Acetylsalicylic acid/atorvastatin/ramipril

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Acetylsalicylic acid/atorvastatin/ramipril
Combination of
Acetylsalicylic acidAntiplatelet
AtorvastatinStatin
RamiprilACE inhibitor
Names
Trade namesIltria[1]
Clinical data
Main usesPrevention of heart disease and stroke[2]
Side effectsThose of the individual components[1]

Acetylsalicylic acid/atorvastatin/ramipril, also known as aspirin/atorvastatin/ramipril, is a combination medication used to prevent heart disease and stroke.[2] The combination is easier to take for some people than the individual components.[3] It is taken by mouth.[3]

Side effects are those of the individual components.[1] It is a combination of acetylsalicylic acid (aspirin), an antiplatelet; atorvastatin, a statin; and ramipril, a ACE inhibitor.[1]

The combination was approved for medical use in France as of 2016.[1] It is on the World Health Organization's List of Essential Medicines.[4] Alternative may be manufactured with different statins or ACE inhibitors.[3] The components are generally generic medicines.[3] It is a type of polypill.

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 "Iltria" (PDF). HAS. June 2016. Archived (PDF) from the original on 9 September 2023. Retrieved 8 September 2023.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "eEML - Electronic Essential Medicines List". list.essentialmeds.org. Archived from the original on 9 September 2023. Retrieved 8 September 2023.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 "eEML - Electronic Essential Medicines List". list.essentialmeds.org. Archived from the original on 9 September 2023. Retrieved 8 September 2023.
  4. ↑ World Health Organization (2023). The selection and use of essential medicines 2023: web annex A: World Health Organization model list of essential medicines: 23rd list (2023). Geneva: World Health Organization. hdl:10665/371090. WHO/MHP/HPS/EML/2023.02.
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