TY - JOUR T1 - Authors' response JF - British Journal of General Practice JO - Br J Gen Pract SP - 548 LP - 548 DO - 10.3399/bjgp11X593776 VL - 61 IS - 590 AU - Huug J van Duijn AU - Janneke N Belo Y1 - 2011/09/01 UR - http://bjgp.org/content/61/590/548.2.abstract N2 - We thank Rigter and Koffeman1 for their comments on our paper.2 The aim of this study was to explore the feasibility and consequences of a re-evaluation programme for patients without target organ damage who were treated for hypertension and/or hypercholesterolemia in general practicesWe have shown that stopping medication of itself can be assumed to be safe, as no important adverse effects took place during the 6-month follow-up. As stated in the … ER -