10/01/2026
One medication. One side effect. A second drug to treat it. Then a third.
Before anyone steps back — the medication list has become its own medical problem.
Dr. Katie Cozart sees this every single week at the VA. Multiple doctors. Multiple prescriptions. Nobody reviewing the full picture together.
This is called a prescribing cascade. Share this with every family managing an older adult's medications. 💊
Follow PharmaPlan Systems for the conversations your doctor doesn't have time to have with you. Caregivers support group U.S. Public Health Service Pharmacists