polypine
  10. polypins
  11. polypipe

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