ADVERTISEMENT
Search
Login JOIN / RENEW

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.

Panel finds widespread inappropriate use of antibiotics in U.S. hospitals Panel finds widespread inappropriate use of antibiotics in U.S. hospitals

Panel finds widespread inappropriate use of antibiotics in U.S. hospitals

0 29531

In the United States, 77% of all UTIs and 79% of all community acquired pneumonias (CAP) are treated inappropriately in the hospital setting, according to an expert panel convened by the Pew Charitable Trust in 2018 to evaluate antibiotic use in hospitals. The panel’s findings, which were published in a March 18, 2021, report, revealed that fluoroquinolones were used inappropriately 47% of the time, and vancomycin was used inappropriately 27% of the time.

Older adults with functional impairments at risk of prescription drug... Older adults with functional impairments at risk of prescription drug...

Older adults with functional impairments at risk of prescription drug...

0 29635
Older adults with functional impairments may be at a higher risk of medical cannabis use, as well as prescription opioid and tranquilizer or sedative misuse, suggests new research published in the online edition of the American Journal of Preventive Medicine.
Can a diabetes medication benefit asthma patients? Can a diabetes medication benefit asthma patients?

Can a diabetes medication benefit asthma patients?

GLP-1 receptor agonists may benefit patients who have asthma, suggests new research published in the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical...
0 30243
Naloxone prescriptions took a dive during the pandemic Naloxone prescriptions took a dive during the pandemic

Naloxone prescriptions took a dive during the pandemic

New research published in JAMA Network shows that nationwide naloxone prescriptions declined at the start of the pandemic and have yet to reach...
0 19163
May–June 2021 Student Pharmacist May–June 2021 Student Pharmacist

May–June 2021 Student Pharmacist

In This Issue May–June 2021 Finding connection in a virtual world ... Perspectives on universal health care ......
0 1922
First7891011131516
ADVERTISEMENT