prescribing cascade
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Etiology
- anticholinergic agent following cholinesterase inhibitor
- anti-Parkinson agent following metoclopramide
- diuretic following calcium channel blocker[3]
Management
- evaluate alternatives
- medication deprescribing
Additional terms
References
- ↑ Doherty AS, Shahid F, Moriarty F, et al. Prescribing cascades in community-dwelling adults: a systematic review. Pharmacol Res Perspect. 2022;10(5):e01008. PMID: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36123967 PMCID: PMC9485823 https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC9485823/
- ↑ McCarthy LM, Savage R, Dalton K, et al. ThinkCascades: a tool for identifying clinically important prescribing cascades affecting older people. Drugs Aging. 2022;39(10):829-840 PMID: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36107399 PMCID: PMC9477172 https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC9477172/
- ↑ Jump up to: 3.0 3.1 Trenaman SC, Bowles SK, Kirkland S, et al. An examination of three prescribing cascades in a cohort of older adults with dementia. BMC Geriatr. 2021;21(1):297 PMID: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33964882 PMCID: PMC8106136 https://bmcgeriatr.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12877-021-02246-2