Table 1.

Stratification factors and demographic data for intervention and control groups at baseline

	Intervention*	Control
No from each practice:
A	147	124
B	182	175
C	148	144
D	131	137
Total	608	580
Mean (SD age)	74 (6.6)	73 (6.4)
No (%) of women	339 (56)	325 (56)
No (interquartile range) of repeated drugs	4 (2-7)	4 (2-6)

^*Four patients were subsequently found not to be receiving a repeat prescription.