Prescribing cascades in persons with Alzheimer's disease: engaging patients, caregivers, and providers in a qualitative evaluation of print educational materials

• Main Authors: Sarah Bloomstone (Author), Kathryn Anzuoni (Author), Noelle Cocoros (Author), Jerry H. Gurwitz (Author), Kevin Haynes (Author), Vinit P. Nair (Author), Richard Platt (Author), Paula A. Rochon (Author), Sonal Singh (Author), Kathleen M. Mazor (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: SAGE Publishing, 2020-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Introduction: Prescribing cascades occur when the side effect of a drug is misinterpreted as a new medical condition, and a second drug is prescribed to address the side effect. Persons with Alzheimer's disease (AD) are at increased risk of prescribing cascades due to greater multimorbidity, po...