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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.

Pharmacists’ role in BP control saves significant U.S. health care dollars Pharmacists’ role in BP control saves significant U.S. health care dollars

Pharmacists’ role in BP control saves significant U.S. health care dollars

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A new economic analysis published in JAMA Network Open finds that with a pharmacist-led intervention, 15 million heart attacks could be prevented for Americans as well as over a trillion dollars in savings for the health care system over 30 years.

Pharmacies in Georgia gearing up to sell medical cannabis Pharmacies in Georgia gearing up to sell medical cannabis

Pharmacies in Georgia gearing up to sell medical cannabis

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Georgia is set to become the first state to allow independent pharmacies to sell medical cannabis. In early October, the Georgia Board of Pharmacy began accepting over 120 applications from pharmacies who agreed to provide cannabis from one of the state’s two licensed production companies.

Model cuts 5-year CVD event risk for Medicare patients Model cuts 5-year CVD event risk for Medicare patients

Model cuts 5-year CVD event risk for Medicare patients

Results from a new study in JAMA found that the Million Hearts Model, which paid participating health care organizations to assess and reduce...
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Metformin could be beneficial for gestational diabetes Metformin could be beneficial for gestational diabetes

Metformin could be beneficial for gestational diabetes

The use of metformin among pregnant women with gestational diabetes was associated with enhanced glycemic control and reduced gestational weight...
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CDC develops antibiotic policy for reducing STIs

In proposed guidance published in the Federal Register, CDC is advising clinicians to offer gay and bisexual men and transgender women more access to doxycycline, a widely used tetracycline antibiotic, as post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP).
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