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

Table 9.

Total saving, total cost and net cost or saving each year in people aged 50 and over in a Polypill Prevention Programme according to the four countries in the UK in a “working case”

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)
England 2.22 1.99 (0.23) 2.98 0.77 3.97 1.76 4.96 2.75 5.95 3.74
Scotland 0.24 0.21 (0.02) 0.32 0.08 0.43 0.19 0.53 0.29 0.64 0.40
Wales 0.13 0.11 (0.01) 0.17 0.04 0.23 0.10 0.28 0.16 0.34 0.21
Northern Ireland 0.07 0.07 (0.01) 0.10 0.03 0.13 0.06 0.17 0.09 0.20 0.13

MI myocardial infarction