Prescribing cascade in a geropsychiatric patient: A slippery slope
A prescribing cascade is a situation, in which an adverse drug reaction is mistaken for a new medication condition, and a new medication is prescribed. We present a case, in which risperidone led to a prescribing cascade in a geriatric patient. We share this case to improve awareness and vigilance o...
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| author | Patricia A Pepa Michael H Langley-DeGroot Oresta S Rule |
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| description | A prescribing cascade is a situation, in which an adverse drug reaction is mistaken for a new medication condition, and a new medication is prescribed. We present a case, in which risperidone led to a prescribing cascade in a geriatric patient. We share this case to improve awareness and vigilance of prescribing cascades in the geropsychiatric population. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-e843a3b73f8d48ed89d7628df825c41f2022-12-21T18:27:47ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsJournal of Geriatric Mental Health2348-99952395-33222018-01-0151626410.4103/jgmh.jgmh_17_17Prescribing cascade in a geropsychiatric patient: A slippery slopePatricia A PepaMichael H Langley-DeGrootOresta S RuleA prescribing cascade is a situation, in which an adverse drug reaction is mistaken for a new medication condition, and a new medication is prescribed. We present a case, in which risperidone led to a prescribing cascade in a geriatric patient. We share this case to improve awareness and vigilance of prescribing cascades in the geropsychiatric population.http://www.jgmh.org/article.asp?issn=2348-9995;year=2018;volume=5;issue=1;spage=62;epage=64;aulast=PepaAdverse drug reactionantipsychoticspolypharmacyprescribing cascaderisperidone |
| spellingShingle | Patricia A Pepa Michael H Langley-DeGroot Oresta S Rule Prescribing cascade in a geropsychiatric patient: A slippery slope Journal of Geriatric Mental Health Adverse drug reaction antipsychotics polypharmacy prescribing cascade risperidone |
| title | Prescribing cascade in a geropsychiatric patient: A slippery slope |
| title_full | Prescribing cascade in a geropsychiatric patient: A slippery slope |
| title_fullStr | Prescribing cascade in a geropsychiatric patient: A slippery slope |
| title_full_unstemmed | Prescribing cascade in a geropsychiatric patient: A slippery slope |
| title_short | Prescribing cascade in a geropsychiatric patient: A slippery slope |
| title_sort | prescribing cascade in a geropsychiatric patient a slippery slope |
| topic | Adverse drug reaction antipsychotics polypharmacy prescribing cascade risperidone |
| url | http://www.jgmh.org/article.asp?issn=2348-9995;year=2018;volume=5;issue=1;spage=62;epage=64;aulast=Pepa |
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