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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.

More older adults are taking drugs that can lead to falls

Thursday, June 17, 2021 0 39634

Older adults increasingly are taking medications that are prescribed for valid reasons but that also elevate their risks for falls, results from a new study indicate. In their analysis of government data, researchers found that the share of patients matching this profile surged from 57% in 1999 to a staggering 94% in 2017.

CDC finds childhood vaccination rates are still lagging

Friday, June 11, 2021 0 29371

In a new analysis, CDC said there was a large decline in essential childhood vaccinations in the early months of the pandemic last year, but rates did not return to pre-pandemic levels with the lifting of the stay-at-home orders.

Influenza vaccination during pregnancy not associated with adverse...

A new study published in JAMA Network found that maternal influenza vaccination during pregnancy was not significantly...

Baclofen can reduce agitation in ICU patients

Critically ill patients who exhibit symptoms of unhealthy alcohol use can become agitated when receiving mechanical ventilation in the ICU. A...

Panel finds widespread inappropriate use of antibiotics in U.S. hospitals

In the United States, 77% of all UTIs and 79% of all community acquired pneumonias (CAP) are treated inappropriately in the hospital setting,...

Older adults with functional impairments at risk of prescription drug...

Older adults with functional impairments may be at a higher risk of medical cannabis use, as well as prescription opioid and tranquilizer or...

Delayed prescribing strategy may help cut down on antibiotic use

As health care providers know, overuse of antibiotics is associated with a host of problems—from intestinal infections and other adverse...

Can a diabetes medication benefit asthma patients?

GLP-1 receptor agonists may benefit patients who have asthma, suggests new research published in the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical...

Monday, May 24, 2021

Naloxone prescriptions took a dive during the pandemic

New research published in JAMA Network shows that nationwide naloxone prescriptions declined at the start of the pandemic and have yet to reach pre-pandemic levels.

Thursday, May 20, 2021

FDA: Don’t use antibody testing to evaluate immunity after COVID-19 vaccination

FDA reminded health care professionals and the public that results from currently authorized COVID-19 antibody tests should not be used to assess a person’s level of immunity or protection from COVID-19 at any time, particularly after the person has received a COVID-19 vaccination.

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Transitions Magazine

More older adults are taking drugs that can lead to falls

CDC finds childhood vaccination rates are still lagging

Influenza vaccination during pregnancy not associated with adverse...

Baclofen can reduce agitation in ICU patients

Panel finds widespread inappropriate use of antibiotics in U.S. hospitals

Older adults with functional impairments at risk of prescription drug...

Delayed prescribing strategy may help cut down on antibiotic use

Can a diabetes medication benefit asthma patients?

Naloxone prescriptions took a dive during the pandemic

FDA: Don’t use antibody testing to evaluate immunity after COVID-19 vaccination