Optimising drug treatment for elderly people: the prescribing cascade

BMJ. 1997 Oct 25;315(7115):1096-9. doi: 10.1136/bmj.315.7115.1096.

Authors

P A Rochon¹, J H Gurwitz

Affiliation

¹ Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care, North York, Ontario, Canada. [email protected]

No abstract available

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Aged
Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal / therapeutic use
Antihypertensive Agents / therapeutic use
Benzothiadiazines
Chronic Disease / drug therapy*
Diuretics
Drug Therapy / standards
Drug-Related Side Effects and Adverse Reactions*
Humans
Levodopa / therapeutic use
Metoclopramide / therapeutic use
Sodium Chloride Symporter Inhibitors / therapeutic use

Substances

Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal
Antihypertensive Agents
Benzothiadiazines
Diuretics
Sodium Chloride Symporter Inhibitors
Levodopa
Metoclopramide