See our latest #WomensAgeLab article on @healthing_ca: Regular evaluation of medication can help avoid the prescribing cascade. Prescribing cascades occur when a drug therapy is started and an adverse effect develops. @pharmacist_lisa @deprescribing healthing.ca/wellness/opini…
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An estimated two out of three Canadians over the age of 65 are prescribed five or more drug therapies, & one out of four are prescribed 10 or more medications over the course of a year. Sometimes these medications are necessary, but sometimes they may need adjusting.