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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.

Obesity in adolescence linked to increased risk of stroke Obesity in adolescence linked to increased risk of stroke

Obesity in adolescence linked to increased risk of stroke

Loren Bonner, senior editor

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New research from the American Heart Association (AHA) shows that even after accounting for type 2 diabetes, adolescents with a higher BMI are at a significantly increased risk of first ischemic stroke.

ISMP updates COVID-19 vaccine errors ISMP updates COVID-19 vaccine errors

ISMP updates COVID-19 vaccine errors

The Institute for Safe Medication Practices (ISMP) continues to track the errors that have been reported from the currently authorized COVID-19...
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FDA approves higher dosage of naloxone nasal spray FDA approves higher dosage of naloxone nasal spray

FDA approves higher dosage of naloxone nasal spray

On April 30, FDA announced the approval of a higher dosage of naloxone hydrochloride nasal spray (Kloxxado—Hikma Pharmaceuticals) to treat...
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CDC recommends pregnant women get COVID-19 vaccine CDC recommends pregnant women get COVID-19 vaccine

CDC recommends pregnant women get COVID-19 vaccine

Pregnant women should get the COVID-19 vaccine, said CDC. CDC Director Rochelle Walensky, MD, noted at a White House briefing that vaccination...
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STDs reach all time high STDs reach all time high

STDs reach all time high

Annual cases of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) in the United States continued to increase in 2019, hitting an all-time high for the sixth...
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CDC: Overdose deaths surged during pandemic CDC: Overdose deaths surged during pandemic

CDC: Overdose deaths surged during pandemic

More than 87,000 Americans died from drug overdoses in the 12-month period that ended in September 2020, according to preliminary CDC data, which...
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How to talk to patients about the J&J vaccine

Patients will be coming to pharmacists with questions and concerns as the recommendation to suspend use of the Janssen (Johnson & Johnson, J&J) vaccine remains in place.

APhA–ASP and IPSF: A valuable partnership APhA–ASP and IPSF: A valuable partnership

APhA–ASP and IPSF: A valuable partnership

The International Pharmaceutical Students Federation (IPSF) is the leading international advocacy organization for student pharmacists. Representing more than 350,000 student pharmacists and recent graduates in 90 countries worldwide, IPSF was founded in 1949 by eight member organizations from Europe and Australia, making it the oldest faculty-based, student-led organization in the world....
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