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In total, 934 patients were recruited; mean age 67.6 (\u00b18.1) years. At 12 months, the proportion with &gt;80% days covered with recommended medicines was low overall and there was no difference between the groups (32.8% vs. 29.9%; relative risk [RR] 1.07 [95% CI, 0.88\u20131.20] <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u20090.49). There was borderline improvement in the proportion meeting BP and LDL targets in intervention vs. control (17.1% vs. 12.1% RR 1.40 [95% CI, 0.97\u20132.03] <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u20090.07). The intervention was associated with increased attainment of physical activity targets (87.0% intervention vs. 79.7% control, <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u20090.02) and e-health literacy scores (72.6% intervention vs. 64.0% control, <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u20090.02). In conclusion, a consumer app integrated with primary health care EHRs was not effective in increasing medication adherence. 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