Topic

Prescribing cascades

The pattern in which a drug's side effect is treated with a second drug instead of by reconsidering the first. It is a named concept in geriatric pharmacology and a target of medication review.

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Ontario prescription records narrow 65 suspected prescribing cascades to 24 worth checking

Prescribing cascades are easy to describe and hard to check for. A BMJ team screened Ontario prescribing records and came out with 24 specific drug pairs common enough, and lopsided enough in order, to be worth a look.

Publishers:discovermagazine.com

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