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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.

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

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Results from a new study in JAMA found that the Million Hearts Model, which paid participating health care organizations to assess and reduce patients’ CVD risk, decreased myocardial infarction and stroke rates for Medicare fee-for-service beneficiaries aged 40 to 79 years at high or medium risk for these events.

Metformin could be beneficial for gestational diabetes Metformin could be beneficial for gestational diabetes

Metformin could be beneficial for gestational diabetes

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The use of metformin among pregnant women with gestational diabetes was associated with enhanced glycemic control and reduced gestational weight gain, according to a randomized, placebo-controlled study published in JAMA.

CDC develops antibiotic policy for reducing STIs CDC develops antibiotic policy for reducing STIs

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...
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CDC recommends RSV vaccine for pregnant individuals CDC recommends RSV vaccine for pregnant individuals

CDC recommends RSV vaccine for pregnant individuals

A CDC advisory panel has recommended the use of Pfizer’s bivalent RSVpreF respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) vaccine for pregnant people. The...
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ADHD med errors for children happen more often than they should

Researchers say more therapeutic errors involving ADHD medications among children are being reported to poison control centers across the country. According to a new study in Pediatrics, they have increased nearly 300% over a 22-year period.
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