Prescribing Cascade Complicating a Geriatric Patient
Prescribing cascades entail misinterpreting drug-related adverse events as new medical problems, resulting in unnecessary prescriptions and potential harm, especially in the elderly, leading to adverse outcomes like falls, cognitive defects, and increased health-care costs. For geriatric patients wi...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
2024-01-01
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| Series: | Journal of the Indian Academy of Geriatrics |
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| Online Access: | http://www.jiag.in//article.asp?issn=0974-3405;year=2024;volume=20;issue=1;spage=40;epage=42;aulast=Samajdar |