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Pharmacology & Therapeutics Advisory Committee (PTAC)
PTAC is PHARMAC’s primary clinical advisory committee. Its role is to provide objective clinical advice to the PHARMAC Board. PTAC's members are appointed by the Director-General of Health in consultation with the PHARMAC Board.
Accepting applications
The position description for PTAC members is available here (4 pages, 110 KB). We are currently accepting applications for new PTAC members, and you can read the advertisement here (1 page, 118 KB).
The Committee considers and makes recommendations on, amongst other things:
- applications for funding pharmaceuticals
- amendments to the Pharmaceutical Schedule, where there are clinical issues to consider
- the management of the Pharmaceutical Schedule
- the need for reviews of specific drugs, or groups of drugs.
PTAC is made up of senior health practitioners from a range of specialities, who consider clinical evidence around funding applications, and take into account nine decision criteria before making recommendations to PHARMAC.
PTAC subcommittees provide more specialised advice, on therapeutic areas such as cancer, diabetes or heart disease.
The current list of PTAC members is here.
The Committee meets four times a year, and publicly available minutes of those meetings are available here.
PTAC reviews funding applications from pharmaceutical suppliers, health professionals and consumer groups.
PTAC Terms of Reference
PTAC is governed by its Terms of Reference (32 pages, 738 KB). The Terms of Reference also cover the operation of PTAC subcommittees.
A review of the Terms of Reference was completed in 2008. The documents relating to this review are:
- The consultation letter (2 pages, 126 KB) and background information (9 pages, 151 KB)
- A summary of consultation submissions (28 pages, 232 KB)
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Cover letter for the revised Terms of Reference (2 pages, 76 KB).
Contact PTAC
Contact PTAC via the Advisory Committee Manager.
PTAC Documents
- 2011 PTAC meeting dates and application timeline (2 pages, 218 KB) 17 Aug 2010
- 2010-08 PTAC member position description (4 pages, 110 KB) 04 Aug 2010
- 2010-08 PTAC vacancy advertisement (1 page, 118 KB) 04 Aug 2010
- PTAC & Subcommittee Membership (3 pages, 9 KB) 29 May 2009
- PTAC Terms of Reference 2008 (32 pages, 738 KB) 30 Oct 2008
- PTAC ToR Background information (9 pages, 151 KB) 30 Oct 2008
- PTAC ToR Consultation letter (2 pages, 126 KB) 30 Oct 2008
- PTAC ToR cover letter (2 pages, 76 KB) 30 Oct 2008
- Summary of consultation submissions (28 pages, 232 KB) 30 Oct 2008
Page updated on 30 Aug 2010
Linked documents
2010-08 PTAC member position description (4 pages, 110 KB)
POSITION DESCRIPTION Position Title: Reports to: Date: PTAC MEMBER PTAC CHAIR July 2010 PURPOSE OF THE POSITION PTAC (Pharmacology and Therapeutics Advisory Committee) is a committee of senior health practitioners with expertise in clinical pharmacology, internal medicine and general practice.…
2010-08 PTAC vacancy advertisement (1 page, 118 KB)
Pharmacology and Therapeutics Advisory Committee Application for PTAC Membership PHARMAC is the government agency responsible for ensuring New Zealanders have access to a wide range of affordable medicines. PHARMAC makes a vital contribution to New Zealand’s health outcomes. The Pharmacology…
PTAC Terms of Reference 2008 (32 pages, 738 KB)
CONTENTS Glossary of terms ….. 3 1 Establishment …. 5 1.1 1.2 PTAC ….5 PTAC Subcommittees …5 Activities of PTAC and PTAC Subcommittees …5 Matters that PTAC and PTAC Subcommittees are to consider …..5 Relationship with PHARMAC…..7 Relationship between PTAC…
PTAC ToR Consultation letter (2 pages, 126 KB)
Thursday 15 May REVIEW OF PTAC’s GUIDELINES PHARMAC is reviewing PTAC’s Guidelines and I would like to invite you to consider the proposed amendments that PHARMAC is putting forward. I welcome your views on those proposals and any further changes…
PTAC ToR Background information (9 pages, 151 KB)
Review of the Guidelines for the Pharmacology and Therapeutics Advisory Committee (PTAC) and its Subcommittees Introduction PTAC is a statutory committee established “to provide objective advice to PHARMAC on pharmaceuticals and their benefits”. PTAC is currently made up of ten…
Summary of consultation submissions (28 pages, 232 KB)
Summary of all submissions to consultation on the draft Terms of Reference for the Pharmacology & Therapeutics Advisory Committee (PTAC) and PTAC Subcommittees (“PTAC ToR”) PHARMAC has recently completed a review of the PTAC Guidelines (now known as PTAC ToR)…
PTAC ToR cover letter (2 pages, 76 KB)
30 October 2008 PTAC Terms of Reference We have recently completed a review of the PTAC Guidelines. The revised Terms of Reference for the Pharmacology and Therapeutics Advisory Committee (PTAC) and PTAC Subcommittees, 2008 (PTAC ToR) are attached for your…
2011 PTAC meeting dates and application timeline (2 pages, 218 KB)
3 August 2010 Dear Pharmaceutical Suppliers 2011 PTAC meetings and funding application timelines Please find below the 2011 dates for the Pharmacology and Therapeutics Advisory Committee (PTAC) meetings, and the last possible dates for receipt of funding applications that allow…
PTAC & Subcommittee Membership (3 pages, 9 KB)
Subcommittee Analgesic Dr Howard Wilson Dr Jane Thomas Dr Bruce Foggo Dr Geoff Robinson Dr Lindsay Haas Dr Jonathan Adler Dr Rick Acland Dr Ian Hosford General Practitioner / Pharmacologist Paediatric Anaesthetist Palliative Medicine Consultant Chief Medical Officer/Addiction Medicine Neurologist…
