Transitions

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.

Tuesday, June 25, 2024 0 217

Patient counseling is arguably the most important skill pharmacists need to possess. I currently intern in the outpatient setting, where consulting patients on their new discharge medications is part of my daily routine, so I decided to enter the 2024 APhA–ASP National Patient Counseling Competition (NPCC) in order to assess my consultation skills and look for areas where I can improve.

Making as big a community impact as possible through APhA–ASP

Friday, June 21, 2024 0 223

The University of Pittsburgh School of Pharmacy APhA–ASP Chapter was proud to receive the APhA–ASP Chapter Patient Care Award at APhA2024 in Orlando this past March. Our chapter has nearly 300 members who engage in all six national APhA–ASP patient care operations.

Professionalism a priority at MCPHS

The Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences (MCPHS)–Boston APhA–ASP Chapter executed and achieved multiple...

APhA-ASP Member Spotlight: Megan Russell

Meet Megan Russell, a third-year PharmD candidate at the University of Kentucky College of Pharmacy.

Most patients see pharmacists as crucial part of their health care team

Nearly 80% of patients said they see pharmacists as an integral part of their health care team, according to a new survey from Columbia University...

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

FDA is drawing attention to dental problems linked to buprenorphine-containing medications that are dissolved under the tongue or placed against...

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

Pharmacists are well aware that polypharmacy is a major issue among patients, especially older adults. Recent studies have estimated that...

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

To encourage the appropriate use of Pfizer’s COVID-19 antiviral drug nirmatrelvir/ritonavir (Paxlovid), the Institute for Safe Medication...

Tuesday, January 11, 2022

Many patients not receiving statins after lower-extremity revascularization

A new study in JAMA Network Open analyzed data from more than 125,000 patients who received lower-extremity revascularization between 2014 and 2019.

Monday, January 10, 2022

New HIV PrEP guidelines call for clinicians to talk with patients about prevention meds

CDC now advises all clinicians to talk to their patients who are sexually active, including adolescents, about HIV preexposure prophylaxis (PrEP) at least once and to prescribe the prevention medication to anyone who requests them.

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Transitions Magazine

NPCC as an opportunity for growth

Making as big a community impact as possible through APhA–ASP

Professionalism a priority at MCPHS

APhA-ASP Member Spotlight: Megan Russell

Most patients see pharmacists as crucial part of their health care team

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

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

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

Many patients not receiving statins after lower-extremity revascularization

New HIV PrEP guidelines call for clinicians to talk with patients about prevention meds