Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Responsible medication use includes deprescribing medications when the risks outweigh potential benefits. An ACP ...

Your doctor prescribes medication for high blood pressure. A few weeks later, you notice your ankles are swollen. It’s interpreted as a new condition, and you’re prescribed a diuretic to help your ...

PROVIDENCE, R.I., June 11, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- New research published in Annals of Family Medicine identifies five clinically relevant prescribing cascades in a national sample of more than half a ...

Background and Goal: “Prescribing cascades” occur when one medication is used to treat or prevent a side effect of another medication. An unintentional cascade can arise when a patient's symptoms are ...

Medications are effective and powerful treatment options for protecting and advancing human health. But medications can also cause harm, particularly among older adults who are often taking multiple ...

The problem occurs when drug-induced side effects are viewed as a new ailment and treated with yet another drug that can cause still other side effects. By Jane E. Brody The medical mistakes that ...

Primary care teams reduced their prescribing of potentially inappropriate medications to older veterans after participation in the Veterans Affairs (VA) Geriatric Scholars Program. Objectives: The ...

Roughly 2% of prescriptions to older patients appear to be inappropriate — but the figure does not appear to differ between physicians and nurse practitioners, according to a study published last ...

The struggles facing long-term care are numerous and well-documented. Providers, facilities, and families are constantly trying to find solutions to help improve patient care and staffing burdens.

"Prescribing cascades" occur when one medication is used to treat or prevent a side effect of another medication. An unintentional cascade can arise when a patient's symptoms are mistaken for a new ...

In lead up to World Patient Safety Day, experts release new tool to help identify when certain medications might be doing more harm than good University of Toronto - Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy ...