{
  "id": 6657225,
  "title": "Potentially harmful drug combinations prescribed to older adults identified",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/10/potentially-harmful-drug-combinations-prescribed-to-older-adults",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-09-10T22:30:01.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Medical Xpress",
    "slug": "medical-xpress",
    "url": "https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-09-potentially-drug-combinations-older-adults.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "A new Ontario-wide study reveals that common medications, from statins to iron supplements, are quietly setting off prescribing cascades that leave older adults unknowingly taking drugs to treat side effects of other drugs.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}