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Acronym List
Table of Contents: Managing the Risks From Medical Product Use: Creating a Risk Management Framework
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| AAO | American Academy of Ophtholomology |
| AAO | American Academy of Ophtholomology |
| AARP | American Association of Retired Persons |
| AANN | American Association of Neurosciences Nurses |
| AANS | American Association of Neurological Surgeons |
| AAWG | Aggregate Analysis Working Group |
| ACG | American College of Gastroenterology |
| ADE | Adverse Drug Event |
| ADR | Adverse Drug Reaction |
| AERS | Adverse Event Reporting System |
| AHCPR | Agency for Health Care Policy and Research |
| AIDS | Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome |
| AMS | Aseptic Meningitis Syndrome |
| ANDA | Abbreviated New Drug Application |
| APhA | American Pharmaceutical Association |
| ASGE | American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy |
| BCPT | Breast Cancer Prevention Trial |
| BPAC | Blood Products Advisory Committee |
| BSE | Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy |
| CBER | Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research |
| CDC | Centers for Disease Control and Prevention |
| CDER | Center for Drug Evaluation and Research |
| CDRH | Center for Devices and Radiological Health |
| CEF | Chick Embryo Fibroblast |
| CERTS | Centers for Education and Research on Therapeutics |
| CGMP | Current Good Manufacturing Practices |
| CIOMS | Council for International Organizations of Medical Sciences |
| CJD | Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease |
| CNS | Congress of Neurological Surgeons |
| CSF | Cerebrospinal Fluid |
| CV | Cardiovascular |
| DAVDP | Division of Anti-Viral Drug Products |
| DIA | Drug Information Association |
| DOD | Department of Defense |
| DSMB | Data Safety Monitoring Board |
| DTC | Direct-to-Consumer |
| EIND | Electronic Investigational New Drug Aplication |
| EMEA | European Medicines Evaluation Agency |
| ENL | Erythema Nodosum Leprosum |
| ESTRI | Electronic Standards for the Transfer of Regulatory Information and Data |
| EU | European Union |
| EWG | Expert Working Group |
| FAO | Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations |
| FD&C | Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act |
| FOI | Freedom of Information |
| GAO | General Accounting Office |
| GHC | Group Health Cooperative |
| GHTF | Global Harmonization Task Force |
| GI | Gastrointestinal |
| GMP | Good Manufacturing Practices |
| GPRD | General Practice Research Database |
| GRP | Good Review Practices |
| HCFA | Health Care Financing Administration |
| HGH | Human Growth Hormone |
| HIV | Human Immunodeficiency Virus |
| HMO | Health Maintenance Organization |
| HRSA | Health Resources and Services Administration |
| IAVG | Interagency Vaccine Group |
| ICH | International Conference on Harmonisation |
| IDE | Investigational Device Exemption |
| IGIV | Immune Globulin Intravenous |
| IHS | Indian Health Service |
| IND | Investigational New Drug |
| ISMP | Institute for Safe Medication Practices |
| ISO | International Standards Organization |
| JAMA | Journal of the American Medical Association |
| JCAHO | Joint Commission on Accreditation of Health Care Organizations |
| MAPP | Manual of Policies and Procedures |
| MAUDE | Manufacturer and User Device Experience |
| MDR | Medical Device Reporting |
| MEDDRA | Medical Dictionary for Drug Regulatory Affairs |
| MERP | Medication Error Reporting and Prevention |
| MMR | Measles, Mumps and Rubella Vaccine |
| MMWR | Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report |
| MRA | Mutual Recognition Agreement |
| MSSO | Maintenance and Support Services Organization |
| NACDS | National Association of Chain Drug Stores |
| NASPE | North American Society for Pacing and Electrophysiology |
| NCC | MERP National Coordinating Council for Medication Error Reporting and Prevention |
| NCHS | National Center for Health Statistics |
| NCI | National Cancer Institute |
| NCL | National Consumers League |
| NCPIE | National Council on Patient Information and Education |
| NDA | New Drug Application |
| NHLBI | National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute |
| NIAID | National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases |
| NIH | National Institutes of Health |
| NIS | National Inpatient Sample |
| NME | New Molecular Entity |
| NNMC | National Naval Medical Center |
| NPA | National Prescription Audit |
| NSAID | Nonsteroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drug |
| NSAPB | National Surgical Adjuvant Breast and Bowel Project |
| NTDI | National Disease and Therapeutic Index |
| OA | Osteoarthritis |
| OBRR | Office of Blood Research and Review |
| ODAC | Oncologic Drugs Advisory Committee |
| ODE | Office of Drug Evaluation |
| OEA | Office of External Affairs |
| OHA | Office of Health Affairs |
| OPDRA | Office of Post-Marketing Drug Risk Assessment |
| OSB | Office of Surveillance and Biometrics |
| OSHI | Office of Special Health Issues |
| OTC | Over the Counter |
| PDUFA | Prescription Drug User Fee Act |
| PERI | PhRMA Education and Research Institute |
| PHA | Public Health Advisory |
| PhRMA | Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America |
| PHS | Public Health Service |
| PMA | Premarket Approval |
| PSC | Postmarket Strategies Committee |
| PSUR | Periodic Safety Update Reports |
| QA | Quality Assurance |
| Q&A | Question and Answer |
| QC | Quality Control |
| RA | Rheumatoid Arthritis |
| RSNA | Radiological Society of North America |
| SAMHSA | Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration |
| SCVIR | Society for Cardiovascular Interventional Radiology |
| SMDA | Safe Medical Devices Act |
| SOPP | Manual of Standard Operating Procedures and Policies |
| SRS | Spontaneous Reporting System |
| SSED | Summary of Safety and Effectiveness Data |
| STAMP | Systematic Technology Assessment of Medical Products |
| STEPS | System for Thalidomide Education and Prescribing Safety |
| TSE | Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies |
| TSEAC | Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies Advisory Committee |
| TTTC | Take Time To Care |
| USP | U.S. Pharmacopeia |
| USUHS | Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences |
| VAERS | Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System |
| VSD | Vaccine Safety Datalink |
| WHO | World Health Organization |
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