Transitions

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.

What's the right aspirin dose for CVD patients?

Monday, August 9, 2021 0 31309

Results of a new pragmatic trial called ADAPTABLE will give clinicians and their patients with heart disease more to discuss when it comes to the right dose of aspirin needed to prevent another heart attack or stroke.

Study finds differences in opioid prescribing for Black and white patients

Friday, August 6, 2021 0 28130

Black and white patients within the same health system are subject to very different opioid prescribing behaviors, a new study published in the New England Journal of Medicine points out.

Calling balls and strikes on PBMs—and the other players, too

It should be abundantly clear that APhA has several bones to pick with big pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs). These PBMs, operating under the guise...

Survey: One-third of consumers would ignore laws against buying from...

According to a new survey from the Alliance for Safe Online Pharmacies (ASOP) Global Foundation, almost half of Americans gamble with their lives...

FDA alerts health professionals about varenicline recall

After Pfizer announced in late June that it was halting worldwide distribution of varenicline (Chantix) after detecting elevated levels of...

Racial disparities in death rates from chronic conditions magnified in...

Have we made any progress in improving racial health inequities since the early 2000s? Researchers at Harvard Medical School, who published their...

Liver injury from acetaminophen at low doses linked to fasting, heavy...

Acetaminophen is commonly used to treat minor aches and pains; however, patients have been cautioned about liver injury associated with overuse....

Race, socioeconomic status associated with lower SGLT2 inhibitor use

If you are wondering what health care disparities might look like in medication use for chronic diseases, a new study published in JAMA Network...

Friday, June 25, 2021

FDA warns of adverse effects from alcohol-based sanitizer vapors

A recent FDA Drug Safety Communication noted that symptoms such as headache, nausea, and dizziness may occur after individuals use alcohol-based hand sanitizers on the skin.

Tuesday, June 22, 2021

Some blood pressure meds could contribute to less memory decline in older adults

Certain blood pressure-lowering medications that cross the blood–brain barrier may be linked to less memory decline in older adults, suggests new research published in the American Heart Association journal Hypertension.

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Transitions Magazine

What's the right aspirin dose for CVD patients?

Study finds differences in opioid prescribing for Black and white patients

Calling balls and strikes on PBMs—and the other players, too

Survey: One-third of consumers would ignore laws against buying from...

FDA alerts health professionals about varenicline recall

Racial disparities in death rates from chronic conditions magnified in...

Liver injury from acetaminophen at low doses linked to fasting, heavy...

Race, socioeconomic status associated with lower SGLT2 inhibitor use

FDA warns of adverse effects from alcohol-based sanitizer vapors

Some blood pressure meds could contribute to less memory decline in older adults