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No previous randomized trial assessing fixed-dose combination therapy has included patients early after a MI. We aimed to assess if a multicap containing four secondary prevention drugs increases adherence to treatment at 6\u2009months after MI hospitalization. The study was designed as a randomized, parallel, open-label, controlled trial. <\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Methods:<\/jats:title><jats:p> Patients were randomized within 7\u2009days of a MI to either multicap or control group. The multicap group received a capsule containing aspirin, atenolol, ramipril, and simvastatin. The control group received each drug in separate pills. The primary outcome was adherence at 6\u2009months. We also measured blood pressure, heart rate, serum cholesterol levels, C-reactive protein, and platelet aggregation. <\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results:<\/jats:title><jats:p> The study was stopped prematurely when 100 patients were included for futility. At 6\u2009months, 92 (95.8%) patients were adherent to medical treatment: 98.0% in the multicap group and 93.5% in the control group [relative risk (RR) 1.05; 95% confidence interval (CI) 0.96\u20131.14; p\u2009=\u20090.347]. There were no differences between groups in systolic blood pressure ( p\u2009=\u20090.662), diastolic blood pressure ( p\u2009=\u20090.784), heart rate ( p\u2009=\u20090.533), total cholesterol ( p\u2009=\u20090.760), LDL-c ( p\u2009=\u20090.979), C-reactive protein ( p\u2009=\u20090.399), or in the proportion of patients with adequate platelet aggregation inhibition ( p\u2009=\u20090.600). <\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusions:<\/jats:title><jats:p> The study did not find any improvement in the adherence at 6\u2009months after a MI with a multicap-based strategy (Multicap for Increase Adherence After Acute Myocardial Infarction; [ ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT02271178]). 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