Metoclopramide and Levosulpiride Use and Subsequent Levodopa Prescription in the Korean Elderly: The Prescribing Cascade

Metoclopramide and Levosulpiride Use and Subsequent Levodopa Prescription in the Korean Elderly: The Prescribing Cascade

The aim of this study was to investigate the prescribing cascade phenomenon of dopaminergic drugs such as levodopa in the management of gastroprokinetic drugs induced parkinsonism. Based on the Korea National Health Insurance Service (NHIS)-Senior Cohort Database, we analyzed patients aged &#880...

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Main Authors: Youn Huh, Do-Hoon Kim, Moonyoung Choi, Joo-Hyun Park, Do-Young Kwon, Jin-Hyung Jung, Kyungdo Han, Yong-Gyu Park
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2019-09-01
Series:Journal of Clinical Medicine
Subjects:
elderly
Parkinson’s disease
prescribing cascade
metoclopramide
levosulpiride
Levodopa medications
drug-induced
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0383/8/9/1496

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