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Pharmacology & Therapeutics Advisory Committee (PTAC)
PTAC is PHARMAC’s primary clinical advisory committee. The Committee's 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. Appointments are made according to the Protocol for Appointment.
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 PHARMAC's 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. You can also read the position description (4 pages, 110 KB)for PTAC members.
The Committee meets four times a year, and minutes of those meetings are available here.
PTAC reviews funding applications from pharmaceutical suppliers, health professionals and consumer groups.
Contact PTAC
Contact PTAC via the Advisory Committee Manager.
PTAC Documents
- 2012 PTAC Meeting Dates and Funding Application Timelines (2 pages, 44 KB) 26 Oct 2011
- Funding Applications going to the February 2012 PTAC Meeting (1 page, 15 KB) 26 Oct 2011
- Protocol for the appointment of PTAC members (7 pages, 72 KB) 16 Sep 2010
- 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
- PTAC Terms of Reference 2008 (32 pages, 738 KB) 30 Oct 2008
Page updated on 18 Jan 2012
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.…
2012 PTAC Meeting Dates and Funding Application Timelines (2 pages, 44 KB)
21 July 2011 Dear Pharmaceutical Suppliers 2012 PTAC meetings and funding application timelines Please find below the 2012 dates for the Pharmacology and Therapeutics Advisory Committee (PTAC) meetings, and the last possible dates for receipt of funding applications that allow…
Funding Applications going to the February 2012 PTAC Meeting (1 page, 15 KB)
Funding Applications going to the February 2012 PTAC Meeting Details of Funding Applications received are published on PHARMAC’s website, in accordance with the Terms of Reference for the Pharmacology and Therapeutics Advisory Committee (PTAC) and PTAC Subcommittees 2008. Chemical (Trade)…
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 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…
