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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.

Polypharmacy, certain medication classes seem to worsen COVID-19 outcomes

Friday, January 14, 2022 0 27765

Pharmacists are well aware that polypharmacy is a major issue among patients, especially older adults. Recent studies have estimated that approximately 36% of older adults take at least 5 prescription medications, and 67% take 5 or more medications or supplements, including OTCs.

ISMP issues warning about possible safety issues with newly authorized...

Tuesday, January 11, 2022 0 27318

To encourage the appropriate use of Pfizer’s COVID-19 antiviral drug nirmatrelvir/ritonavir (Paxlovid), the Institute for Safe Medication Practices (ISMP) released an alert for dispensing pharmacists.

ISMP warns about confusion with co-packaging, labeling on monoclonal...

The Institute for Safe Medication Practices (ISMP) is alerting health care providers about potential confusion over new alternative packaging for...

Findings confirm safety of simultaneous COVID-19 and influenza vaccine...

Results of a Phase IV study published in The Lancet find no safety concerns with coadministration of the COVID-19 vaccine and the influenza...

Arkansas pharmacy keeps COVID-19 patients out of hospitals with...

“Paul” was sick with COVID-19 and starting to have trouble breathing. But when he went to the local emergency department (ED) on a...

CDC: Those with disabilities have a tougher time getting COVID-19 vaccines

A new CDC study reveals that Americans with a disability were more likely to seek COVID-19 vaccines, but had more challenges obtaining them...

ISMP cautions pharmacists about flu and COVID-19 vaccine mix-ups after...

ISMP has reported multiple mix-ups between the flu vaccine and COVID-19 vaccines since the former became available in September. All the mishaps...

Drug combo has potential to reduce COVID-19 hospitalization and death

New research published in the New England Journal of Medicine found that a combination of the monoclonal antibodies casirivimab and imdevimab,...

Tuesday, September 14, 2021

Federal government makes two announcements with major pharmacy implications in 24 hours

September 9, 2021, was a busy day for the federal government and pharmacy stakeholders alike: Just a few hours apart, we saw significant developments in pharmacists’ COVID-19 pandemic practice authorities and prescription drug pricing. Both items yielded positive news for pharmacists and their patients.

Friday, September 3, 2021

CDC releases guidance on caring for ‘COVID long-haulers’

Thousands of patients have reported experiencing a wide range of physical and mental health consequences that persist after a COVID-19 infection. Patients with post-COVID-19 conditions, sometimes referred to as “COVID long-haulers,” often experience issues four or more weeks after being infected with the virus. Many of these patients routinely seek medical treatment for relief of...

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Polypharmacy, certain medication classes seem to worsen COVID-19 outcomes

ISMP issues warning about possible safety issues with newly authorized...

ISMP warns about confusion with co-packaging, labeling on monoclonal...

Findings confirm safety of simultaneous COVID-19 and influenza vaccine...

Arkansas pharmacy keeps COVID-19 patients out of hospitals with...

CDC: Those with disabilities have a tougher time getting COVID-19 vaccines

ISMP cautions pharmacists about flu and COVID-19 vaccine mix-ups after...

Drug combo has potential to reduce COVID-19 hospitalization and death

Federal government makes two announcements with major pharmacy implications in 24 hours

CDC releases guidance on caring for ‘COVID long-haulers’

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