1. Prescribing Cascade Complicating a Geriatric Patient.
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Samajdar, Shambo Samrat, Mukherjee, Shatavisa, Sarkar, Sougata, Chatterjee, Nandini, Roy, Mrinal K., Pal, Jyotirmoy, Tripathi, Santanu K., and Joshi, Shashank R.
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INAPPROPRIATE prescribing (Medicine) , *ADVERSE health care events - Abstract
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 with complex medical histories, the intricacies of symptom differentiation and polypharmacy poses further challenges. This report focuses on managing a geriatric patient with multiple conditions, highlighting the risks and complexities of prescribing cascades. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2024
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