Prescribing Cascades Among Older Community-Dwelling Adults: Application of Prescription Sequence Symmetry Analysis to a National Database in Ireland
Prescribing cascades occur when one medication is used to treat adverse effects of another medication. Older adults with polypharmacy are at higher risk for this phenomenon. We examined the prevalence, magnitude, and effect modification of 9 prescribing cascades (ThinkCascades) among older community-dwelling adults in a national prescription database.
- Authors
Ann Sinéad Doherty, Lars Christian Lund, Frank Moriarty, Fiona Boland, Barbara Clyne, Tom Fahey, Seán P. Kennelly, Denis O’Mahony and Emma Wallace.
- Year
- 2025
- Journal Name
- Annals of Family Medicine
- Category
- Journal Article
- Full Citation
. Prescribing Cascades Among Older Community-Dwelling Adults: Application of Prescription Sequence Symmetry Analysis to a National Database in Ireland. The Annals of Family Medicine July 2025, 23 (4) 315-324.
- Link to Publication
- https://www.annfammed.org/content/23/4/315