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Definition Acronym AcronymID
Biologics Regulatory Management System BRMS 1
body surface area BSA 2
bovine spongiform encephalopathy (mad cow disease) BSE 3
bovine somatotropin BST 4
British Veterinary Codex BVC 5
culture and sensitivity C & S 6
certificate of analysis C of A 7
Chemical Abstracts CA 8
Carcinogenicity Assessment Committee (CDER) CAC 9
Center ADP/TC Computer Tracking and Inventory System (CFSAN) CACTIS 10
Cancer Data Standards Repository (NCI) caDSR 11
CFSAN Adverse Event Reporting System CAERS 12
computer assisted new drug application CANDA 13
color additive petition CAP 14
computer assisted product license application CAPLA 15
Canadian Association of Professional Regulatory Affairs CAPRA 16
Compliance Achievement Reporting System CARS 17
CFSAN Automated Research Tracking System CARTS 18
Chemical Abstracts Service CAS 19
computer aided software engineering CASE 20
Center Automated System Process Exchange and Reporting (CFSAN) CASPER 21
Calf Antibiotic and Sulfonamide Test CAST 22
complete blood count CBC 23
Community-based Clinical Trials Network (AmFAR) CBCTN 24
changes being effected CBE 25
Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research (FDA) CBER 26
Clinical Center (NIH) CC 27
Clinger-Cohen Act (formerly the Information Technology Management Reform Act) CCA 28
Compliance Coordinating Committee (CDER) CCC 29
Certification Commission for Healthcare Information Technology CCHIT 30
certified clinical research coordinator CCRC 31
Codex Committee on Residues of Veterinary Drugs in Foods CC/RVDF 32
clinical document architecture CDA 33
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (DHHS) CDC 34
Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (FDA) CDER 35
Clinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium CDISC 36
central document room CDR 37
Center for Devices and Radiological Health (FDA) CDRH 38
compact disc read-only memory CD-ROM 39
continuing education CE 40
European Chemical Industry Council CEFIC 41
Combined Federal Campaign CFC 42
central file number (ORA) CFN 43
Code of Federal Regulations CFR 44
Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition (FDA) CFSAN 45
common gateway interface CGI 46
current good manufacturing practice cGMP 47
clinical hold CH 48
Consolidated Health Informatics Initiative CHI 49
Consumer Healthcare Products Association CHPA 50
Computer Incident Advisory Capability (U.S. Department of Energy) CIAC 51
clinical investigator's brochure CIB 52
chief information officer CIO 53
Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature CINAHL 54
Council for International Organizations of Medical Sciences (WHO) CIOMS 55
clean in place CIP 56
cosmetic ingredient review CIR 57
Center Information Retrieval System (CDRH) CIRS 58
Center for Information Technology (NIH) CIT 59
Creutzfeldt Jakob disease CJD 60
Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments of 1988 CLIA 61
Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute CLSI 62
configuration management CM 63
"chemistry, manufacturing, and control" CMC 64
Chemistry and Manufacturing Controls Coordinating Committee (CDER) CMCCC 65
continuing medical education CME 66
contract management organization CMO 67
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (DHHS) (formerly HCFA) CMS 68
central nervous system CNS 69
Commissioned Officers Association (PHS) COA 70
Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act COBRA 71
conflict of interest COI 72
Control of Major Accident Hazards Regulations 1999 COMAH 73
Center-wide Oracle Management Information System COMIS 74
Compliance Status Information System COMSTAT 75
clean out of place COP 76
EASE central repository module CORE 77
certificate of suitability CoS 78
Coding Symbols for Thesaurus of Adverse Reaction Terms COSTART 79
commercial off-the-shelf software COTS 80
compliance program CP 81
Compliance Policy Guide CPG 82
Compliance Program Guidance Manual CPGM 83
consumer price index CPI 84
Committee for Proprietary Medicinal Products (EMEA) CPMP 85
critical process parameter CPP 86
Consumer Product Safety Commission CPSC 87
Current Procedural Terminology (AMA) CPT 88
clinical research associate CRA 89
cooperative research and development agreement CRADA 90
clinical research coordinator CRC 91
case report form CRF 92
Clinical Research Information Exchange (FDA and NCI) CRIX 93
corporate records management CRM 94
contract research organization CRO 95
Contamination Response System CRS 96
case report tabulations CRT 97
civil service CS 98
clinically significant CS 99
Controlled Substances Act CSA 100
Center for the Study of Drug Development (Tufts University) CSDD 101
consumer safety inspector CSI 102
Committee on Safety of Medicines (UK) CSM 103
consumer safety officer CSO 104
Center for Scientific Review (NIH) CSR 105
customer service records CSR 106
customer service representative (EASE) CSR 107
computed tomography CT 108
clinical trial CT 109
clinical trial certificate CTC 110
common technical document CTD 111
Correspondence Tracking System CTS 112
clinical trials exemption (UK) CTX 113
curriculum vitae CV 114
Center for Veterinary Medicine (FDA) CVM 115
Committee on Veterinary Medical Products (EMEA) CVMP 116
chest x-ray CXR 117
calendar year CY 118
designated approving authority DAA 119
defect action level DAL 120
Document Accountability and Tracking System (CBER) DATS 121
double-blind DB 123
database management system DBMS 124
Defense Civilian Pay System DCPS 125
dynamic data exchange DDE 126
Drug Enforcement Administration (U.S. Department of Justice) DEA 127
drug experience network DEN 128
diethylstilbestrol DES 129
Drug Efficacy Study Implementation DESI 130
Defense Finance and Accounting Services FDAS 131
Division File System DFS 132
design history file DHF 133
Department of Health and Human Services (U.S.) DHHS 134
deionized water DI 135
Drug Information Association DIA 136
Digital Imaging and Communications in Medicine DICOM 137
drug master file DMF 138
domain name server DNS 139
District Office (FDA) DO 140
drugs of abuse DOA 141
Department of Defense (U.S.) DoD 142
Department of Energy (U.S.) DOE 143
design of experiment DOE 144
Department of Justice (U.S.) DOJ 145
drug product DP 146
Drug Price Competition and Patent Trade Restoration Act of 1984 DPC-PTR Act 147
Drug Product Reference File DPRF 148
design quality DQ 149
Drug Quality Reporting System (CDER) DQRS 150
diagnosis related group DRG 151
Drug Registration and Listing System DRLS 152
dispute resolution project manager DRPM 153
drug substance DS 154
Dietary Supplement and Health Education Act of 1994 DSHEA 155
Data Standards Manual (CDER) DSM 156
Data Safety Monitoring Board DSMB 157
Decision Support System DSS 158
direct-to-consumer DTC 159
Distribution Tracking System (CBER) DTS 160
drug utilization review DUR 161
Doctor of Veterinary Medicine DVM 162
Efficacy Topics' Data Elements for Transmission of Adverse Drug Reactions Reports (ICH) E2B 163
environmental assistance EA 164
Ethics Advisory Board EAB 165
European Community EC 167
Electronic Common Technical Document (ICH M2 [Multi-disciplinary Group 2] EWG [Expert Working Group]) eCDT 168
electrocardiogram ECG 169
European currency unit ECU 170
effective dose ED 171
electronic data exchange EDI 172
European drug master file EDMF 173
Electronic Document Management System EDMS 174
European Directorate for the Quality of Medicines EDQM 175
electronic document room EDR 176
enhanced design review EDR 177
European Economic Area EEA 178
European Economic Community EEC 179
electroencephalogram EEG 180
Equal Employment Opportunity EEO 181
Electronic Entry Processing System EEPS 182
establishment evaluation request EER 183
establishment evaluation system EES 184
engineering flow diagram EFD 185
Electronic Freedom of Information Act EFOIA 186
European Federation of Pharmaceutical Industries and Associations EFPIA 187
European Free Trade Association EFTA 188
environmental health and safety EH & S 189
Enterprise Human Resources and Payroll System EHRP 190
European Inventory of Existing Commercial Chemical Substances EINECS 191
Emerging Infections Program (CDC) EIP 192
establishment inspection report EIR 193
electrocardiogram EKG 194
establishment license application ELA 195
European List of Notified Chemical Substances ELINS 196
Electronic Labeling Information Processing System (FDA) ELIPS 197
European Medicines Agency (formerly European Medicines Evaluation Agency) EMEA 198
executive order EO 199
end-of phase 1 EOP1 200
end-of-phase 2 EOP2 201
European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer EORTC 202
end of study EOS 203
Environmental Protection Agency (U.S.) EPA 204
effective patent life EPL 205
Employee Performance Management System EPMS 206
Ethics Review Board ERB 207
electronic records/electronic signatures ER/ES 208
Employee Resource Information Center ERIC 209
Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 ERISA 210
enterprise resource planning ERP 211
electronic regulatory submission ERS 212
Electronic Regulatory Submissions and Review ERSR 213
electrostatic discharge ESD 214
electronic signature ESIG 215
EASE time and attendance module ETA 216
exercise tolerance test ETT 217
European Union EU 218
endotoxin unit EU 219
experimental use permit EUP 220
entry validation application EVA 221
expert working group EWG 222
Food Allergy and Anaphylaxis Network FAAN 223
Federal Advisory Committee Act 1972 FACA 224
Field Accomplishments and Compliance Tracking System FACTS 225
Foods Adverse Event Monitoring System FAEMS 226
food additive petition FAP 227
frequently asked questions FAQ 228
Federal Acquisition Regulations FAR 229
Food Additives Regulatory Management System (CFSAN) FARM 230
Federal Acquisition Streamlining Act of 1994 FASA 231
factory acceptance test FAT 232
facsimile FAX 233
Federal Communications Commission (U.S.) FCC 234
"Federal Coordinating Council for Science, Engineering and Technology " FCCSET 235
"Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act of 1938 " FD&C ACT 236
"FDA form for veterinary adverse drug reaction, lack of effectiveness, product defect report--mandatory " FD-1932 237
"FDA form for veterinary adverse drug reaction, lack of effectiveness, product defect report--voluntary " FD-1932a 238
FDA form for transmittal of periodic reports and promotional material for new animal drugs FD-2301 239
FDA form for new animal drug appication FD-356V 240
FDA form used as a written notice of deficiencies found in inspections FD-483 241
Food and Drug Administration FDA 242
Food and Drug Administration Modernization Act of 1997 FDAMA 243
Spontaneous Reporting System of the Food and Drug Administration FDA-SRS 244
"Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act of 1938 " FDCA 245
Food and Drug Law Institute FDLI 246
"Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act of 1938 " FFDCA 247
Family Friendly Leave Act FFLA 248
John E. Fogarty International Center (NIH) FIC 249
first in first out FIFO 250
Federal Investigator Registry for Bioinformatics Research Data FIREBIRD 251
FDA Information Retrieval System FIRSt 252
Field Information System FIS 253
final monograph FM 254
field management directives FMD 255
failure modes and effect analysis FMEA 256
failure modes effects and criticality analysis FMECA 257
freedom of information FOI 259
Freedom of Information Act FOIA 260
finding of no significant impact FONSI 261
final printed label FPL 262
Fair Packaging and Labeling Act (1967) FPLA 263
fluoroquinolone FQ 264
Federal Register FR 265
Federal Records Center (Suitland) FRC 266
Federal Register Document Tracking System FRDTS 267
federal standard (U.S.) FS 268
follicle-stimulating hormone FSH 269
Food Safety Initiative (CFSAN) FSI 270
Food Safety and Inspection Service (USDA) FSIS 271
Federal Trade Commission (U.S.) FTC 272
full-time equivalent FTE 273
file transfer protocol FTP 274
Federal Telecommunications System FTS 275
fiscal year FY 276
Greater Access to Affordable Pharmaceuticals Act of 2003 GAAP 277
Generlc Animal Drug and Patent Term Restoration Act GADPTRA 278
good automated manufacturing practice GAMP 279
Government Accountability Office (U.S.) GAO 280
good agricultural practices GAPS 281
General Agreement of Tariffs and Trade GATT 282
general counsel (FDA) GC 283
gas chromatography GC 284
good clinical laboratory practice GCLP 285
good clinical practice GCP 286
Generic Drug Enforcement Act of 1992 GDEA 287
good engineering practice GEP 288
good guidance practice GGP 289
Globally Harmonised System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals (UN) GHS 290
gastrointestinal GI 292
graphics interchange format GIF 293
Government Information Locator Service GILS 294
good laboratory practice GLP 295
Global Medical Device Nomenclature GMDN 296
good manufacturing practice GMP 297
government off-the-shelf GOTS 298
Government Paperwork Elimination Act GPEA 299
Government Printing Office (U.S.) GPO 301
group purchasing organization GPO 302
Government Performance Results Act of 1993 GPRA 303
generally recognized as safe GRAS 304
generally recognized as safe and effective GRAS/E 305
good review practice GRP 306
general records schedule GRS 307
General Services Administration (U.S.) GSA 308
general standard for food additives GSFA 309
graphical user interface GUI 310
"good x"" practices """ GxP 311
hazard analysis critical control point HACCP 312
Health Action International HAI 313
hazardous material HAZMAT 314
hazard and operability HAZOP 315
Health Care Financing Administration (now CMS) HCFA 316
humanitarian use exemptions (CDRH) HDE 317
high efficiency particulate air (filter) HEPA 318
mail code for FDA Office of the Commissioner HF 319
mail code for CDER HFD 320
mail code for CBER HFM 321
mail code for CFSAN HFS 322
mail code for NCTR HFT 323
mail code for CVM HFV 324
mail code for CDRH HFZ 325
Health and Human Services (U.S. Department of) HHS 326
Healthcare Information Management Systems Society HIMSS 327
Health Level 7 HL7 329
health maintenance organization HMO 330
Health Products and Food Branch (Canada's FDA) HPFB 331
high performance liquid chromatography HPLC 332
human resources HR 333
health research group HRG 334
Human Research Review Committee HRRC 335
Health Resources and Services Administration (DHHS) HRSA 336
health technical memorandum HTM 337
hypertext markup language HTML 338
hypertext transfer protocol HTTP 339
humanitarian use device (CDER) HUD 340
"heating, ventilating, and air conditioning " HVAC 341
history Hx 342
Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee IACUC 343
International Agency for Research on Cancer (WHO) IARC 344
International Air Transport Association IATA 345
informed consent IC 346
intelligent console architecture ICA 347
International Cooperative Agreements Manual ICAM 348
International Civil Aviation Organization ICAO 349
informed consent document ICD 350
"International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Revision, Clinical Modification " ICD-9-CM 351
International Conference on Harmonisation (of Technical Requirements for Registration of Pharmaceuticals for Human Use) ICH 352
International Commission for Protection Against Environmental Mutagens and Carcinogens ICPEMC 353
Individual Case Safety Reports ICSR 354
investigational device exemption (CDRH) IDE 355
idiosyncratic drug reaction IDR 356
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers IEEE 357
investigational food additive (file) IFA 358
International Food Additives Database (CFSAN) IFAD 359
inspector general IG 360
Indian Health Service (DHHS) IHS 361
internet information officer IIS 362
Intramuscular IM 363
International Maritime Dangerous Goods Code IMDG 364
International Maritime Organisation IMO 365
International Merchant Purchase Authorization Card IMPAC 366
investigational medicinal product IMP 367
Information Management System IMS 368
Industry Meeting Tracking System IMTS 369
investigational new animal drug INAD 370
investigational new animal drug application INADA 371
investigational new drug IND 372
investigational new drug application INDA 373
Investigational New Drug Committee INDC 374
international nonproprietary name INN 375
Institute of Medicine of the National Academies IOM 376
Interagency Oncology Task Force (FDA and NCI) IOTF 377
internet protocol IP 378
in process control IPC 379
International Programme on Chemical Safety (WHO) IPCS 380
International Pharmaceutical Excipients Council IPEC 381
Independent Pharmaceutical Research Organization IPRO 382
Institute of Quality Assurance (UK) IQA 383
Institutional Review Board IRB 384
internet relay chat IRC 385
information resources management IRM 386
"identical, related, or similar " IRS 387
information systems architecture ISA 388
Integrated Services Digital Network ISDN 389
Import Support and Information System ISIS 390
International Organization for Standardization ISO 391
internet service provider ISP 392
International Society for Pharmacoepidemiology ISPE 393
International Society for Pharmaceutical Engineering ISPE 394
information systems security officer ISSO 395
information technology IT 396
Information Technology Coordinating Committee (CDER) ITCC 397
Information Technology Investment Portfolio System ITIPS 398
Information Technology Management Reform Act (now the Clinger-Cohen Act) ITMRA 399
independent verification and validation IV & V 400
in vitro diagnostics IVD 401
International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry IUPAC 402
joint application development JAD 403
Japanese Adverse Reaction Terminology J-ART 404
Joint Bi-level Image Experts Group JBIG 405
Joint Commission on Accreditation of Health Care Organizations JCAHO 406
Generic Investigational New Animal Drug File JINAD 407
Japanese Pharmacopoeia JP 408
Joint Photographic Experts Group JPEG 409
Japan Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Association JPMA 410
kilogram Kg 411
knowledge organization system KOS 412
labor and delivery L & D 413
low-acid canned foods LACF 414
laminar air flow LAF 415
local area network LAN 416
Langua Alimentaria (Language of Foods) LanguaL 417
License Application Tracking System LATS 418
lethal dose LD 419
lethal dose where 50% of the animal population die LD50 420
Law Enforcement Alliance of America LEAA 421
Library Electronic Reference Network LERN 422
leave and earnings statement LES 423
Laboratory Information Management System LIMS 424
Laboratory Management System LMS 425
Labeling and Nomenclature Committee (CDER) LNC 426
letter of agreement LOA 427
level of concern LOC 428
last observation carried forward LOCF 429
limit of detection LOD 430
Logical Observation Identifier Name Codes (Regenstrief Institute) LOINC 431
limit of quantification LOQ 432
list of values (EASE) LOV 433
Lipid Research Clinic LRC 434
lower respiratory infection LRI 435
Lot Release System LRS 436
less than effective LTE 437
ICH M2 Expert Working Group (EWG) [electronic standards for transmission of regulatory information] M2 438
Model 204 Database Management System (Computer Corporation of America) M204 439
ICH M4 Expert Working Group (EWG) [focusing on Common Technical Documents for sections of the NDA] M4 440
Marketing Authorisation MA 441
Marketing Authorisation Application MAA 442
Manual of Policy and Procedures MAPP 443
Management Assignment Tracking System MATS 444
Manufacturer and User Facility Device Experience Database (CDRH) MAUDE 445
minimum bactericidal concentration MBC 446
Medicines Control Agency (part of MHRA) MCA 447
maximum daily dose MDD 448
metered dose inhaler MDI 449
medical device reporting MDR 450
Medical Dictionary for Regulatory Activities MedDRA 451
Medical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System (NLM) MEDLARS 452
Medical Product Safety Network (CDRH) MedSuN 453
FDA Safety Information and Adverse Event Reporting Program MEDWATCH 454
multi-generation support system MGSS 455
Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (UK) MHRA 456
Ministry of Health and Welfare (Japan's equivalent to the FDA) MHW 457
myocardial infarction MI 458
minimum inhibitory concentration MIC 459
Management Information System MIS 460
manufacturer's license (UK pharmaceuticals) ML 461
medically necessary veterinary product MNVP 462
memorandum of agreement MOA 463
memorandum of need MON 464
memorandum of understanding MOU 465
Medical Policy Coordinating Committee MPCC 466
Moving Pictures Experts Group MPEG 467
medical products quality assurance MPQA 468
Mammography Program Reporting and Information Systems MPRIS 469
Mammography Quality Standards Act of 1992 MQSA 470
magnetic resonance angiography MRA 471
medical research associate MRA 472
mutual recognition agreement MRA 473
Managed Review Committee MRC 474
magnetic resonance imaging MRI 475
manufacturing resource planning MRP 476
Material Safety Data Sheets MSDS 477
maximum tolerated dose MTD 478
Minor Use and Minor Species Animal Health Act of 2004 MUMS Act 479
not applicable N/A 480
not approvable NA 481
"FDA form for veterinary adverse drug reaction, lack of effectiveness, product defect report--mandatory " 1932 482
"FDA form for veterinary adverse drug reaction, lack of effectiveness, product defect report--voluntary " 1932a 483
FDA form for transmittal of periodic reports and promotional material for new animal drugs 2301 484
FDA form for new animal drug appication 356V 485
FDA form used as a written notice of deficiencies found in inspections 483 486
"section of the Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act that deals with premarket notification " 510(k) 487
American Association for the Advancement of Science AAAS 488
American Association of Blood Banks AABB 489
American Association for Cancer Research AACR 490
abbreviated antibiotic drug application AADA 491
American Academy of Family Physicians AAFP 492
American Association of Immunologists AAI 493
American Academy of Pediatrics AAP 494
American Academy of Peridontology AAP 495
American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists AAPS 496
Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry ABPI 497
adverse clinical event ACE 498
Association of Clinical Embryologists ACE 499
American Council of Independent Laboratories ACIL 500
American Clinical Laboratory Association ACLA 501
acceptable carry-over limit ACOL 502
American College of Physicians ACP 503
Association of Clinical Research for the Pharmaceutical Industry ACRPI 504
Automated Commercial System (U.S. Customs) ACS 505
American Chemical Society ACS 506
applied clinical trials ACT 507
Administrative Conference of the United States ACUS 508
Animal Drug Availability Act of 1996 ADAA 509
analysis dataset model (CDISC) ADaM 510
"Alcohol, Drug Abuse and Mental Health Administration (now SAMHSA) " ADAMHA 512
advisory committee ADCOM 513
adverse drug event ADE 514
adverse drug experience ADE 515
acceptable daily intake ADI 516
"absorption, distribution, metabolism, and excretion" ADME 517
automated data processing ADP 518
adverse drug report ADR 519
adverse drug reaction ADR 520
Adverse Drug Reporting System ADRS 521
approvable AE 522
adverse event AE 523
Adverse Event Reporting System AERS 524
Association of Food and Drug Officials AFDO 525
Agency for Health Care Policy and Research (now AHRQ) AHCPR 526
Agency for Healthcare Quality and Research (formerly AHCPR) (DHHS) AHRQ 527
active ingredient manufacturer AIM 528
Agency Information Management System AIMS 529
abbreviated inspection system AIP 530
application integrity policy AIP 531
automated information system AIS 532
administrative law judge ALJ 533
American Medical Association AMA 534
American Medical Association's Drug Evaluations AMA-DE 535
Animal Medicinal Drug Use Clarification Act AMDUCA 536
administrative management of files AMF 537
American Foundation for AIDS Research AmFAR 538
Arzeneimittelgesetz (West Germany drug law) AMG 539
average manufacturer price AMP 540
abbreviated new animal drug application ANADA 541
abbreviated new drug application ANDA 542
analysis of variance ANOVA 543
advance notice of proposed rulemaking ANPR 544
American National Standards Institute ANSI 545
administrative officer AO 546
Association of Official Analytical Chemists AOAC 547
Administrative Procedures Act APA 548
Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry APBI 549
American Pharmaceutical Association APhA 550
American Public Health Association APHA 551
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (USDA) APHIS 552
active pharmaceutical ingredient API 553
Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients Committee of CEFIC (European Chemical Industry Council) APIC 554
annual product review APR 555
acceptable quality level AQL 556
Administrative Resources Core Hub (CFSAN) ARCH 557
Applied Research Ethics National Association ARENA 558
Administrative Resources Information Exchange System ARIES 559
American Society of Anesthesiologists ASA 560
American Statistical Association ASA 561
Administrative Systems Automation Project ASAP 562
American Society for Clinical Oncology ASCO 563
American Society for Clinical Pathology ASCP 564
American Society for Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics ASCPT 565
American Society for Microbiology ASM 566
American Society for Testing and Materials ASTM 567
"Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (U.S. Department of Justice) " ATF 568
Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (CDC) ATSDR 569
area under the curve AUC 571
average wholesale price AWP 572
bioavailability/bioequivalence BA/BE 573
billing agency code BAC 574
bulk activities postapproval changes BACPAC 575
Booz-Allen & Hamilton BAH 576
"Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (U.S. Department of Justice) " BATF 577
bulletin board system BBS 578
beneficial clinical event BCE 579
Blood Establishment Registration and Product Listing (CBER) BER 580
bovine growth hormone BGH 581
two times per day BID 582
bioresearch monitoring BIMO 583
Biologic IND Management System BIMS 584
biological investigational new drug BIND 585
biologics license application (CBER) BLA 586
Blood Logging and Tracking System (CBER) BLT 587
body mass index BMI 588
British Pharmacopoeia BP 589
bulk pharmaceutical chemical BPC 590
bulk pharmaceutical excipient BPE 591
beats per minute BPM 592
Bioresearch Monitoring Information System (CDER) BMIS 593
installation qualification IQ 594
immediate release IR 595
Information Resources Management College IRMC 596
ingredients statement IS 597
integrated summary of efficiency ISE 598
Institute for Safe Medication Practices ISMP 599
Individual Safety Report ISR 600
Integrated Summary of Safety ISS 601
International Trade Administration ITA 602
International Trade Commission (U.S.) ITC 603
intent to treat ITT 604
in vitro medical device IVMD 605
judgment for the defendant J/D 606
Japanese Adopted Names JAN 607
Joint (FAO/WHO) Expert Committee on Food Additives JECFA 608
Japanese Maintenance Organization JMO 610
kilocalories kcal 611
Karnofsky Performance Status Scale KPS 612
Kaposi's Sarcoma KS 613
Linear Analog Self-Assessment Measure LASA 614
laser assisted in situ keratomileusis LASIK 615
Ernest Orlando Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory LBL 616
Laboratory Centre for Disease Control (Canada) LCDC 617
low frequency LF 618
learned intermediary LI 619
Listeria monocytogenes Lm 620
living modified organism LMO 621
Labelling Standard (Canada) LS 622
life supporting/life sustaining LS/LS 623
Lung and Upper Aerodigestive Cancer Research Group LUACRG 624
Mental Adjustment to Cancer Scale MAC 625
multiple ascending dose MAD 626
Marketing Authorisation Holder (EC) MAH 627
maximum allowable variation MAV 628
Modified Canadian Aerobic Fitness Test mCAFT 629
managed care organization MCO 630
Medical Devices Agency (UK) MDA 631
Medical Device Amendments of 1976 MDA 632
Medical Devices Bureau (Canada) MDB 633
Medical Devices Directives (EU) MDD 634
Medical Device Dispute Resolution Panel MDDRP 635
Medical Device Manufacturers Association MDMA 636
Medical Devices Program (Canada) MDP 637
Medical Device User Fee and Modernization Act of 2002 MDUFMA 638
medical device vigilance MDV 639
Medical Devices Canada MEDEC 640
Medicare Payment Advisory Commission MedPAC 641
The Medicine Equity and Drug Safety Act of 2000 MEDSA 642
Association of the Danish Pharmaceutical Industry MEFA 643
Medicines Evaluation and Monitoring Organization MEMO 644
Medication Error Reporting and Prevention MERP 645
Medical Subject Headings MeSH 646
Model Food Code MFC 647
Minority Health Professionals Foundation MHPF 648
Medicare Innovation Responsiveness Act of 2003 MIRA 649
minimum lethal dose MLD 650
"Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement and Modernization Act of 2003 " MMA 651
"measles, mumps and rubella " MMR 652
Medical Products Agency (Sweden) MPA 653
multiple projects (human subjects) assurance MPA 654
moisture protein ratio MPR 655
multiple rising dose MRD 656
Mutual Recognition Facilitating Group MRFG 657
maximum residue limit MRL 658
Maintenance and Support Services Organization MSSO 659
National Association of Chain Drug Stores NACDS 660
National Association of County Health Officials NACHO 661
National Advisory Committee on Microbiological Criteria for Foods NACMCF 662
National Agricultural Library NAL 663
National Agency for Medicines (Finland) NAM 664
National Advertising Review Board (FTC) NARB 665
National Agricultural Statistics Survey NASS 666
National Bioethics Advisory Commission NBAC 667
National Biological Information Infrastructure NBII 668
National Cancer Advisory Board NCAB 669
National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCI) NCBI 670
National Coordinating Council for Medication Error Reporting and Prevention NCC MERP 671
National Center for Food Safety and Technology NCFST 672
National Consumers League NCL 673
nonconforming product NCP 674
National Council on Patient Information and Education NCPIE 675
National Conference on Weights and Measures NCWM 676
National Drugs Advisory Board (Ireland) NDAB 677
Nonprescription Drug Advisory Committee NDAC 678
New Drug Evaluation Management Information System NDE/MIS 679
New Drug Submission (Canada) NDS 680
National Disease and Therapeutic Index NDTI 681
Dutch Association of the Innovative Pharmaceutical Industry NEFARMA 682
National Exchange for Food Labeling Education NEFLE 683
National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NCHS) NHANES 684
National Health Information Center (DHHS) NHIC 685
National Institute of Hygienic Sciences (Japan) NHIS 686
National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research (U.S. Department of Education) NIDRR 687
National Inpatient Sample NIS 688
natural killer cell cytotoxic activity NKCA 689
Nordic Council on Medicines NLN 690
National Medical Association NMA 691
non-medicinal ingredient NMI 692
National Naval Medical Center NNMC 693
no observable adverse effect level NOAEL 694
Notice of Compliance (Canada) NOC 695
Notice of Deficiency (Canada) NOD 696
Federation of Norwegian Pharmaceutical Manufacturers NOMI 697
notice of non-compliance (Canada) NON 698
notice offering an opportunity for a hearing NOOH 699
National Organic Program NOP 700
National Organic Standards Board NOSB 701
notice of violation letter NOV 702
National Prescription Audit NPA 703
National Pharmaceutical Association (UK) NPA 704
National Program of Cancer Registries NPCR 705
non-compliance record NR 706
Noninstitutional Review Board NRB 707
National Respiratory and Enteric Virus Surveillance System NREVSS 708
not ready-to-eat NRTE 709
Not significant NS 710
National Surgical Adjuvant Breast and Bowel Project NSAPB 711
North American Society for Pacing and Electrophysiology NSAPE 712
not substantially equivalent NSE 713
National Seafood Inspection Program NSIP 714
notice to applicants (EC) NTA 715
narrow therapeutic index NTI 716
National Vaccine Program Office (DHHS) NVPO 717
osteoarthritis OA 718
Oncologic Drugs Advisory Committee ODAC 719
public health advisory PHA 720
Postmarket Strategies Committee PSC 721
Periodic Safety Update Reports PSUR 722
rheumatoid arthritis RA 723
Substance Abuse and Mental Heath Services Administration (DHHS) SAMHSA 724
summary of safety and effectiveness data SSED 725
Systematic Technology Assessment of Medical Products (CDRH) STAMP 726
System for Thalidomide Education and Prescribing Safety STEPS 727
Take Time To Care [program] TTTC 729
University of Maryland-College Park UMCP 730
United Nations Children's Fund UNICEF 731
Uruguay Round Agreements Act of 1994 URAA 732
United States Army USA 733
United States Agency for International Development USAID 734
Bureau of Reclamation (U.S. Department of the Interior) USBR 735
United States Customs Service (U.S. Department of Homeland Security) USCS 736
United States Geological Survey USGS 737
United States Information Agency USIA 738
United States International Trade Commission USITC 739
United States Marshals Service USMS 740
United States Office of Personnel Management USOPM 741
United States Postal Service USPS 742
United States Patent and Trademark Office (U.S. Department of Commerce) USPTO 743
United States Trade Representative USTR 744
verification/validation V/V 745
voluntary action indicated VAI 746
Vacancy Announcement Tracking System (PHS) VATS 747
voluntary country-of-origin labeling VCOOL 748
Veterans Health Administration VHA 749
veterinary medical officer VMO 750
visiting scientist VS 751
Vaccine Safety Datalink [project] (CDC) VSD 752
visual status of funds VSOF 753
when-actually-employed WAE 754
Web-based Submission Data Manager WebSDM 755
Workforce Equity and Diversity Action WEDA 756
water for injection WFI 757
wage grade WG 758
"[Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for] Women, Infants, and Children (USDA) " WIC 759
within-grade increase WIGI 760
Web-based Injury Statistics Query and Reporting System (CDC) WISQARS 761
Washington Legal Foundation WLF 762
Women's Network for Entrepreneurial Training (SBA) WNET 763
with other natural flavors WONF 764
year to date YTD 765
Advisory Committee AC 766
adverse event report AER 767
Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Council APEC 768
Assistant United States Attorney AUSA 769
conference call CC 770
Codex Committee on Pesticide Residues CCPR 771
Codex Committee on Veterinary Drugs in Foods CCVDF 772
case management CM 773
consumer safety technician CST 774
division director DD 775
Document Logging System (CBER) DLS 776
dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry test DXA 777
Economic Commission for Europe ECE 778
health hazard evaluation HHE 779
International Dairy Federation IDF 780
information request IR 781
Joint FAO/WHO Meeting of Pesticide Residues JMPR 782
Southern Common Market (South America) MERCOSUR 783
milestone MS 784
non-governmental organization NGO 785
Notice of Availability NOA 786
National Vital Statistics System NVSS 787
Orphan Drug Act of 1983 ODA 788
Official Establishment Inventory OEI 789
Organic Foods Production Act of 1990 OFPA 790
order of predominance [in the ingredients statement] OOP 791
Approved Drug Products with Therapeutic Equivalence Evaluations Orange Book 792
Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education ORISE 793
Oak Ridge National Laboratory ORNL 794
Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission (U.S.) OSHRC 795
other than a food processing facility OTFP 796
production and process controls P & PC 797
physical activity PA 798
Pharmaceutical Advertising Advisory Board (Canada) PAAB 799
Pharmaceutical Affairs Bureau (Japan) PAB 800
post-approval changes PAC 801
Patient-centered Assessment and Counseling for Exercise PACE 802
patient assistance programs PAP 803
Physical Activity Readiness Questionnaire PARQ 804
Public Affairs specialist PAS 805
pharmacy benefits management PBM 806
President's Council on Bioethics PCBE 807
polychlorinated biphenyls PCBs 808
Poison Control Center PCC 809
Preclinical and Clinical Evaluation Review Template (Canada) PCERT 810
practical clinical trial PCT 811
pediatric exclusivity PDE 812
Prescription Drug Marketing Act of 1988 PDMA 813
protected designation of origin PDO 814
principal display panel PDP 815
pharmacoeconomics PE 816
physical education PE 817
Pharmaceutical Evaluation Reports (EMEA) PER 818
Piper Fatigue Scale PFS 819
protected health information PHI 820
"Population, Health and Nutrition (Center) " PHN 821
Public Health Practice Program Office (CDC) PHPPO 822
Public Health Prevention Service (CDC) PHPS 823
Public Health Service Act of 1944 PHSA 824
Public Health Training Network (CDC) PHTN 825
personal identification number PIN 826
plant-incorporated protectant PIP 827
phenylketonuria PKU 828
Prior Label Approval System (FSIS) PLAS 829
Product Licensing Framework (Canada) PLF 830
post-marketing PM 831
Pharmaceutical Manufacturer's Association PMA 832
pharmacy benefit manager PMB 833
premarket notification PMN 834
plant-made pharmaceutical PMP 835
Patented Medicine Prices Review Board (Canada) PMPRB 836
Pharmaceutical and Medical Safety Bureau (Japan) PMSB 837
product name PN 838
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory PNNL 839
profile of mood states POMS 840
point of sale POS 841
pay period PP 842
phenylpropanolamine PPA 843
production and process controls PPC 844
pay period ending PPE 845
Poultry Products Inspection Act PPIA 846
Patient Profile Viewer PPV 847
Product Quality Research Institute PQRI 848
Public Relations PR 849
Proposition 65 Prop 65 850
prostate specific antigen PSA 851
Pharmaceutical Society of Ireland PSI 852
Pharmaceutical Society of Northern Ireland PSNI 853
physician special pay PSP 854
part time PT 855
preferred term PT 856
patent term extension PTE 857
Patent and Trademark Office (U.S. Department of Commerce) PTO 858
packed under federal inspection PUFI 859
performance work statement PWS 860
quality control program QCP 861
Quality Information Summary Pharmaceuticals (Canada) QIS-P 862
quality step increase QSI 863
quality system regulation QSR 864
Qualified Through Verification (USDA) QTV 865
recreation and welfare R & W 866
Research Across America RAA 867
raw agricultural commodity RAC 868
reference amount customarily consumed RACC 869
remedial action exemption RAE 870
Radiation Control for Health and Safety Act of 1968 RCHSA 871
reference daily intake RDI 872
recombinant deoxyribonucleic rDNA 873
"Research, Education and Economics (USDA) " REE 874
Regional Economic Information System REIS 875
request for application RFA 876
request for contract RFC 877
request for designation RFD 878
request for proposal RFP 879
regulatory impact analysis statement (Canada) RIAS 880
Rural Information Center Health Service RICHS 881
Regulatory Information Management Staff RIMS 882
reference listed drug RLD 883
Reference Member State (Europe) RMS 884
regulatory management system RMS 885
report of investigation ROI 886
Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain RPSGB 887
recall recommendation RR 888
radiation safety officer RSO 889
refusal-to-accept RTA 890
ready-to-eat RTE 891
Recall Team member RTM 892
recall termination recommendation RTR 893
Residue Violation Information System RVIS 894
safety and effectiveness S & E 895
servings per container S/C 896
supplemental new drug submission (Canada) S/NDS 897
Science Advisory Board SAB 898
Secretary's Advisory Committee on Xenotransplantation (NIH) SACX 899
single ascending dose SAD 900
Special Access Program SAP 901
Scientific Advisory Panel SAP 902
Symptom Assessment Scale SAS 903
Small Business Innovation Research SBIR 904
Senior Biomedical Research Service SBRS 905
special controls guidance documents SCGD 906
Symptom Checklist SCL 907
Select Committee on GRAS Substances SCOGS 908
Society for Clinical Trials SCT 909
Scientific Director SD 910
Screening Deficiency Notice (Canada) SDN 911
Safe Drinking Water Act SDWA 912
Safe Drinking Water Information System SDWIS 913
Salmonella Enteriditis SE 914
substantially equivalent SE 915
study group SG 916
Summer Genetics Institute SGI 917
Summer Internship Program in Biomedical Research SIP 918
Streamlined Inspection System (USDA) SIS 919
signature (address) line SL 920
Statens Legemiddel Kontroll (Norwegian Medicines Control Authorities) SLK 921
site management organization SMO 922
Special Nutritional Adverse Events Monitoring System SN/AEMS 923
Syndicat National de l'Industrie Pharmaceutique SNIP 924
System Organ Class SOC 925
Society of Clinical Research Associates SOCRA 926
State Pharmaceutical Administration of China SPAC 927
Summary of Product Characteristics (EMEA) SPC 928
Special Products On-Line Tracking System (CDER) SPOTS 929
sanitary and phytosanitary SPS 930
Society of Quality Assurance SQA 931
single rising dose SRD 932
significant risk device SRD 933
specified risk materials SRMs 934
serving size SS 935
Special Search Category SSC 936
Swedish Society for Clinical Trials SSCT 937
Summary of Safety and Effectiveness SSE 938
sanitation standard operating procedures SSOP 939
Strait Anxiety Inventory STAI 940
Safe Tables Our Priority STOP 941
sudden unexpected death SUD 942
single-use device SUD 943
scale-up and postapproval changes--immediate release SUPAC-IR 944
traceability/product tracing T/PT 945
tuberculosis TB 946
technical barriers to trade TBT 947
target date TD 948
therapeutic equivalence TE 949
treatment emergent signs and symptoms TESS 950
tentative final monograph TFM 951
trial management organization TMO 952
trial outcome index TOI 953
The Organisation for Professionals in Regulatory Affairs TOPRA 954
threshold of regulation TOR 955
Therapeutic Products Classification Committee (Canada) TPCC 956
Therapeutic Products Directorate (Canada) TPD 957
Tolerance Reassessment Advisory Committee (EPA) TRAC 958
Toxics Release Inventory (EPA) TRI 959
Tissue Residue Information System TRIMS 960
temperature standard operating procedures TSOPs 961
Thrift Savings Plan TSP 962
Tennessee Valley Authority TVA 963
unanticipated adverse device event UADE 964
United Kingdom UK 965
Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan ICTAP 966
Career Transition Assistance Plan CTAP 967
miscellaneous obligation document MOD 968
"Document Archiving, Reporting and Regulatory Tracking System " DARRTS 969
recruitment and relocation bonuses and retention allowances 3Rs 970
Association for Assessment and Accreditation of Laboratory Animal Care International AAALAC 971
American Association of Neurosciences Nurses AANN 972
American Association of Neurological Surgeons AANS 973
American Academy of Ophthalmology AAO 974
American Association of Public Health Physicians AAPHP 975
American Association of Retired Persons AARP 976
Brazilian Association of the Pharmaceutical Industry Abifarma 977
American College of Clinical Pharmacology ACCP 978
American College of Emergency Physicians ACEP 979
Administration for Children and Families (DHHS) ACF 980
American College of Gastroenterology ACG 981
Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education ACGME 982
American College of Preventive Medicine ACPM 983
American College of Sports Medicine ACSM 984
Administrative Careers with America (OPM) ACWA 985
Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 ADA 986
Australian Drug Evaluation Committee ADEC 987
Adverse Event Expidited Reporting System (NCI) AdEERS 988
Adverse Drug Reactions Advisory Committee (TGA) ADRAC 989
Advanced Medical Technology Association AdvaMed 990
administrative file AF 991
Agricultural Online Access (USDA) AGRICOLA 992
Animal Health Institute AHI 993
Association of Independent Clinical Research Contractors (UK) AICRC 994
Agency for International Development AID 995
acquired immune deficiency syndrome AIDS 996
active implantable medical device directive AIMDD 997
Agency Intramural Research Integrity Officer (NIH) AIRIO 998
annual leave AL 999
Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 (USDA) AMA 1000
"absorption, metabolism, excretion " AME 1001
Association of Minority Health Professionals Schools AMHPS 1002
Agricultural Marketing Service (USDA) AMS 1003
aseptic meningitis syndrome AMS 1004
analysis of covariance ANCOVA 1005
Australia New Zealand Food Authority ANZFA 1006
Administration on Aging (DHHS) AoA 1007
Association of the Portuguese Pharmaceutical Industries APIFARMA 1008
Acquisition Reform Network ARNet 1009