The founding director of Women's Age Lab at Women's College Hospital and a senior core scientist at ICES in Toronto, ON.
Senior communications officer at ICES in Toronto, ON.
Healthc Q. 2023 Jan;25(4):6-9. doi: 10.12927/hcq.2023.27025.
Prescribing cascades occur when an adverse drug event is misinterpreted as a new medical condition, leading clinicians to prescribe an additional medication. Studies using ICES data have detected a number of common prescribing cascades, particularly among older adult populations. These findings have contributed to international initiatives aimed at optimizing prescribing practices in this population, with the goal of minimizing the risk of drug-related harms. Examining prescribing cascades through a sex and gender lens will better inform guidelines and recommendations tailored to older men and women.
当药物不良反应被误解为新的医疗状况时，就会发生处方级联现象，这导致临床医生开出额外的药物。使用 ICES 数据进行的研究已经发现了一些常见的处方级联现象，特别是在老年人群中。这些发现为旨在优化该人群的处方实践的国际倡议做出了贡献，其目标是最大限度地降低药物相关危害的风险。从性别视角研究处方级联现象将更好地为针对老年男性和女性的指南和建议提供信息。
