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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.

FDA warns of dental problems associated with certain buprenorphine...

Tuesday, January 18, 2022 0 27165

FDA is drawing attention to dental problems linked to buprenorphine-containing medications that are dissolved under the tongue or placed against the inside of the cheek to treat opioid use disorder and pain.

Fentanyl deaths spike in certain parts of the U.S.

Friday, December 17, 2021 0 28180

Between 2019 and 2020, illicitly manufactured fentanyl-related overdose deaths increased substantially in western, southern, and midwestern states, CDC reported.

Should medical cannabis be used to treat chronic pain?

According to CDC, people most often cite pain management as their reason for using medical cannabis in the United States. But according to a new...

CDC: Drug overdose deaths hit new high

Preliminary CDC data show that drug overdose deaths in the United States hit a record high in the 12-month period ending in March 2021.

Opioid taper and overdose risk: What pharmacists should know

In the ongoing aftermath of the opioid crisis, it’s common for physicians to attempt to wean some patients off opioids in favor of...

In case you missed it: new study warns against acetaminophen use during...

A recent study published in Nature Reviews Endocrinology sheds light on the debate about acetaminophen use for pregnant women. After reviewing the...

Disparities in opioid overdose deaths continue to worsen for Black...

Non-Hispanic Black individuals in 4 US states experienced a 38% increase in the rate of opioid overdose deaths from 2018 to 2019, while the rates...

NIH: Methamphetamine-involved overdose deaths nearly tripled between...

A study conducted by the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) found that overdose deaths in the United States involving methamphetamine...

Thursday, August 26, 2021

Patients on high doses of opioid analgesics risk overdose when tapering, study finds

A new study published in JAMA Network reveals that patients who take substantial amounts of opioid analgesics over the long term are at a greater risk of experiencing a mental health crisis or an overdose when they taper their dose.

Friday, August 6, 2021

Study finds differences in opioid prescribing for Black and white patients

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.

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Transitions Magazine

FDA warns of dental problems associated with certain buprenorphine...

Fentanyl deaths spike in certain parts of the U.S.

Should medical cannabis be used to treat chronic pain?

CDC: Drug overdose deaths hit new high

Opioid taper and overdose risk: What pharmacists should know

In case you missed it: new study warns against acetaminophen use during...

Disparities in opioid overdose deaths continue to worsen for Black...

NIH: Methamphetamine-involved overdose deaths nearly tripled between...

Patients on high doses of opioid analgesics risk overdose when tapering, study finds

Study finds differences in opioid prescribing for Black and white patients