Recruitment of patients and dates of study periods
| Standard | Intervention | |
|---|---|---|
| Assessed for eligibility | 431 | 403 |
| Excluded, not meeting study criteria | ||
| Admitted outside study period | 29 | 33 |
| Discharged outside study period | 58 | 85 |
| Died during hospital stay | 9 | 9 |
| Used less than three regular medications at admission | 98 | 58 |
| Transferred to another medical team during study period | 111 | 84 |
| Readmitted during study period, already recruited | 5 | 22 |
| Included in study and exposed to intervention | 121 | 112 |
| Follow-up, primary outcome not assessable | 20 | 4 |
| Primary outcome data analysed | 101 | 108 |
| Dates of study periods | ||
| Team 1 | Jul–Sep 2010 | Oct–Dec 2010 |
| Team 2 | Oct–Dec 2010 | Jan–Mar 2011 |
| Team 3 | Jan–early Mar 2011 | Late Mar–May 2011 |
| Team 4 | Jan–early Mar 2011 | Late Mar–May 2011 |