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
Agricultural Research Service (USDA)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            	ARS                                	1010
Antimicrobial Regulations Technical Correction Act of 1998                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      	ARTCA                              	1011
Advertising Standards Council (Canada)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          	ASC                                	1012
American Standard Code for Information Interchange (computer files)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             	ASCII                              	1013
American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 	ASGE                               	1014
Association of State and Territorial Health Officials                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           	ASTHO                              	1015
Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical (Drug Classification System) (WHO)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              	ATC                                	1016
American Technology Pre-Eminence Act of 1991                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    	ATPA                               	1017
Association of Teachers and Preventive Medicine                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 	ATPM                               	1018
alternate work schedule                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         	AWS                                	1019
Beltsville Area Agricultural Research Service (USDA)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            	BARC                               	1020
British Association of Research Quality Assurance                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               	BARQA                              	1021
Bureau of Biologics and Radiopharmaceuticals (Canada)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           	BBR                                	1022
Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association Health Insurance                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         	BC/BS                              	1023
Bureau of Consumer Protection (FTC)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             	BCP                                	1024
Breast Cancer Prevention Trial                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  	BCPT                               	1025
Bureau of Drug Policy and Administration (China)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                	BDPA                               	1026
budget data request                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             	BDR                                	1027
Bureau of Drug Surveillance (Canada)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            	BDS                                	1028
Bureau of Economic Analysis (U.S. Department of Commerce)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       	BEA                                	1029
Bioengineering Consortium (NIH)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 	BECON                              	1030
Biomonitoring of Environmental Status and Trends Program (U.S. Geological Survey)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               	BEST                               	1031
Bureau of Food & Drug Administration (Philippines)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              	BFAD                               	1032
Bundesinstitut fur Arzneimittel und Medizinprodukte (German Ministry of Health)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 	BfArM                              	1033
Bundesgesundheitsamt (German Federal Health Office)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             	BGA                                	1034
British Generic Manufacturer's Association                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      	BGMA                               	1035
Bureau of Health Professions (HRSA)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             	BHPr                               	1036
Biotechnology Industry Association                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              	BIO                                	1037
The British Institute of Regulatory Affairs                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     	BIRA                               	1038
Biomedical Information Science and Technology Initiative (NIH)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  	BISTI                              	1039
Biomedical Information Science and Technology Initiative Consortium (NIH)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       	BISTIC                             	1040
Body Image Visual Analog Scale                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  	BIVAS                              	1041
Biosafety in Microbiological and Biomedical Laboratories (CDC)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  	BMBL                               	1042
Bureau of National Affairs                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      	BNA                                	1043
biotechnology notification file                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 	BNF                                	1044
Bureau of Pharmaceutical Assessment (Canada)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    	BPA                                	1045
Blood Products Advisory Committee (CBER)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        	BPAC                               	1046
Bureau of Policy and Coordination (Canada)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      	BPC                                	1047
Bureau of Primary Health Care (HRSA)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            	BPHC                               	1048
Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Sciences Research Group (UK)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      	BPSRG                              	1049
British Association of Pharmaceutical Physicians                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                	BrAPP                              	1050
Benavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (CDC)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                	BRFSS                              	1051
Business Service Centers                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        	BSC                                	1052
Bacillus thuringiensis                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          	Bt                                 	1053
corrections and removals                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        	C & R                              	1055
career or career conditional                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    	C/CC                               	1056
competent authority (U.K.)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      	CA                                 	1057
conformity assessment body                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      	CAB                                	1058
control of automated processes                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  	CAD                                	1059
common accounting number                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        	CAN                                	1060
change of appointing office                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     	CAO                                	1061
corrective and preventive action                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                	CAPA                               	1062
Child and Adolescent Trial for Cardiovascular Health (NIH)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      	CATCH                              	1063
Chemical and Biological Defense Information Analysis Center (DoD)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               	CBIAC                              	1064
Congressional Budget Office (U.S.)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              	CBO                                	1065
Customs and Border Protection (U.S. Department of Homeland Security)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            	CBP                                	1066
Cancer Biomarkers Research Group (NCI)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          	CBRG                               	1067
computer-based training                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         	CBT                                	1068
Commodity Credit Corporation (FSA)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              	CCC                                	1069
Codex Committee on Food Additives and Contaminants                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              	CCFAC                              	1070
Codex Committee on Food Import and Export Certification and Inspection Systems                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  	CCFICS                             	1071
Codex Committee on Food Labeling                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                	CCFL                               	1072
Canadian Coordinating Office for Health Technology Assessment                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   	CCOHTA                             	1073
Community Clinical Oncology Program (NCI)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       	CCOP                               	1074
critical control point                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          	CCP                                	1075
Center for Cancer Research (NCI)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                	CCR                                	1076
Clinical Contract Research Association (UK)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     	CCRA                               	1077
Collaboration for Drug Development Improvement                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  	CDDI                               	1078
clinical data management                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        	CDM                                	1079
Candidate Development Program (SES)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             	CDP                                	1080
career development plan                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         	CDP                                	1081
clinical drug request                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           	CDR                                	1082
Controlled Drugs and Substances Act (Canada)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    	CDSA                               	1083
Clinical Data Update System (NCI)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               	CDUS                               	1084
CE (Conformite Europeene or European Conformity) marking	CE Mark	1085
Council of Economic Advisers                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    	CEA                                	1086
Comprehensive Epidemiologic Data Resource (U.S. Department of Energy)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           	CEDR                               	1087
chick embryo fibroblast                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         	CEF                                	1088
Chemical Emergency Preparedness and Prevention Office (EPA)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     	CEPPO                              	1089
Council on Environmental Quality                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                	CEQ                                	1090
"Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Information System (EPA)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       "	CERCLIS                            	1091
Centers for Education and Research on Therapeutics (DHHS)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       	CERTS                              	1092
Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          	CFDA                               	1093
Canadian Food Inspection Agency                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 	CFIA                               	1094
Chief Financial Officers Council                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                	CFOC                               	1095
Civilian Health and Medical Program of the Department of Veterans Affairs                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       	CHAMPVA                            	1096
Combined Health Information Database (NIH)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      	CHID                               	1097
clinical investigator                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           	CI                                 	1098
corporate integrity agreement                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   	CIA                                	1099
Critical Infrastructure Assurance Office                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        	CIAO                               	1100
Cancer Information Service (NCI)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                	CIS                                	1101
Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 	CITES                              	1102
chemistry and manufacturing (Canada)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            	CM                                 	1103
Chemical Manufacturers Association                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              	CMA                                	1104
new animal drug application                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     	NADA                               	1105
notice of adverse findings                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      	NAF                                	1106
North American Free Trade Agreement                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             	NAFTA                              	1107
National Advisory Health Council                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                	NAHC                               	1108
no action indicated                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             	NAI                                	1109
National Archives and Records Administration (U.S.)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             	NARA                               	1110
National Antimicrobial Resistance Monitoring System (CDC)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       	NARMS                              	1111
National Academy of Sciences (U.S.)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             	NAS                                	1112
new active substance                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            	NAS                                	1113
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (U.S.)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            	NASA                               	1114
National Bureau of Standards (now NIST)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         	NBS                                	1115
"non-clinical (phase, studies)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   "	NC                                 	1116
National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities (CDC)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           	NCBDDD                             	1117
National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NIH)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                	NCCAM                              	1118
National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (CDC)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       	NCCDPHP                            	1119
National Committee for Clinical Laboratory Standards (now CLIS)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 	NCCLS                              	1120
National Council on Prescription Drug Programs                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  	NCDCP                              	1121
new chemical entity                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             	NCE                                	1122
National Center for Environmental Health (CDC)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  	NCEH                               	1123
National Center for Health Marketing (CDC)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      	NCHM                               	1124
National Center for Health Statistics (CDC)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     	NCHS                               	1125
"National Center for HIV, STD, and TB Prevention (CDC)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           "	NCHSTP                             	1126
National Cancer Institute (NIH)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 	NCI                                	1127
National Center for Infectious Diseases (CDC)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   	NCID                               	1128
Notice of Claimed Investigational Exemption (CVM)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               	NCIE                               	1129
National Center for Import and Export (USDA)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    	NCIE                               	1130
National Center for Injury Prevention and Control (CDC)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         	NCIPC                              	1131
National Center on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIH)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 	NCMHD                              	1132
National Council for Prescription Drug Programs                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 	NCPDP                              	1133
National Center for Public Health Informatics (CDC)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             	NCPHI                              	1134
National Center for Research Resources (NIH)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    	NCRR                               	1135
not clinically significant                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      	NCS                                	1136
National Center for Toxicological Research (FDA)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                	NCTR                               	1137
National Committee on Vital and Health Statistics (DHHS)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        	NCVHS                              	1138
National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act of 1986                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   	NCVIA                              	1139
new drug application                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            	NDA                                	1140
National Drug Code (FDA)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        	NDC                                	1141
new drug evaluation                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             	NDE                                	1142
National Drug File Reference Terminology (VA)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   	NDF-RT                             	1143
new drug study                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  	NDS                                	1144
National Electronic Disease Surveillance System (CDC)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           	NEDSS                              	1145
National Eye Institute (NIH)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    	NEI                                	1146
NetBIOS extended user interface                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 	NetBEUI                            	1147
National Formulary                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              	NF                                 	1148
National Food Processor Association                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             	NFPA                               	1149
"National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NIH)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 "	NHLBI                              	1150
National Human Genome Research Institute (NIH)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  	NHGRI                              	1151
national health related items code (CDRH)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       	NHRIC                              	1152
National Health and Welfare Department (Canada's equivalent of DHHS)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            	NHW                                	1153
National Institute on Aging (NIH)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               	NIA                                	1154
National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIH)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        	NIAAA                              	1155
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease (NIH)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      	NIAID                              	1156
National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIH)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     	NIAMS                              	1157
National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIH)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               	NIBIB                              	1158
National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NIH)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  	NICHD                              	1159
National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIH)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          	NIDA                               	1160
National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIH)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          	NIDCD                              	1161
National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIH)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    	NIDCR                              	1162
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIH)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          	NIDDK                              	1163
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIH)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       	NIEHS                              	1164
National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIH)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            	NIGMS                              	1165
National Institutes of Health (DHHS)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            	NIH                                	1166
National Institute of Mental Health (NIH)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       	NIMH                               	1167
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NIH)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   	NINDS                              	1168
National Institute of Nursing Research (NIH)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    	NINR                               	1169
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (CDC)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     	NIOSH                              	1170
National Immunization Program (CDC)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             	NIP                                	1171
National Institute of Standards and Technology (U.S. Department of Commerce)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    	NIST                               	1172
Nutrition Labeling and Education Act of 1990                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    	NLEA                               	1173
National Library of Medicine (NIH)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              	NLM                                	1174
not less than                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   	NLT                                	1175
new molecular entity                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            	NME                                	1176
nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         	NMR                                	1177
not more than                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   	NMT                                	1178
no observed effect level                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        	NOEL                               	1179
Notification of New Substance Regulations 193 (EC)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              	NONS                               	1180
network operating system                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        	NOS                                	1181
notice of proposed rulemaking                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   	NPRM                               	1182
National Research Council                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       	NRC                                	1183
Nuclear Regulatory Commission (U.S.)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            	NRC                                	1184
National Research Support Project                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               	NRSP                               	1185
National Science Foundation (U.S.)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              	NSF                                	1187
nonsignificant risk                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             	NSR                                	1188
National Toxicology Program (U.S.)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              	NTP                                	1189
National Uniform Claim Committee (AMA and HCFA)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 	NUCC                               	1190
official action indicated                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       	OAI                                	1191
Operational and Administrative System for Import Support (CFSAN)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                	OASIS                              	1192
obstetrics-gynecology                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           	OB-GYN                             	1193
Office of the Commissioner (FDA)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                	OC                                 	1194
Office of Drug Evaluation (CDER)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                	ODE                                	1195
operational data model (CDISC)	ODM	1196
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          	OECD                               	1197
occupational exposure level                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     	OEL                                	1198
original equipment manufacturer                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 	OEM                                	1199
"Office of Facilities, Acquisitions, and Central Services (FDA)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  "	OFACS                              	1200
Office of Government Ethics (U.S.)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              	OGE                                	1201
Office of Human Resources and Management Services (FDA)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         	OHRMS                              	1202
object linking and embedding (Microsoft)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        	OLE                                	1203
Office of Management and Budget (U.S.)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          	OMB                                	1204
Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (DHHS)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     	ONCHIT                             	1205
out of specification                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            	OOS                                	1206
Office of Personnel Management (U.S.)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           	OPM                                	1207
Office of Regulatory Affairs (FDA)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              	ORA                                	1208
Occupational Safety and Health Administration (U.S. Department of Labor)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        	OSHA                               	1209
over-the-counter                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                	OTC                                	1210
program assignment code                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         	PAC                                	1211
pharmacologically active drug                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   	PAD                                	1212
Priority-Based Assessment of Food Additives (CFSAN)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             	PAFA                               	1213
Project Advisory Group                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          	PAG                                	1214
pre-approval inspection                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         	PAI                                	1215
Pre-Approval Inspection Tracking System                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         	PAITS                              	1216
proven acceptable range                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         	PAR                                	1217
prior approval supplement                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       	PAS                                	1218
Process Analytical Technology Initiative (CDER)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 	PAT                                	1219
personal computer                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               	PC                                 	1220
position description                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            	PD                                 	1221
pharmacodynamics                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                	PD                                 	1222
Parenteral Drug Association                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     	PDA                                	1223
permitted daily exposure                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        	PDE                                	1224
portable document format                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        	PDF                                	1225
product development protocol                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    	PDP                                	1226
Physician Data Query (NCI)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      	PDQ                                	1227
Physician's Desk Reference                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      	PDR                                	1228
Prescription Drug User Fee Act 	PDUFA	1229
performance evaluation plan                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     	PEP                                	1230
Pharmaceutical Education and Research Institute                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 	PERI                               	1231
positron emission tomography                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    	PET                                	1232
Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            	PhRMA                              	1233
Public Health Service (DHHS)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    	PHS                                	1234
package insert (approved product labeling)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      	PI                                 	1235
principal investigator                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          	PI                                 	1236
pharmaceutical inspection convention/pharmaceutical inspection co-operation scheme                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              	PIC/S                              	1237
Professionals & Citizens Network for Integrated Care                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            	PICNIC                             	1238
Produce and Imported Foods Safety Initiative (CFSAN)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            	PIFSI                              	1239
pharmacokinetics                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                	PK                                 	1240
product license application (CBER)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              	PLA                                	1241
project manager                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 	PM                                 	1242
premarket approval                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              	PMA                                	1243
Project Management Coordinating Committee (CDER)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                	PMCC                               	1244
public master file                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              	PMF                                	1245
Pasteurized Milk Ordinance                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      	PMO                                	1246
patient medical record information                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              	PMRI                               	1247
Preventive Medicine Research Institute                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          	PMRI                               	1248
postmarketing surveillance                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      	PMS                                	1249
Pre-Market Surveillance and Compliance (CFSAN)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  	PMSC                               	1250
per os (by mouth)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               	PO                                 	1251
Program Oriented Data System                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    	PODS                               	1252
Project Oriented Data System                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    	PODS                               	1253
prescription-only medicine (UK)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 	POM                                	1254
"Petition Optical Workflow, Exchange and Retrieval (CFSAN's FARM System)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         "	POWER                              	1255
Poison Prevention Act                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           	PPA                                	1256
parts per billion                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               	ppb                                	1257
personal protective equipment                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   	PPE                                	1258
patient package insert                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          	PPI                                	1259
parts per million                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               	ppm                                	1260
planned preventive maintenance                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  	PPM                                	1261
point-to-point protocol                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         	PPP                                	1262
plant protection and quarantine (USDA)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          	PPQ                                	1263
point-to-point tunneling protocol (Microsoft)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   	PPTP                               	1264
performance qualification                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       	PQ                                 	1265
process qualification                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           	PQ                                 	1266
Pharmaceutical Quality Group                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    	PQG                                	1267
pulse rate                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      	PR                                 	1268
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 	PRA                                	1269
Public Responsibility in Medicine and Research                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  	PRIM & R                           	1270
as needed                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       	PRN                                	1271
particle size                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   	PS                                 	1272
Program Support Center (DHHS)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   	PSC                                	1273
porcine somatotropin                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            	PST                                	1274
Pharmacology and Toxicology Coordinating Committee (CDER)	PTCC	1275
polytetrafluroethylene                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          	PTFE                               	1276
peptic ulcer disease                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            	PUD                                	1277
process validation                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              	PV                                 	1278
quality assurance                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               	QA                                 	1279
quality control                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 	QC                                 	1280
once daily                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      	QD                                 	1281
four times a day                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                	QID                                	1282
quality of life                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 	QL                                 	1283
quantity not sufficient                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         	QNS                                	1284
every other day                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 	QOD                                	1285
quality of life                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 	QoL                                	1286
quality overall summary (of CTD)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                	QOS                                	1287
qualified person (EU)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           	QP                                 	1288
quality system inspection technique (CDRH)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      	QSIT                               	1289
quality unit                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    	QU                                 	1290
research and development                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        	R & D                              	1291
Reviewer Affairs Committee (CDER) [disbanded 2000]                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              	RAC                                	1292
rapid applications development                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  	RAD                                	1293
risk assessment of drugs - analysis and response                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                	RADAR                              	1294
random access memory                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            	RAM                                	1295
reporting and analysis module (EASE)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            	RAM                                	1296
Regulatory Affairs Professionals Society                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        	RAPS                               	1297
remove clinical hold                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            	RCH                                	1298
records control schedule                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        	RCS                                	1299
randomized clinical trial                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       	RCT                                	1300
registration dossier                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            	RD                                 	1301
Relational Database Management System                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           	RDBMS                              	1302
remote data entry                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               	RDE                                	1303
Radioactive Drug Research Committee (CDER)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      	RDRC                               	1304
rising dose tolerance                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           	RDT                                	1305
Reinventing the United States Government                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        	ReGo                               	1306
relative humidity                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               	RH                                 	1307
reduction-in-force                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              	RIF                                	1308
reference information model (HL7)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               	RIM                                	1309
regulatory letter (FDA post-audit letter)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       	RL                                 	1310
raw material                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    	RM                                 	1311
Real-Time Outbreak & Disease Surveillance System                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                	RODS                               	1313
return on investment                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            	ROI                                	1314
Regulatory Procedures Manual (ORA)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              	RPM                                	1315
Regulatory Project Management Coordinating Committee (CDER)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     	RPMCC                              	1316
really simple syndication                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       	RSS                                	1317
RDF (resource data framework) site summary                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      	RSS                                	1318
rich site summary                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               	RSS                                	1319
Resource Reporting System Via Projects (CFSAN)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  	RSVP                               	1320
refusal to file                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 	RTF                                	1321
rich text format                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                	RTF                                	1322
resource utilization group                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      	RUG                                	1323
prescription                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    	Rx                                 	1324
suspected adverse drug reaction                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 	SADR                               	1325
serious adverse event                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           	SAE                                	1326
sterility assurance level                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       	SAL                                	1327
service access point                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            	SAP                                	1328
summary basis of approval                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       	SBA                                	1329
Small Business Administration (U.S.)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            	SBA                                	1330
study coordinator                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               	SC                                 	1331
subcutaneous                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    	SC                                 	1332
standard deviation                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              	SD                                 	1333
Submission Data Model (CDISC)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   	SDM                                	1334
Submission Data Standards (CDISC)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               	SDS                                	1335
Study Data Tabulation Model (CDISC)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             	SDTM                               	1336
standard error                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  	SE                                 	1337
"Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (Registry of NCI)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   "	SEER                               	1338
Standards for Exchange of Nonclinical Data (Consortium)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         	SEND                               	1339
Senior Executive Service                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        	SES                                	1340
Special Government Employee	SGE	1341
"safety, health and environment                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  "	SHE                                	1342
"Scientific, Internet/Intranet and Middle Tier (CFSAN)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           "	SIMT                               	1343
Scientific Information Retrieval and Exchange Network (CFSAN)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   	SIREN                              	1344
Strategic Information Systems Technical Integration Resources                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   	SISTIR                             	1345
serial line internet protocol/point-to-point protocol                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           	SLIP                               	1346
starting material                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               	SM                                 	1347
Submission Management and Review Tracking                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       	SMART                              	1348
Safe Medical Devices Act of 1990                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                	SMDA                               	1349
significant medical event                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       	SME                                	1350
site master file                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                	SMF                                	1351
Staff Manual Guide                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              	SMG                                	1352
supplemental new drug application                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               	sNDA                               	1353
Systematized Nomenclature of Medicine Reference Terminology	SNOMED-RT	1354
standard operating procedure                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    	SOP                                	1355
statement of work                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               	SOW                                	1356
structured product labeling                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     	SPL                                	1357
subcutaneous                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    	SQ                                 	1358
structured query language                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       	SQL                                	1359
significant risk                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                	SR                                 	1360
Substance Registration System                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   	SRS                                	1361
spontaneous reporting system                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    	SRS                                	1362
skin surface microscopy                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         	SSM                                	1363
Submission Tracking and Reporting System                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        	STARS                              	1364
short term tests                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                	STT                                	1365
scale up and post-approval changes                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              	SUPAC                              	1366
symptoms                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        	SX                                 	1367
Technology Administration (U.S.)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                	TA                                 	1368
total aerobic viable count                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      	TAVC                               	1369
to be determined                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                	TBD                                	1370
transmission control protocol/internet protocol                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 	TCP/IP                             	1371
tolerable daily intake                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          	TDI                                	1372
temporary duty                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  	TDY                                	1373
Therapeutic Goods Administration (Australia)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    	TGA                                	1374
three times a day                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               	TID                                	1375
tagged image file format                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        	TIFF                               	1376
treatment investigational new drug                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              	TIND                               	1377
toxicokinetics                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  	TK                                 	1378
too numerous to count                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           	TNTC                               	1379
total organic carbon                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            	TOC                                	1380
Technical Review Board                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          	TRB                                	1381
temporary restraining order                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     	TRO                                	1382
Toxic Substances Control Act of 1976                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            	TSCA                               	1383
transmissible spongiform encephalopathies                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       	TSE                                	1384
thyroid stimulating hormone                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     	TSH                                	1385
Toxicology Study Selection and Review Committee (FDA-NIEHS)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     	TSSRC                              	1386
total viable count                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              	TVC                                	1387
technical working group                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         	TWG                                	1388
units                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           	U                                  	1389
urinalysis                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      	UA                                 	1390
Unified Codes for Units of Measure (Regenstrief Institute)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      	UCUM                               	1391
United Kingdom Coordinating Committee on Cancer Research                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        	UKCCR                              	1392
Universal Medical Device Nomenclature System                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    	UMDNS                              	1393
Unified Medical Language System (NLM)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           	UMLS                               	1394
Unified Modeling Language (Object Management  Group)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            	UMS                                	1395
"United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                "	UNESCO                             	1396
uniform resource locator                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        	URL                                	1397
user requirement specification                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  	URS                                	1398
United States Adopted Name                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      	USAN                               	1399
United States Code                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              	USC                                	1400
U.S. Code Annotated                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             	USCA                               	1401
Department of Agriculture (U.S.)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                	USDA                               	1402
U.S. Pharmacopeia                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               	USP                                	1403
U.S. Pharmacopeial Convention                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   	USPC                               	1404
United States Pharmacopeia-Drug Information                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     	USP-DI                             	1405
United States Pharmacopeia-National Formulary                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   	USP-NF                             	1406
Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            	USUHS                              	1407
Department of Veterans Affairs (U.S.)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           	VA                                 	1408
Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          	VAERS                              	1409
variant Creutzfeldt Jakob disease                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               	vCJD                               	1410
Voluntary Cosmetic Registration Program (CFSAN)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 	VCRP                               	1411
veterinary feed directive                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       	VFD                                	1412
International Cooperation on Harmonisation of Technical Requirements for Registration of Veterinary Medicinal Products	VICH	1413
Veterinary Medicine Advisory Committee (CVM)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    	VMAC                               	1414
veterinary master file                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          	VMF                                	1415
validation master plan                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          	VMP                                	1416
World Wide Web Consortium                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       	W3C                                	1417
wide area network                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               	WAN                                	1418
World Health Organisation                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       	WHO                                	1419
World Health Organisation Adverse Reaction Terminology                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          	WHO-ART                            	1420
Washington Interagency Telecommunications System                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                	WITS                               	1421
warning letter                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  	WL                                 	1422
world wide web                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  	WWW                                	1423
what you see is what you get                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    	WYSIWYG                            	1424
extensible markup language                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      	XML                                	1425
year 2000                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       	Y2K                                	1426
Center for Mental Health Services (SAMHSA)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      	CMHS                               	1427
comprehensive medical plan/health maintenance organization                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      	CMP/ HMO                           	1428
Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion (USDA)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                	CNPP                               	1429
Congress of Neurological Surgeons                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               	CNS                                	1430
certificate of exportability 	COE	1431
cost of living allowance                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        	COLA                               	1432
Cooperative Online Serials                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      	CONSER                             	1434
country-of-origin labeling                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      	COOL                               	1435
continuation of pay                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             	COP                                	1436
Coastal Ocean Program (NOAA)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    	COP                                	1437
Council of Public Representatives (NIH OD)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      	COPR                               	1438
Community Oncology and Prevention Trials Research Group (NCI)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   	COPTRG                             	1439
Career Opportunities Training Agreement (HHS)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   	COTA                               	1440
citizen petition                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                	CP                                 	1441
Central Pharmaceutical Affairs Council (Japan)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  	CPAC                               	1442
Central Personnel Data File (OPM)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               	CPDF                               	1443
continuing professional education                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               	CPE                                	1444
Cancer Prevention Fellowship Program (NCI)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      	CPFP                               	1445
Certified Product Information Document (Canada)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 	CPID                               	1446
Compendium of Pharmaceuticals and Specialties (Canada)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          	CPS                                	1447
Civil Rights Center (U.S. Department of Labor)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  	CRC                                	1448
Clinical Research Information System  (NIH)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     	CRIS                               	1449
Computer Retrieval of Information on Scientific Projects (database) (NIH)	CRISP	1450
Congressional Research Service                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  	CRS                                	1451
Clinical Research Training Program                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              	CRTP                               	1452
clinical study agreement                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        	CSA                                	1453
Center for Substance Abuse Prevention (SAMHSA)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  	CSAP                               	1454
Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (SAMHSA)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   	CSAT                               	1455
Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  	CSB                                	1456
clinical study report                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           	CSR                                	1457
"Cooperative State Research, Education and Extension Services (USDA)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             "	CSREES                             	1458
Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                	CSTE                               	1459
clinical trial application                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      	CTA                                	1460
clinical trial agreement                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        	CTA                                	1461
common toxicity criteria                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        	CTC                                	1462
Cancer Therapy Evaluation Program                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               	CTEP                               	1463
"Cosmetic, Toiletry and Fragrance Association                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    "	CTFA                               	1464
clinical trials materials                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       	CTM                                	1465
Commissione Unica del Farmaco (Italy)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           	CUF                                	1466
Committee for Veterinary Medicinal Products (EMEA)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              	CUVP                               	1467
cardiovascular                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  	CV                                 	1468
data clarification request form                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 	DCF                                	1469
Department of Drugs (Swedish Regulatory Agency)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 	DD                                 	1470
dietary exposure evaluation model                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               	DEEM                               	1471
Direccion General de Farmacia y Productos Sanitarios (Directorate General of Pharmacy and Sanitary Products) (Spain)	DGFPS	1472
device history record                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           	DHR                                	1473
Department of Homeland Security (U.S.)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          	DHS                                	1474
Defense Intelligence Agency (U.S.)	DIA	1475
drug identification number (Canada)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             	DIN                                	1476
Danish Medicines Agency                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         	DMA                                	1477
annual leave                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    	A/L                                	1478
as low as reasonably achievable                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 	ALARA                              	1479
absent without official leave	AWOL	1480
Blacks in Government                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            	BIG                                	1481
Biologics Workload Management                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   	BWM                                	1482
Commissioned Corps                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              	CC                                 	1483
CBER Error and Accident Reporting System                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        	CEARS                              	1484
commissioned officer                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            	CO                                 	1485
contract officer                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                	CO                                 	1486
compliance officer                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              	CO                                 	1487
close of business                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               	COB                                	1488
CBER Regulatory Meetings Management Tracking System                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             	CRMTS                              	1489
Document Control Center                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         	DCC                                	1490
enter on duty                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   	EOD                                	1491
Federal Employees Group Life Insurance                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          	FEGLI                              	1492
Federal Employees Health Benefits [Program]	FEHB	1493
Federal Women's Program                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         	FWP                                	1494
for your information                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            	FYI                                	1495
Human Cell and Tissue Establishment Registration System                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         	HCTERS                             	1496
individual development plan                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     	IDP                                	1498
leave without pay                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               	LWOP                               	1499
master file                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     	MF                                 	1500
National Performance Review                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     	NPR                                	1501
National Treasury Employees Union                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               	NTEU                               	1502
Official Personnel Folder                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       	OPF                                	1503
product defect reporting                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        	PDR                                	1504
premarket application                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           	PMA                                	1505
Performance Review Board                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        	PRB                                	1506
questions and answers                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           	Q & A                              	1507
Regulatory Project Manager                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      	RPM                                	1508
sick leave                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      	S/L                                	1509
Standard Form                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   	SF                                 	1510
Standard Operating Procedures and Policies                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      	SOPP                               	1511
Social Security number                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          	SSN                                	1512
telephone conferencing                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          	TELECON                            	1513
telecommunications device for the deaf                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          	TDD                                	1514
teletypewriters or text telephones                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              	TTY                                	1515
disease-modifying antirheumatic drug                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            	DMARDS                             	1516
durable medical equipment                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       	DME                                	1517
device master record                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            	DMR                                	1518
Department of Commerce (U.S.)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   	DOC                                	1519
documentary sample                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              	DOC                                	1520
Department of the Interior (U.S.)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               	DOI                                	1521
Department of State (U.S.)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      	DOS                                	1522
Drug Product Licensing (Canada)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 	DPL                                	1523
dose range findings (study)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     	DRF                                	1524
daily reference intake                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          	DRI                                	1525
daily reference value                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           	DRV                                	1526
document type definition (for electronic interchange)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           	DTD                                	1527
direct-to-patient                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               	DTP                                	1528
daily value                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     	DV                                 	1529
Expert Advisory Committee (Canada)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              	EAC                                	1530
Export Administration Regulations (U.S. Department of Commerce)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 	EAR                                	1531
electrochemiluminescence                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        	ECL                                	1532
Endocrine Disrupter Knowledge Base                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              	EDKB                               	1533
Early Detection Research Group                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  	EDRG                               	1534
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         	EEOC                               	1535
European Forum on Good Clinical Practice                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        	EFGCP                              	1536
European Generics Medicines Association                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         	EGA                                	1537
environmental impact assessment                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 	EIA                                	1538
electronic investigational new drug application                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 	eIND                               	1539
Epidemic Intelligence Service                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   	EIS                                	1540
Environmental Measurement Laboratory                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            	EML                                	1541
erythema nodosum leprosum                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       	ENL                                	1542
European Pharmacopoeia                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          	EP                                 	1543
European Public Assessment Reports (EMEA)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       	EPAR                               	1544
Evidence-based Practice Center                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  	EPC                                	1545
essential prescribing information                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               	EPI                                	1546
Egg Products Inspection Act                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     	EPIA                               	1547
European Patent Office                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          	EPO                                	1548
European Pharmacovigilance Research Group                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       	EPRG                               	1549
Economic Research Service (USDA)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                	ERS                                	1550
effect size                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     	ES                                 	1551
European Society of Regulatory Affairs                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          	ESRA                               	1552
Electronic Standards for the Transfer of Regulatory Information                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 	ESTRI                              	1553
environmental tobacco smoke                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     	ETS                                	1554
European Confederation of Medical Devices Associations                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          	EUCOMED                            	1555
Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         	FACT                               	1556
Federal Activities Inventory Reform Act of 1998                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 	FAIR                               	1557
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         	FAO                                	1558
Association of Italian Pharmaceutical Manufacturers                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             	Farmindu stria                     	1559
Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     	FASAB                              	1560
Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       	FASEB                              	1561
Federal Consumer Information Center                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             	FCIC                               	1562
food contact substance notification                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             	FCN                                	1563
Frederick Cancer Research and Development Center                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                	FCRDC                              	1564
"Food, Drug, & Cosmetic                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          "	FDC                                	1565
Food and Drug Export Reform and Enhancement Act of 1996                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         	FDERA                              	1566
Federal Employees' Compensation Act                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             	FECA                               	1568
Federal Research in Progress Database                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           	FEDRIP                             	1569
Federal Employees Health Benefits Program                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       	FEHBP                              	1570
Federal Emergency Management Agency                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             	FEMA                               	1571
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            	FERC                               	1572
fee for service                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 	FFS                                	1573
first-in-first reviewed                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         	FIFR                               	1574
Federal Laboratory Consortium                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   	FLC                                	1575
fluoroquinolone                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 	FLQ                                	1576
Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      	FMCS                               	1577
foot and mouth disease                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          	FMD                                	1578
Federal Meat Inspection Act                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     	FMIA                               	1579
"Food, Nutrition, and Consumer Services                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          "	FNCS                               	1580
Food and Nutrition Service                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      	FNS                                	1581
Foodborne Outbreak Response Coordinating Group                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  	FORCG                              	1582
Finnish Pharmaceutical Industry Association                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     	FPIF                               	1583
Food Quality Protection Act of 1996                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             	FQPA                               	1584
Pharmacopee Francaise (French Pharmacopoeia)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    	Fr.P.                              	1585
feasibility study                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               	FS                                 	1586
Farm Service Agency (USDA)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      	FSA                                	1587
Food Standards Australia New Zealand                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            	FSANZ                              	1588
Federal Trade Commission Act                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    	FTCA                               	1589
first time in man                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               	FTIM                               	1590
Farmacopea Ufficiale (Italian Pharmacopoeia)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    	FU                                 	1591
General Accounting Office                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       	GAO                                	1592
genetically engineered organism                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 	GEO                                	1594
Group Health  Cooperative                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       	GHC                                	1595
Global Harmonization Task Force                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 	GHTF                               	1596
"Grain Inspection, Packers & Stockyards Administration (USDA)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    "	GIPSA                              	1597
genetically modified                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            	GM                                 	1598
Graduate Medical Education                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      	GME                                	1599
Gastrointestinal and Other Cancer Research Group                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                	GOCRG                              	1600
Generic Pharmaceutical Association                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              	GPhA                               	1601
General Practice Research Database                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              	GPRD                               	1602
Gerontology Research Center                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     	GRC                                	1603
Generally Recognized as Safe Notifications                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      	GRNs                               	1604
General Schedule                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                	GS                                 	1605
Good Statistics Practice                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        	GSP                                	1606
Health Administration Center (VA)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               	HAC                                	1607
Hospital Anxiety and Depression [scale]                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         	HAD                                	1608
Hoechst Adverse Reaction Terminology System                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     	HARTS                              	1609
health care organization                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        	HCO                                	1610
healthcare provider                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             	HCP                                	1611
High dose chemotherapy                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          	HDC                                	1612
Healthcare Distribution Management Association                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  	HDMA                               	1613
high frequency                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  	HF                                 	1614
human growth hormone                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            	HGH                                	1615
Herth Hope Index                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                	HHI                                	1616
Howard Hughes Medical Institute                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 	HHMI                               	1617
Health Information Resources Service                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            	HIRS                               	1618
high level group term                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           	HLGT                               	1619
high level term                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 	HLT                                	1620
Health Protection Board (Canada)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                	HPB                                	1621
human pharmacokinetic                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           	HPK                                	1622
Homeopathic Pharmacopeia of the United States                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   	HPUS                               	1623
handling statement                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              	HS                                 	1624
high structure                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  	HS                                 	1625
Import Administration (U.S. Department of Commerce)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             	IA                                 	1626
informal action levels                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          	IAL                                	1627
Interagency Vaccine Group                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       	IAVG                               	1628
individual bioequivalence                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       	IBE                                	1629
International Conference of Drug Regulatory Authorities                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         	ICDRA                              	1630
Independent Ethics Committee (DHHS)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             	IEC                                	1631
intervention effect estimate                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    	IEE                                	1632
International Federation of Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Associations                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           	IFPMA                              	1633
insulin-like growth factor                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      	IGF                                	1634
immune globulin intravenous                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     	IGIV                               	1635
inspector-in-charge                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             	IIC                                	1636
Institute for Laboratory Animal Research                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        	ILAR                               	1637
Irish Medicines Board                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           	IMB                                	1638
Irish Medical Device Association                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                	IMDA                               	1639
Institute of Museum and Library Services                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        	IMLS                               	1640
"Information for Management, Planning, Analysis and Coordination                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 "	IMPAC                              	1641
International Medical Terminology                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               	IMT                                	1642
Instituto Nactional da Farmaciae e do Medicamento (Portugal)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    	INFARME D                          	1643
International Approved Names for Pharmacopoeial Substances                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      	INN                                	1644
investigational sample                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          	INV sample                         	1645
Investigation Operations Manual                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 	IOM                                	1646
information panel                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               	IP                                 	1647
incidental patient contact                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      	IPC                                	1648
initial public offering                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         	IPO                                	1649
Irish Pharmaceutical Union                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      	IPU                                	1650
FDA form for sponsored travel	348	1654
actual expense allowance	AEA	1655
American Health Information Community	AHIC	1656
automatic teller machine	ATM	1657
chief financial officer	CFO	1659
conference lodging allowance	CLA	1661
Center of Excellence	CoE	1662
continental United States	CONUS	1663
disbursing officer	DO	1665
electronic common technical document	eCTD	1666
electronic data interchange personal identifier	EDIPI	1667
electronic funds transfer	EFT	1668
eTravel services vendors	eTS	1669
foreign affairs manual	FAM	1670
federal agency travel administrator	FATA	1671
Federal Premier Lodging Program	FedRooms	1672
Federal Information Security Management Act	FISMA	1673
Financial Management Service (U.S. Department of the Treasury)	FMS	1674
Federal Premier Lodging Program	FPLP	1675
federal supervisory travel approver	FSTA	1676
government bill of lading	GBL	1677
global distribution system	GDS	1678
government excess baggage authorization ticket	GEBAT	1679
government-owned contractor-operated	GOCO	1680
government travel charge card	GOVCC	1681
government travel website operated by Northrop Grumman	GOVTRIP	1682
Health Informatics Standards Board	HISB	1683
Health Information Security and Privacy Collaboration	HISPC	1684
Health Information Technology Standards Panel	HITSP	1685
international date line	IDL	1686
integrated summary of safety and effectiveness	ISS/ISE	1687
Joint Federal Travel Regulations	JFTR	1688
Joint Travel Regulations	JTR	1689
local registration authority	LRA	1690
local voucher	LVCH	1691
miscellaneous and incidental expenses	M&IE	1692
most efficient organization	MEO	1693
Management and Operations Council (FDA)	MOC	1694
notification of foreign travel	NFT	1695
Nationwide Health Information Network	NHIN	1696
comma separated value (file format)	CSV	1697
online booking engine	OBE	1698
object class code	OCC	1699
permanent change of station	PCS	1700
permanent duty station	PDS	1701
per day (total allowance for daily travel expenses)	Per Diem	1702
public key infrastructure	PKI	1703
project management officer	PMO	1704
passenger name record	PNR	1705
privately-owned vehicle	POV	1706
residence	RES	1707
relocation income tax	RIT	1708
read only access	ROA	1709
system change request	SCR	1710
system problem report	SPR	1711
travel authorization	ta	1712
travel authorizations and vouchers	TAV	1713
therapeutic biologic product	TBP	1714
temporary change of station	TCS	1715
transportation officer	TO	1716
travel voucher	TV	1717
Unified Financial Management System	UFMS	1718
unique identification number	UIN	1719
United States Health Information Knowledge Base	USHIK	1720
travel voucher claim	VCH	1721
Veterinariae Medicinae Doctoris	VMD	1722
withholding tax allowance	WTA	1723
FDA form for voluntary reporting of adverse events	3500	1724
FDA form for mandatory reporting of adverse events	3500A	1725
abdominal aortic aneurysm	AAA	1726
American Association for Medical Instrumentation	AAMI	1727
American Association of Physicists in Medicine	AAPM	1728
acute abdominal series	AAS	1729
arterial blood gas	ABG	1730
Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education	ACCME	1731
Automated Commercial Environment (Customs and Border Protection)	ACE	1732
American College of Medical Physics	ACMP	1733
Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education	ACPE	1734
American College of Radiology	ACR	1735
adrenocorticotropic hormone	ACTH	1736
as much as needed	ad lib	1737
American Dental Association	ADA	1738
antidiuretic hormone	ADH	1739
Animal Drug User Fee Act of 2003	ADUFA	1740
atrial fibrillation	AF	1741
American Federation of Government Employees	AFGE	1742
alpha-fetoprotein	AFP	1743
American Hospital Association	AHA	1744
American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering	AIMBE	1745
also known as	aka	1746
acute lymphocytic leukemia	ALL	1747
acute myelogenous leukemia	AML	1748
Drug eluting stent	DES	1750
Incident Reporting System	IRS	1751
Standards Development Organization	SDO	1752
Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (DHHS)	ONC	1753
antinuclear antibody	ANA	1754
adult onset diabetes mellitus	AODM	1755
American Registry of Clinical Radiography Technologists	ARCRT	1756
acute respiratory distress syndrome	ARDS	1757
acute renal failure	ARF	1758
Advanced Research Projects Agency (DoD)	ARPA	1759
American Registry of Radiologic Technologists	ARRT	1760
aortic stenosis	AS	1761
as soon as possible	ASAP	1762
atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease	ASCVD	1763
atrial septal defect	ASD	1764
atherosclerotic heart disease	ASHD	1765
atrioventricular	AV	1766
arteriovenous	A-V	1767
arteriovenous oxygen	A-VO2	1768
bundle branch block	BBB	1769
branched-chain amino acids	BCAA	1770
basal metabolic rate	BMR	1771
Boards of Pharmacy	BOP	1772
blood pressure	BP	1773
benign prostatic hyperplasia	BPH	1774
Bureau of Radiation and Medical Devices (Canada)	BRMD	1775
blood urea nitrogen	BUN	1776
non-arteritic anterior ischemic optic neuropathy	NAION	1777
National Center for Human Genome Research (NIH) 	NCHGR	1779
biopsy	BX	1780
National Center for Nursing Research (NIH)	NCNR	1781
with	c	1782
National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements	NCRP	1783
Nonprescription Drug Manufacturers Association (now CHPA)	NDMA	1784
National Electrical Manufacturers Association	NEMA	1786
Nationwide Evaluation of X-ray Trends (CDRH)	NEXT	1787
coronary artery bypass graft	CABG	1788
conformity assessment bodies	CABs	1789
coronary artery disease	CAD	1791
continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis	CAPD	1792
competent authorities	CAs	1793
computerized axial tomography	CAT	1794
gonorrhea	GC	1795
capillary blood gas	CBG	1796
chief complaint	CC	1797
glucose tolerance test	GTT	1798
genitourinary	GU	1799
graded exercise tolerance (Stress test)	GXT	1800
Henderson-Hasselbach equation	H/H	1801
hemoglobin/hematocrit	H/H	1802
Committee to Coordinate Environmental Health and Related Programs (PHS)	CCEHRP	1803
headache	HA	1804
hepatitis-associated antigen	HAA	1805
hepatitis A virus	HAV	1806
high blood pressure	HBP	1807
human chorionic gonadotropin	HCG	1808
hematocrit	HCT	1809
clean catch urine	CCU	1810
high density lipoprotein	HDL	1811
"head, eyes, ears, nose, throat"	HEENT	1812
hemoglobin	Hgb	1813
Health Industry Manufacturers Association	HIMA	1814
human immunodeficiency virus	HIV	1815
heart rate	HR	1816
at bedtime	HS	1817
herpes simplex virus	HSV	1818
"human lymphotropic virus, type III (AIDS agent, HIV)"	HTLV-III	1819
hypertension	HTN	1820
incision and drainage	I & D	1821
intake and output	I & O	1822
Interagency Agreement	IAG	1823
International Commission on Radiological Protection	ICRP	1824
International Commission on Radiation Units and Measurements	ICRU	1825
intensive care unit	ICU	1826
Identification	ID	1827
insulin dependent diabetes mellitus	IDDM	1828
International Federation for Information Processing	IFIP	1829
immunoglobulin	IG	1830
International Neural Network Society	INNS	1831
insulin resistant diabetes mellitus	IRDM	1832
cardiac care unit	CCU	1833
Internal Revenue Service (U.S. Department of the Treasury)	IRS	1834
intravenous	IV	1835
intravenous cholangiogram	IVC	1836
inferior vena cava	IVC	1837
intravenous pyelogram	IVP	1838
Comite Europeen de Normalisation Electrotechnique (European Committee for Electrotechnical Standardization)	CENELEC	1839
Mission Accomplishment and Regulatory Compliance Services System (ORA)	MARCS	1840
manufacturer identifier (CBP)	MID	1841
mammography quality control	MQC	1842
magnetic resonance spectroscopy	MRS	1843
continuing education units	CEU	1844
cystic fibrosis	CF	1845
chlorofluorohydrocarbons	CFC	1846
chronic granulocytic leukemia	CGL	1847
congestive heart failure	CHF	1848
carbohydrate	CHO	1849
Council on Ionizing Radiation Measurements and Standards	CIRMS	1850
cytomegalovirus	CMV	1851
cranial nerves	CN	1852
chronic obstructive lung disease	COLD	1853
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease	COPD	1855
cerebral palsy	CP	1856
chest pain	CP	1857
drops	gt	1858
drops	gtt	1859
continuous positive airway pressure	CPAP	1860
creatinine phosphokinase	CPK	1861
Armed Forces Institute of Pathology (DoD)	AFIP	1862
cardiopulmonary resuscitation	CPR	1863
Conference of Radiation Control Program Directors	CRCPD	1865
C-reactive protein	CRP	1867
Body Weight	BW	1868
creatinine clearance	CRCL	1869
chronic renal failure	CRF	1871
cerebrospinal fluid	CSF	1873
Cellular Telecommunications and Internet Association	CTIA	1874
costovertebral angle	CVA	1875
cerebrovascular accident	CVA	1876
central venous pressure	CVP	1877
dilation and curettage	D & C	1878
Developers and Distributors System	DADS	1879
Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DoD)	DARPA	1880
diet as tolerated	DAT	1881
drug abuse warning network	DAWN	1882
discontinue	DC	1883
Underwriters Laboratories	UL	1884
United Nations	UN	1885
Winchester Engineering and Analytical Center 	WEAC	1886
discharge	DC	1887
Walter Reed Army Institute of Research	WRAIR	1888
Walter Reed Army Medical Center	WRAMC	1889
National Institute of Dental Research (see NIDCR)	NIDR	1890
National Mammography Quality Assurance Advisory Committee	NMQAAC	1891
National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration (U.S.)	NOAA	1892
national provided identifier (CMS)	NPI	1893
National Security Agency (U.S.)	NSA	1894
Naval Surface Weapons Laboratory (now FDA White Oak campus)	NSWL	1895
Office for Civil Rights (DHHS)	OCR	1896
Office of the Surgeon General (PHS)	OSG	1897
Drug Facility Registration Module (FURLS)	DFRM	1898
Political Action Committee	PAC	1899
Department of Health and Social Security (U.K.)	DHSS	1900
Pan American Health Organization (WHO)	PAHO	1901
diabetes insipidus	DI	1902
Public Health Information Network (CDC)	PHIN	1903
premarket approval application	PMAA	1904
Quality Management System	QMS	1905
Recall Enterprise System (ORA)	RES	1906
Rehabilitation Engineering & Assistive Technology Society of North America	RESNA	1907
Research Involving Human Subjects Committee (FDA)	RIHSC	1908
receiver operating characteristic curve	ROC	1909
regulatory product submission	RPS	1910
regional radiological health representative	RRHR	1911
Radiological Society of North America	RSNA	1912
disseminated intravascular coagulation	DIC	1913
Secondary Calibration Laboratories for Ionizing Radiation	SCLIR	1914
Society for Cardiovascular and Interventional Radiologists (now SIR)	SCVIR	1915
Shared Establishment Data Service (FHA)	SEDS	1916
degenerative joint disease	DJD	1917
sudden infant death syndrome	SIDS	1918
Society of Interventional Radiology (formerly SCVIR)	SIR	1919
diabetic ketoacidosis	DKA	1920
Sandia National Laboratories	SNL	1921
International Society for Optical Engineering	SPIE	1922
deciliter	dL	1923
Social Security Administration (U.S.)	SSA	1924
Suggested State Regulations for Control of Radiation	SSRCR	1925
drug listing rule	DLR	1926
Technical Electronic Product Radiation Safety Standards  Committee   	TEPRSSC	1927
temporomandibular joint	TMJ	1928
Total Quality Management	TQM	1929
diabetes mellitus	DM	1930
Turbo Establishment Inspection Report (ORA)	Turbo EIR	1931
dimethylsulfoxide	DMSO	1932
deoxyribonucleic acid	DNA	1933
do not resuscitate	DNR	1934
dead on arrival	DOA	1935
dyspnea on exertion	DOE	1936
Department of Transportation (U.S.)	DOT	1938
Federal Aviation Administration (U.S. Department of Transportation)	FAA	1939
system for electronically communicating approved drug labeling and for disseminating prescribing information	FACTS@FDA	1940
Federal Bureau of Investigation (U.S. Department of Justice)	FBI	1941
fasting blood sugar	FBS	1942
"diphtheria, pertussis, and tetanus"	DPT	1943
Federal Executive Board	FEB	1944
FDA Establishment Identifier (ORA)	FEI	1945
fresh frozen plasma	FFP	1946
Food Facility Registration Module (FURLS)	FFRM	1947
Federal Health Architecture	FHA	1948
Device Registration and Listing Module (FURLS)	DRLM	1949
Firms Master List (ORA)	FML	1950
functional residual capacity	FRC	1951
failure to thrive	FTT	1952
fever of unknown origin	FUO	1953
FDA Uniform Registration & Listing System	FURLS	1954
forced vital capacity	FVC	1955
deep tendon reflexes	DTR	1956
fracture	Fx	1957
deep venous thrombosis	DVT	1958
diagnosis	DX	1959
essential amino acids	EAA	1960
Emergency Care Research Institute (no longer uses name initials only)	ECRI	1961
electroconvulsive therapy	ECT	1962
Electronic Drug Registration and Listing Systems	eDRLS	1963
Environmental Health Policy Committee (formerly CCEHRP) (currently inactive)	EHPC	1964
electronic listing system	eLIST	1965
Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (IEEE)	EMBS	1966
electromagnetic compatibility	EMC	1967
electromagnetic interference	EMI	1968
eye-motor-verbal (Glasgow coma scale)	EMV	1970
"ear, nose and throat"	ENT	1971
extraocular muscles	EOM	1972
Egg Products Inspection Act	EPIA	1974
Engineering Research Center (NSF)	ERC	1975
endoscopic retrograde cholangio-pancreatography	ERCP	1976
erythrocyte sedimentation rate	ESR	1977
endotracheal	ET	1978
ethanol	EtOH	1979
endotracheal tube	ETT	1980
examination under anesthesia	EUA	1981
National Voluntary Laboratory Accreditation Program  (NIST)	NVLAP	1982
Association of American Feed Control Officials	AAFCO	1983
Automated Broker Interface (U.S. Customs)	ABI	1984
American Feed Industry Association	AFIA	1985
Association of Public Health Laboratories	APHL	1986
Bioterrorism Act (Public Health Security and Bioterrorism Preparedness and Response Act of 2002)	BT Act	1987
Biosafety level	BSL	1988
Central Intelligence Agency (U.S.)	CIA	1989
Critical infrastructure and key resources	CI/KR	1990
Critical Infrastructure Protection Program	CIPP	1991
Critical Infrastructure Protection 	CIP	1992
Comisi?n Federal para la Protecci?n contra Riesgos Sanitarios (Federal Commission for the Protection Against Sanitary Risks) (Mexico)	COFEPRIS	1993
continuity of operations plan	COOP	1994
Electronic Laboratory Exchange Network	eLEXNET	1995
Emergency Operations Center (FDA)	EOC	1996
Food Emergency Response Network	FERN	1997
Comisi?n Federal para la Protecci?n contra Riesgos Sanitarios (Federal Commission for the Protection Against Sanitary Risks) (Mexico)	FGIS	1998
Food Products Association	FPA	1999
Government Coordinating Council [of the Food and Agriculture Sector]	GCC	2000
for official use only	FOUO	2001
Grocery Manufacturers Association	GMA	2002
heat labile bacterial toxins	HLBT	2003
heat stable bacterial toxins	HSBT	2004
Homeland Security Information Network	HSIN	2005
Homeland Security Operations Center	HSOC	2006
Homeland Security Presidential Directive	HSPD	2007
Institute of Food Technologists	IFT	2008
Interagency Food Working Group	IFWG	2009
Information Sharing and Analysis Center	ISAC	2010
affirmation of compliance [codes] (ORA)	AofC	2011
RCHSA (Radiation Control for Health and Safety Act) accession number (ORA AofC code)	ACC	2012
food additive identification number (ORA AofC code)	AIN	2013
abbreviated new animal drug number (ORA AofC code)	ANA	2014
Biologic establishment license number (ORA AofC code)	BFL	2015
biologic product license number (ORA AofC code)	BPL	2016
Chinese ceramicware factory code (ORA AofC code)	CCC	2017
Code of Federal Regulations section (ORA AofC code)	CFR	2018
Color Index number (ORA AofC code)	CIN	2019
cosmetic registration number (ORA AofC code)	COS	2020
device registration number (ORA AofC code)	DEV	2021
dioxin health certificate (ORA AofC code)	DHC	2022
drug listing number (ORA AofC code)	DLS	2023
entry review recommended (ORA AofC code)	ERR	2024
abbreviated new drug application number (ORA AofC code)	AND	2025
food additive petition approval number (ORA AofC code)	FAP	2026
French cheese facility certification number (ORA AofC code)	FCC	2027
food canning establishment number (ORA aofC code)	FCE	2028
Indian black pepper certificate (ORA AofC code)	IBP	2029
investigational device exemption number (ORA AofC code)	IDE	2030
import for export (ORA AofC code)	IFE	2031
investigational new animal drug number (ORA AofC code)	INA	2032
investigational new drug number (ORA AofC code)	IND	2033
impact resistance lens certification (ORA AofC code)	IRC	2034
low-value food/food-related products less than or equal to $200 (ORA AofC code)	LF1	2035
low-value food/food-related products greater than $200 and less than or equal to $500 (ORA AofC codes)	LF2	2036
low-value food/food-related products greater than $500 and less than or equal to $1000 (ORA AofC code)	LF3	2037
low-value non-Rx radiation-emitting products less than or equal to $200 (ORA AofC code)	LR1	2038
low-value non-Rx radiation-emitting products greater than $200 and less than or equal to $1000 (ORA AofC code)	LR2	2039
device listing number (ORA AofC code)	LST	2040
electrode lead wire or patient cable (ORA AofC code)	LWC	2041
medicated feed application number (ORA AofC code)	MFA	2042
model number (ORA AofC code)	MDL	2043
ned animal drug number (ORA AofC code)	NAD	2044
new drug application number (ORA AofC code)	NDA	2045
private analytical certificate date (ORA AofC code)	PAC	2046
device premarket approval number (ORA AofC code)	PMA	2047
device premarket notification number (510k) (ORA AofC code)	PMN	2048
drug registration number (ORA AofC code)	REG	2049
schedule identifier number (ORA AofC code)	SID	2050
seafood HACCP importer form (ORA AofC code)	SIF	2051
unacceptable to foreign country (ORA AofC code)	UFC	2052
Cancer Biomedical Informatics Grid (NIH)	caBIG	2053
Health Industry Business Communication Council	HIBCC	2054
digital video disc	DVD	2055
light amplification by stimulated emission of radiation	LASER	2056
radio detecting and ranging	RADAR	2057
extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis	XDR-TB	2058
Joint Regional Information Exchange System	JRIES	2059
Laboratory Response Network (CDC)	LRN	2060
lipid soluble heat labile chemicals	LSHLC	2061
lipid soluable heat stable chemical	LSHSC	2062
National Association of County and City Health Officials	NACCHO	2063
National Association of Local Boards of Health	NALBOH	2064
National Association of State Departments of Agriculture	NASDA	2065
National Environmental Health Association	NEHA	2066
National Grain and Feed Association	NGFA	2067
National Infrastructure Protection Plan	NIPP	2068
Office of Public Health Emergency Preparedness (HHS)	OPHEP	2069
operational risk management	ORM	2070
prior notice system interface	PNSI	2071
Sector Coordinating Council [for Food and Agriculture]	SCC	2072
Office of Public Health Emergency Preparedness (HHS)	OPHEP	2073
operational risk management	ORM	2074
spore-forming bacteria	SFB	2076
Strategic Partnership Program Agroterrorism Initiative	SPPA	2077
sector-specific agencies	SSA	2078
sector-specific plan	SSP	2079
Top Officials [terrorism exercise]	TOPOFF	2080
United States Animal Health Association	USAHA	2081
after action review	AAR	2082
Assistant Secretary of Defense for Homeland Defense	ASD (HD)	2083
"vegetative bacteria, protozoa and viruses"	VBPF	2084
Business Executives for National Security	BENS	2085
Bureau of Indian Affairs (U.S. Department of the Interior)	BIA	2086
Bureau of Land Management (U.S. Department of the Interior)	BLM	2087
"water soluble, heat stable chemicals "	WSHSC	2088
"communications, command, control, and intelligence"	C3I	2089
Community Emergency Response Team	CERT	2090
catastrophic incident supplement (FEMA)	CIS	2091
concept of operations	CONOPS	2092
Hurricane Katrina Comprehensive Review Working Group	CRWG	2093
Counterterrorism Security Group	CSG	2094
Disaster Medical Assistance Team	DMAT	2095
Disaster Mortuary Operational Response Team	DMORT	2096
Department of Education (U.S.)	DOEd	2097
Disaster Portable Morgue Unit (PHS)	DPMU	2098
Disaster Recovery Center	DRC	2099
Disaster Response Group	DRG	2100
Deputy United States Marshal (U.S. Department of Justice)	DUSM	2101
Emergency Alert System	EAS	2102
Emergency Broadcast System	EBS	2103
electronic health record	EHR	2104
Emergency Management Assistance Compact	EMAC	2105
Emergency Medical Services	EMS	2106
Emergency Response Team	ERT	2107
Emergency Support Function	ESF	2108
Federal Coordinating Officer	FCO	2109
Immediate Office	IO	2110
FDA Internet Improvement Team	FIT	2111
Committee for the Purpose of Control and Supervision on Experiments on Animals (India)	CPCSEA	2112
Federal Hazardous Substances Act (Consumer Product Safety Commission)	FHSA	2113
serotonin-norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor	SNRI	2114
Alliance for Prudent Use of Antibiotics	APUA	2115
postmarketing commitment	PMC	2117
"indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity [contracts]"	IDIQ	2118
blanket purchase agreement	BPA	2119
electronic Official Personnel File	eOFP	2120
Regional Food and Drug Director	RFDD	2121
American Hospital Formulary Service	AHFS	2122
Reproductive and Developmental Toxicology Subcommittee (CDER)	RDTS	2123
American Association of Tissue Banks	AATB	2124
Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (CDC)	ACIP	2125
American Red Cross	ARC	2126
assisted reproductive therapy	ART	2127
assisted reproductive technology	ART	2128
American Society for Reproductive Medicine	ASRM	2129
Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority	BARDA	2130
Blood Availability and Safety Inventory System (HHS)	BASIS	2131
biological product deviation	BPD	2132
Biological Response Modifiers Advisory Committee (CBER)	BRMAC	2133
cord blood stem cells	CBSC	2134
current good tissue practice 	CGTP	2135
"Committee on International Science, Engineering and Technology"	CISET	2136
clinical research organization	CRO	2137
"diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis [vaccine]"	DTaP	2138
Eye Bank Association of America	EBAA	2139
electronic biological product deviation reporting	eBPDR	2140
Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay	ELISA	2141
"Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act of 1938"	FFD & C	2142
Genetic Modification Clinical Research Information System (NIH)	GeMCRIS	2143
Gene Therapy Information System 	GTIS	2144
hepatitis C virus	HCV	2146
human cellular and tissue-based products 	HCT/P	2147
human neonatal kidney cells	HNK cells	2148
human papillomavirus	HPV	2149
human T-lymphotropic virus	HTLV	2150
International Plasma Products Industry Association	IPPIA	2152
inactivated poliovirus vaccine	IPV	2154
Intramural Research Training Award (NIH)	IRTA	2155
intravenous immunoglobulin	IVIG	2156
modular antigen transporter	MAT	2157
Medical Event Reporting System - Transfusion Medicine	MERS-TM	2158
nucleic acid-based tests	NAT	2159
National Incident Management System (FEMA)  	NIMS	2160
Nicholson Lane Research Center	NLRC	2161
National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program	NVICP	2162
National Vaccine Program	NVP	2163
Office of Biotechnology Activities (NIH)	OBA	2164
oral polio vaccine	OPV	2165
ornithine transcarbamylase deficiency	OTC	2166
Program Assessment Rating Tool	PART	2167
peripheral blood stem cell	PBSC	2168
polymerase chain reaction	PCR	2169
product-enhanced reverse transcriptase 	PERT	2170
porcine endogenous retrovirus	PERV	2171
Parklawn Building	PKLN	2172
Plasma Protein Therapeutics Association	PPTA	2173
Recombinant DNA Advisory Committee (NIH)	RAC	2174
Red blood cells	RBC	2175
Rockwall Building I	RKW1	2176
Rockwall Building II	RKW2	2177
ribonucleic acid	RNA	2178
Resource Reporting System (CBER)	RRS	2179
respiratory syncytial virus	RSV	2180
Mobile Automated Regulatory Services (ORA)	MARS	2181
Federal Protective Service (Department of Homeland Security)	FPS	2182
Federal Response Plan (FEMA)	FRP	2183
Health and Human Services Secretary's Emergency Response Team	HHS SERT	2184
Hurricane Liaison Team (FEMA)	HLT	2185
Homeland Security Council	HSC	2186
Department of Housing and Urban Development (U.S.)	HUD	2187
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Department of Homeland Security)	ICE	2188
Incident Command System	ICS	2189
Interagency Incident Management Group	IIMG	2190
Incident Management Team	IMT	2191
incident of national significance	INS	2192
immediate response authority 	IRA	2193
Joint Force Headquarters	JFHQ	2194
Joint Field Office	JFO	2195
Joint Information Center	JIC	2196
Joint Task Force	JTF	2197
Law Enforcement Coordination Committee	LECC	2198
Medical Reserve Corps (U.S. Public Health Service)	MRC	2199
"meal, ready-to-eat"	MRE	2200
National Association of Search and Rescue	NASAR	2201
National Coordinating Committee	NCC	2202
National Communications System	NCS	2203
senior federal law enforcement official	SFLEO	2204
National Exercise Simulation Center	SIMCEN	2205
state liaison officer	SLO	2206
strategic national stockpile (CDC)	SNS	2207
special temporary authority	STA	2208
Special Weapons and Tactics	SWAT	2209
Transportation Security Administration (Department of Homeland Security)	TSA	2210
United States Army Corps of Engineers	USACE	2211
United States Coast Guard	USCG	2212
United States Forest Service (U.S. Department of Agriculture)	USFS	2213
United States Joint Forces Command	USJFCOM	2214
urban search and rescue	US & R	2215
Volunteer Organizations Active in a Disaster	VOAD	2216
Vice Admiral	VADM	2217
National Disaster Medical System	NDMS	2218
National Exercise and Evaluation Program	NEEP	2219
National Emergency Management Association	NEMA	2220
National Exercise Program (Department of Homeland Security)	NEP	2221
National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency	NGA	2222
National Guard Bureal	NGB	2223
National Hurricane Center	NHC	2224
National Incident Communications Conference Line	NICCL	2225
National Interagency Fire Center	NIFC	2226
National Infrastructure Simulation and Analysis Center (Department of Homeland Security)	NISAC	2227
National Operations Center	NOC	2228
National Preparedness Goal	NPG	2229
National Park Service (Department of the Interior)	NPS	2230
National Response Coordination Center	NRCC	2231
National Response Plan (Department of Homeland Security)	NRP	2232
National Response Plan Catastrophic Incident Supplement	NRP-CIS	2233
National Security Council	NSC	2234
National Security and Emergency Preparedness	NS/EP	2235
National Telecommunications and Information Administration (U.S.)	NTIA	2236
National Volunteer Organizations Active in Disaster	NVOAD	2237
NOAA Weather Radio	NWR	2238
National Weather Service	NWS	2239
Office of Foreign Disaster Assistance	OFDA	2240
Office of the Secretary of Defense for Homeland Defense	OSD-HD	2241
Office of Surface Mining (Department of the Interior)	OSM	2242
Office of Science and Technology Policy (U.S.)	OSTP	2243
Public Affairs Office	PAO	2244
principal federal official	PFO	2245
Remedial Action Management Program	RAMP	2246
Regional Response Coordination Center (FEMA)	RRCC	2247
"reception, staging, onward movement, and integration"	RSOI	2248
search and rescue	SAR	2249
Senior Civilian Representative of the Attorney Gemeral (Department of Homeland Security)	SCRAG	2250
severe acute respiratory syndrome 	SARS	2251
transfusion-related acute lung injury	TRALI	2252
internet-based blood shortage reporting program (FDA)	Trans Net	2253
Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies Advisory Committee (CBER) 	TSEAC	2254
U.S. Army Medical Research Institute for Infectious Diseases	USAMRIID	2255
vaccinia immune globulin	VIG	2256
Venezuelan equine encephalomyelitis 	VEE	2257
Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee (CBER)	VRBPAC	2258
West Nile virus	WNV	2259
White Oak Campus - FDA	WO	2260
Woodmont Office Complex I (north)	WOC I	2261
Woodmont Office Complex II (south)	WOC II	2262
X-linked severe combined immunodeficiency disorder 	X-SCID	2263
section  shorthand symbol used to designate a section in a legal document; as in 201(m) of the FD&C Act.		2266
"sections  shorthand symbol used to designate sections in a legal document; as in 201(m), 301(k) of the FD&C Act."		2267
FDA form for notice of inspection	482	2268
American Blood Commission	ABC	2269
Americas Blood Centers 	ABC	2270
adverse biologic experience 	ABE	2271
application briefing meeting 	ABM	2272
American Blood Resource Association	ABRA	2273
Associate Commissioner for Regulatory Affairs (ORA)	ACRA (ORA)	2275
AIDS clinical trials 	ACT	2276
action due 	AD	2279
absorbable fibrin adhesive bandage	AFAB	2281
antihemophilic factor	AHF	2282
air handling unit	AHU	2283
Association for Automatic Identification and Mobility 	AIM	2284
American National Red Cross 	ANRC	2285
advanced notice of proposed rule making	ANPRM	2286
Allergenic Products Advisory Committee  (CBER)	APAC	2287
Application Policy Task Force	APTF	2291
approvable letter	AR	2292
Arkansas Regional Laboratory (ORA)	ARL (ORA)	2293
Armed Services Blood Program Office	ASBPO	2294
"American Society of Heating, Refrigeration & Air Conditioning Engineers"	ASHRAE	2295
analyte specific reagent	ASR	2297
AIDS Vaccine Evaluation Group	AVEG	2299
Association of Donor Recruitment Professionals	ADRP	2300
Bacterial Contamination study	BaCON	2301
Aids Clinical Trials Information Service	ACTIS	2302
Advisory Committee on Blood Safety and Availability (HHS)	ACBSA	2303
Application Specific Integrated Circuit(s)	ASICS	2304
Bacteriological Analytical Manual  	BAM	2305
Blood Center of America	BCA	2306
Biologic Devices Branch (CBER)	BDB	2307
Blood Donor Locator Service	BDLS	2308
Biologics Decision Support System	BDSS	2309
blood establishment computer software	BECS	2310
Biologics Field Advisory Committee (CBER)	BFAC	2311
Blood Service Directive 	BSD	2312
biological safety cabinet	BSC	2313
biologics license supplement	BLS	2314
Boston (Massachusetts) District Office (ORA)	BOS-DO (ORA)	2316
broncho-pulmonary dysplasia	BPD	2318
business process re-engineering 	BPR	2319
Blood Safety Committee	BSC	2320
bioterrorism	BT	2322
Blood and Tissue Registration System	BTR	2323
Buffalo (New York) District Office (ORA)	BUF-DO (ORA)	2324
BIMS User Support Group	BUS	2325
basic workload measurement	BWM	2326
committee assignment	CA	2327
corrective action(s) being effected	CABE	2328
Committee for the Advancement of CBER Science	CACBERS	2329
Committee for the Advancement of FDA Science	CAFDAS	2330
corrective action plan	CAP	2332
College of American Pathologists	CAP	2334
computer-assisted license application	CALA	2335
Computer-Assisted Product License Application Review 	CAPLAR	2336
Coordinating Committee	CC	2337
Council of Community Blood Centers	CCBC	2338
corrected count increment	CCI	2339
CDER request for collaborative review	CCR	2340
Component Distribution Information System	CDIS	2341
Comite Europeen de Normalisation (European Committee for Standardization)	CEN	2342
CBER Emergency Relocation Group	CERG	2343
colony forming unit	CFU	2344
computer-generated cover sheet 	CGCS	2345
Current Good Manufacturing Practices Regulations	CGMPR	2346
Center for High Integrity Software System Assurance	CHISSA	2347
chemi-luminescent immunoassay	ChLIA	2348
criminal investigator	CI	2349
confidential informant	CI	2350
committee meeting	CM	2352
civil money penalty	CMP	2353
certificate of analysis	COA	2354
Committee of Ten Thousand  	COTT	2355
Compliance Policy Council 	CPC	2356
consult review request	CRR	2358
Center Recall Unit	CRU	2359
clinical trial outline	CTO	2360
counseling and testing site 	CTS	2361
confidential unit exclusion 	CUE	2362
Division of AIDS  (NIAID)	DAIDS	2363
doing business as 	dba	2369
Division of Blood Collection and Processing (CBER)	DBCP (CBER)	2370
Division of Blood Establishment and Product Applications (CBER)	DBEPA (CBER)	2371
Debt Collection Act of 1996 	DCIA	2377
Design Control Inspection Strategy	DCIS	2379
Division of Congressional and Public Affairs (CBER)	DCPA (CBER)	2381
Donor Deferral Registry	DDR	2384
Di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate	DEHP	2385
Division of Emergency and Investigational Operations (ORA)	DEIO (ORA)	2386
Data Evaluation Project	DEP	2388
Division of Ethics and Program Integrity (CBER)	DEPI (CBER)	2389
designated federal official 	DFO	2394
donor lymphocyte infusion	DLI	2400
Dockets Management Branch	DMB	2402
dry powder inhaler	DPI	2406
discipline review [letter]	DR	2407
Deputy Regional Food and Drug Director (ORA)	DRFDD (ORA)	2408
Division of Regulations and Policy (CBER)	DRP (CBER)	2409
Desktop Standardization Project	DSP	2411
Device Tracking Database	DTD	2412
Enterprise Administrative Support Environment	EASE	2417
Department of Labor (U.S.)	DOL	2418
Expert Committee on Biological Standardization (WHO)	ECBS	2419
extra-corporeal membrane oxygenation	ECMO	2420
electronic case report form	e-CRF	2421
establishent inspection	EI	2422
Establishment Inventory (ORA)	EI	2423
enzyme immunoassay	EIA	2424
Expected Investment Fund	EIF	2427
establishment licensing and product surveillance	ELPS	2428
Establishment License Supplement	ELS	2429
European Plasma Fractionation Association 	EPFA	2430
Establishment Product Registration System	EPRS	2431
Export Reform and Enhancement Act of 1996	EREA	2432
Brief Adverse Event Report Review (CDRH)	BAER	2433
Standard Adverse Event Report Review (CDRH)	SAER	2434
Emergency Relocation Site  	ERS	2435
electronic submission coodinator 	ESC	2436
Preliminary Adverse Event Report Review (CDRH)	PAER	2437
excepted trust 	ET	2438
emergency use authorization	EUA	2439
filing action 	FA	2440
Foundation for Accreditation of Hematopoietic Cell Therapy	FAHCT	2441
Formula for Achieving Managerial Excellence	FAME	2442
Frequency of Agents Communicable by Transfusion Study 	FACTS	2443
Food Allergy Network	FAN	2444
Federal Employee Assistance and Education Fund	FEEA	2445
Federal Employees Retirement System	FERS	2446
Fogarty Fellow	FF	2447
Federal Insurance Contributions Act	FICA	2448
Federal Law Enforcement Training Center	FLETC	2449
Fair Labor Standards Act	FLSA	2450
Federal Long Term Care Insurance Program 	FLTCIP	2451
filing meeting 	FM	2452
Federal Management Financial Integrity Act of 1982	FMFIA	2453
Family Medical Leave Act of 1993	FMLA	2454
febrile non-hemolytic reaction 	FNH	2455
financial operating plan 	FOP	2456
Federal Travel Regulations	FTR	2457
functional magnetic resonance imaging	FMRI	2458
fault tree analysis	FTA	2459
genome amplification testing	GAT	2461
Global Collaboration for Blood Safety (WHO)	GCBS	2462
General Clinical Research Centers 	GCRC	2463
geographical information system	GIS	2464
good programming practices	GPP	2465
Government Wide Quality Assurance Program	GWQAP	2466
Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy  the name commonly given to combinations of anti-HIV drugs	HAART	2467
HTLV-I-associated myelopathy / tropical spastic paraparesis	HAM/TSP	2468
hemoblogin-based oxygen carrier	HBOC	2469
human-computer interaction	HCI	2470
high density polyethylene	HDPE	2471
Hispanic Employee Organization	HEO	2472
Hemophilia Federation of America	HFA	2473
Human Factors and Ergonomics Society	HFES	2474
Hematological Products Branch (CBER) (defunct)	HPB	2475
hematopoietic progenitor cells	HPC	2476
Health Services Administration	HSA	2477
Hemophilia Surveillance System (CDC)	HSS	2478
in accordance with 	IAW	2479
inter-Center agreement 	ICA	2480
"International Council for Commonality in Blood Banking Automation, Inc."	ICCBBA	2481
idiopathic CD4+ T-lymphocytopenia	ICL	2482
International Committee of Medical Journal Editors	ICMJE	2483
Information and Data Committee	IDC	2484
indirect fluorescent antibody	IFA	2485
Immune Deficiency Foundation  	IDF	2486
International Food Information Council	IFIC	2487
"Information Management Consultants, Inc."	IMC	2488
Information Management Coordinating Committee (CBER)	IMCC	2489
International Regulatory Issues Staff (ORA)	IRIS	2490
Investigational Review Board	IRB	2491
International Society of Blood Transfusion	ISBT	2492
"International Society of Blood Transfusion standard for blood, tissue, and organ identification"	ISBT 128	2493
ISBT Working Party on Automation and Data Processing	 WPADP	2494
International Trade Data System	ITDS	2495
Information Technology Implementation Committee (CBER)	ITIC	2496
Inspection Task Force (CBER)	ITF	2497
investigation use only	IUO	2499
in vitro fertilization	IVF	2500
licensing action recommendation	LAR	2501
licensing action recommendation document 	LARD	2502
low-density polyethylene	LDPE	2503
Lot Release Imaging System	LRIS	2504
Large-Volume Parenteral  an injection product having a solution volume which exceeds 100 mL	LVP	2506
monoclonal antibody	mAb	2507
Manufacturers Assistance and Communications Staff (CBER)	MACS (CBER)	2508
manipulated autologous structural cell 	MAS cell	2509
Medical Device Innovation Initiative 	MDII	2511
magnetoencephalography	MEG	2512
Management Improvement Plan	MIP	2514
Mentoring Implementation Working Group	MIWG 	2515
major amendment	MJ	2516
Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report - published by the CDC.	MMWR	2517
mode of action	MOA	2518
Material Review Board (American National Red Cross)	MRB	2519
magnetic source imaging 	MSI	2520
Mammography Quality Standards Act of 1992	MSQA	2521
mail transport agent 	MTA	2522
material transfer agreement 	MTA	2523
mean time between failures 	MTBF	2524
National Association of Government Communicators	NAGC	2525
		
		
National Biomedical Computer System  (American National Red Cross)	NBCS	2527
National Blood Data Resource Center	NBDRC	2528
National Hemophilia Foundation	NHF	2530
Notice of Initiation of Disqualification Proceeding and Opportunity to Explain	NIDPOE	2531
no inspection made	NIM	2532
National Marrow Donor Program	NMDP	2533
National Notification Center	NNC	2534
National Pharmaceutical Stockpile(CDC) 	NPS	2536
response to not approvable letter 	NR	2537
Nashville (Tennessee) District Office (ORA)	NSV-DO (ORA)	2539
National Technical Information Service  	NTIS	2540
National Testing Laboratory (American National Red Cross) 	NTL	2541
National Vaccine Commission	NVC	2542
new variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease 	nvCJD	2543
Newark District Office (ORA)	NWK-DO (ORA)	2544
"Old Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance"	OASDI	2546
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health (DHHS)	OASH	2547
Office of Compliance	OC	2550
Office of the Director	OD	2556
Office of Emergency Preparedness (PHS)	OEP	2559
Office of the General Counsel (DHHS)	OGC	2561
Office of Inspector General (DHHS)	OIG	2564
Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OMB) 	OIRA	2566
Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation	OMRF	2569
oral mucosal transudate 	OMT	2570
Organ Procurement Organization	OPO	2573
Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network	OPTN	2574
operational qualification 	OQ	2575
operations research analyst 	ORA	2576
Office of Research Integrity (HHS) 	ORI	2577
Orlando District Office (ORA)	ORL-DO (ORA)	2578
ORACLE System for Center Automation and Retrieval	OSCAR	2580
polyacrylimide gel electrophoresis 	PAGE	2584
Pesticide Analytical Manual  	PAM	2585
problem/action request notice 	PARN	2586
peripheral blood progenitor cell 	PBPC	2587
placental cord blood 	PCB	2588
photochemical treatment 	PCT	2589
Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia	PCP	2590
post donation information	PDI	2591
polyethylene terephthalate 	PET	2593
polyethylene terephthalate G	PETG	2594
pulsed-field gel electrophoresis 	PFGE	2595
prekallikrein activator 	PKA	2599
pre-license inspection (CBER)	PLI	2600
product license [application] supplement	PLS	2601
		
		
primary mode of action	PMOA	2604
Performance Management Program 	PMP	2605
privately owned automobile 	POA	2606
point of contact	POC	2607
program objective memorandum	POM	2608
planned product improvements	PPI	2609
plasma preparation tube 	PPT	2611
prion protein 	PrP	2613
Points To Consider	PTC	2614
Parklawn Training Center	PTC	2615
Pittsburgh Tissue Engineering Initiative	PTEI 	2616
platelet transfusion reaction	PTR	2617
polyvinyl chloride 	PVC	2618
Quality Assurance Officer	QAO	2619
quality system record 	QSR	2620
quality system representative 	QSR	2621
Research Coordinating Committee 	RCC	2622
Retrovirus Epidemiology Donor Study	REDS-II	2623
regulatory negotiation	reg neg	2624
radio-frequency identification	RFID	2625
responsible head 	RH	2626
recombinant immunoblot assay (Chiron )	RIBA	2627
Resident In Charge	RIC	2628
radioimunoprecipitation assay 	RIPA	2629
Regulatory Information Specialist	RIS	2630
Review Management Coordinating Committee (CBER)	RMCC	2631
Resident Post	RP	2632
relative risk 	RR	2634
repeatedly reactive	RR	2635
respiratory synctial virus immune globulin	RSVIG	2636
respiratory synctial virus immune globulin intravenous	RSVIGIV	2637
research use only	RUO	2638
Special Assistant to the Center Director	SACD	2639
Scientific Advisors and Consultants Staff (CBER)	SACS	2640
state access to FACTS 	SAF	2641
San Francisco District Office	SAN-DO	2642
service computation date 	SCD	2643
system development methodology	SDM	2644
Securities and Exchange Commission (U.S.)	SEC	2646
Service Employees International Union	SEIU	2647
strip immunoblot assay	SIA	2648
simple mail transfer protocol	SMTP	2650
submission of portion of application 	SoPA	2651
single-photon emission computed tomography 	SPECT	2652
Seafood Products Research Center (CFSAN)	SPRC	2653
Systems Steering Committee (CBER)	SSC	2655
sterile connecting device 	STCD	2656
submission tracking number 	STN	2657
small-volume parenteral 	SVP	2658
time and attendance 	T&A	2659
transfusion-associated AIDS 	TAA	2660
transfusion-associated hepatitis 	TAH	2661
Team Biologics Liaison Staff  (CBER)	TBLS	2662
therapeutic exchange plasmapheresis 	TEP	2663
Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine International Society 	TERMIS	2664
Toxic Exposure Surveillance System	TESS	2665
tolerable intake	TI	2666
table of oganization	TO	2667
total obligation authority	TOA	2668
total organic carbon	TOL	2669
Training and Professional Development Staff (CBER)	TPDS	2670
total parenteral nutrition	TPN	2671
Transfusion Safety Study 	TSS	2672
umbilical cord blood	UCB	2673
umbilical cord blood unit	UCBU	2674
Uniform Donor Health Questionnaire 	UDHQ	2675
upper limit of normal 	ULN	2676
ultra-low penetration air 	ULPA	2677
unacceptable 	UN	2678
Joint United Nations Program on HIV/AIDS	UNAIDS	2679
United Network for Organ Sharing	UNOS	2680
Viral Activation Transfusion Study	VATS	2682
virtual address eXtension 	VAX	2683
vaccine efficacy	VE	2684
Viral Hepatitis Surveillance Program (CDC)	VHSP	2685
virtual memory system [operating system]	VMS	2686
widely attended gathering 	WAG	2687
white blood cell	WBC	2688
work breakdown structure 	WBS	2689
World Federation of Hemophilia  	WFH	2690
Western immunoblot	WIB	2691
Workflow Improvement Team 	WIT	2692
West Nile meningoencephalitis	WNME	2693
Working Party on Automation and Data Processing (International Society of Blood Transfusion)	WPADP	2694
WordPerfect character [mapping file]	WPC	2695
FDA Revitalization Act	FDARA	2698
Best Pharmaceuticals for Children Act	BPCA	2699
Pediatric Research Equity Act of 2003	PREA	2700
unique device identification	UDI	2701
Good Clinical Practice Program (OC)	GCPP (OC)	2702
Office of Science and Health Coordination (OC)	OSHC (OC)	2703
Veterinarian Trading Post (website)	VetTrade	2704
bioequivalence	BEq	2705
human progenitor cells	HPC	2706
Office of Therapeutics Research and Review (CBER)	OTRR (CBER)	2707
sodium dodecyl sulfate polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis	SDS-PAGE	2708
Workgroup for Electronic Data Interchange	WEDI	2709
NLM-based database of information on marketed drugs including FDA-approved labels.	DailyMed	2710
selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor	SSRI	2711
Division of Administrative Services (NCTR)	DAS (NCTR)	2713
Division of Administrative Services Management (CFSAN)	DAS (CFSAN)	2714
Division of of Analytical Chemistry (CFSAN)	DAC (CFSAN)	2715
"Division of Anesthesia, Analgesia, and Rheumatology Products (CDER)"	DAARP (CDER)	2716
"Division of Anesthesiology, General Hospital, Infection Control, and Dental Devices (CDRH)"	DAGID (CDRH)	2717
Division of Animal and Food Microbiology (CVM)	DAFM (CVM)	2718
Division of Animal Feeds (CVM)	DAF (CVM)	2719
Division of Animal Research (CVM)	DAR (CVM)	2720
Division of Anti-infective and Ophthalmology Products (CDER)	DAIOP (CDER)	2721
Division of Anti-viral Products (CDER)	DAVP (CDER)	2722
Division of Applications Development and Services (CDER)	DADS (CDER)	2723
Division of Applied Pharmacology Research (CDER)	DAPR (CDER)	2724
Division of Applied Engineering (OC)	DAE (OC)	2725
"Division of Bacterial, Parasitic and Allergenic Products (CBER)"	DBPAP (CBER)	2726
Division of Bioanalytical Chemistry (CFSAN)	DBC (CFSAN)	2727
Division of Biochemical Toxicology (NCTR)	DBT (NCTR)	2728
Division of Bioequivalence (CDER)	DBE (CDER)	2729
Division of Biologic Oncology Products (CDER)	DBOP (CDER)	2730
Division of Biology (CDRH)	DB (CDRH)	2731
Division of Biometrics I (CDER)	DB I (CDER)	2732
Division of Biometrics II (CDER)	DB II (CDER)	2733
Division of Biometrics III (CDER)	DB III (CDER)	2734
Division of Biometrics IV (CDER)	DB IV (CDER)	2735
Division of Biometrics V (CDER)	DB V (CDER)	2736
Division of Biometrics VI (CDER)	DB VI (CDER)	2737
Division of Bioresearch Monitoring (CDRH)	DBM (CDRH)	2738
Division of Biostatistics (CBER)	DB (CBER)	2739
Division of Biostatistics (CDRH)	DBS (CDRH)	2740
Division of Biotechnology and GRAS Notice Review (CFSAN)	DBGNR (CFSAN)	2741
Division of Blood Applications (CBER)	DBA (CBER)	2742
Division of Budget Execution and Control (OC)	DBEC (OC)	2743
Division of Cardiovascular and Renal Products (CDER)	DCRP (CDER)	2744
Division of Cardiovascular Devices (CDRH)	DCD (CDRH)	2745
Division of Case Management (CBER)	DCM (CBER)	2746
Division of Cell and Gene Therapies (CBER)	DCGT (CBER)	2747
Division of Chemistry (NCTR)	DC (NCTR)	2748
Division of Chemistry and Material Science (CDRH)	DCMS (CDRH)	2749
Division of Chemistry and Toxicology Devices (CDRH)	DCTD (CDRH)	2750
Division of Chemistry I (CDER)	DC I (CDER)	2751
Division of Chemistry II (CDER)	DC II (CDER)	2752
Division of Chemistry III (CDER)	DC III (CDER)	2753
Division of Chemistry Research and Environmental Review (CFSAN)	DCRER (CFSAN)	2754
Division of Clinical Laboratory Devices (CDRH)	DCLD (CDRH)	2755
Division of Clinical Pharmacology 2 (CDER)	DCP 2 (CDER)	2756
Division of Clinical Pharmacology 1 (CDER)	DCP 1 (CDER)	2757
Division of Clinical Pharmacology 3 (CDER)	DCP 3 (CDER)	2758
Division of Clinical Pharmacology 4 (CDER)	DCP 4 (CDER)	2759
Division of Clinical Pharmacology 5 (CDER)	DCP 5 (CDER)	2760
Division of Color Certification and Technology (CFSAN)	DCCT (CFSAN)	2761
Division of Communication and Consumer Affairs (CBER)	DCCA (CBER)	2762
Division of Genetic and Reproductive Toxicology (NCTR)	DGRT (NCTR)	2763
Division of Communications Media (CDRH)	DCM (CDRH)	2764
Division of Compliance (CVM)	DC (CVM)	2765
Division of Compliance Information and Quality Assurance (ORA)	DCIQA (ORA)	2766
Division of Compliance Management and Operations (ORA)	DCMO (ORA)	2767
Division of Compliance Policy (ORA)	DCP (ORA)	2768
Division of Compliance Risk Management and Surveillance (CDER)	DCRMS (CDER)	2769
Division of Construction and Service Contracts (OC)	DCSC (OC)	2770
Division of Contracts and Grants Management (OC)	DCGM (OC)	2771
Division of Contracts and Procurement (NCTR)	DCP (NCTR)	2772
Division of Cooperative Programs (CFSAN)	DCP (CFSAN)	2773
Division of Cosmetics and Compliance (CFSAN)	DCC (CFSAN)	2774
Division of Counter-terrorism (CDER)	DCT (CDER)	2775
Division of Customer Care (OC)	DCC (OC)	2776
Division of Dairy and Egg Safety (CFSAN)	DDES (CFSAN)	2777
Division of Database Management and Services (CDER)	DDMS (CDER)	2778
Division of Dermatology and Dental Products (CDER)	DDDP (CDER)	2779
Division of Device User Programs and System Analysis (CDRH)	DUPSA (CDRH)	2780
Division of Dietary Supplement Programs and Compliance (CFSAN)	DDSPC (CFSAN)	2781
Division of Disclosure and Oversight Management (CBER)	DDOM (CBER)	2782
Division of Dockets Management (OC)	DDM (OC)	2783
Division of Drug Information (CDER)	DDI (CDER)	2784
"Division of Drug Marketing, Advertising and Communication (CDER)"	DDMAC (CDER)	2785
Division of Drug Oncology Products (CDER)	DDOP (CDER)	2786
Division of Drug Risk Evaluation (CDER)	DDRE (CDER)	2787
Division of Education and Communication (CFSAN)	DEC (CFSAN)	2788
Division of Electrical and Software Engineering (CDRH)	DESE (CDRH)	2789
Division of Emerging and Transfusion Transmitted Diseases (CBER)	DETTD (CBER)	2790
Division of Enforcement (CFSAN)	DE (CFSAN)	2791
Division of Enforcement A (CDRH)	DOE A (CDRH)	2792
Division of Enforcement B (CDRH)	DOE B (CDRH)	2793
Division of Engineering Services (OC)	DES (OC)	2794
Division of Epidemiology (CBER)	DE (CBER)	2795
Division of Ethics and Management Operations (CDRH)	DEMO (CDRH)	2796
Division of Facilities Engineering and Maintenance (NCTR)	DFEM (NCTR)	2797
Division of Field Operations (OC)	DFO (OC)	2798
Division of Field Programs and Guidance (CFSAN)	DFPG (CFSAN)	2799
Division of Field Science (ORA)	DFS (ORA)	2800
Division of Financial Management (NCTR)	DFM (NCTR)	2801
Division of Food Contact Notifications (CFSAN)	DFCN (CFSAN)	2802
"Division of Food Labeling, Standards, and Compliance (CFSAN)"	DFLSC (CFSAN)	2803
"Division of Food Processing and Packaging (Chicago, Illinois) (CFSAN)"	DFPP (CFSAN)	2804
Division of Food Processing Science and Technology (CFSAN)	DFPST (CFSAN)	2805
Division of Freedom of Information (OC)	DFOI (OC)	2806
Division of Gastroenterology Products (CDER)	DGP (CDER)	2807
Division of General Scientific Support (CFSAN)	DGSS (CFSAN)	2808
"Division of General, Restorative and Neurological Devices (CDRH)"	DGRND (CDRH)	2809
Division of Hematology (CBER)	DH (CBER)	2810
Division of Human Food Safety (CVM)	DHFS (CVM)	2811
Division of Human Resources Development (ORA)	DHRD (ORA)	2812
Division of Imaging and Applied Mathematics (CDRH)	DIAM (CDRH)	2813
Division of Immunology and Hematology Devices (CDRH)	DIHD (CDRH)	2814
Division of Import Operations and Policy (ORA)	DIOP (ORA)	2815
Division of In Vitro and Biochemical Toxicology (CFSAN)	DIVBT (CFSAN)	2816
Division of Information Development (CBER)	DID (CBER)	2817
Division of Information Disclosure Policy (CDER)	DIDP (CBER)	2818
Division of Information Operations (CBER)	DIO (CBER)	2819
Division of Information Resources Management (CFSAN)	DIRM (CFSAN)	2820
Division of Information Services (CDER)	DIS (CDER)	2821
Division of Information Technology (CDER)	DIT (CDRH)	2822
Division of Information Technology (NCTR)	DIT (NCTR)	2823
Division of Infrastructure Management and Services (OC)	DIMS (OC)	2824
Division of Infrastructure Operations (OC)	DIO (OC)	2825
Division of Inspections and Surveillance (CBER)	DIS (CBER)	2826
Division of Labeling and Program Support (CDER)	DLPS (CDER)	2827
Division of Mammography Quality and Radiation Programs (CDRH)	DMQRP (CDRH)	2828
Division of Management and Budget (CDER)	DMB (CDER)	2829
Division of Management Operations (CFSAN)	DMO (CFSAN)	2830
Division of Management Operations (ORA)	DMO (ORA)	2831
Division of Management Services (CDER)	DMS (CDER)	2832
Division of Management Systems (OC)	DMS (OC)	2833
Division of Manufacturers Assistance and Training (CBER)	DMAT (CBER)	2834
Division of Manufacturing and Product Quality (CBER)	DMPQ (CBER)	2835
Division of Manufacturing and Product Quality (CDER)	DMPQ (CDER)	2836
Division of Manufacturing Technologies (CVM)	DMT (CVM)	2837
Division of Market Studies (CFSAN)	DMST (CFSAN)	2838
Division of Mathematics (CFSAN)	DM (CFSAN)	2839
Division of Medical Errors and Technical Support (CDER)	DMETS (CDER)	2840
Division of Medical Imaging and Hematology Products (CDER)	DMIHP (CDER)	2841
Division of Medical Imaging and Radiopharmaceutical Drug Products (CDER)	DMIRDP (CDER)	2842
Division of Metabolism and Endocrinology Products (CDER)	DMEP (CDER)	2843
Division of Microbiological Studies (CFSAN)	DMS (CFSAN)	2844
Division of Microbiology (CFSAN)	DM (CFSAN)	2845
Division of Microbiology (NCTR)	DM (NCTR)	2846
Division of Microbiology Devices (CDRH)	DMD (CDRH)	2847
Division of Molecular Biology (CFSAN)	DMB (CFSAN)	2848
Division of Molecular Epidemiology (NCTR)	DME (NCTR)	2849
Division of Monoclonal Antibodies (CDER)	DMA (CDER)	2850
Division of Natural Products (CFSAN)	DNP (CFSAN)	2851
Division of Neurology Products (CDER)	DNP (CDER)	2852
Division of Neurotoxicology (NCTR)	DNT (NCTR)	2853
Division of New Drugs and Labeling Compliance (CDER)	DNDLC (CDER)	2854
Division of Nonprescripton Clinical Evaluation (CDER)	DNCE (CDER)	2855
Division of Nonprescription Regulation Development (CDER)	DNRD (CDER)	2856
Division of Nutrition Programs and Labeling (CFSAN)	DNPL (CFSAN)	2857
Division of Oncologic Drug Products (CDER)	DODP (CDER)	2858
"Division of Ophthalmic, Ear, Nose and Throat Devices (CDRH)"	DOED (CDRH)	2859
Division of Pediatric Drug Development (CDER)	DPDD (CDER)	2860
Division of Pesticides and Industrial Chemicals (CFSAN)	DPIC (CFSAN)	2861
Division of Petition Review (CFSAN)	DPR (CFSAN)	2862
Division of Pharmaceutical Analysis (CDER)	DPA (CDER)	2863
Division of Physics (CDRH)	DP (CDRH)	2864
Division of Planning (NCTR)	DP (NCTR)	2865
Division of Planning and Financial Resources Management (CFSAN)	DPFRM (CFSAN)	2866
"Division of Planning, Analysis and Finance (CDRH)"	D0AF (CDRH)	2867
"Division of Planning, Evaluation and Management (ORA)"	DPEM (ORA)	2868
"Division of Planning, Evaluation and Budget (CBER)"	DPEB (CBER)	2869
Division of Plant and Dairy Food Safety (CFSAN)	DPDFS (CFSAN)	2870
Division of Plant Product Safety (CFSAN)	DPPS (CFSAN)	2871
Division of Portfolio Development (OC)	DPD (OC)	2872
Division of Post-marketing Development (CDER)	DPE (CDER)	2873
Division of Post-marketing Surveillance (CDRH)	DPS (CDRH)	2874
Division of Pre-marketing Assessment I (CDER)	DPA I (CDER)	2875
Division of Pre-marketing Assessment II (CDER)	DPA II (CDER)	2876
Division of Pre-marketing Assessment III and Manufacturing Science (CDER)	DPAMS (CDER)	2877
Division of Product Quality (CBER)	DPQ (CBER)	2878
Division of Product Quality Research (CDER)	DPQR (CDER)	2879
Division of Production Drugs (CVM)	DPD (CVM)	2880
Division of Program Services (CBER)	DPS (CBER)	2881
Division of Program Services (CFSAN)	DPS (CFSAN)	2882
Division of Programs and Enforcement Policy (OPDFB) (CFSAN)	DPEPOPD (CFSAN)	2883
Division of Programs and Enforcement Policy (OS) (CFSAN)	DPEPOS (CFSAN)	2884
Division of Psychiatry Products (CDER)	DPP (CDER)	2885
Division of Public Affairs (CDER)	DPA (CDER)	2886
Division of Public Health and Biostatistics (CFSAN)	DPHB (CFSAN)	2887
Division of Pulmonary and Allergy Products (CDER)	DPAP (CDER)	2888
Division of Records Management (CDER)	DRM (CDER)	2889
Division of Regulatory Policy I (CDER)	DRP I (CDER)	2890
Division of Regulatory Policy II (CDER)	DRP II (CDER)	2891
Division of Reproductive and Urologic Products (CDER)	DRUP (CDER)	2892
"Division of Reproductive, Abdominal and Radiological Devices (CDRH)"	DRARD (CDRH)	2893
Division of Research and Applied Technology (CFSAN)	DRAT (CFSAN)	2894
Division of Residue Chemistry (CVM)	DRC (CVM)	2895
Division of Resource Management (OC)	DRM (OC)	2896
Division of Review Management and Policy (CDER)	DRMP (CDER)	2897
Division of Risk Assessment (CFSAN)	DRA (CFSAN)	2898
Division of Risk Management Operations (CDRH)	DRMO (CDRH)	2899
Division of Science and Applied Technology (OS) (CFSAN)	DSATOS (CFSAN)	2900
Division of Scientific Advisors and Consultants (CBER)	DSAC (CBER)	2901
Division of Scientific Investigation (CDER)	DSI (CDER)	2902
Division of Seafood Safety (CFSAN)	DSS (CFSAN)	2903
Division of Seafood Science and Technology (CFSAN)	DSST (CFSAN)	2904
"Division of Small Manufacturers, International and Consumer Assistance (CDRH)"	DSMICA (CDRH)	2905
Division of Social Sciences (CFSAN)	DSS (CFSAN)	2906
Division of Solid and Fluid Mechanics (CDRH)	DSFM (CDRH)	2907
Division of Special Pathogen and Transplant Products (CDER)	DSPTP (CDER)	2908
Division of Strategic Projects (OC)	DSP (OC)	2909
Division of Surveillance (CVM)	DS (CVM)	2910
Division of Surveillance Systems (CDRH)	DSS (CDRH)	2911
"Division of Surveillance, Research and Communication Support (CDER)"	DSRCS (CDER)	2912
"Division of Systems, Compliance and IMPAC (OC)"	DSCI (OC)	2913
Division of Therapeutic Biological Internal Medicine Products (CDER)	DTBIMP (CDER)	2914
Division of Therapeutic Biological Oncology Products (CDER)	DTBOP (CDER)	2915
Division of Therapeutic Drugs for Food Animals (CVM)	DTDFA (CVM)	2916
Division of Therapeutic Proteins (CDER)	DTP (CDER)	2917
Division of Toxicology (CFSAN)	DOT (CFSAN)	2918
Division of Toxicology and Nutrition Product Studies (CFSAN)	DTNPS (CFSAN)	2919
Division of Training and Development (CDER)	DTD (CDER)	2920
Division of Vaccines and Related Product Applications (CBER)	DVRPA (CBER)	2921
Division of Veterinary Services (CBER)	DVS (CBER)	2922
Division of Veterinary Services (NCTR)	DVS (NCTR)	2923
Division of Viral Products (CBER)	DVP (CBER)	2924
Division of Virulence Assessment (CFSAN)	DVA (CFSAN)	2925
Document Control Center (CBER)	DCC (CBER)	2926
Domestic Compliance Branch (CFSAN)	DCB (CFSAN)	2927
"Ear, Nose, and Throat Devices Branch (CDRH)"	ENTB (CDRH)	2928
Economics Staff (OC)	ECS (OC)	2929
Economics Team (CFSAN)	ECT (CFSAN)	2930
Education Team (CFSAN)	ET (CFSAN)	2931
Office of EEO and Diversity Management (OC)	OEEODEM (OC)	2932
Electronic Product Devices Branch (CDRH)	EPD (CDRH)	2933
Elemental Research Branch (CFSAN)	ERB (CFSAN)	2934
Emergency Coordination and Response Staff (CFSAN)	ECRS (CFSAN)	2935
Emergency Response and Surveillance Branch (CFSAN)	ERSB (CFSAN)	2936
Engineering Branch (NCTR)	EB (NCTR)	2937
Engineering Team (OC)	ENG (OC)	2938
Enterprise Architecture Staff (CDER)	EAS (CDER)	2939
Enterprise Systems Branch (ORA)	ESB (ORA)	2940
Environmental Health and Program Assurance Staff (NCTR)	EHPAS (NCTR)	2941
Epidemiology Branch (CDRH)	EB (CDRH)	2942
Epidemiology Team (CFSAN)	EPT (CFSAN)	2943
Equal Employment Opportunity Office (CFSAN)	EEO (CFSAN)	2944
Equal Employment Opportunity Staff (NCTR)	EEO (NCTR)	2945
Ethics and Integrity Staff (OC)	EIS (OC)	2946
Evaluation Staff (OC)	EVS (OC)	2947
Executive Operations Staff (CDER)	EOS (CDER)	2948
Executive Operations Staff (ORA)	EOS (ORA)	2949
Executive Secretariat Staff (NCTR)	ESS (NCTR)	2950
Executive Secretariat Team (CBER)	ESS (CBER)	2951
Exposure Assessment Branch (CFSAN)	EAB (CFSAN)	2952
Facilities Planning and Voice Services Team (OC)	FPVST (OC)	2953
FDA Safety Staff (OC)	FDASS (OC)	2954
Federal-State Program Staff (ORA)	FSPS (ORA)	2955
Field Programs Branch (CDREH)	FPB (CDRH)	2956
Field Programs Branch (CFSAN)	FPB (CFSAN)	2957
Financial Team (OC)	FT (OC)	2958
Financial Enterprise Solutions (OC)	FES (OC)	2959
Financial Management Branch (CDRH)	FMB (CDRH)	2960
Food Defense Oversight Team (CFSAN)	FDOT (CFSAN)	2961
Food Labeling and Standards Staff (CFSAN)	FLSS (CFSAN)	2962
"Food Packaging Branch (Chicago, Illinois) (CFSAN)"	FPBR (CFSAN)	2963
"Food Processing Branch (Chicago, Illinois) (CFSAN)"	FPB (CFSAN)	2964
Food Processing Evaluation Team (CFSAN)	FPET (CFSAN)	2965
Food Technology Branch (CFSAN)	FTB (CFSAN)	2966
Freedom of Information Branch (CDRH)	FOIB (CDRH)	2967
Gastroenterology and Renal Devices Branch (CDRH)	GRDB (CDRH)	2968
Gene Therapies Branch (CBER)	GTB (CBER)	2969
Gene Transfer and Immunogenicity Branch (CBER)	GTIB (CBER)	2970
General Hospital Devices Branch (CDRH)	GHDB (CDRH)	2971
General Surgery Devices Branch (CDRH)	GSDB (CDRH)	2972
Genetic Toxicology Laboratory (NCTR)	GTL (NCTR)	2973
Good Clinical Practice Branch I (CDER)	GCPB I (CDER)	2974
Good Clinical Practice Branch II (CDER)	GCPB II (CDER)	2975
Good Laboratory Practices and Bioequivalence Investigations Branch (CDER)	GLPBB (CDER)	2976
"Gulf Coast Seafood Laboratory (Dauphin Island, Alabama) (CFSAN)"	GCSL (CFSAN)	2977
Hazard Assessment Branch (CFSAN)	HAB (CFSAN)	2978
Hematology and Cytology Devices Branch (CDRH)	HCDB (CDRH)	2979
Human Factors Engineering Branch (CDRH)	HFEB (CDRH)	2980
Human Tissue and Reproduction Branch (CBER)	HTRB (CBER)	2981
Immediate Office of the Commissioner (OC)	OC	2982
Immunobiology Branch (CFSAN)	IB (CFSAN)	2983
Immunology and Molecular Diagnostics Devices Branch (CDRH)	IMDB (CDRH)	2984
Immunotoxicology Branch (CFSAN)	ITB (CFSAN)	2985
IMPAC Program Staff (OC)	IPS (OC)	2986
Implementation and Compliance Branch (CFSAN)	ICB (CFSAN)	2987
Import Branch (CFSAN)	IBR (CFSAN)	2988
In Vitro Toxicology Branch (CFSAN)	IVTB (CFSAN)	2989
Industry Activities Staff (CFSAN)	IAS (CFSAN)	2990
Infant Formula and Medical Foods Staff (CFSAN)	IFMFS (CFSAN)	2991
Infection Control Devices Branch (CDRH)	ICDB (CDRH)	2992
Information and Analysis Branch (CDRH)	IAB (CDRH)	2993
Information Management Branch (CDRH)	IMB (CDRH)	2994
Information Processing and Office Automation Branch (CDRH)	IPOAB (CDRH)	2995
Information Technology Contracts Branch (OC)	ITCB (OC)	2996
Information Technology Staff (CBER)	ITS (CBER)	2997
Infrastructure Applications Branch (ORA)	IAB (ORA)	2998
Inspection and Compliance Branch (CDRH)	ICB (CDRH)	2999
Inspection Support Branch (CDRH)	ISB (CDRH)	3000
Instrumentation and Biophysics Branch (CFSAN)	IBB (CFSAN)	3001
Interface Management Branch (CDER)	IMB (CDER)	3002
International Activities Staff (CFSAN)	IAST (CFSAN)	3003
International Affairs Staff (CFSAN)	IAS (CFSAN)	3004
International Agreements Staff (OC)	IAS (OC)	3005
International Branch (ORA)	IB (ORA)	3006
International Planning and Resource Management Staff (OC)	IPRMS (OC)	3007
International Policy Staff (OC)	IPS (OC)	3008
International Relations and External Affairs Staff (CDRH)	IREAS (CDRH)	3009
International Relations Staff (OC)	IRS (OC)	3010
International Scientific Activities and Standards Staff (OC)	ISASS (OC)	3011
Interventional Cardiology Devices Branch (CDRH)	ICDB (CDRH)	3012
Intraocular and Corneal Implants Branch (CDRH)	ICIB (CDRH)	3013
Investigational Device Exemptions Sections (CDRH)	IDE (CDRH)	3014
Investigations and Preapproval Compliance Branch (CDER)	IPCB (CDER)	3015
Issues Management Staff (CDRH)	IMS (CDRH)	3016
IT Asset Tracking and Management Team (OC)	ITATMT (OC)	3017
IT Governance Staff (OC)	ITGS (OC)	3018
IT Infrastructure Management Branch (CDRH)	IIMB (CDRH)	3019
IT Training Team (OC)	ITTT (OC)	3020
Jefferson Laboratory Complex Staff (OC)	JLCS (OC)	3021
JIFSAN Liaison Staff (CFSAN)	JIFSAN (CFSAN)	3022
Joint Institute for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition	JIFSAN	3023
Knowledge Management Staff (OC)	KMT (OC)	3024
Laboratory of Hepatitis Viruses (CBER)	LHV (CBER)	3025
Laboratory of Bacterial Polysaccharides (CBER)	LBP (CBER)	3026
Laboratory of Biochemistry and Vascular Biology (CBER)	LBVB (CBER)	3027
Laboratory of Cellular Hematology (CBER)	LCH (CBER)	3028
Laboratory of DNA Viruses (CBER)	LDV (CBER)	3029
Laboratory of Enteric and Sexually Transmitted Diseases (CBER)	LESTD (CBER)	3030
Laboratory of Hemostasis (CBER)	LH (CBER)	3031
Laboratory of Hepatitis and Related Emerging Agents (CBER)	LHREA (CBER)	3032
Laboratory of Methods Development and Quality Control (CBER)	LMDQC (CBER)	3033
Laboratory of Molecular Virology (CBER)	LMV (CBER)	3034
Laboratory of Mycobacterial Diseases and Cellular Immunology (CBER)	LMDCI (CBER)	3035
Laboratory of Pediatric and Respiratory Viral Diseases (CBER)	LPRVD (CBER)	3036
Laboratory of Plasma Derivatives (CBER)	LPD (CBER)	3037
Laboratory of Respiratory and Special Pathogens (CBER)	LRSP (CBER)	3038
Laboratory of Retroviruses (CBER)	LR (CBER)	3039
Labeling Compliance Team (CFSAN)	LCT (CFSAN)	3040
Labeling Regulations Implementation Team (CFSAN)	LRIT (CFSAN)	3041
Labeling Research and Policy Development Branch (CDRH)	LRPDB (CDRH)	3042
Labeling Review Branch (CDER)	LRB (CDER)	3043
"Laboratory of Bacterial, Parasitic and Unconventional Agents (CBER)"	LBPUA (CBER)	3044
Laboratory of Clinical Pharmacology (CDER)	LCP (CDER)	3045
Laboratory of Immunobiochemistry (CBER)	LIB (CBER)	3046
Laboratory of Immunoregulation (CBER)	LIR (CBER)	3047
Laboratory of Method Development (CBER)	LMD (CBER)	3048
Laboratory of Vector-Borne Diseases (CBER)	LVBD (CBER)	3049
Laboratory Operations Branch (ORA)	LOB (ORA)	3050
Laboratory Proficiency and Evaluation Team (CFSAN)	LPET (CFSAN)	3051
Leasing and Policy Branch (OC)	LPB (OC)	3052
Liaison and Policy Team (CFSAN)	LPT (CFSAN)	3053
Library Staff (CDRH)	LS (CDRH)	3054
Management Analysis Branch (CDER)	MAB (CDER)	3055
Management Initiatives Staff (OC)	MIS (OC)	3056
Management Programs and Analysis Branch (OC)	MPAB (OC)	3057
Management Support Staff (CDRH)	MSS (CVM)	3058
Manufacturers Assistance and Technical Training Branch (CBER)	MATTB (CBER)	3059
Manufacturing and Storage Adulteration Branch (CFSAN)	MSAB (CFSAN)	3060
Mass Spectrometry Branch (NCTR)	MSB (NCTR)	3061
Medical Team (CFSAN)	MT (CFSAN)	3062
Methods Application Branch (CFSAN)	MAB (CFSAN)	3063
Methods Development Branch (CFSAN)	MDB (CFSAN)	3064
Methods Research Branch (CFSAN)	MRB (CFSAN)	3065
Microanalytical Evaluations Branch (CFSAN)	MB (CFSAN)	3066
Microbial Methods Development Branch (CFSAN)	MMDB (CFSAN)	3067
Microbial Research and Risk Assessment Staff (CFSAN)	MRRA (CFSAN)	3068
Microbial Hazards Science Branch (CFSAN)	MHSB (CFSAN)	3069
Microbiological Methods Application Branch (CFSAN)	MMAB (CFSAN)	3070
Microbiological Methods Research Branch (CFSAN)	MMRB (CFSAN)	3071
Molecular Genetics Branch (CFSAN)	MGB (CFSAN)	3072
Molecular Methods and Subtyping Branch (CFSAN)	MMSB (CFSAN)	3073
Molecular Virology Branch (CFSAN)	MVB (CFSAN)	3074
Molecular Virology Team (CFSAN)	MVT (CFSAN)	3075
Muirkirk Technical Operations Staff (CFSAN)	MTOS (CFSAN)	3076
New Dietary Ingredients Review Staff (CFSAN)	NDIRS (CFSAN)	3077
Neurotoxicological and In Vitro Toxicology Branch (CFSAN)	NVTB (CFSAN)	3078
Neurotoxicology Branch (CFSAN)	NTB (CFSAN)	3079
New Drug Microbiology Staff (CDER)	NDMS (CDER)	3080
Nutrition Assessment and Evaluation Team (CFSAN)	NAET (CFSAN)	3081
Nutrition Programs Staff (CFSAN)	NPS (CFSAN)	3082
Nutrition Science Review Team (CFSAN)	NSRT (CFSAN)	3083
Nutritional Product Studies Branch (CFSAN)	NPSB (CFSAN)	3084
Obstetrics and Gynecology Devices Branch (CDRH)	OGUD (CDRH)	3085
Officeof Acquisitions and Grants Services (OC)	OAGS (OC)	3086
Office of Antimicrobial Products (CDER)	OAP (CDER)	3087
Office of Applied Research and Safety Assessment (CFSAN)	OARSA (CFSAN)	3088
Office of Biostatistics (CDER)	OB (CDER)	3089
Office of Biostatistics and Epidemiology (CBER)	OBE (CBER)	3090
Office of Biotechnology Products (CDER)	OBP (CDER)	3091
Office of Blood Research and Review (CBER)	OBRR (CBER)	3092
Office of Budget Formulation and Presentation (OC)	OBFP (OC)	3093
Chief Executive Officer	CEO	3094
Investigational Medicinal Product Dossier (EU)	IMPD	3095
nota bene (note well)	n.b.	3096
Data Monitoring Committee	DMC	3097
sterilization in place	SIP	3098
Structured Product Labeling Advisory Team	SPLAT	3099
Global Market Information Database	GMID	3100
Office of Business Enterprise Solutions (OC)	OBES (OC)	3101
Office of Business Process Support (CDER)	OBPS (CDER)	3102
"Office of Cellular, Tissue and Gene Therapies (CBER)"	OCTGT (CBER)	3103
Office of Clinical Pharmacology (CDER)	OCP (CDER)	3104
Office of Combination Products (OC)	OCP (OC)	3105
"Office of Communication, Education and Radiological Programs (CDRH)"	OCER (CDRH)	3106
"Office of Communication, Training and Manufacturers Assistance (CBER)"	OCTMA (CBER)	3107
Office of Compliance (CDER)	OC (CDER)	3108
Office of Compliance (CDRH)	OC (CDRH)	3109
Office of Compliance (CFSAN)	OC (CFSAN)	3110
Office of Compliance and Biologics Quality (CBER)	OCBQ (CBER)	3111
Office of Constituent Operations (CFSAN)	OCO (CFSAN)	3112
Office of Cosmetics and Colors (CFSAN)	OCAC (CFSAN)	3113
Office of Counter-terrorism and Emergency Coordination (CDER)	OCTEC (CDER)	3114
Office of Criminal Investigations (ORA)	OCI (ORA)	3115
Office of Crisis Management (OC)	OCM (OC)	3116
Office of Device Evaluation (CDRH)	ODE (CDRH)	3117
Office of Drug Evaluation I (CDER)	ODE I	3118
Office of Drug Evaluation II (CDER)	ODE II	3119
Office of Drug Evaluation III (CDER)	ODE III	3120
Office of Drug Evaluation IV (CDER)	ODE IV (CDER)	3121
Office of Emergency Operations (OC)	EMOPS (OC)	3122
Office of Enforcement (ORA)	OE (ORA)	3123
Office of Executive Operations (OC)	OEO (OC)	3124
Office of Executive Programs (CDER)	OEP (CDER)	3125
Office of Executive Secretariat (OC)	OES (OC)	3126
Office of External Relations (OC)	OER (OC)	3127
Office of Field Financial and Acquisitions Services (OC)	OFFAS (OC)	3128
Office of Financial Management (OC)	OFM (OC)	3129
Office of Financial Services (OC)	OFS (OC)	3130
Office of Food Additive Safety (CFSAN)	OFAS (CFSAN)	3131
"Office of Food Defense, Communication and Emergency Response (CFSAN)"	OFDCER (CFSAN)	3132
Office of Food Safety (CFSAN)	OFS (CFSAN)	3133
"Office of Food Safety, Defense and Outreach (CFSAN)"	OFSDO (CFSAN)	3134
Office of Generic Drugs (CDER)	OGD (CDER)	3135
Office of In Vitro Diagnostic Device Evaluation and Safety (CDRH)	OIVD (CDRH)	3136
Office of Information Technology (CBER)	OIT (CBER)	3137
Office of Information Technology (ORA)	OIT (ORA)	3138
Office of Information Technology (CDER)	OIT (CDER)	3139
Office of Information Technology (CDRH)	OIT (CDRH)	3140
Office of Information Technology (CFSAN)	OIT (CFSAN)	3141
Office of Information Technology (CVM)	OIT (CVM)	3142
Office of Information Technology (NCTR)	OIT (NCTR)	3143
Office of Information Technology (OC)	OIT (OC)	3144
Office of Information Technology Shared Services (OC)	OITSS (OC)	3145
Office of Internal Affairs (OC)	OIA (OC)	3146
Office of International Activities and Strategic Initiatives (OC)	OIASI (OC)	3147
Office of International Programs (OC)	OIP (OC)	3148
Office of Legislative Affairs (OC)	OLA (OC)	3149
Office of Management (OC)	OM (OC)	3150
Office of Management (CBER)	OM (CBER)	3151
Office of Management (CDER)	OM (CDER)	3152
Office of Management (CVM)	OM (CVM)	3153
Office of Management Programs (OC)	OMP (OC)	3154
Office of Management Operations (CDRH)	OMO (CDRH)	3155
Office of Management Services (NCTR)	OMS (NCTR)	3156
Office of Management Systems (CFSAN)	OMS (CFSAN)	3157
Office of Medical Policy (CDER)	OMP (CDER)	3158
Office of Minor Use and Minor Species (CVM)	MUMS (CVM)	3159
Office of New Animal Drug Evaluation (CVM)	ONADE (CVM)	3160
Office of New Drug Quality Assessment (CDER)	ONDQA (CDER)	3161
Office of New Drugs (CDER)	OND (CDER)	3162
Office of Nonprescription Products (CDER)	ONP (CDER)	3163
"Office of Nutrition, Labeling and Dietary Supplements (CFSAN)"	ONLDS (CFSAN)	3164
"Office of Nutritional Products, Labeling and Dietary Supplements (CFSAN)"	ONPLDS (CFSAN)	3165
Office of Oncology Drug Products (CDER)	OODP (CDER)	3166
Office of Operations (OC)	OO (OC)	3167
Office of Operations (CFSAN)	OO (CFSAN)	3168
Office of Orphan Products Development (OC)	OPD (OC)	3169
Office of Pediatric Therapeutics (OC)	OPT (OC)	3170
Office of Pharmaceutical Science (CDER)	OPS (CDER)	3171
Office of Planning (OC)	OPL (OC)	3172
"Office of Planning, Finance and Information Technology (NCTR)"	OPFIT (NCTR)	3173
"Office of Plants, Dairy Foods and Beverages (CFSAN)"	OPDFB (CFSAN)	3174
Office of Policy (OC)	OP (OC)	3175
"Office of Policy, Planning and Legislation (OC)"	OPPL (OC)	3176
Office of Public Affairs (OC)	OPA (OC)	3177
Office of Real Property Services (OC)	ORPS (OC)	3178
Office of Regional Operations (ORA)	ORO (ORA)	3179
Office of Regulations and Policy (CFSAN)	ORP (CFSAN)	3180
"Office of Regulations, Policy and Social Sciences (CFSAN)"	ORPSS (CFSAN)	3181
Office of Regulatory Policy (CDER)	ORP (CDER)	3182
Office of Regulatory Science (CFSAN)	ORS (CFSAN)	3183
Office of Research (CVM)	OR (CVM)	3184
Office of Resource Management (ORA)	ORM (ORA)	3185
Office of Science (CFSAN)	OSCI (CFSAN)	3186
Office of Science and Health Coordination (OC)	OSHC (OC)	3187
Office of Science and Engineering Laboratories (CDRH)	OSEL (CDRH)	3188
Office of Scientific Analysis and Support (CFSAN)	OSAS (CFSAN)	3189
Office of Seafood (CFSAN)	OS (CFSAN)	3190
Office of Security Operations (OC)	OSO (OC)	3191
Office of Shared Services (OC)	OSS (OC)	3192
Office of Special Health Issues (OC)	OSHI (OC)	3193
Office of Surveillance and Biometrics (CDRH)	OSB (CDRH)	3194
Office of Surveillance and Compliance (CVM)	OSC (CVM)	3195
Office of Testing and Research (CDER)	OTR (CDER)	3196
Office of the Administrative Law Judge (OC)	ALJ (OC)	3197
Office of the Center Director (CDER)	OD (CDER)	3198
Office of the Center Director (CDRH)	OCD (CDRH)	3199
Office of the Center Director (CFSAN)	OCD (CFSAN)	3200
Office of the Center Director (CVM)	OCD (CVM)	3201
Office of the Chief Counsel (OC)	OCC (OC)	3202
Office of the Chief Information Officer (OC)	OCIO (OC)	3203
Office of the Director (CBER)	OD (CBER)	3204
Office of the Director (NCTR)	OD (NCTR)	3205
Offffice of the Ombudsman (OC)	OO (OC)	3206
Office of Training and Communications (CDER)	OTCOM (CDER)	3207
Office of Translational Sciences (CDER)	OTS (CDER)	3208
Office of Vaccines Research and Review (CBER)	OVRR (CBER)	3209
Office of Women's Health (OC)	OWH (OC)	3210
Office Services Branch (CFSAN)	OSB (CFSAN)	3211
Office Services Team (CFSAN)	OST (CFSAN)	3212
Operations and Policy Branch (ORA)	OPB (ORA)	3213
Operations and Maintenance Branch (NCTR)	OMB (NCTR)	3214
Operations and Veterinary Support Team (CFSAN)	OVST (CFSAN)	3215
Operations Staff (OC)	OS (OC)	3216
Operations Staff (CDER)	OS (CDER)	3217
Operations Team 1 (OC)	OP 1 (OC)	3218
Operations Team 2 (OC)	OP 2 (OC)	3219
Operations Team 3 (OC)	OP 3 (OC)	3220
Operations Team 4 (OC)	OP 4 (OC)	3221
Orthopedic Joint Devices Branch (CDRH)	OJDB (CDRH)	3222
Orthopedic Physical Medicine and Anesthesiology Devices Branch (CDRH)	OPMAD (CDRH)	3223
Orthopedic Spine Devices Branch (CDRH)	OSDB (CDRH)	3224
OTC Drugs and Health Fraud Branch (CDER)	OTCDHFB (CDER)	3225
"Pacing, Defibrillator and Leads Branch (CDRH)"	PDLB (CDRH)	3226
Paperwork Reduction and Records Branch (OC)	PRRB (OC)	3227
Paperwork Reduction and Records Management Staff (OC)	PRRMS (OC)	3228
Pathology Branch (CFSAN)	PRB (CFSAN)	3229
Patient Safety Staff (CDRH)	PSS (CDRH)	3230
Payment Services Division (OC)	PSD (OC)	3231
Pediatric and Maternal Health Staff (CDER)	PMHS (CDER)	3232
Peripheral Vascular Devices Branch (CDRH)	PVDB (CDRH)	3233
Pharmacology and Toxicology Branch (CBER)	PTB (CBER)	3234
Planning Staff (OC)	PS (CDER)	3235
Planning and Evaluation Branch (CBER)	PEB (CBER)	3236
Planning Branch (CDRH)	PB (CDRH)	3237
Plant Products Branch (CFSAN)	PPB (CFSAN)	3238
Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Devices Branch (CDRH)	PRSB (CDRH)	3239
Policy and Publications Staff (CBER)	PPS (CBER)	3240
Policy Development and Coordination Staff (OC)	PDCS (OC)	3241
Policy Guidance Branch (CFSAN)	PGB (CFSAN)	3242
Policy Research Staff (OC)	PRS (OC)	3243
Postmarket Evaluation Branch 1 (CDRH)	PEB 1 (CDRH)	3244
Postmarket Evaluation Branch 2 (CDRH)	PEB 2 (CDRH)	3245
Premarket Approval Section (CDRH)	PAS (CDRH)	3246
Premarket Notification Section (CDRH)	PNS (CDRH)	3247
Prescription Drugs Branch (CDER)	PDB (CDER)	3248
Print Media Staff (OC)	PMS (OC)	3249
Prior Notice Center (ORA)	PNC (ORA)	3250
Process Engineering Branch (CFSAN)	PEB (CFSAN)	3251
Product Adulteration Branch (CFSAN)	PAB (CFSAN)	3252
Product Evaluation and Labeling Team (CFSAN)	PELT (CFSAN)	3253
Product Quality Laboratory Staff (CBER)	PQLS (CBER)	3254
Product Release Branch (CBER)	PRB (CBER)	3255
Product Review Branch (CBER)	PR (CBER)	3256
Product Testing Section (CBER)	PTS (CBER)	3257
Program and Enforcement Branch (CFSAN)	PEB (CFSAN)	3258
Program Activities Review Staff (CDER)	PARS (CDER)	3259
Program and Resources Management Branch (CDER)	PRMB (CDER)	3260
Program Enforcement Branch (CDRH)	PEB (CDRH)	3261
Program Evaluation Branch (ORA)	PEB (ORA)	3262
Program Inspection Branch (CBER)	PIB (CBER)	3263
Program Management Services Branch (CBER)	PMSB (CBER)	3264
Program Management Services Branch (CDER)	PMSB (CDER)	3265
Program Management Staff (CDRH)	PMS (CDRH)	3266
Program Operation Staff (CBER)	POS (CBER)	3267
Program Operations Branch (CBER)	POB (CBER)	3268
Program Operations Staff (CDRH)	POS (CDRH)	3269
Program Planning and Workforce Management Branch (ORA)	PPWMB (ORA)	3270
Program Support Services Branch (CFSAN)	PSSB (CFSAN)	3271
"Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender Employees of the Federal Government"	FedGLOBE	3272
"Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender Employees of the Federal Government within FDA"	FDA GLOBE	3273
Program Surveillance Branch (CBER)	PSB (CBER)	3274
Project Development Staff (CDER)	PDS (CDER)	3275
Public Affairs and Information Staff (ORA)	PAIS (ORA)	3276
Quality Assurance Staff (CDER)	QAS (CDER)	3277
Quality Assurance Staff (CBER)	QAS (CBER)	3278
Quality Assurance Team (CBER)	QAT (CBER)	3279
Quality Assurance Unit (CFSAN)	QAU (CFSAN)	3280
Quality Management Staff (CDER)	QMS (CDER)	3281
Radiation Programs Branch (CDRH)	RPB (CDRH)	3282
Radiological Devices Branch (CDRH)	RDB (CDRH)	3283
Recall Team (CFSAN)	RCT (CFSAN)	3284
Regulations Editorial Section (OC)	RES (OC)	3285
Regulations and Special Government Employees Management Staff (CFSAN)	RSGEMS (CFSAN)	3286
Regulations Coordination Staff (CFSAN)	RCS (CFSAN)	3287
Regulations Management Team (CFSAN)	RMT (CFSAN)	3288
Regulations Policy and Management Staff (OC)	RPMS (OC)	3289
Regulatory Project Management Branch (CBER)	RPMB (CBER)	3290
Regulatory Review Support Staff (CDER)	RRSS (CDER)	3291
Regulatory Support Staff (CDER)	RSS (CDER)	3292
Reporting Systems Monitoring Branch (CDRH)	RSMB (CDRH)	3293
Reproductive Toxicology Laboratory (NCTR)	RTL (NCTR)	3294
Resource Management Branch (CBER)	RMB (CBER)	3295
Retail Food and Cooperative Programs Coordination Staff (CFSAN)	RFCPCS (CFAN)	3296
Retail Food Protection Team (CFSAN)	RFPT (CFSAN)	3297
Retroviral Immunology Section (CBER)	RIS (CBER)	3298
Review Support Branch (CDER)	RSB (CDER)	3299
Risk Assessment Coordination Team (CFSAN)	RACT (CFSAN)	3300
Risk Management and Analysis Branch (CDRH)	RMAB (CDRH)	3301
Safety Management Staff (CFSAN)	SMS (CFSAN)	3302
Safety Policy and Communications Staff (CDER)	SPCS (CDER)	3303
Science and Policy Staff (CFSAN)	SPS (CFSAN)	3304
Science and Research Staff (CDER)	SRS (CDER)	3305
Scientific Compliance and Regulatory Review Branch (ORA)	SCRRB (ORA)	3306
Scientific Computer Support Branch (CFSAN)	SCSB (CFSAN)	3307
Seafood Processing and Technology Policy Branch (CFSAN)	SPTPB (CFSAN)	3308
Senior Science Advisor's Staff (CFSAN)	SSAST (CFSAN)	3309
Shellfish and Aquaculture Policy Branch (CFSAN)	SAPB (CFSAN)	3310
Software and Web Development Staff (CDRH)	SWDB (CDRH)	3311
Space Management Branch (OC)	SMB (OC)	3312
Special Government Employees Management Team (CFSAN)	SGEMT (CFSAN)	3315
Special Investigations Branch (CDRH)	SIB (CDRH)	3316
Spectroscopy and Mass Spectrometry Branch (CFSAN)	SMSB (CFSAN)	3317
Staff College (CDRH)	SC (CDRH)	3318
Staff College (CFSAN)	SC (CFSAN)	3319
Standards and Testing Staff (CBER)	STS (CBER)	3320
Standards Management Program Staff (CDRH)	SMPS (CDRH)	3321
State Training Branch (ORA)	STB (ORA)	3322
Statistical Applications Team (CFSAN)	SAT (CFSAN)	3323
Statistical Methodology Team (CFSAN)	SMT (CFSAN)	3324
Strategic IT Programs (OC)	SITP (OC)	3325
Surveillance and Data Analysis Branch (CDER)	SDAB (CDER)	3326
Systems and Office Automation Branch (OC)	SOAB (OC)	3327
Systems Branch (ORA)	SB (ORA)	3328
Systems Support Branch (CDRH)	SSB (CDRH)	3329
Technical Assistance Branch (CDRH)	TAB (CDRH)	3330
Technology Advancement Staff (NCTR)	TAS (NCTR)	3331
Technology Support Services Staff (CDER)	TSSS (CDER)	3332
Telecommunications and Scientific Computer Support Branch (CFSAN)	TSCSB (CFSAN)	3333
Television Design and Development Branch (CDRH)	TDDB (CDRH)	3334
Therapeutic Facilities Review Branch (CDER)	TFRB (CDER)	3335
Therapeutics and Blood Safety Branch (CBER)	TBSB (CBER)	3336
Therapeutics Evaluation Branch (CBER)	TEB (CBER)	3337
Travel Audit Branch (OC)	TAB  (OC)	3338
Travel Services Division (OC)	TSD (OC)	3339
Tumor Vaccines and Biotechnology Branch (CBER)	TVBB (CBER)	3340
Urology and Lithotripsy Devices Branch (CDRH)	ULDB (CDRH)	3341
Vaccine Clinical Trials Branch (CBER)	VCTB (CBER)	3342
Vaccine Evaluation Branch (CBER)	VEB (CBER)	3343
Vaccine Safety Branch (CBER)	VSB (CBER)	3344
Validation Staff (CBER)	VS (CBER)	3345
Veterinary Services Staff (NCTR)	VSS (NCTR)	3346
Viral Vaccines Branch (CBER)	VVB (CBER)	3347
Virology Devices Branch (CDRH)	VDB (CDRH)	3348
Virulence Mechanisms Branch (CFSAN)	VMB (CFSAN)	3349
Visual Information Services Branch (OC)	VISB (OC)	3350
Vitreal and Extraocular Devices Branch (CDRH)	VEDB (CDRH)	3351
Washington Office (NCTR)	WO (NCTR)	3352
Washington Seafood Laboratory (CFSAN)	WSL (CFSAN)	3353
Website Management Staff (OC)	WMS (OC)	3354
Workforce Programs Staff (OC)	WPS (OC)	3355
Worklife Analysis Team (CFSAN)	WAT (CFSAN)	3356
Acess Litigation and FOI Branch (CBER)	ALFB (CBER)	3357
Accounting Operations Branch (OC)	AOB (OC)	3358
Accounting Policy and Systems Branch (OC)	APSB (OC)	3359
Accounting Reports and Analysis Branch (OC)	ARAB (OC)	3360
Accounting Services Branch (OC)	ASB (OC)	3361
Accreditation and Certification Branch (CDRH)	ACB (CDRH)	3362
Acquisitions Team (OC)	AT (OC)	3363
Adminstrative Management Branch (CDRH)	AMB (CDRH)	3364
Administrative Services Branch (OC)	ASB (OC)	3365
Administrative Staff (CVM)	AS (CVM)	3366
Advertising and Promotional Labeling Branch (CBER)	APLB (CBER)	3367
Advisors and Consultants Staff (CDER)	ACS (CDER)	3368
Analysis Branch (CDRH)	AB (CDRH)	3369
Analytical Chemical Techniques Branch (NCTR)	ACTB (NCTR)	3370
Analytical Chemistry Staff (CBER)	ACS (CBER)	3371
Anesthesiology and Respiratory Devices Branch (CDRH)	ARDB (CDRH)	3372
Applied Technologies Staff (CDER)	ATS (CDER)	3373
Asset Management Team (OC)	AMT (OC)	3374
Associate Director for Medical and International Affairs (CBER)	ADMIA (CBER)	3375
Associate Director for Policy (CBER)	ADP (CBER)	3376
Associate Director for Research (CBER)	ADR (CBER)	3377
Associate Director for Review Management (CBER)	ADRM (CBER)	3378
Bacterial Vaccine and Allergenic Products Branch (CBER)	BVB (CBER)	3379
Bacteriology Devices Branch (CDRH)	BDB (CDRH)	3380
Bioanalytical Chemistry Branch (CFSAN)	BCB (CFSAN)	3381
Bioanalytical Methods Branch (CFSAN)	BMB (CFSAN)	3382
Biological and Organic Chemistry Branch (CFSAN)	BOCB (CFSAN)	3383
Biostatistics Branch (CFSAN)	BIOB (CFSAN)	3384
"Biotechnology Studies Branch (Chicago, Illinois) (CFSAN)"	BSB (CFSAN)	3385
Blood and Plasma Branch (CBER)	BPB (CBER)	3386
Blood and Tissue Compliance Branch (CBER)	BTCB (CBER)	3387
Broadcast Media Staff (OC)	BMS (OC)	3388
Budget and Finance Team (CVM)	B&F (CVM)	3389
Building and Laboratory Services Team (CFSAN)	BLST (CFSAN)	3390
Building Operations Staff (CBER)	BOS (CBER)	3391
Business Analysis and Reporting Staff (CDER)	BARS (CDER)	3392
Cardiac Electrophysiology and Monitoring Devices Branch (CDRH)	CEMB (CDRH)	3393
Cardiovascular and Ophthalmic Devices Branch (CDRH)	CODB (CDRH)	3394
Cardiovascular/Neurological Devices Branch (CDRH)	CND (CDRH)	3395
Career Development and Directed Training Branch (CBER)	CDDTB (CBER)	3396
Case Development and Recall Staff (CFSAN)	CDRS (CFSAN)	3397
Cae Management and Guidance Branch (CDER)	CMGB (CDER)	3398
Cell Therapies Branch (CBER)	CTB (CBER)	3399
Cellular and Tissue Therapy Branch (CBER)	CTTB (CBER)	3400
Division of Clinical Evaluation and Pharmacology/Toxicology (CBER)	DCEPT (CBER)	3401
Division of Human Tissues (CBER)	DHT (CBER)	3402
Division of Therapeutic Drugs for Non-food Animals (CVM)	DTDNFA (CVM)	3403
Division of Biotechnology and GRAS Notice Review (CFSAN)	DBGNR (CFSAN)	3404
Division of Accounting (OC)	DA (OC)	3405
Chief Financial Officer (OC)	CFO (OC)	3407
CFSAN Adverse Event Reporting System Team	CAERST (CFSAN)	3408
Food Advisory Committee Staff (CFSAN)	FACS (CFSAN)	3409
Chemical Contaminants Branch (CFSAN)	CHCB (CFSAN)	3410
Chemical Hazards Assessment Team (CFSAN)	CHAT (CFSAN)	3411
Chemical Hazards Science Branch (CFSAN)	CHSB (CFSAN)	3412
Chemistry and Toxicology Devices Branch 2 (CDRH)	CTDB 2 (CDRH)	3413
Chemistry and Toxicology Devices Branch 1 (CDRH)	CTDB 1 (CDRH)	3414
Circulatory Support and Prosthetic Devices Branch (CDRH)	CSPDB (CDRH)	3415
Clinical Chemistry Support Team (CFSAN)	CCST (CFSAN)	3416
Clinical Evaluation Branch (CBER)	CEB (CDER)	3417
Clinical Evaluation Team (CFSAN)	CET (CFSAN)	3418
Clinical Review Branch (CBER)	CRB (CBER)	3419
Color Certification Branch (CFSAN)	CCB (CFSAN)	3420
Communication and Coordination Branch (CFSAN)	COCB (CFSAN)	3421
Communication Technology Branch (CBER)	COTB (CBER)	3422
Communications Staff (OC)	CS (OC)	3423
Communications Staff (CVM)	CS (CVM)	3424
Compliance and Enforcement Branch (CFSAN)	CEB (CFSAN)	3425
Compliance Information Branch (CFSAN)	CIB (CFSAN)	3426
Compliance Programs Branch (CFSAN)	CPB (CFSAN)	3427
Computer Applications Branch (OC)	CAB (OC)	3428
Consumer Education Staff (CFSAN)	CES (CFSAN)	3429
Consumer Studies Team (CFSAN)	CST (CFSAN)	3430
Contract and Grants Staff (ORA)	CGS (ORA)	3431
Contract Operations Branch (OC)	COB (OC)	3432
Controlled Substance Staff (CDER)	CSS (CDER)	3433
Cosmetics Staff (CFSAN)	COS (CFSAN)	3434
Cosmetics Technology Branch (CFSAN)	CTEB (CFSAN)	3435
Cosmetics Toxicology Branch (CFSAN)	CTOB (CFSAN)	3436
Cosmetics Toxicology Branch (CFSAN)	CRMT (OC)	3437
Customer Support Branch (OC)	CSB (OC)	3438
Customer Support Branch (ORA)	CSB (ORA)	3439
Dairy and Egg Branch (CFSAN)	DEB (CFAN)	3440
Data Information Management Staff (CFSAN)	DIMS (CFSAN)	3441
Dental Devices Branch (CDRH)	DDB (CDRH)	3442
"Dental, Ear, Nose, Throat and Ophthalmic Devices Branch (CDRH)"	DEOD (CDRH)	3443
Deputy Director for Management (NCTR)	DDM (NCTR)	3444
Deputy Director for Research (NCTR)	DRR (NCTR)	3445
Devices Review Branch (CBER)	DRB (CBER)	3446
Diagnostic and Surgical Devices Branch (CDRH)	DSDB (CDRH)	3447
Diagnostic Devices Branch (CDRH)	DDB (CDRH)	3448
Dietary Supplement Regulations Implementation Team (CFSAN)	DSRIT (CFSAN)	3449
Division of Biometry and Risk Assessment (NCTR)	DBRA (NCTR)	3450
Consumer Product Safety Act	CPSA	3451
Investigator's Brochure	IB	3452
Americans for Safe Access	ASA	3453
aminosalicylic acid	ASA	3454
Roussel Uclaf (original designer) abortifacient drug (mifepristone)	RU-486	3455
computer system validation	CSV	3456
Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism	C-TPAT	3457
manufacturer	mfr	3458
That subpart of 21 CFR Part 314 pertaining to accelerated approval of drugs	Subpart H	3459
alanine aminotransferase	alt	3460
N-acetyl-para-amino-phenol	apap	3461
biological investigational new drug	BB IND	3462
Total Diet Study (CFSAN)	TDS	3463
swine respiratory disease	SRD	3464
system requirements document	SRD	3465
extended release [medication]	ER	3466
organic volatile impurities	OVI	3467
sustained release [medication]	SR	3468
delayed release [medication]	DR	3469
first-in-human [clinical trials]	FIH	3470
Developmental and Reproductive Toxicology	DART	3471
phototherapeutic keratectomy	PTK	3472
Office of Surveillance and Epidemiology (CDER)	OSE (CDER)	3473
Regulatory Policy Staff (CDER)	RPS (CDER)	3474
Review Management Staff (CDER)	RMS (CDER)	3475
Division of Epidemiology (CDER)	DEPI (CDER)	3476
Division of Adverse Event Analysis 2 (CDER)	DAEA II	3477
"Division of Surveillance, Research, and Communication Support (CDER)"	SRCS	3478
Medical Device User Fee Amendments of 2007	MDUFA	3479
Medical Device User Fee Stabilization Act of 2005	MDUFSA	3480
Medical Device Assessment Group (Laboratoire National de Metrologie et d'Essias)	G-MED (LNE)	3481
Laboratoire National de Metrologie et d'Essias (National Laboratory of Metrology and Essays)	LNE	3482
investigational new drug application	IND	3483
risk evaluation and mitigation strategy	REMS	3484
hydroxymethylene diphosphonate	HDP	3485
immunoglobin A	IgA	3486
immunoglobin G	IgG	3487
immunoglobin D	IgD	3488
immunoglobin M	IgM	3489
immunoglobin E	IgE	3490
California Biomedical Research Association	CBRA	3491
national stock number	NSN	3492
Structured Product Labeling Interagency Executive Panel	SPLIEP	3493
Section of the FDA Modernization Act dealing with getting feedback from our stakeholders	406B	3494
American Association of Avian Pathologists	AAAP	3495
American Association of Bovine Practitioners	AABP	3496
American Association of Equine Practitioners	AAEP	3497
American Animal Hospital Association	AAHA	3498
Food and Drug Administration Amendments Act	FDAAA	3499
Informational Disclosure Manual	IDM	3500
A new drug application that contains full reports of investigations of safety and effectiveness but where at least some of the information required for approval comes from studies not conducted by or for the applicant and for which the applicant has not obtained a right of reference.	505(b)(2)	3501
premarket report	PMR	3502
postmarketing requirement	PMR	3503
Pacific Regional Laboratory - Southwest (ORA)	PRL-SW	3504
Pacific Regional Laboratory - Northwest (ORA)	PRL-NW	3505
Clinical Data Acquisition Standards Harmonization	CDASH	3506
instructions for use	IFU	3507
Certificate for Foreign Government	CFG	3508
Center for Functional Genomics (NCTR)	CFG	3509
certificate of pharmaceutical product	CPP	3510
Pharmaceutical Quality Assessment System	PQAS	3511
Grants Management Officer	GMO	3512
genetically modified organism	GMO	3513
peripheral nervous system	PNS	3514
Detention Without Physical Examination	DWPE	3515
transdermal drug delivery system	TDDS	3516
Recall and Emergency (ORA)	R & E	3517
human ether-a-go-go gene	hERG	3518
out of business	OOB	3519
sustained action [medication]	SA	3520
suspected unexpected serious adverse reaction	SUSAR	3521
detention request	DTR	3522
not elsewhere classified	NEC	3524
American Association for Laboratory Animal Science	AALAS	3525
American Association of Swine Practitioners	AASP	3526
American Association of Small Ruminant Practitioners	AASRP	3527
American Association of Veterinary Laboratory Diagnosticians	AAVLD	3528
Association of American Veterinary Medical Colleges	AAVMC	3529
American Committee on Laboratory Animal Diseases	ACLAD	3530
American College of Laboratory Animal Medicine	ACLAM	3531
Adverse Drug Experience/Adverse Drug Experience Report	ADE/ADER	3532
American Dairy Science Association	ADSA	3533
American Meat Institute	AMI	3534
"Associated Milk Producers, Inc."	AMPI	3535
American Society of Animal Science	ASAS	3536
American Sheep Industry Association	ASIA	3537
American Society of Laboratory Animal Practitioners	ASLAP	3538
American Veal Association	AVA	3539
American Veterinary Distributors Association	AVDA	3540
American Veterinary Medical Association	AVMA	3541
Center for Alternatives to Animal Testing (Johns Hopkins)	CAAT	3542
Council for Agricultural Science	CAST	3543
Catfish Farmers of America	cfa	3544
Council on Biologics and Therapeutic Agents (of AVMA)	COBTA	3545
Codex Alimentarius	CODEX	3546
collection report	CR	3547
Center for Science in the Public Interest	CSPI	3548
chlortetracycline	CTC	3549
Consumers Union	CU	3550
district director	DD (CVM)	3551
document control unit	DCU	3552
drug experience report	DER	3553
Division of Epidemiology and Surveillance (CVM)	DES (CVM)	3554
"Directory, Investigations Branch "	DIB	3555
electronic identification device	EID	3556
environmental impact statement	EIS	3557
extra-label drug use	ELDU	3558
Food Animal Concerns Trust	FACT	3559
further action indicated	FAI	3560
Food Animal Production Medicine Consortium	FAPMC	3561
Food Animal Residue Avoidance Databank	FARAD	3562
Federation of Animal Science Societies	FASS	3563
"Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act"	FIFRA	3564
Food Marketing Institute	FMI	3565
federal office building	FOB	3566
FDA Research Animal Council	FRAC	3567
goal group	GG	3568
high performance organization	HPO	3569
Humane Society of the United States	HSUS	3570
incurably ill for Animal Research	iiFAR	3571
"International Association of Milk, Food and Environmental Sanitarians"	IAMFES	3572
Interagency Coordinating Committee on Validation of Alternative Methods	ICCVAM	3573
International Council for Laboratory Animal Science	ICLAS	3574
Interstate Milk Shippers	IMS	3575
interstate commerce	IS	3576
Livestock Conservation Institute	LCI	3577
low regulatory priority	LRP	3578
Module One (laboratory facility - CFSAN)	MOD 1	3579
Module Two (laboratory facility - CVM)	MOD 2	3580
Metro Park North	MPN	3581
mass spectroscopy	MS	3582
minor use minor species	MUMS	3583
Milk Working Group	MWG	3584
National Aquaculture Association	NAA	3585
National Association for Biomedical Research	NABR	3586
New Animal Drug Evaluation	NADE	3587
National Cattlemen's Beef Association	NCBA	3588
National Chicken Council	NCC	3589
National Conference on Interstate Milk Shipments	NCIMS	3590
National Drug Residue Milk Monitoring Program	NDRMMP	3591
National Environmental Policy Act	NEPA	3592
National Food Safety System	NFSS	3593
National Marine Fisheries Service	NMFS	3594
National Milk Producers Federation	NMPF	3595
notice of hearing	NOH	3596
National Poison Control Center	NPCC	3597
National Pork Producers Council	NPPC	3598
National Turkey Federation	NTF	3599
public affairs liaison	PAL	3600
Post-approval Monitoring System	PAMP	3601
prescription drug advertising	PDA	3602
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals	PETA	3603
Pet Food Institute	PFI	3604
Professional Flexible Labeling	PFL	3605
Poultry Science Association	PSA	3606
quality of work life	QWL	3607
recommended daily allowance	RDA	3608
radioimmunoassay	RIA	3609
single active ingredient	SAI	3610
Scientists Center for Animal Welfare	SCAW	3611
Strategic Implementation Group	SIG	3612
Surgeon General's Office	SGO	3613
subject matter expert	SME	3614
sensitivity of method	SOM	3615
temporary abeyance	TA	3616
thin layer chromatography	TLC	3617
U.S. Poultry and Egg Association	USPEA	3618
U.S. Trout Farmers Association	USTFA	3619
veterinarian/client/patient relationship	VCPR	3620
Veterinary International Committee on Harmonisation	VICH	3621
Dear Healthcare Professional (type of letter)	DHCP	3622
Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol	DHCP	3623
hydrochlorothiazide 	HCTZ	3624
total (number of) prescriptions	TRx	3625
propylthiouracil 	PTU	3626
Question-based Review	QbR	3627
Quality by Design	QbD	3628
Forensic Chemistry Center	FCC	3629
Product Information Management	PIM	3630
Postmarketing Adverse Drug Experience	PADE	3631
The Bioterroism Act of 2002	BTA	3632
Lowest Observed Adverse Effect Level	LOAEL	3633
Federal Anti-Tampering Act	FATA	3634
Inactive Ingredient Guide	IIG	3635
request for information	RFI	3636
Biologics Investigational and Related Applications Management System	BIRAMS	3637
Proposal for Pediatric Studies Request	PPSR	3638
"Office of Regulatory Affairs Reporting, Analysis and Decision Support System"	ORADSS	3639
Food Allergen Labeling and Consumer Protection Act 	FALCPA	3640
Physician Labeling Rule	PLR	3641
Human Cell and Tissue Establishment Registration System	HCTRS	3642
United States Food and Drug Administration	USFDA	3643
System of Records Notice	SORN	3644
Standards Management Coordinating Committee (CBER)	SMCC	3645
Virtual Private Network	VPN	3646
Secure Remote Access Service 	SRAS	3647
Elements to Assure Safe Use	ETASU	3648
Division of Drug Analysis (CDER)	DDA	3649
American Association for Laboratory Accreditation	A2LA	3650
Quality System	QS	3651
Agency/Organization Program Coordinator	AOPC	3652
Target Product Profile	TPP	3653
Office of Information Management (OC)	OIM	3654
"Electronic Data interchange for Administration, Commerce, and Transportation"	EDIFACT	3656
"Division of Surgical, Orthopedic, And Restorative Devices (CDRH)"	DSORD	3657
Grants Application Review Request	GARR	3658
hydrofluoroalkane	HFA	3659
Biologics Research Coordinating Committee (CBER)	BRCC	3660
Supplement Labeling Revision	SLR	3661
Acoustical Society of America	ASA	3662
American Society of Mechanical Engineers	ASME	3663
American Society for Quality	ASQ	3664
British Standards Institute	BSI	3665
Unique Ingredient Identifier	UNII	3666
Therapeutic Inequivalence Action Coordinating Committee	TIACC	3667
Reportable Food Registry	RFR	3668
Performance Management Appraisal Program	PMAP	3669
Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point	HAACP	3670
Division of Medical Error Prevention and Analysis	DMEPA (CDER)	3671
"Freedom of Information Act Exemption 4, which protects from disclosure trade secrets and commercial or financial information obtained from a person [that is] privileged or confidential. (5 U.S.C. 552(b)(4))"	(b)(4)	3672
Lysergic acid diethylamide	LSD	3673
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996	HIPAA	3674
Manufactured Food Regulatory Program Standards 	MFRPS	3675
		
		
once daily	OD	3677
Special Protocol Assessment	SPA	3678
Periodic Adverse Drug Experience Report	PADER	3679
complete response (letter)	CR	3680
Office of Administration (Office of the Commissioner)	OA	3681
"Chief, Project Management Staff (CDER)"	CPMS	3682
Licensing Action Recommendation Memorandum	LARM	3683
"Marketing, Advertising and Communication Management Information System"	MACMIS	3684
Treatment-Emergent Adverse Event	TEAE	3685
Chronic Wasting Disease	CWD	3686
National Animal Health Monitoring System	NAHMS	3687
Quantitative Structure Activity Relationship	QSAR	3688
Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act	SBREFA	3689
International Operations Branch (ORA)	IOB	3690
American Diabetes Association	ADA	3691
Statistical Analysis Plan	SAP	3692
Patent Foramen Ovale	PFO	3693
Summary Basis of Approval	SBOA	3694
Office of External Affairs (OC)	OEXA	3695
Federal Cigarette Labeling and Advertising Act	FCLAA	3696
Risk Control Review	RCR	3697
replication competent retrovirus	RCR	3698
Western Blot	WB	3699
every 1 hour	Q1H	3700
at bedtime	QHS	3701
Division of Anesthesia and Analgesia Products (CDER)	DAAP (CDER)	3702
generally recognized as safe and effective	GRASE	3703
		
		
Non-Conformance Report	NCR	3705
		
		
		
		
Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy	HBOT	3708
Critical Quality Attribute	CQA	3709
Data Universal Numbering System	DUNS	3710
Electronic Submissions Gateway	ESG	3711
Divison of Risk Management (CDER)	DRISK (CDER)	3712
Total Product Life Cycle	TPLC	3713
Source to Image Distance	SID	3714
Informed Consent Form	ICF	3715
Recalls and Shortages Branch (CDER)	RSB (CDER)	3716
phencycladine	PCP	3717
Patient Safety News (FDA)	PSN	3718
Standards Management Staff (CDRH)	SMS	3719
Modified Risk Tobacco Products	MRTP	3720
		
		
Quality Management Information System	QMiS	3722
Computational Science Center	CSC	3723
electronic case report form	eCRF	3724
Clinical Trials Transformation Initiative	CTTI	3725
Integrated Quality Management Plan	IQMP	3726
Office of the Chief  Scientist (OC)	OCS	3727
Office of Critical Path Programs	OCPP	3728
Division of Foreign Field Investigations (ORA)	DFFI	3729
Plan-Do-Check-Act	PDCA	3730
Associate Director of Regulatory Affairs	ADRA	3731
Administrative Dispute Resolution Act 	ADRA	3732
Development Safety Update Report	DSUR	3733
Division of Medical Imaging Products (CDER)	DMIP	3734
Cross Discipline Team Leader	CDTL	3735
Health Information Management	HIM	3736
"Drug combination that includes rituximab, cyclophosphamide, doxorubicin, vincristine, and prednisone"	R-CHOP	3737
Generic Drug User Fees	GDUF	3738
Finished Dosage Form	FDF	3739
scale-up and postapproval changes--nonsterile solid	SUPAC-SS	3740
scale-up and postapproval changes--modified release	SUPAC-MR	3741
"Office of Prescription Drug Promotion (CDER) (formerly Division of Drug Marketing, Advertisement and Communications - DDMAC)"	OPDP	3742
Drug Safety Oversight Board	DSB	3743
Deputy Director for Safety (CDER)	DDS	3744
Single Use Devices	SUDs	3745
Division of Federal-State Relations (Office of Regulatory Affairs)	DFSR	3746
Mother-to-child transmission	MTCT	3747
		
		
Drug Safety Communication	DSC	3749
Data Standards Council (FDA)	DSC	3750
Import Program Manager	IPM	3751
cardiovascular disease	CVD	3752
nitroglycerin	NTG	3753
Personal Identify Verification	PIV	3754
Drug Firm Annual Registration Status	DFARS	3755
Contracting Officers Representative	COR	3756
Emergency Response Plan	ERP	3757
		
		
		
		
Center Tracking System	CTS	3760
		
		
objective response rate	ORR	3762
Center for Tobacco Products	CTP	3763
medical countermeasure	MCM	3764
Import Trade Auxiliary Communication System	ITACS	3765
		
		
		
		
"Regional Field Office, Northeast Region"	NE-FO (ORA)	3768
Biologics Price Competition and Innovation Act of 2009 	BPCI Act	3769
angiotensin-converting enzyme	ACE	3770
action goal date	AGD	3771
acute myocardial infarction	AMI	3772
aspartate aminotransferase	AST	3773
adequate and well-controlled	AWC	3774
analysis of covariance	ANCOVA	3775
baseline observation carried forward	BOCF	3776
base pair	BP	3777
community-acquired bacterial pneumonia	CABP	3778
coronary heart disease	CHD	3779
Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use 	CHMP	3780
confidence interval	CI	3781
central limit theorem	CLT	3782
hepatitis B virus	HBV	3783
National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (UK)	NICE	3784
Architecture Review Team	ART	3785
Bundled Supplement Tracking System	BSTS	3786
Change Review Board	CRB	3787
Business Process Working Group	BPWG	3788
Division of Data Management Services and Solutions (CDER)	DDMSS (CDER)	3789
drug data entry	DDE	3790
Division of Gastroenterology and Inborn Errors Products (CDER)	DGIEP (CDER)	3791
Office of the Counselor to the Commissioner (OC)	OCTC (OC)	3792
Transesophageal Echocardiogram	TEE	3793
Division of Business Management Services and Solutions (CDER)	DBMSS (CDER)	3794
Division of Drug Quality and Compliance Services and Solution (CDER)	DDQCSS (CDER)	3795
Division of Regulatory Review and Drug Safety Services and Solutions (CDER)	DRRDSSS (CDER)	3796
Enterprise System Life Cycle Management Support	ELMS	3797
Enterprise Performance Life Cycle	EPLC	3798
International Birth Date	IBD	3799
		
		
Integrated Time and Attendance System	ITAS	3802
		
		
Keep Antibiotics Working 	KAW	3804
Access Litigation and Freedom of Information Branch (CBER)	ALFOI (CBER)	3805
safety factor	SF	3806
calorie	cal	3807
Division of Pharmacovigilance I (CDER)	DPV I (CDER)	3808
Division of Pharmacovigilance II (CDER)	DPV II (CDER)	3809
Office of Business Informatics (CDER)	OBI (CDER)	3810
Generic Drug User Fee Amendments	GDUFA	3811
Biosimilar User Fee Act	BsUFA	3812
Food and Drug Administration Safety and Innovation Act	FDASIA	3813
Post-Approval Commitment Tracking	PACT	3814
Presidential Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief 	PEPFAR	3815
patient-reported outcome	PRO	3816
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
Coordinated Outbreak Response and Evaluation 	CORE	3829
supplemental Biologics License Application	sBLA	3830
Outlook Web Access	OWA	3831
operating division	OPDIV	3832
Voice over Internet Protocol	VoIP	3833
Emergency Operations Plan	EOP	3834
		
		
irritable bowel syndrome	IBS	3836
pancreatic enzyme product	PEP	3837
Field Work Force Planning System	FWFPS	3838
Electronic State Access to FACTS	eSAF	3839
Information Technology Investment Review Board	ITIRB	3840
Capital Planning and Investment Control 	CPIC	3841
Office of Manufacturing and Product Quality (CDER) (formerly Division of Manufacturing and Product Quality - DMPQ)	OMPQ (CDER)	3842
Division of International Drug Quality (CDER)	DIDQ (CDER)	3843
Division of Domestic Drug Quality (CDER)	DDDQ (CDER)	3844
Division of Good Clinical Practice Compliance (CDER)	DGCPC (CDER)	3845
Division of Supply Chain Integrity (CDER)	DSCI (CDER)	3846
		
		
Office of Unapproved Drugs and Labeling Compliance  (CDER) (formerly Division of New Drugs and Labeling Compliance - DNDLC)	OUDLC (CDER)	3848
Division of Nonprescription Drugs and Health Fraud (CDER) (formerly OTC Drugs and Health Fraud Branch - OTCDHFB) 	DNPDHF (CDER)	3849
Division of Prescription Drugs (CDER) (formerly Prescription Drugs Branch - PDB)	DPD (CDER)	3850
Division of Bioequivalence and Good Laboratory Practices Compliance (CDER) 	DBGLPC (CDER)	3851
"Office of Drug Security, Integrity, and Recalls (CDER)"	ODSIR (CDER)	3852
Division of Import Operations and Recalls (CDER)	DIOR (CDER)	3853
		
		
Office of Scientific Investigation (CDER) (formerly Division of Scientific Investigation - DSI)	OSI (CDER)	3855
Division of Safety Compliance (CDER)	DSC (CDER)	3856
Food Safety Modernization Act 	FSMA	3857
Investigational and Related Application	IRA	3858
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder	ADHD	3859
Maximum Recommended Therapeutic Dose 	MRTD	3860
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
3863		
Permanent Forum on International Pharmaceutical Crime	PFIPC	3864
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
standard generalized markup language	SGML	3868
Regulatory Management System - Biologics License Application	RMS-BLA	3869
species	spp	3870
		
		
urinary tract infection	UTI	3872
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
Office of Medical Products and Tobacco	OMPT	3880
Executive Code Qualifications	ECQ	3881
Pharmacopeia Europa	Ph. Eur.	3882
Office of Planning and Informatics (CDER)	OPI (CDER)	3883
non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor	NNRTI	3885
major adverse cardiac event(s)	MACE	3886
citrate phosphate dextrose adenine	CPDA	3887
Office of Global Regulatory Operations and Policy (OC)	OGROP (OC)	3888
Automated Drug Information Management System	ADIMS	3889
FDA Adverse Event Reporting System	FAERS	3890
Health Information Technology	HIT	3891
Bioresearch Monitoring Information System	BrMIS	3892
Change Control Board	CCB	3893
Contractor Hosted Data Center	CHDC	3894
Center for Professional Development	CPD	3895
Enterprise Information Management	EIM	3896
data warehouse	DW	3897
Integrated Project Team	IPT	3898
PDUFA Review Board	PRB	3899
Advisory Committee for Employees with Disabilities	ACED	3900
CDRH Time Reporting System	CTRS	3901
External Expertise and Partnerships 	EEP 	3902
Flexible Workplace Arrangements Program	FWAP	3903
Voluntary Leave Transfer Program	VLTP	3904
Office of Orphan Products Development	OOPD	3905
multi-drug resistant tuberculosis	MDR TB	3906
Global Food Safety Partnership 	GFSP	3907
Coalition For Accelerating Standards and Therapies	CFAST	3908
Office of Minority Health (OC)	OMH (OC)	3909
Human Leukocyte Antigen	HLA	3910
Medical Countermeasures initiative 	MCMi	3911
Office of Counterterrorism and Emerging Threats (OC)	OCET (OC)	3912
Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon	PAH	3913
transmucosal immediate-release fentanyl 	TIRF	3914
harmful and potentially harmful constituents	HPHC	3915
Global Regulatory Utilization of Vaccine Safety Surveillance 	GRUVSS	3916
American Academy of Veterinary Pharmacology and Therapeutics 	AAVPT	3917
Animal Feed Safety System 	AFSS	3918
Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drug	NSAID	3919
Veterinary Laboratory Response Network	Vet-LRN	3920
Clinical Investigator Inspection List 	CLIIL	3921
Global Alliance of Drug Information Specialists	GADIS	3922
long-acting beta agonist	LABA	3923
gonadotropin-releasing hormone	GnRH	3924
gadolinium-based contrast agent	GBCA	3925
angiotensin receptor blocker	ARB	3926
proton pump inhibitor	PPI	3927
Summary Technical Document	STED	3928
sodium-glucose co-transporter 2	SGLT2	3929
Traditional Chinese Medicine	TCM	3930
Interagency Food Safety Analytics Collaboration 	IFSAC	3931
Central Regional Field Office	CE-FO (ORA)	3932
Pre-Launch Activities Importation Request	PLAIR	3933
Personal Importation Policy	PIP	3934
Business Intelligence Reporting Solution	BIRS	3935
Office of Communications (CDER)	OCOMM (CDER)	3936
Population Assessment of Tobacco and Health	PATH	3937
Everything Added to Food in the United States	EAFUS	3938
Food Contact Substance	FCS	3939
Regulatory Fish Encyclopedia	RFE	3940
Automated External Defibrillators	AED	3941
computational fluid dynamic	CFD	3942
Lot Distribution Database	LDD	3943
Animal Generic Drug User Fee Act	AGDUFA	3944
Veterinary Laboratory Investigation and Response Network (formerly Vet-LRN: Veterinary Laboratory Response Network)	Vet-LIRN	3945
sun protection factor	SPF	3946
Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Reauthorization Act	PAHPRA	3947
Advancing Regulatory Science	ARS	3948
Centers of Excellence in Regulatory Science and Innovation	CERSI	3949
Tobacco Products Scientific Advisory Committee	TPSAC	3950
Office of External Affairs (OC)	OEA (OC)	3951
"Health and Human Services (U.S. Department of), Office of the Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs"	HHS ASPA	3952
American Society for Quality Control	ASQC	3953
Office of Strategic Programs (CDER) (formerly Office of Planning and Informatics)	OSP (CDER)	3954
Division of Transplant and Ophthalmology Products (CDER)	DTOP (CDER)	3955
Division of Anti-Viral Products (CDER)	DAIP (CDER)	3956
Entrepreneurs in Residence Program (CDRH)	EIR	3957
Memorandum of Conference	MOC	3958
Medical Policy Council	MPC	3959
Breakthrough Therapy Designation	BTD	3960
vascular endothelial growth factor	VEGF	3961
fibroblast growth factor	FGF	3962
International Medical Device Regulators Forum	IMDRF	3963
Medical Device Single Audit Program	MDSAP	3964
Information Technology Investment Management	ITIM	3965
"Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, and Rheumatology Products (CDER)"	DPARP (CDER)	3967
sexually transmitted disease	STD	3968
Office of Enforcement and Import Operations (ORA)	OEIO (ORA)	3969
Regional Training Officer	RTO	3970
Field Alert Report	FAR	3971
Regulatory Affairs Certification	RAC	3972
Regulatory Project Officer	RPO	3973
Regional Personnel Office	RPO	3974
		
		
Office of Health and Constituent Affairs (OC) (formerly Office of Special Health Issues - OSHI)	OHCA (OC)	3978
Consumer Medical Information	CMI	3979
		
		
Results Oriented Management	ROM	3981
Food Program Executive Committee	FPEC	3982
FSMA Operations Team (FSMA - Food Safety Modernization Act	FOT	3983
FSMA Implementation Team (FSMA - Food Safety Modernization Act)	FIT	3984
Quality System Manager	QSM	3985
Global Trade Item Number 	GTIN	3986
Letter of Intent	LOI	3987
Good Review Management Principles and Practices	GRMP	3988
		
3989		
Risk Management Plan	RMP	3990
Division of Applied Veterinary Research (CVM)	DAVR (CVM)	3991
Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (HHS)	ASPR	3995
Antimicrobial Resistance	AMR	3996
Acute Radiation Syndrome	ARS	3997
Chemical Biological Radiological Nuclear	CBRN	3998
Enterovirus D68	EV-D68	3999
FDA dAtabase for Regulatory Grade micrObial Sequences	FDA-ARGOS	4000
Gastrointestinal Acute Radiation Syndrome	GI-ARS	4001
Middle East Respiratory Syndrome coronavirus	MERS-CoV	4002
 Next-generation Sequencing	NGS	4003
Non-human Primate	NHP	4004
Public Health Emergency Medical Countermeasures Enterprise	PHEMCE	4005
 Regulatory Management Plan	RMP	4006
Shelf Life Extension Program	SLEP	4007
