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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.

On a mission to transition care On a mission to transition care

On a mission to transition care

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“I can’t afford that medication, but I need something to help me.” A patient, “John,” had been recently seen for Irritable Bowel Syndrome with constipation in the emergency department, where he received a new prescription. When he went to his pharmacy, he was told that his insurance did not cover his new medication. It was several days before he came in to see his primary care physician. When investigating the situation, it was learned that he did not know the name of the medication nor did he have discharge instructions with him. The clinic had also not...
A year of telling stories A year of telling stories

A year of telling stories

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March in San Francisco was warmer than I expected, being used to the chill back home in Ohio. As the 2017 APhA Annual Meeting & Exposition was nearing its last day, I could feel spring coming and a rejuvenation of our community. As I finished the last line of my speech during the final session of the APhA–ASP House of Delegates, I...
Adapting supplemental instruction to PharmD programs Adapting supplemental instruction to PharmD programs

Adapting supplemental instruction to PharmD programs

This fall, as second-year PharmD candidates at the California Northstate University College of Pharmacy (CNUCOP), we were chosen to be student...
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Make Your Mark, Part 2 Make Your Mark, Part 2

Make Your Mark, Part 2

When I was the 2012–13 APhA–ASP National President, my presidential theme was Make Your Mark. 
During my speech at the 2012 APhA...
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A bear’s-eye view of social media A bear’s-eye view of social media

A bear’s-eye view of social media

Over the past several years, in recognition of American Pharmacists Month, student pharmacists at the Mercer University College of Pharmacy...
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Sometimes quitting isn’t such a bad thing Sometimes quitting isn’t such a bad thing

Sometimes quitting isn’t such a bad thing

The University of Florida (UF) College of Pharmacy is proud to have made an impact on smoking cessation in three different cities in the state:...
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One child at a time One child at a time

One child at a time

School-aged children are some busy little humans. They have their plates full with learning, making friends, growing up, and … managing...
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Managing childhood asthma Managing childhood asthma

Managing childhood asthma

For a parent, one of the hardest things to listen to is the sound of your child struggling for air. Unfortunately, wheezing is not entirely...
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A new place, a new start

I was 5-years-old at the time and barely tall enough to see out the window of the taxi, but looking upwards, I could catch the sun streaking through the lower Manhattan skyline. By propping myself up on the arm rest, I could marvel at the sights around me. Crossing over the Brooklyn Bridge and entering Manhattan, I saw people of all nationalities flooding the streets and the sound of honking...

Pharmacists’ interprofessional role in the opioid epidemic

The opioid crisis is making headlines across America. According to CDC, between 1999 and 2010, pharmacies, hospitals, and physicians’ offices bought four times the amount of prescription opioids. The iatrogenic misuse of opioids has led to different approaches by health care providers to address the opioid epidemic. As a student pharmacist and future health professional, I recognize that...
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