Implementing Fixed Dose Combination Medications for the Prevention and Control of Cardiovascular Diseases | Zendy

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Implementing Fixed Dose Combination Medications for the Prevention and Control of Cardiovascular Diseases

Author(s) -

Ruth Webster,

Adrianna Murphy,

Helen Bygrave,

Éimhín Ansbro,

Diederick E. Grobbee,

Pablo Perel

Publication year - 2020

Publication title -

global heart

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.012

H-Index - 37

eISSN - 2211-8179

pISSN - 2211-8160

DOI - 10.5334/gh.860

Subject(s) - medicine , fixed dose combination , listing (finance) , decentralization , government (linguistics) , control (management) , task (project management) , intensive care medicine , disease control , risk analysis (engineering) , process management , pharmacology , business , finance , environmental health , computer science , management , linguistics , philosophy , artificial intelligence , political science , law , economics

Highlights: - Despite clinical evidence of its effectiveness in secondary prevention of cardiovascular disease, uptake of fixed dose combination therapy (FDCs) for CVD has been poor. - A symposium was held bringing together stakeholders on this issue, including from academia, government and NGOs. - The conclusion made was that what is now needed to improve implementation of FDCs is country-specific health systems analyses to design appropriate implementation strategies. - Implementation strategies must look beyond listing on the WHO Essential Medicines List to consider approaches to improving FDC availability, accessibility, affordability, and adherence. - Strategies might include incorporation of FDCs into the WHO HEARTS technical package, simplified treatment and monitoring algorithms, decentralisation of medicine dispensing and task-sharing for treatment management.

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