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. 2016 Mar 5;31:415–426. doi: 10.1007/s10654-016-0122-1

Table 3.

Total saving, total cost and net cost or saving each year (at 2014 prices) in people aged 50 and over in a UK Polypill Prevention Programme

Total saving from reducing incidence of MI and stroke (£bn) Daily cost of Polypill Prevention Programme per person (£)
0.50 0.75 1.00 1.25 1.50
Total cost of polypill prevention programme (£bn) Net cost or saving (£bn) Total cost of polypill prevention programme (£bn) Net cost or saving (£bn) Total cost of polypill prevention programme (£bn) Net cost or saving (£bn) Total cost of polypill prevention programme (£bn) Net cost or saving (£bn) Total cost of polypill prevention programme (£bn) Net cost or saving (£bn)
(1) (2) (2–1) (3) (3–1) (4) (4–1) (5) (5–1) (6) (6–1)
Best case
(100 % uptake, 100 % adherence) 6.39 5.73 −0.66 8.59 2.20 11.45 5.06 14.31 7.92 17.17 10.78
Working case
(50 % uptake, 83 % adherence) 2.65 2.38 −0.27 3.57 0.92 4.76 2.11 5.94 3.29 7.13 4.48