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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.

Migraine associated with PPIs and other acid suppressing medications,... Migraine associated with PPIs and other acid suppressing medications,...

Migraine associated with PPIs and other acid suppressing medications,...

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A study of more than 11,000 U.S. adults suggests an association between acid-suppression therapy, including PPIs, H2RAs, and generic antacids, and an increased risk of migraine and severe headaches compared with people who do not take these medications. The risk was 70% higher for those using PPIs, 40% higher for those taking H2RAs, and 30% higher for generic antacids.

SGLT-2 and GLP-1 combo treatment lowers cardiovascular and renal risks SGLT-2 and GLP-1 combo treatment lowers cardiovascular and renal risks

SGLT-2 and GLP-1 combo treatment lowers cardiovascular and renal risks

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In a new study published in The BMJ, researchers found that using two new classes of T2D drugs together yielded benefits. When study participants took GLP-1 receptor agonists therapy added to a SGLT-2 inhibitor, they curtailed their risk of major adverse cardiovascular events by about 30% compared with taking an agent from just one class. The...
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 Newer antibiotics seem to have slow uptake, says study

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...
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Does biosimilar competition lower costs for patients? Does biosimilar competition lower costs for patients?

Does biosimilar competition lower costs for patients?

Biosimilars have typically been viewed as cost-saving medications, but according to results of a study published in JAMA Health Forum, biosimilar...
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D-Mannose appears ineffective for UTI prevention

Authors of a new study said that “d-Mannose should not be recommended to prevent future episodes of medically attended UTI in women with recurrent UTI in primary care.”

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