Prescribing cascades: do we need this construct? A reply

Paula A. Rochon; Denis O’Mahony; Antonio Cherubini; Graziano Onder; Mirko Petrovic; Kieran Dalton; Lisa M. McCarthy; Shelley A. Sternberg; Donna R. Zwas; Nathan M. Stall; Christina E. Reppas-Rindlisbacher; Nathalie van der Velde; Sarah N. Hilmer; Wei Wu; Joyce Li; Amy Ly; Jerry H. Gurwitz

doi:10.1007/s41999-025-01315-8

Prescribing cascades: do we need this construct? A reply

Paula A. Rochon
, Denis O’Mahony
, Antonio Cherubini
, Graziano Onder
, Mirko Petrovic
, Kieran Dalton
, Lisa M. McCarthy
, Shelley A. Sternberg
, Donna R. Zwas
, Nathan M. Stall
, Christina E. Reppas-Rindlisbacher
, Nathalie van der Velde
, Sarah N. Hilmer
, Wei Wu
, Joyce Li
, Amy Ly
, Jerry H. Gurwitz

University of Toronto
Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences
Marche Polytechnic University
Istituto Nazionale di Riposo e Cura per Anziani - Ancona
Catholic University of the Sacred Heart
Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCS
Ghent University
Trillium Health Partners
Maccabi Healthcare Services
Hebrew University of Jerusalem
University of Amsterdam
Amsterdam UMC
Royal North Shore Hospital
The University of Sydney
University of Massachusetts Medical School

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Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1587–1589
Number of pages	3
Journal	European Geriatric Medicine
Volume	16
Issue number	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s41999-025-01315-8
Publication status	Published - 8 Oct 2025

Keywords

Prescribing cascades
[Pharmacy]
[Medicine]

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Rochon, P. A., O’Mahony, D., Cherubini, A., Onder, G., Petrovic, M., Dalton, K., McCarthy, L. M., Sternberg, S. A., Zwas, D. R., Stall, N. M., Reppas-Rindlisbacher, C. E., van der Velde, N., Hilmer, S. N., Wu, W., Li, J., Ly, A., & Gurwitz, J. H. (2025). Prescribing cascades: do we need this construct? A reply. European Geriatric Medicine, 16(5), 1587–1589. https://doi.org/10.1007/s41999-025-01315-8

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