UQ Professor appointed to PHARMAC in New Zealand

15 July 2014

The Pharmaceutical Management Agency (PHARMAC) in the New Zealand has appointed The University of Queensland’s Professor Jennifer Martin as a new member to the Pharmacology and Therapeutics Advisory Committee (PTAC).
Professor Martin, Head of the Princess Alexandra Clinical School at the UQ School of Medicine, said it is exciting to be able to contribute to international pharmaceutical policy decisions.

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“These decisions actually have effects on pricing of, and access to medications in many other countries looking to publicly fund pharmaceuticals,” Professor Martin said.
“I am especially delighted and honoured to be contributing to the New Zealand Ministry of Health as there is such a necessary focus on value for money here.
“Spending on pharmaceuticals, whilst improving health outcomes, also diverts resources from other areas of health which can likewise benefit the health of the nation.
“So we need to ensure we know the amount the drug or device will cost and the likely benefit to the population, and how this compares to other proposed health interventions that require Government funding,” she said.PHARMAC Medical Director Dr John Wyeth said the new appointment will add to the high calibre of PTAC’s membership.”PTAC’s advice is one of the foundation stones of PHARMAC’s decisions and it is essential we have the best possible people on the committee,” he said.
Professor Martin is a Clinical Pharmacologist who has played a leading role in medicine assessment in Australia, both at a state and Australia-wide level.
She attended Wellington East Girls College before graduating from the University of Otago School of Medicine, and then a Rhodes Scholar at Oxford University in the UK.

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