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Transitions Magazine

Transitions is published bi-monthly for members of the APhA New Practitioner Network. The online newsletter contains information focused on life inside and outside pharmacy practice, providing guidance on various areas of professional, personal, and practice development. Each issue includes in-depth articles on such topics as personal financial management, innovative practice sites, career profiles, career development tools, residency and postgraduate programs, and more.

Fentanyl tablet seizures have quadrupled in 6 years Fentanyl tablet seizures have quadrupled in 6 years

Fentanyl tablet seizures have quadrupled in 6 years

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Law enforcement seizures of illicit fentanyl increased dramatically in number and size between 2017 and 2023 in the United States, especially in tablet form, according to a new study funded by the NIH National Institute on Drug Abuse. The findings, published online in International Journal of Drug Policy on May 13, 2024, highlight the illicit drug supply and the risk of tablets not coming from a pharmacy.

Coming off GLP-1s slowly could be key to preventing weight regain Coming off GLP-1s slowly could be key to preventing weight regain

Coming off GLP-1s slowly could be key to preventing weight regain

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Despite concerns about patients regaining weight after stopping GLP-1 receptor agonists like semaglutide and tirzepatide, new research suggests that such gains aren’t necessarily the case. The key, the findings suggest, lies in gradually weaning off the drug instead of withdrawing abruptly and completely, and then continuing to make...
AHA wants to engage pharmacists in AFib care AHA wants to engage pharmacists in AFib care

AHA wants to engage pharmacists in AFib care

A new initiative from the American Heart Association (AHA) aims to educate and engage pharmacists in caring for patients with AFib.
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Analysis finds total reversal in heart failure deaths Analysis finds total reversal in heart failure deaths

Analysis finds total reversal in heart failure deaths

Authors of a research letter in JAMA Cardiology report that declines in heart failure–related mortality from 1999 to 2012 have been entirely...
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Newer antibiotics seem to have slow uptake, says study

Clinicians continue to treat resistant gram-negative infections with older, generic antibiotics that are considered to be less effective and less safe, even though FDA has approved seven next-generation gram-negative antibiotics between 2014 and 2019.

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