Gold Cross is delighted to announce a new partnership with Liebherr, Germany’s leading manufacturer of refrigeration solutions for over 60 years. Liebherr was selected due to their comprehensive range of gold-standard and Quality Care-compliant refrigeration solutions. Refrigerators and freezers for use in pharmacy, research and laboratories must meet the most stringent requirements. With precise electronic control and accurate temperature setting, Liebherr pharmaceutical refrigerators offer outstanding temperature stability and excellent energy efficiency. Purpose-built with high-quality mate ..read more

Despite allergies and intolerances being frequently grouped together, there are fundamental differences between the two. A true food allergy is defined as an abnormal immune response to a food protein which is directly mediated by immunoglobulin E (IgE), causing almost immediate and often life-threatening reaction to the allergen. On the other hand, a food intolerance is a non-immune mediated reaction to a food protein, carbohydrate or chemical. These reactions appear over a prolonged period of time and leave no chemical or physical trace, making them extremely difficult to diagnose. Under ..read more

Moving from a limited environmental focus to recognising the importance of health, well-being and prosperity of people and the planet, the concept of sustainable development has transformed over the years. Gaining some insight into this development may widen the understanding of what sustainability can mean for health professionals today. In 1972, the first environment summit was held in Stockholm, Sweden, and the statement ‘environmentally sound development’ was born. By the following year, the statement was changed to ‘eco-development’. 50 years of processes, change and research cannot eas ..read more

On Friday 15 March during the Women’s Networking Lunch at APP2024, Hon Shannon Fentiman MP, Minister for Health, Mental Health and Ambulance Services and Minister for Women, announced a new Pilot in Queensland, which will allow appropriately trained community pharmacists to prescribe hormonal contraception to women and girls aged over 16 years. The Pilot will help address significant barriers in accessing hormonal contraception and is expected to be available by early July 2024. As a leading education and training provider for the pharmacy industry, the Australasian College of Pharmacy wel ..read more

Proteins are necessary for the proper functioning of muscles, tissues and organs. They create the building blocks for a variety of enzymes and hormones that play an important role in maintaining normal functioning. This includes, but is not limited to, managing appetite and maintaining muscle mass. So really it is no secret that protein is an important macronutrient for both men and women. Yet, for some reason protein talk is almost always centered around men. The protein supplement industry in particular is all but dominated by men, making it a daunting task for women to choose a protein su ..read more

A first-ever national study will investigate the societal and environmental factors that lay the path for health issues including dementia, with a focus on Australia. To prevent future cases of dementia we need to understand who is at risk and what are the risk factors. According to researchers at UNSW’s Centre for Healthy Brain Ageing (CHeBA), the people with whom we interact and the environments in which we live, work and play are critical to our health. The new research, led by internationally renowned experts Professors Perminder Sachdev and Henry Brodaty, has a vision to assess and add ..read more

APP Chairman, Kos Sclavos AM today announced the addition of a panel session on implementing full scope at the Australian Pharmacy Professional Conference and Trade Exhibition (APP2024), which is taking place next week on the Gold Coast. Titled ‘Integrating Full Scope Pharmacist Services into Community Pharmacy Practice – removing friction points’, the panel session will be held on Saturday morning and will feature North Queensland Full Scope project pharmacists Cate Whalan, Amanda Seeto and Lucy Walker, and the Guild’s Senior Manager – Full Scope Project (Qld), Sara Kemp. They will be join ..read more

Cyber-skulduggery is becoming the bane of modern life. Australia’s prime minister has called it a “scourge”, and he is correct. In 2022–23, nearly 94,000 cyber crimes were reported in Australia, up 23% on the previous year. In the latest high-profile attack, around 15,000 customers of alcohol retailer Dan Murphy, Mexican restaurant chain Guzman y Gomez, Event Cinemas, and home shopping network TVSN had their login credentials and credit card details used fraudulently to buy goods and services in what is known as a “credential stuffing” attack. So what is credential stuffing ..read more

The NSW Government’s pharmacy trial has this month surpassed 12,000 total consultations, relieving pressure on GPs and making it easier for people to access basic medications. The trial allows trained community pharmacists to manage urinary tract infections (UTI) and provide treatment medicines if needed, as well as resupply the oral contraceptive pill (the pill). Since May last year, when the UTI stage of the trial began, to 15 February 2024, 11,296 consultations occurred across 937 pharmacies around the state. Since September last year, when the pill stage of the trial began, 854 consult ..read more

Early riser or night owl, everyone appreciates a good night’s sleep. But despite the best of intentions, quality sleep can elude us, sometimes to the point where it can contribute to serious health issues. Now, a world first study from the University of South Australia shows that getting a good night’s sleep is tied to how you structure your day, with exercise at the heart of sleep quality. The study examined different components of time use and different aspects of sleep among 1168 children (average age 12 years) and 1360 adults (their parents, average age 44 years, mainly mothers) the stu ..read more