Table 2 Prescribing Cascade Medications
From: An examination of three prescribing cascades in a cohort of older adults with dementia
Prescribing Cascade | Inciting Medication | Second Treatment |
|---|---|---|
1 | donepezil (N06DA02) rivastigmine (N06DA03) galantamine (N06DA04) | oxybutynin (G04BD04) tolterodine (G04BD07) solifenacin (G04BD08) trospium (G04BD09) darifenacin (G04BD10) fesoterodine (G04BD11) |
2 | metoclopramide (A03FA01) | levodopa-carbidopa (N04BA02) levodopa-carbidopa-entacapone (N04BA03) amantadine (N04BB01) ropinirole (N04BC04) pramipexole (N04BC05) selegiline (N04BD01) entacapone (N04BX02) |
3 | amlodipine (C08CA01) nifedipine (C08CA05) felodipine (C08CA02 | furosemide (C03CA01) spironolactone (C03DA01) hydrochlorothiazide (C03EA01) amiloride (C03DB01) ethacrynic acid (C03CC01) bumetanide (C03CA02) |