Objectives To measure the association between the use of drugs with anticholinergic
properties and cognitive performance in an elderly population, the PAQUID cohort. Methods …

Multiple medication use has been coined 'polypharmacy'. Polypharmacy is highly prevalent
in older patients secondary to the increased number of co-morbid disease states with …

As originally defined, the term “prescribing cascade” describes a sequence of events that
begins when an adverse drug event (ADE) occurs, is misinterpreted as a new medical …

The authors examined the effects of cognitive function, as assessed by the Mini-Mental State
Examination, and drug use on the incidence of hip fracture in a community-based Swedish …

Background Atypical antipsychotic agents are thought to be less likely than older typical
agents to produce parkinsonism. This has not been well documented. We compared the risk …

A prescribing cascade occurs when a new medicine is prescribed to'treat'an adverse
reaction to another drug in the mistaken belief that a new medical condition requiring …

OBJECTIVES: To compare the prevalence of anticholinergic use in older adults with
probable dementia with that of a matched comparison group of older adults who were …

Abstract Background and Objective Prescribing cascades occur when a drug is prescribed
to manage side effects of another drug, typically when a side effect is misinterpreted as a …

OBJECTIVES To systematically describe the resources available on preventing, detecting,
and reversing prescribing cascades using a scoping review methodology …

Background To reduce prescribing cascades occurring in clinical practice, healthcare
providers require information on the prescribing cascades they can recognize and prevent …