ACRONYM

WPADP
(b)(4)
[NA]TAG

1932
1932a
2301
348
3500
3500A
356V
3Rs
406B
482
483
505(b)(2)
510(k)
A-V
A-VO2
A/L
A2LA
AAA
AAALAC
AAAP
AAAS
AABB
AABP
AACR
AADA
AAEP
AAFCO
AAFP
AAHA
AAI
AALAS
AAMI
AANN
AANS
AAO
AAP
AAP
AAPHP
AAPM
AAPS
AAR
AARP
AAS
AASP
AASRP

AATB
AAVLD
AAVMC
AAVPT
AB (CDRH)
ABC
ABC
ABE
ABG
ABI
Abifarma
ABM
ABPI
ABRA
AC
ACB (CDRH)
ACBSA
ACC
ACCME
ACCP
ACE
ACE
ACE
ACE
ACED
ACEP
ACF
ACG
ACGME
ACIL
ACIP
ACLA
ACLAD
ACLAM
ACMP
ACOL
ACP
ACPE
ACPM
ACR
ACRA (ORA)
ACRPI
ACS
ACS
ACS (CBER)
ACS (CDER)
ACSM
ACT
ACT
ACTB (NCTR)
ACTH

ACTIS
ACUS
ACWA
AD
ad lib
ADA
ADA
ADA
ADAA
ADaM
ADAMHA
ADCOM
ADE
ADE
ADE/ADER
ADEC
AdEERS
ADH
ADHD
ADI
ADIMS
ADME
ADMIA (CBER)
ADP
ADP (CBER)
ADR
ADR
ADR (CBER)
ADRA
ADRA
ADRAC
ADRM (CBER)
ADRP
ADRS
ADSA
ADUFA
AdvaMed
AE
AE
AEA
AED
AER
AERS
AF
AF
AFAB
AFDO
AFGE
AFIA
AFIP
AFP

AFSS
AGD
AGDUFA
AGRICOLA
AHA
AHCPR
AHF
AHFS
AHI
AHIC
AHRQ
AHU
AICRC
AID
AIDS
AIM
AIM
AIMBE
AIMDD
AIMS
AIN
AIP
AIP
AIRIO
AIS
aka
AL
ALARA
ALFB (CBER)
ALFOI (CBER)
ALJ
ALJ (OC)
ALL
alt
AMA
AMA
AMA-DE
AMB (CDRH)
AMDUCA
AME
AMF
AmFAR
AMG
AMHPS
AMI
AMI
AML
AMP
AMPI
AMR
AMS

AMS
AMT (OC)
ANA
ANA
ANADA
ANCOVA
ANCOVA
AND
ANDA
ANOVA
ANPR
ANPRM
ANRC
ANSI
ANZFA
AO
AoA
AOAC
AOB (OC)
AODM
AofC
AOPC
APA
APAC
apap
APBI
APEC
APhA
APHA
APHIS
APHL
API
APIC
APIFARMA
APLB (CBER)
APR
APSB (OC)
APTF
APUA
AQL
AR
ARAB (OC)
ARB
ARC
ARCH
ARCRT
ARDB (CDRH)
ARDS
ARENA
ARF
ARIES

ARL (ORA)
ARNet
ARPA
ARRT
ARS
ARS
ARS
ART
ART
ART
ARTCA
AS
AS (CVM)
ASA
ASA
ASA
ASA
ASA
ASAP
ASAP
ASAS
ASB (OC)
ASB (OC)
ASBPO
ASC
ASCII
ASCO
ASCP
ASCPT
ASCVD
ASD
ASD (HD)
ASGE
ASHD
ASHRAE
ASIA
ASICS
ASLAP
ASM
ASME
ASPR
ASQ
ASQC
ASR
ASRM
AST
ASTHO
ASTM
AT (OC)
ATC
ATF

ATM
ATPA
ATPM
ATS (CDER)
ATSDR
AUC
AUSA
AV
AVA
AVDA
AVEG
AVMA
AWC
AWOL
AWP
AWS
B&F (CVM)
BA/BE
BAC
BaCON
BACPAC
BAER
BAH
BAM
BARC
BARDA
BARQA
BARS (CDER)
BASIS
BATF
BB IND
BBB
BBR
BBS
BC/BS
BCA
BCAA
BCB (CFSAN)
BCE
BCP
BCPT
BDB
BDB (CDRH)
BDLS
BDPA
BDR
BDS
BDSS
BEA
BECON
BECS

BENS
BEq
BER
BEST
BFAC
BFAD
BfArM
BFL
BGA
BGH
BGMA
BHPr
BIA
BID
BIG
BIMO
BIMS
BIND
BIO
BIOB (CFSAN)
BIRA
BIRAMS
BIRS
BISTI
BISTIC
BIVAS
BLA
BLM
BLS
BLST (CFSAN)
BLT
BMB (CFSAN)
BMBL
BMI
BMIS
BMR
BMS (OC)
BNA
BNF
BOCB (CFSAN)
BOCF
BOP
BOS (CBER)
BOS-DO (ORA)
BP
BP
BP
BPA
BPA
BPAC
BPB (CBER)

BPC
BPC
BPCA
BPCI Act
BPD
BPD
BPE
BPH
BPHC
BPL
BPM
BPR
BPSRG
BPWG
BrAPP
BRCC
BRFSS
BRMAC
BRMD
BrMIS
BRMS
BSA
BSB (CFSAN)
BSC
BSC
BSC
BSD
BSE
BSI
BSL
BST
BSTS
BsUFA
Bt
BT
BT Act
BTA
BTCB (CBER)
BTD
BTR
BUF-DO (ORA)
BUN
BUS
BVB (CBER)
BVC
BW
BWM
BWM
BX
c
C&R

C&S
C of A
C-TPAT
C/CC
C3I
CA
CA
CA
CAAT
CAB
CAB (OC)
CABE
CABG
caBIG
CABP
CABs
CAC
CACBERS
CACTIS
CAD
CAD
caDSR
CAERS
CAERST (CFSAN)
CAFDAS
cal
CALA
CAN
CANDA
CAO
CAP
CAP
CAP
CAPA
CAPD
CAPLA
CAPLAR
CAPRA
CARS
CARS
CARTS
CAS
CAs
CASE
CASPER
CAST
CAST
CAT
CATCH
CBC
CBCTN

CBE
CBER
CBG
CBIAC
CBO
CBP
CBRA
CBRG
CBRN
CBSC
CBT
CC
CC
CC
CC
CC
CC/RVDF
CCA
CCB
CCB (CFSAN)
CCBC
CCC
CCC
CCC
CCEHRP
CCFAC
CCFICS
CCFL
CCHIT
CCI
CCOHTA
CCOP
CCP
CCPR
CCR
CCR
CCRA
CCRC
CCST (CFSAN)
CCU
CCU
CCVDF
CD-ROM
CDA
CDASH
CDC
CDDI
CDDTB (CBER)
CDER
CDIS
CDISC

CDM
CDP
CDP
CDR
CDR
CDRH
CDRS (CFSAN)
CDSA
CDTL
CDUS
CE
CE Mark
CE-FO (ORA)
CEA
CEARS
CEB (CDER)
CEB (CFSAN)
CEDR
CEF
CEFIC
CEMB (CDRH)
CEN
CENELEC
CEO
CEPPO
CEQ
CERCLIS
CERG
CERSI
CERT
CERTS
CES (CFSAN)
CET (CFSAN)
CEU
CF
cfa
CFAST
CFC
CFC
CFD
CFDA
CFG
CFG
CFIA
CFN
CFO
CFO (OC)
CFOC
CFR
CFR
CFSAN

CFU
CGCS
CGI
CGL
cGMP
CGMPR
CGS (ORA)
CGTP
CH
CHAMPVA
CHAT (CFSAN)
CHCB (CFSAN)
CHD
CHDC
CHF
CHI
CHID
CHISSA
ChLIA
CHMP
CHO
CHPA
CHSB (CFSAN)
CI
CI
CI
CI
CI/KR
CIA
CIA
CIAC
CIAO
CIB
CIB (CFSAN)
CIN
CINAHL
CIO
CIOMS
CIP
CIP
CIPP
CIR
CIRMS
CIRS
CIS
CIS
CISET
CIT
CITES
CJD
CLA

CLIA
CLIIL
CLSI
CLT
CM
CM
CM
CM
CMA
Cmax
CMC
CMCCC
CME
CMGB (CDER)
CMHS
CMI
CMO
CMP
CMP/ HMO
CMS
CMV
CN
CND (CDRH)
CNPP
CNS
CNS
CO
CO
CO
COA
COA
COB
COB (OC)
COBRA
COBTA
COCB (CFSAN)
CODB (CDRH)
CODEX
CoE
COE
COFEPRIS
COI
COLA
COLD
COMAH
COMIS
COMSTAT
CONOPS
CONSER
CONUS
COOL

COOP
COP
COP
COP
COPD
COPR
COPTRG
COR
CORE
CORE
CoS
COS
COS (CFSAN)
COSTART
COTA
COTB (CBER)
COTS
COTT
CP
CP
CP
CP
CPAC
CPAP
CPB (CFSAN)
CPC
CPCSEA
CPD
CPDA
CPDF
CPE
CPFP
CPG
CPGM
CPI
CPIC
CPID
CPK
CPMP
CPMS
CPP
CPP
CPR
CPS
CPSA
CPSC
CPT
CQA
CR
CR
CRA

CRADA
CRB
CRB (CBER)
CRC
CRC
CRCL
CRCPD
CRF
CRF
CRIS
CRISP
CRIX
CRM
CRMT (OC)
CRMTS
CRO
CRO
CRP
CRR
CRS
CRS
CRT
CRTP
CRU
CRWG
CS
CS
CS (CVM)
CS (OC)
CSA
CSA
CSAP
CSAT
CSB
CSB (OC)
CSB (ORA)
CSC
CSDD
CSF
CSG
CSI
CSM
CSO
CSPDB (CDRH)
CSPI
CSR
CSR
CSR
CSR
CSREES
CSS (CDER)

CST
CST (CFSAN)
CSTE
CSV
CSV
CT
CT
CTA
CTA
CTAP
CTB (CBER)
CTC
CTC
CTC
CTD
CTDB 1 (CDRH)
CTDB 2 (CDRH)
CTEB (CFSAN)
CTEP
CTFA
CTIA
CTM
CTO
CTOB (CFSAN)
CTP
CTRS
CTS
CTS
CTS
CTTB (CBER)
CTTI
CTX
CU
CUE
CUF
CUVP
CV
CV
CVA
CVA
CVD
CVM
CVMP
CVP
CWD
CXR
CY
D&C
D0AF (CDRH)
DA (OC)
DAA

DAAP (CDER)
DAARP (CDER)
DAC (CFSAN)
DADS
DADS (CDER)
DAE (OC)
DAEA II
DAF (CVM)
DAFM (CVM)
DAGID (CDRH)
DAIDS
DailyMed
DAIOP (CDER)
DAIP (CDER)
DAL
DAPR (CDER)
DAR (CVM)
DARPA
DARRTS
DART
DAS (CFSAN)
DAS (NCTR)
DAT
DATS
DAVP (CDER)
DAVR (CVM)
DAWN
DB
DB (CBER)
DB (CDRH)
DB I (CDER)
DB II (CDER)
DB III (CDER)
DB IV (CDER)
DB V (CDER)
DB VI (CDER)
dba
DBA (CBER)
DBC (CFSAN)
DBCP (CBER)
DBE (CDER)
DBEC (OC)
DBEPA (CBER)
DBGLPC (CDER)
DBGNR (CFSAN)
DBGNR (CFSAN)
DBM (CDRH)
DBMS
DBMSS (CDER)
DBOP (CDER)
DBPAP (CBER)

DBRA (NCTR)
DBS (CDRH)
DBT (NCTR)
DC
DC
DC (CVM)
DC (NCTR)
DC I (CDER)
DC II (CDER)
DC III (CDER)
DCB (CFSAN)
DCC
DCC (CBER)
DCC (CFSAN)
DCC (OC)
DCCA (CBER)
DCCT (CFSAN)
DCD (CDRH)
DCEPT (CBER)
DCF
DCGM (OC)
DCGT (CBER)
DCIA
DCIQA (ORA)
DCIS
DCLD (CDRH)
DCM (CBER)
DCM (CDRH)
DCMO (ORA)
DCMS (CDRH)
DCP (CFSAN)
DCP (NCTR)
DCP (ORA)
DCP 1 (CDER)
DCP 2 (CDER)
DCP 3 (CDER)
DCP 4 (CDER)
DCP 5 (CDER)
DCPA (CBER)
DCPS
DCRER (CFSAN)
DCRMS (CDER)
DCRP (CDER)
DCSC (OC)
DCT (CDER)
DCTD (CDRH)
DCU
DD
DD
DD (CVM)
DDA

DDB (CDRH)
DDB (CDRH)
DDDP (CDER)
DDDQ (CDER)
DDE
DDE
DDES (CFSAN)
DDI (CDER)
DDM (NCTR)
DDM (OC)
DDMAC (CDER)
DDMS (CDER)
DDMSS (CDER)
DDOM (CBER)
DDOP (CDER)
DDQCSS (CDER)
DDR
DDR
DDRE (CDER)
DDS
DDSPC (CFSAN)
DDT
DE (CBER)
DE (CFSAN)
DEA
DEB (CFAN)
DEC (CFSAN)
DEEM
DEHP
DEIO (ORA)
DEMO (CDRH)
DEN
DEOD (CDRH)
DEP
DEPI (CBER)
DEPI (CDER)
DER
DES
DES
DES (CVM)
DES (OC)
DESE (CDRH)
DESI
DETTD (CBER)
DEV
DFARS
DFCN (CFSAN)
DFEM (NCTR)
DFFI
DFLSC (CFSAN)
DFM (NCTR)

DFO
DFO (OC)
DFOI (OC)
DFPG (CFSAN)
DFPP (CFSAN)
DFPST (CFSAN)
DFRM
DFS
DFS (ORA)
DFSR
DGCPC (CDER)
DGFPS
DGIEP (CDER)
DGMPA (CDER)
DGP (CDER)
DGRND (CDRH)
DGRT (NCTR)
DGSS (CFSAN)
DH (CBER)
DHC
DHCP
DHCP
DHF
DHFS (CVM)
DHHS
DHR
DHRD (ORA)
DHS
DHSS
DHT (CBER)
DI
DI
DIA
DIA
DIAM (CDRH)
DIB
DIBD
DIC
DICOM
DID (CBER)
DIDP (CBER)
DIDQ (CDER)
DIHD (CDRH)
DILI
DIMS (CFSAN)
DIMS (OC)
DIN
DIO (CBER)
DIO (OC)
DIOP (ORA)
DIOR (CDER)

DIRM (CFSAN)
DIS (CBER)
DIS (CDER)
DIT (CDRH)
DIT (NCTR)
DIVBT (CFSAN)
DJD
DKA
dL
DLI
DLPS (CDER)
DLR
DLS
DLS
DM
DM (CFSAN)
DM (CFSAN)
DM (NCTR)
DMA
DMA (CDER)
DMARDS
DMAT
DMAT (CBER)
DMB
DMB (CDER)
DMB (CFSAN)
DMC
DMD (CDRH)
DME
DME (NCTR)
DMEP (CDER)
DMEPA (CDER)
DMETS (CDER)
DMF
DMIHP (CDER)
DMIP
DMIRDP (CDER)
DMO (CFSAN)
DMO (ORA)
DMORT
DMPQ (CBER)
DMPQ (CDER)
DMQRP (CDRH)
DMR
DMS (CDER)
DMS (CFSAN)
DMS (OC)
DMSO
DMST (CFSAN)
DMT
DMT (CVM)

DNA
DNCE (CDER)
DNDLC (CDER)
DNP (CDER)
DNP (CFSAN)
DNPDHF (CDER)
DNPL (CFSAN)
DNR
DNRD (CDER)
DNS
DNT (NCTR)
DO
DO
DOA
DOA
DOC
DOC
DoD
DODP (CDER)
DOE
DOE
DOE
DOE A (CDRH)
DOE B (CDRH)
DOEd
DOED (CDRH)
DOI
DOJ
DOL
DONED
DOS
DOT
DOT (CFSAN)
DP
DP (CDRH)
DP (NCTR)
DPA (CDER)
DPA (CDER)
DPA I (CDER)
DPA II (CDER)
DPAMS (CDER)
DPAP (CDER)
DPARP (CDER)
DPC-PTR Act
DPCDO (CDER)
DPD (CDER)
DPD (CVM)
DPD (OC)
DPDD (CDER)
DPDFS (CFSAN)
DPE (CDER)

DPEB (CBER)
DPEM (ORA)
DPEPOPD (CFSAN)
DPEPOS (CFSAN)
DPFRM (CFSAN)
DPHB (CFSAN)
DPI
DPIC (CFSAN)
DPL
DPMU
DPP (CDER)
DPPS (CFSAN)
DPQ (CBER)
DPQR (CDER)
DPR (CFSAN)
DPRF
DPS (CBER)
DPS (CDRH)
DPS (CFSAN)
DPT
DPV I (CDER)
DPV II (CDER)
DQ
DQRS
DR
DR
DRA (CFSAN)
DRARD (CDRH)
DRAT (CFSAN)
DRB (CBER)
DRC
DRC (CVM)
DRF
DRFDD (ORA)
DRG
DRG
DRGUD
DRI
DRISK (CDER)
DRLM
DRLS
DRM (CDER)
DRM (OC)
DRMO (CDRH)
DRMP (CDER)
DRP (CBER)
DRP I (CDER)
DRP II (CDER)
DRPM
DRR (NCTR)
DRRDSSS (CDER)

DRUP (CDER)
DRV
DS
DS (CVM)
DSAC (CBER)
DSATOS (CFSAN)
DSB
DSC
DSC
DSC (CDER)
DSCI (CDER)
DSCI (OC)
DSDB (CDRH)
DSFM (CDRH)
DSHEA
DSI (CDER)
DSM
DSMB
DSMICA (CDRH)
DSORD
DSP
DSP (OC)
DSPTP (CDER)
DSRCS (CDER)
DSRIT (CFSAN)
DSS
DSS (CDRH)
DSS (CFSAN)
DSS (CFSAN)
DSST (CFSAN)
DSUR
DTaP
DTBIMP (CDER)
DTBOP (CDER)
DTC
DTD
DTD
DTD (CDER)
DTDFA (CVM)
DTDNFA (CVM)
DTNPS (CFSAN)
DTOP (CDER)
DTP
DTP (CDER)
DTR
DTR
DTS
DUNS
DUPSA (CDRH)
DUR
DUSM

DV
DVA (CFSAN)
DVD
DVM
DVP (CBER)
DVPS (CVM)
DVRPA (CBER)
DVS (CBER)
DVS (NCTR)
DVT
DW
DWPE
DX
DXA
e-CRF
E2B
EA
EAA
EAB
EAB (CFSAN)
EAC
EAFUS
EAR
EAS
EAS (CDER)
EASE
EB (CDRH)
EB (NCTR)
EBAA
eBPDR
EBS
EC
ECBS
eCDT
ECE
ECG
ECL
ECMO
ECQ
eCRF
ECRI
ECRS (CFSAN)
ECS (OC)
ECT
ECT (CFSAN)
eCTD
ECU
ED
EDI
EDIFACT
EDIPI

EDKB
EDMF
EDMS
EDQM
EDR
EDR
EDRG
eDRLS
EEA
EEC
EEG
EEO
EEO (CFSAN)
EEO (NCTR)
EEOC
EEP
EEPS
EER
EES
EFD
EFGCP
EFOIA
EFPIA
EFT
EFTA
EGA
EH & S
EHPAS (NCTR)
EHPC
EHR
EHRP
EI
EI
EIA
EIA
EID
EIF
EIM
eIND
EINECS
EIP
EIR
EIR
EIS
EIS
EIS (OC)
EKG
ELA
ELDU
eLEXNET
ELINS

ELIPS
ELISA
eLIST
ELMS
ELPS
ELS
EMAC
EMBS
EMC
EMEA
EMI
EML
EMOPS (OC)
EMS
EMV
ENG (OC)
ENL
ENT
ENTB (CDRH)
EO
EOC
EOD
eOFP
EOM
EOP
EOP1
EOP2
EORTC
EOS
EOS (CDER)
EOS (ORA)
EP
EPA
EPAR
EPC
EPD (CDRH)
EPFA
EPI
EPIA
EPIA
EPL
EPLC
EPMS
EPO
EPRG
EPRS
EPT (CFSAN)
ER
ER/ES
ERB
ERB (CFSAN)

ERC
ERCP
EREA
ERIC
ERISA
ERP
ERP
ERR
ERS
ERS
ERS
ERSB (CFSAN)
ERSR
ERT
ES
eSAF
ESB (ORA)
ESC
ESD
ESF
ESG
ESIG
ESM
ESR
ESRA
ESS (CBER)
ESS (NCTR)
ESTRI
esub
ET
ET
ET (CFSAN)
ETA
ETASU
EtOH
ETS
eTS
ETT
ETT
EU
EU
EUA
EUA
EUCOMED
EUP
EV-D68
EVA
EVS (OC)
EWG
FA
FAA

FAAN
FACA
FACS (CFSAN)
FACT
FACT
FACTS
FACTS
FACTS@FDA
FAEMS
FAERS
FAHCT
FAI
FAIR
FALCPA
FAM
FAME
FAN
FAO
FAP
FAP
FAPMC
FAQ
FAR
FAR
FARAD
FARM
Farmindu stria
FASA
FASAB
FASEB
FASS
FASTAR
FAT
FATA
FATA
FAX
FBI
FBS
FCC
FCC
FCC
FCCSET
FCE
FCIC
FCLAA
FCN
FCO
FCRDC
FCS
FD&C ACT
FD-1932

FD-1932a
FD-2301
FD-356V
FD-483
FDA
FDA GLOBE
FDA-ARGOS
FDA-SRS
FDAAA
FDAMA
FDARA
FDAS
FDASIA
FDASS (OC)
FDC
FDCA
FDERA
FDF
FDLI
FDOT (CFSAN)
FEB
FECA
FedGLOBE
FEDRIP
FedRooms
FEEA
FEGLI
FEHB
FEHBP
FEI
FEMA
FERC
FERN
FERS
FES (OC)
FF
FFD & C
FFDCA
FFLA
FFP
FFRM
FFS
FGF
FGIS
FHA
FHSA
FIC
FICA
FIFO
FIFR
FIFRA

FIH
FIREBIRD
FIRSt
FIS
FISMA
FIT
FIT
FLC
FLETC
FLQ
FLSA
FLSS (CFSAN)
FLTCIP
FM
FM
FMB (CDRH)
FMCS
FMD
FMD
FMEA
FMECA
FMFIA
FMI
FMIA
FML
FMLA
FMRI
FMS
FNCS
FNH
FNS
FOB
FOI
FOIA
FOIB (CDRH)
FONSI
FOP
FORCG
FOT
FOUO
FPA
FPB (CDRH)
FPB (CFSAN)
FPB (CFSAN)
FPBR (CFSAN)
FPEC
FPET (CFSAN)
FPIF
FPL
FPLA
FPLP

FPS
FPVST (OC)
FQ
FQPA
FR
Fr.P.
FRAC
FRC
FRC
FRDTS
FRP
FS
FS
FSA
FSANZ
FSH
FSI
FSIS
FSMA
FSPS (ORA)
FSTA
FT (OC)
FTA
FTB (CFSAN)
FTC
FTCA
FTE
FTIM
FTP
FTR
FTS
FTT
FU
FUO
FURLS
FVC
FWAP
FWFPS
FWP
Fx
FY
FYI
G-MED (LNE)
GAAP
GADIS
GADPTRA
GAMP
GAO
GAO
GAPS
GARR

GAT
GATT
GBCA
GBL
GC
GC
GC
GCBS
GCC
GCLP
GCP
GCPB I (CDER)
GCPB II (CDER)
GCPP (OC)
GCRC
GCSL (CFSAN)
GDEA
GDS
GDUF
GDUFA
GEBAT
GeMCRIS
GEO
GEP
GFSP
GG
GGP
GHC
GHDB (CDRH)
GHS
GHTF
GI
GI-ARS
GIF
GILS
GIPSA
GIS
GLP
GLPBB (CDER)
GM
GMA
GMDN
GME
GMID
GMO
GMO
GMP
GnRH
GOCO
GOCRG
GOTS

GOVCC
GOVTRIP
GPEA
GPhA
GPO
GPO
GPP
GPRA
GPRD
GRAS
GRAS/E
GRASE
GRC
GRDB (CDRH)
GRMP
GRNs
GRP
GRS
GRUVSS
GS
GSA
GSDB (CDRH)
GSFA
GSP
gt
GTB (CBER)
GTIB (CBER)
GTIN
GTIS
GTL (NCTR)
gtt
GTT
GU
GUI
GWQAP
GxP
GXT
H/H
H/H
HA
HAA
HAACP
HAART
HAB (CFSAN)
HAC
HACCP
HAD
HAI
HAM/TSP
HARTS
HAV

HAZMAT
HAZOP
HBOC
HBOT
HBP
HBV
HCDB (CDRH)
HCFA
HCG
HCI
HCO
HCP
HCT
HCT/P
HCTERS
HCTRS
HCTZ
HCV
HDC
HDE
HDL
HDMA
HDP
HDPE
HEENT
HEO
HEPA
hERG
HF
HF
HFA
HFA
HFD
HFEB (CDRH)
HFES
HFM
HFS
HFT
HFV
HFZ
Hgb
HGH
HHE
HHI
HHMI
HHS
HHS ASPA
HHS SERT
HIBCC
HIM
HIMA

HIMSS
HIPAA
HIRS
HISB
HISPC
HIT
HITSP
HIV
HL7
HLA
HLBT
HLGT
HLT
HLT
HMO
HNK cells
HPB
HPB
HPC
HPC
HPFB
HPHC
HPK
HPLC
HPO
HPUS
HPV
HR
HR
HRG
HRRC
HRSA
HS
HS
HS
HSA
HSBT
HSC
HSIN
HSOC
HSPD
HSS
HSUS
HSV
HTLV
HTLV-III
HTM
HTML
HTN
HTRB (CBER)
HTTP

HUD
HUD
HVAC
Hx
I&D
I&O
IA
IAB (CDRH)
IAB (ORA)
IACUC
IAG
IAL
IAMFES
IARC
IAS (CFSAN)
IAS (CFSAN)
IAS (OC)
IAST (CFSAN)
IATA
IAVG
IAW
IB
IB (CFSAN)
IB (ORA)
IBB (CFSAN)
IBD
IBE
IBP
IBR (CFSAN)
IBS
IC
ICA
ICA
ICAM
ICAO
ICB (CDRH)
ICB (CFSAN)
ICCBBA
ICCVAM
ICD
ICD-9-CM
ICDB (CDRH)
ICDB (CDRH)
ICDRA
ICE
ICF
ICH
ICIB (CDRH)
ICL
ICLAS
ICMJE

ICPEMC
ICRP
ICRU
ICS
ICSR
ICTAP
ICU
ID
IDC
IDDM
IDE
IDE
IDE (CDRH)
IDF
IDF
IDIQ
IDL
IDM
IDP
IDR
IEC
IEE
IEEE
IFA
IFA
IFAD
IFE
IFIC
IFIP
IFMFS (CFSAN)
IFPMA
IFSAC
IFT
IFU
IFWG
IG
IG
IgA
IgD
IgE
IGF
IgG
IGIV
IgM
IHS
IIC
iiFAR
IIG
IIMB (CDRH)
IIMG
IIS

ILAR
IM
IMB
IMB (CDER)
IMB (CDRH)
IMC
IMCC
IMDA
IMDB (CDRH)
IMDG
IMDRF
IMLS
IMO
IMP
IMPAC
IMPAC
IMPD
IMS
IMS
IMS (CDRH)
IMT
IMT
IMTS
INA
INAD
INADA
IND
IND
IND
INDA
INDC
INFARME D
INN
INN
INNS
INS
INV sample
IO
IOB
IOM
IOM
IOTF
IP
IP
IPC
IPC
IPCB (CDER)
IPCS
IPEC
IPM
IPO

IPOAB (CDRH)
IPPIA
IPRMS (OC)
IPRO
IPS (OC)
IPS (OC)
IPT
IPU
IPV
IQ
IQA
IQMP
IR
IR
IRA
IRA
IRB
IRB
IRC
IRC
IRDM
IREAS (CDRH)
IRIS
IRM
IRMC
IRS
IRS
IRS
IRS (OC)
IRTA
IS
IS
ISA
ISAC
ISASS (OC)
ISB (CDRH)
ISBT
ISBT 128
ISDN
ISE
ISIS
ISMP
ISO
ISP
ISPE
ISPE
ISR
ISS
ISS/ISE
ISSO
IT

ITA
ITACS
ITAS
ITATMT (OC)
ITB (CFSAN)
ITC
ITCB (OC)
ITCC
ITDS
ITF
ITGS (OC)
ITIC
ITIM
ITIPS
ITIRB
ITMRA
ITS (CBER)
ITT
ITTT (OC)
IUO
IUPAC
IV
IV & V
IVC
IVC
IVD
IVF
IVIG
IVMD
IVP
IVTB (CFSAN)
J-ART
J/D
JAD
JAN
JBIG
JCAHO
JECFA
JFHQ
JFO
JFTR
JIC
JIFSAN
JIFSAN (CFSAN)
JINAD
JLCS (OC)
JMO
JMPR
JP
JPEG
JPMA

JRIES
JTF
JTR
KAW
kcal
Kg
KMT (OC)
KOS
KPS
KS
L&D
LABA
LACF
LAF
LAN
LanguaL
LAR
LARD
LARM
LASA
LASER
LASIK
LATS
LBL
LBP (CBER)
LBPUA (CBER)
LBVB (CBER)
LCDC
LCH (CBER)
LCI
LCP (CDER)
LCT (CFSAN)
LD
LD50
LDD
LDPE
LDV (CBER)
LEAA
LECC
LERN
LES
LESTD (CBER)
LF
LF1
LF2
LF3
LH (CBER)
LHREA (CBER)
LHV (CBER)
LI
LIB (CBER)

LIMS
LIR (CBER)
Lm
LMD (CBER)
LMDCI (CBER)
LMDQC (CBER)
LMO
LMS
LMV (CBER)
LNC
LNE
LOA
LOAEL
LOB (ORA)
LOC
LOCF
LOD
LOEL
LOI
LOINC
LOQ
LOV
LPB (OC)
LPD (CBER)
LPET (CFSAN)
LPRVD (CBER)
LPT (CFSAN)
LR (CBER)
LR1
LR2
LRA
LRB (CDER)
LRC
LRI
LRIS
LRIT (CFSAN)
LRN
LRP
LRPDB (CDRH)
LRS
LRSP (CBER)
LS
LS (CDRH)
LS/LS
LSD
LSHLC
LSHSC
LST
LTE
LUACRG
LVBD (CBER)

LVCH
LVP
LWC
LWOP
M&IE
M2
M204
M4
MA
MAA
mAb
MAB (CDER)
MAB (CFSAN)
MAC
MACE
MACMIS
MACS (CBER)
MAD
MAH
MAPCB (CDER)
MAPP
MARCS
MARS
MAS cell
MAT
MATS
MATTB (CBER)
MAUDE
MAV
MB (CFSAN)
MBC
MCA
mCAFT
MCM
MCMi
MCO
MDA
MDA
MDB
MDB (CFSAN)
MDD
MDD
MDDRP
MDI
MDII
MDL
MDMA
MDP
MDR
MDR TB
MDSAP

MDUFA
MDUFMA
MDUFSA
MDV
MedDRA
MEDEC
MEDLARS
MedPAC
MEDSA
MedSuN
MEDWATCH
MEFA
MEG
MEMO
MEO
MERCOSUR
MERP
MERS-CoV
MERS-TM
MeSH
MF
MFA
MFC
mfr
MFRPS
MGB (CFSAN)
MGSS
MHPF
MHRA
MHSB (CFSAN)
MHW
MI
MIC
MID
MIP
MIRA
MIS
MIS (OC)
MIWG
MJ
ML
MLD
MMA
MMAB (CFSAN)
MMDB (CFSAN)
MMR
MMRB (CFSAN)
MMSB (CFSAN)
MMWR
MNVP
MOA

MOA
MOC
MOC
MOD
MOD 1
MOD 2
MON
MOU
MPA
MPA
MPAB (OC)
MPC
MPCC
MPEG
MPN
MPQA
MPR
MPRIS
MQC
MQSA
MRA
MRA
MRA
MRB
MRB (CFSAN)
MRC
MRC
MRD
MRE
MRFG
MRI
MRL
MRP
MRRA (CFSAN)
MRS
MRTD
MRTP
MS
MS
MSAB (CFSAN)
MSB (NCTR)
MSDS
MSI
MSQA
MSS (CVM)
MSSO
MT (CFSAN)
MTA
MTA
MTBF
MTCT

MTD
MTOS (CFSAN)
MUMS
MUMS (CVM)
MUMS Act
MVB (CFSAN)
MVT (CFSAN)
MW+
MWG
n.b.
N/A
NA
NAA
NABR
NACCHO
NACDS
NACHO
NACMCF
NAD
NADA
NADE
NAET (CFSAN)
NAF
NAFTA
NAGC
NAHC
NAHMS
NAI
NAION
NAL
NALBOH
NAM
NARA
NARB
NARMS
NAS
NAS
NASA
NASAR
NASDA
NASS
NAT
NBAC
NBCS
NBDRC
NBII
NBS
NC
NCAB
NCBA
NCBDDD

NCBI
NCC
NCC
NCC MERP
NCCAM
NCCDPHP
NCCLS
NCDCP
NCE
NCEH
NCFST
NCHGR
NCHM
NCHS
NCHSTP
NCI
NCID
NCIE
NCIE
NCIMS
NCIPC
NCL
NCMHD
NCNR
NCP
NCPDP
NCPHI
NCPIE
NCR
NCRP
NCRR
NCS
NCS
NCT
NCTR
NCVHS
NCVIA
NCWM
NDA
NDA
NDAB
NDAC
NDC
NDE
NDE/MIS
NDF-RT
NDIRS (CFSAN)
NDMA
NDMS
NDMS (CDER)
NDRMMP

NDS
NDS
NDTI
NE-FO (ORA)
NEC
NEDSS
NEEP
NEFARMA
NEFLE
NEHA
NEI
NEMA
NEMA
NEP
NEPA
NetBEUI
NEXT
NF
NFPA
NFSS
NFT
NGA
NGB
NGFA
NGO
NGS
NHANES
NHC
NHF
NHGRI
NHIC
NHIN
NHIS
NHLBI
NHP
NHRIC
NHW
NIA
NIAAA
NIAID
NIAMS
NIBIB
NICCL
NICE
NICHD
NIDA
NIDCD
NIDCR
NIDDK
NIDPOE
NIDR

NIDRR
NIEHS
NIFC
NIGMS
NIH
NIM
NIMH
NIMS
NINDS
NINR
NIOSH
NIP
NIPP
NIS
NISAC
NIST
NKCA
NLEA
NLM
NLN
NLRC
NLT
NMA
NMDP
NME
NMFS
NMI
NMPF
NMQAAC
NMR
NMT
NNC
NNMC
NNRTI
NOA
NOAA
NOAEL
NOC
NOC
NOD
NOEL
NOH
NOMI
NON
NONS
NOOH
NOP
NOS
NOSB
NOV
NPA

NPA
NPCC
NPCR
NPG
NPI
NPPC
NPR
NPRM
NPS
NPS
NPS (CFSAN)
NPSB (CFSAN)
NR
NR
NRB
NRC
NRC
NRCC
NREVSS
NRP
NRP-CIS
NRSP
NRTE
NS
NS/EP
NSA
NSAID
NSAPB
NSAPE
NSC
NSE
NSF
NSIP
NSN
NSR
NSRT (CFSAN)
NSV-DO (ORA)
NSWL
NTA
NTB (CFSAN)
NTEU
NTF
NTG
NTI
NTIA
NTIS
NTL
NTP
NUCC
NVC
nvCJD

NVICP
NVLAP
NVOAD
NVP
NVPO
NVSS
NVTB (CFSAN)
NWK-DO (ORA)
NWR
NWS
OA
OA
OAGS (OC)
OAI
OAP (CDER)
OARSA (CFSAN)
OASDI
OASH
OASIS
OB (CDER)
OB-GYN
OBA
OBE
OBE (CBER)
OBES (OC)
OBFP (OC)
OBI (CDER)
OBP (CDER)
OBPS (CDER)
OBRR (CBER)
OC
OC
OC
OC (CDER)
OC (CDRH)
OC (CFSAN)
OCAC (CFSAN)
OCBQ (CBER)
OCC
OCC (OC)
OCD (CDRH)
OCD (CFSAN)
OCD (CVM)
OCER (CDRH)
OCET (OC)
OCI (ORA)
OCIO (OC)
OCM (OC)
OCO (CFSAN)
OCOD
OCOMM (CDER)

OCP (CDER)
OCP (OC)
OCPP
OCR
OCS
OCTC (OC)
OCTEC (CDER)
OCTGT (CBER)
OCTMA (CBER)
OD
OD
OD (CBER)
OD (CDER)
OD (NCTR)
ODA
ODAC
ODE
ODE (CDRH)
ODE I
ODE II
ODE III
ODE IV (CDER)
ODM
ODSIR (CDER)
OE (ORA)
OEA (OC)
OECD
OEEODEM (OC)
OEI
OEIO (ORA)
OEL
OEM
OEO (OC)
OEP
OEP (CDER)
OER (OC)
OES (OC)
OEXA
OFACS
OFAS (CFSAN)
OFDA
OFDCER (CFSAN)
OFFAS (OC)
OFM (OC)
OFPA
OFS (CFSAN)
OFS (OC)
OFSDO (CFSAN)
OGC
OGD (CDER)
OGE

OGROP (OC)
OGUD (CDRH)
OHCA (OC)
OHRMS
OIA (OC)
OIASI (OC)
OIG
OIM
OIP (OC)
OIRA
OIT (CBER)
OIT (CDER)
OIT (CDRH)
OIT (CFSAN)
OIT (CVM)
OIT (NCTR)
OIT (OC)
OIT (ORA)
OITSS (OC)
OIVD (CDRH)
OJDB (CDRH)
OLA (OC)
OLE
OM (CBER)
OM (CDER)
OM (CVM)
OM (OC)
OMB
OMB (NCTR)
OMH (OC)
OMO (CDRH)
OMP (CDER)
OMP (OC)
OMPQ (CDER)
OMPT
OMRF
OMS (CFSAN)
OMS (NCTR)
OMT
ONADE (CVM)
ONC
ONCHIT
OND (CDER)
ONDQA (CDER)
ONLDS (CFSAN)
ONP (CDER)
ONPLDS (CFSAN)
OO (CFSAN)
OO (OC)
OO (OC)
OOB

OODP (CDER)
OOP
OOPD
OOS
OP (OC)
OP 1 (OC)
OP 2 (OC)
OP 3 (OC)
OP 4 (OC)
OPA (CDER)
OPA (OC)
OPB (ORA)
OPD (OC)
OPDFB (CFSAN)
OPDIV
OPDP
OPF
OPFIT (NCTR)
OPHEP
OPHEP
OPI (CDER)
OPL (OC)
OPM
OPMAD (CDRH)
OPO
OPPL (OC)
OPS (CDER)
OPT (OC)
OPTN
OPV
OQ
OR (CVM)
ORA
ORA
ORADSS
Orange Book
ORI
ORISE
ORL-DO (ORA)
ORM
ORM
ORM (ORA)
ORNL
ORO (ORA)
ORP (CDER)
ORP (CFSAN)
ORPS (OC)
ORPSS (CFSAN)
ORR
ORS (CFSAN)
OS (CDER)

OS (CFSAN)
OS (OC)
OSAS (CFSAN)
OSB (CDRH)
OSB (CFSAN)
OSC (CVM)
OSCAR
OSCI (CFSAN)
OSD-HD
OSDB (CDRH)
OSE (CDER)
OSEL (CDRH)
OSG
OSHA
OSHC (OC)
OSHC (OC)
OSHI (OC)
OSHRC
OSI (CDER)
OSM
OSO (OC)
OSP (CDER)
OSS (OC)
OST (CFSAN)
OSTP
OTC
OTC
OTCDHFB (CDER)
OTCOM (CDER)
OTFP
OTR (CDER)
OTRR (CBER)
OTS (CDER)
OUDLC (CDER)
OVI
OVRR (CBER)
OVST (CFSAN)
OWA
OWH (OC)
P & PC
PA
PAAB
PAB
PAB (CFSAN)
PAC
PAC
PAC
PAC
PACE
PACT
PAD

PADE
PADER
PAER
PAFA
PAG
PAGE
PAH
PAHO
PAHPRA
PAI
PAIS (ORA)
PAITS
PAL
PAM
PAMP
PAO
PAP
PAR
PARN
PARQ
PARS (CDER)
PART
PAS
PAS
PAS (CDRH)
PAT
PATH
PB (CDRH)
PBM
PBPC
PBSC
PC
PC
PCB
PCBE
PCBs
PCC
PCERT
PCP
PCP
PCR
PCS
PCT
PCT
PD
PD
PDA
PDA
PDB (CDER)
PDCA
PDCS (OC)

PDE
PDE
PDF
PDI
PDLB (CDRH)
PDMA
PDO
PDP
PDP
PDQ
PDR
PDR
PDS
PDS (CDER)
PDUFA
PE
PE
PEB (CBER)
PEB (CDRH)
PEB (CFSAN)
PEB (CFSAN)
PEB (ORA)
PEB 1 (CDRH)
PEB 2 (CDRH)
PELT (CFSAN)
PEP
PEP
PEPFAR
PER
Per Diem
PeRC
PERI
PERT
PERV
PET
PET
PETA
PETG
PFGE
PFI
PFIPC
PFL
PFO
PFO
PFS
PGB (CFSAN)
Ph. Eur.
PHA
PHEMCE
PHI
PHIN

PHN
PHPPO
PHPS
PhRMA
PHS
PHSA
PHTN
PI
PI
PIB (CBER)
PIC/S
PICNIC
PIFSI
PIM
PIN
PIP
PIP
PIT
PIV
PK
PKA
PKI
PKLN
PKU
PLA
PLAIR
PLAS
PLF
PLI
PLLR
PLR
PLS
PLS
PM
PM
PMA
PMA
PMA
PMA
PMAA
PMAP
PMB
PMC
PMCC
PMF
PMHS (CDER)
PMN
PMN
PMO
PMO
PMOA

PMP
PMP
PMP
PMPRB
PMR
PMR
PMRI
PMRI
PMS
PMS (CDRH)
PMS (OC)
PMSB
PMSB (CBER)
PMSB (CDER)
PMSC
PN
PNC (ORA)
PNNL
PNR
PNS
PNS (CDRH)
PNSI
PO
POA
POB (CBER)
POC
PODS
PODS
POM
POM
POMS
POS
POS (CBER)
POS (CDRH)
POV
POWER
PP
PPA
PPA
ppb
PPB (CFSAN)
PPC
PPE
PPE
PPI
PPI
PPI
PPIA
ppm
PPM
PPP

PPQ
PPS (CBER)
PPSR
PPT
PPTA
PPTP
PPV
PPWMB (ORA)
PQ
PQ
PQAS
PQG
PQLS (CBER)
PQRI
PR
PR
PR (CBER)
PRA
PRB
PRB
PRB (CBER)
PRB (CFSAN)
PREA
PRIM & R
PRL-NW
PRL-SW
PRMB (CDER)
PRN
PRO
Prop 65
PrP
PRRB (OC)
PRRMS (OC)
PRS (OC)
PRSB (CDRH)
PS
PS (CDER)
PSA
PSA
PSB (CBER)
PSC
PSC
PSD (OC)
PSI
PSN
PSNI
PSP
PSS (CDRH)
PSSB (CFSAN)
PST
PSUR

PT
PT
PTB (CBER)
PTC
PTC
PTCC
PTE
PTEI
PTFE
PTK
PTO
PTR
PTS (CBER)
PTU
PUD
PUFI
PV
PVC
PVDB (CDRH)
PWS
Q&A
Q1H
QA
QAO
QAS (CBER)
QAS (CDER)
QAT (CBER)
QAU (CFSAN)
QbD
QbR
QC
QCP
QD
QHS
QID
QIS-P
QL
QMiS
QMS
QMS (CDER)
QNS
QOD
QoL
QOS
QP
QS
QSAR
QSI
QSIT
QSM
QSR

QSR
QSR
QTV
QU
QWL
R&D
R&E
R&W
R-CHOP
RA
RAA
RAC
RAC
RAC
RAC
RACC
RACT (CFSAN)
RAD
RADAR
RADAR
RAE
RAM
RAM
RAMP
RAPS
RBC
RCC
RCH
RCHSA
RCR
RCR
RCRIM
RCS
RCS (CFSAN)
RCT
RCT (CFSAN)
RD
RDA
RDB (CDRH)
RDBMS
RDE
RDI
rDNA
RDRC
RDT
RDTS
REDS-II
REE
REG
reg neg
ReGo

REIS
REMS
RES
RES
RES (OC)
RESNA
RFA
RFC
RFCPCS (CFAN)
RFD
RFDD
RFE
RFI
RFID
RFP
RFPT (CFSAN)
RFR
RFS
RH
RH
RIA
RIAS
RIBA
RIC
RICHS
RIF
RIHSC
RIM
RIMS
RIPA
RIS
RIS (CBER)
RiskMAP
RIT
RKW1
RKW2
RL
RLD
RM
RMAB (CDRH)
RMB (CBER)
RMCC
RMP
RMP
RMS
RMS
RMS (CDER)
RMS-BLA
RMT (CFSAN)
RNA
ROA

ROC
RODS
ROI
ROI
ROM
RP
RPB (CDRH)
RPM
RPM
RPMB (CBER)
RPMCC
RPMS (OC)
RPO
RPO
RPS
RPS (CDER)
RPSGB
RR
RR
RR
RRCC
RRHR
RRS
RRSS (CDER)
RSB (CDER)
RSB (CDER)
RSGEMS (CFSAN)
RSMB (CDRH)
RSNA
RSO
RSOI
RSS
RSS
RSS
RSS (CDER)
RSV
RSVIG
RSVIGIV
RSVP
RTA
RTE
RTF
RTF
RTL (NCTR)
RTM
RTO
RTR
RU-486
RUG
RUO
RVIS

Rx
S&E
S/C
S/L
S/NDS
SA
SAB
SACD
SACS
SACX
SAD
SADR
SAE
SAER
SAF
SAI
SAL
SAMHSA
SAN-DO
SAP
SAP
SAP
SAP
SAPB (CFSAN)
SAR
SARS
SAS
SAT (CFSAN)
SB (ORA)
SBA
SBA
SBIR
sBLA
SBOA
SBREFA
SBRS
SC
SC
SC (CDRH)
SC (CFSAN)
SCAW
SCC
SCD
SCGD
SCL
SCLIR
SCOGS
SCR
SCRAG
SCRRB (ORA)
SCSB (CFSAN)

SCT
SCVIR
SD
SD
SDAB (CDER)
SDM
SDM
SDN
SDO
SDS
SDS-PAGE
SDTM
SDWA
SDWIS
SE
SE
SE
SEC
SEDS
SEER
SEIU
SEND
SES
SF
SF
SFB
SFIT
SFLEO
SFSC
SG
SGE
SGEMT (CFSAN)
SGI
SGLT2
SGML
SGO
SHE
SIA
SIB (CDRH)
SID
SID
SIDS
SIF
SIG
SIMCEN
SIMT
SIP
SIP
SIR
SIREN
SIS

SISTIR
SITP (OC)
SL
SLEP
SLIP
SLK
SLO
SLR
SM
SMART
SMB (OC)
SMCC
SMDA
SME
SME
SMF
SMG
SMO
SMPS (CDRH)
SMS
SMS (CFSAN)
SMSB (CFSAN)
SMT (CDER)
SMT (CFSAN)
SMTP
SN/AEMS
sNDA
SNIP
SNL
SNOMED-RT
SNRI
SNS
SOAB (OC)
SOC
SOCRA
SOM
SOP
SoPA
SOPP
SORN
SOW
SPA
SPAC
SPC
SPCS (CDER)
SPECT
SPF
SPIE
SPL
SPLAT
SPLIEP

SPOTS
spp
SPPA
SPR
SPRC
SPS
SPS (CFSAN)
SPTPB (CFSAN)
SQ
SQA
SQL
SR
SR
SRAS
SRCS
SRD
SRD
SRD
SRD
SRMs
SRS
SRS
SRS
SRS (CDER)
SS
SSA
SSA
SSAST (CFSAN)
SSB (CDRH)
SSC
SSC
SSCT
SSE
SSED
SSM
SSN
SSO
SSOP
SSP
SSRCR
SSRI
SSSI
STA
STAI
STAMP
STARS
STB (ORA)
STCD
STD
STED
STEPS

STN
STOP
STS (CBER)
STT
Subpart H
SUD
SUD
SUDs
SUPAC
SUPAC-IR
SUPAC-MR
SUPAC-SS
SUSAR
Sv
SVP
SWAT
SWDB (CDRH)
SX
T&A
T/PT
TA
TA
TA
ta
TAA
TAB (OC)
TAB (CDRH)
TAH
TAS (NCTR)
TAV
TAVC
TB
TBD
TBLS
TBP
TBSB (CBER)
TBT
TCM
TCP/IP
TCS
TD
TDD
TDDB (CDRH)
TDDS
TDI
TdP
TDS
TDY
TE
TEAE
TEB (CBER)

TEE
TELECON
TEP
TEPRSSC
TERMIS
TESS
TESS
TFM
TFRB (CDER)
TGA
TI
TIACC
TID
TIFF
TIND
TIRF
TK
TLC
Tmax
TMJ
TMO
TNTC
TO
TO
TOA
TOC
TOI
TOL
TOPOFF
TOPRA
TOR
TPCC
TPD
TPDS
TPLC
TPN
TPP
TPSAC
TQM
TRAC
TRALI
Trans Net
TRB
TRI
TRIMS
TRO
TRx
TSA
TSCA
TSCSB (CFSAN)
TSD (OC)

TSE
TSEAC
TSH
TSI
TSOPs
TSP
TSS
TSSRC
TSSS (CDER)
TTTC
TTY
Turbo EIR
TV
TVA
TVBB (CBER)
TVC
TWG
U
UA
UADE
UCB
UCBU
UCUM
UDHQ
UDI
UFC
UFMS
UIN
UK
UKCCR
UL
ULDB (CDRH)
ULN
ULPA
UMCP
UMDNS
UMLS
UMS
UN
UN
UNAIDS
UNESCO
UNICEF
UNII
UNOS
URAA
URL
URS
US & R
USA
USACE

USAHA
USAID
USAMRIID
USAN
USBR
USC
USCA
USCG
USCS
USDA
USFDA
USFS
USGS
USHIK
USIA
USITC
USJFCOM
USMS
USOPM
USP
USP-DI
USP-NF
USPC
USPEA
USPS
USPTO
USTFA
USTR
USUHS
UTI
V/V
VA
VADM
VAERS
VAI
VAP
VAS
VATS
VATS
VAX
VBPF
VCH
vCJD
VCOOL
VCPR
VCRP
VCTB (CBER)
VDB (CDRH)
VE
VEB (CBER)
VEDB (CDRH)

VEE
VEGF
Vet-LIRN
Vet-LRN
VetTrade
VFD
VHA
VHSP
VICH
VICH
VIG
VIPPS
VISB (OC)
VLTP
VMAC
VMB (CFSAN)
VMD
VMF
VMO
VMP
VMS
VOAD
VoIP
VPN
VPS
VRBPAC
VS
VS (CBER)
VSB (CBER)
VSD
VSOF
VSS (NCTR)
VVB (CBER)
W3C
WAE
WAG
WAN
WAT (CFSAN)
WB
WBC
WBS
WEAC
WebSDM
WEDA
WEDI
WFH
WFI
WG
WHO
WHO-ART
WIB

WIC
WIGI
WISQARS
WIT
WITS
WL
WLF
WMS (OC)
WNET
WNME
WNV
WO
WO (NCTR)
WOC I
WOC II
WONF
WPADP
WPC
WPS (OC)
WRAIR
WRAMC
WSHSC
WSL (CFSAN)
WTA
WWW
WYSIWYG
X-SCID
xBML
XDR-TB
XML
Y2K
YTD

DEFINITION
ISBT Working Party on Automation and Data Processing
Freedom of Information Act Exemption 4, which protects from disclosure trade secrets and commercial or financial information
[North American] Technical Advisory Group
section shorthand symbol used to designate a section in a legal document; as in 201(m) of the FD&C Act.
sections shorthand symbol used to designate sections in a legal document; as in 201(m), 301(k) of the FD&C Act.
FDA form for veterinary adverse drug reaction, lack of effectiveness, product defect report--mandatory
FDA form for veterinary adverse drug reaction, lack of effectiveness, product defect report--voluntary
FDA form for transmittal of periodic reports and promotional material for new animal drugs
FDA form for sponsored travel
FDA form for voluntary reporting of adverse events
FDA form for mandatory reporting of adverse events
FDA form for new animal drug appication
recruitment and relocation bonuses and retention allowances
Section of the FDA Modernization Act dealing with getting feedback from our stakeholders
FDA form for notice of inspection
FDA form used as a written notice of deficiencies found in inspections
A new drug application that contains full reports of investigations of safety and effectiveness but where at least some of the inf
section of the Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act that deals with premarket notification
arteriovenous
arteriovenous oxygen
annual leave
American Association for Laboratory Accreditation
abdominal aortic aneurysm
Association for Assessment and Accreditation of Laboratory Animal Care International
American Association of Avian Pathologists
American Association for the Advancement of Science
American Association of Blood Banks
American Association of Bovine Practitioners
American Association for Cancer Research
abbreviated antibiotic drug application
American Association of Equine Practitioners
Association of American Feed Control Officials
American Academy of Family Physicians
American Animal Hospital Association
American Association of Immunologists
American Association for Laboratory Animal Science
American Association for Medical Instrumentation
American Association of Neurosciences Nurses
American Association of Neurological Surgeons
American Academy of Ophthalmology
American Academy of Pediatrics
American Academy of Peridontology
American Association of Public Health Physicians
American Association of Physicists in Medicine
American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists
after action review
American Association of Retired Persons
acute abdominal series
American Association of Swine Practitioners
American Association of Small Ruminant Practitioners

American Association of Tissue Banks

American Association of Veterinary Laboratory Diagnosticians
Association of American Veterinary Medical Colleges
American Academy of Veterinary Pharmacology and Therapeutics
Analysis Branch (CDRH)
Americas Blood Centers
American Blood Commission
adverse biologic experience
arterial blood gas
Automated Broker Interface (U.S. Customs)
Brazilian Association of the Pharmaceutical Industry
application briefing meeting
Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry
American Blood Resource Association
Advisory Committee
Accreditation and Certification Branch (CDRH)
Advisory Committee on Blood Safety and Availability (HHS)
RCHSA (Radiation Control for Health and Safety Act) accession number (ORA AofC code)
Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education
American College of Clinical Pharmacology
adverse clinical event
angiotensin-converting enzyme
Association of Clinical Embryologists
Automated Commercial Environment (Customs and Border Protection)
Advisory Committee for Employees with Disabilities
American College of Emergency Physicians
Administration for Children and Families (DHHS)
American College of Gastroenterology
Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education
American Council of Independent Laboratories
Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (CDC)
American Clinical Laboratory Association
American Committee on Laboratory Animal Diseases
American College of Laboratory Animal Medicine
American College of Medical Physics
acceptable carry-over limit
American College of Physicians
Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education
American College of Preventive Medicine
American College of Radiology
Associate Commissioner for Regulatory Affairs (ORA)
Association of Clinical Research for the Pharmaceutical Industry
American Chemical Society
Automated Commercial System (U.S. Customs)
Analytical Chemistry Staff (CBER)
Advisors and Consultants Staff (CDER)
American College of Sports Medicine
AIDS clinical trials
applied clinical trials
Analytical Chemical Techniques Branch (NCTR)
adrenocorticotropic hormone

Aids Clinical Trials Information Service

Administrative Conference of the United States
Administrative Careers with America (OPM)
action due
as much as needed
American Dental Association
American Diabetes Association
Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990
Animal Drug Availability Act of 1996
analysis dataset model (CDISC)
Alcohol, Drug Abuse and Mental Health Administration (now SAMHSA)
advisory committee
adverse drug event
adverse drug experience
Adverse Drug Experience/Adverse Drug Experience Report
Australian Drug Evaluation Committee
Adverse Event Expidited Reporting System (NCI)
antidiuretic hormone
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
acceptable daily intake
Automated Drug Information Management System
absorption, distribution, metabolism, and excretion
Associate Director for Medical and International Affairs (CBER)
automated data processing
Associate Director for Policy (CBER)
adverse drug reaction
adverse drug report
Associate Director for Research (CBER)
Administrative Dispute Resolution Act
Associate Director of Regulatory Affairs
Adverse Drug Reactions Advisory Committee (TGA)
Associate Director for Review Management (CBER)
Association of Donor Recruitment Professionals
Adverse Drug Reporting System
American Dairy Science Association
Animal Drug User Fee Act of 2003
Advanced Medical Technology Association
adverse event
approvable
actual expense allowance
Automated External Defibrillators
adverse event report
Adverse Event Reporting System
administrative file
atrial fibrillation
absorbable fibrin adhesive bandage
Association of Food and Drug Officials
American Federation of Government Employees
American Feed Industry Association
Armed Forces Institute of Pathology (DoD)
alpha-fetoprotein

Animal Feed Safety System

action goal date
Animal Generic Drug User Fee Act
Agricultural Online Access (USDA)
American Hospital Association
Agency for Health Care Policy and Research (now AHRQ)
antihemophilic factor
American Hospital Formulary Service
Animal Health Institute
American Health Information Community
Agency for Healthcare Quality and Research (formerly AHCPR) (DHHS)
air handling unit
Association of Independent Clinical Research Contractors (UK)
Agency for International Development
acquired immune deficiency syndrome
active ingredient manufacturer
Association for Automatic Identification and Mobility
American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering
active implantable medical device directive
Agency Information Management System
food additive identification number (ORA AofC code)
abbreviated inspection system
application integrity policy
Agency Intramural Research Integrity Officer (NIH)
automated information system
also known as
annual leave
as low as reasonably achievable
Acess Litigation and FOI Branch (CBER)
Access Litigation and Freedom of Information Branch (CBER)
administrative law judge
Office of the Administrative Law Judge (OC)
acute lymphocytic leukemia
alanine aminotransferase
Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 (USDA)
American Medical Association
American Medical Association's Drug Evaluations
Adminstrative Management Branch (CDRH)
Animal Medicinal Drug Use Clarification Act
absorption, metabolism, excretion
administrative management of files
American Foundation for AIDS Research
Arzeneimittelgesetz (West Germany drug law)
Association of Minority Health Professionals Schools
acute myocardial infarction
American Meat Institute
acute myelogenous leukemia
average manufacturer price
Associated Milk Producers, Inc.
Antimicrobial Resistance
Agricultural Marketing Service (USDA)

aseptic meningitis syndrome

Asset Management Team (OC)
abbreviated new animal drug number (ORA AofC code)
antinuclear antibody
abbreviated new animal drug application
analysis of covariance
analysis of covariance
abbreviated new drug application number (ORA AofC code)
abbreviated new drug application
analysis of variance
advance notice of proposed rulemaking
advanced notice of proposed rule making
American National Red Cross
American National Standards Institute
Australia New Zealand Food Authority
administrative officer
Administration on Aging (DHHS)
Association of Official Analytical Chemists
Accounting Operations Branch (OC)
adult onset diabetes mellitus
affirmation of compliance [codes] (ORA)
Agency/Organization Program Coordinator
Administrative Procedures Act
Allergenic Products Advisory Committee (CBER)
N-acetyl-para-amino-phenol
Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry
Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Council
American Pharmaceutical Association
American Public Health Association
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (USDA)
Association of Public Health Laboratories
active pharmaceutical ingredient
Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients Committee of CEFIC (European Chemical Industry Council)
Association of the Portuguese Pharmaceutical Industries
Advertising and Promotional Labeling Branch (CBER)
annual product review
Accounting Policy and Systems Branch (OC)
Application Policy Task Force
Alliance for Prudent Use of Antibiotics
acceptable quality level
approvable letter
Accounting Reports and Analysis Branch (OC)
angiotensin receptor blocker
American Red Cross
Administrative Resources Core Hub (CFSAN)
American Registry of Clinical Radiography Technologists
Anesthesiology and Respiratory Devices Branch (CDRH)
acute respiratory distress syndrome
Applied Research Ethics National Association
acute renal failure
Administrative Resources Information Exchange System

Arkansas Regional Laboratory (ORA)

Acquisition Reform Network
Advanced Research Projects Agency (DoD)
American Registry of Radiologic Technologists
Acute Radiation Syndrome
Advancing Regulatory Science
Agricultural Research Service (USDA)
Architecture Review Team
assisted reproductive technology
assisted reproductive therapy
Antimicrobial Regulations Technical Correction Act of 1998
aortic stenosis
Administrative Staff (CVM)
Acoustical Society of America
American Society of Anesthesiologists
American Statistical Association
Americans for Safe Access
aminosalicylic acid
Administrative Systems Automation Project
as soon as possible
American Society of Animal Science
Accounting Services Branch (OC)
Administrative Services Branch (OC)
Armed Services Blood Program Office
Advertising Standards Council (Canada)
American Standard Code for Information Interchange (computer files)
American Society for Clinical Oncology
American Society for Clinical Pathology
American Society for Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics
atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease
atrial septal defect
Assistant Secretary of Defense for Homeland Defense
American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
atherosclerotic heart disease
American Society of Heating, Refrigeration & Air Conditioning Engineers
American Sheep Industry Association
Application Specific Integrated Circuit(s)
American Society of Laboratory Animal Practitioners
American Society for Microbiology
American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (HHS)
American Society for Quality
American Society for Quality Control
analyte specific reagent
American Society for Reproductive Medicine
aspartate aminotransferase
Association of State and Territorial Health Officials
American Society for Testing and Materials
Acquisitions Team (OC)
Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical (Drug Classification System) (WHO)
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (U.S. Department of Justice)

automatic teller machine

American Technology Pre-Eminence Act of 1991
Association of Teachers and Preventive Medicine
Applied Technologies Staff (CDER)
Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (CDC)
area under the curve
Assistant United States Attorney
atrioventricular
American Veal Association
American Veterinary Distributors Association
AIDS Vaccine Evaluation Group
American Veterinary Medical Association
adequate and well-controlled
absent without official leave
average wholesale price
alternate work schedule
Budget and Finance Team (CVM)
bioavailability/bioequivalence
billing agency code
Bacterial Contamination study
bulk activities postapproval changes
Brief Adverse Event Report Review (CDRH)
Booz-Allen & Hamilton
Bacteriological Analytical Manual
Beltsville Area Agricultural Research Service (USDA)
Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority
British Association of Research Quality Assurance
Business Analysis and Reporting Staff (CDER)
Blood Availability and Safety Inventory System (HHS)
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (U.S. Department of Justice)
biological investigational new drug
bundle branch block
Bureau of Biologics and Radiopharmaceuticals (Canada)
bulletin board system
Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association Health Insurance
Blood Center of America
branched-chain amino acids
Bioanalytical Chemistry Branch (CFSAN)
beneficial clinical event
Bureau of Consumer Protection (FTC)
Breast Cancer Prevention Trial
Biologic Devices Branch (CBER)
Bacteriology Devices Branch (CDRH)
Blood Donor Locator Service
Bureau of Drug Policy and Administration (China)
budget data request
Bureau of Drug Surveillance (Canada)
Biologics Decision Support System
Bureau of Economic Analysis (U.S. Department of Commerce)
Bioengineering Consortium (NIH)
blood establishment computer software

Business Executives for National Security

bioequivalence
Blood Establishment Registration and Product Listing (CBER)
Biomonitoring of Environmental Status and Trends Program (U.S. Geological Survey)
Biologics Field Advisory Committee (CBER)
Bureau of Food & Drug Administration (Philippines)
Bundesinstitut fur Arzneimittel und Medizinprodukte (German Ministry of Health)
Biologic establishment license number (ORA AofC code)
Bundesgesundheitsamt (German Federal Health Office)
bovine growth hormone
British Generic Manufacturer's Association
Bureau of Health Professions (HRSA)
Bureau of Indian Affairs (U.S. Department of the Interior)
two times per day
Blacks in Government
bioresearch monitoring
Biologic IND Management System
biological investigational new drug
Biotechnology Industry Association
Biostatistics Branch (CFSAN)
The British Institute of Regulatory Affairs
Biologics Investigational and Related Applications Management System
Business Intelligence Reporting Solution
Biomedical Information Science and Technology Initiative (NIH)
Biomedical Information Science and Technology Initiative Consortium (NIH)
Body Image Visual Analog Scale
biologics license application (CBER)
Bureau of Land Management (U.S. Department of the Interior)
biologics license supplement
Building and Laboratory Services Team (CFSAN)
Blood Logging and Tracking System (CBER)
Bioanalytical Methods Branch (CFSAN)
Biosafety in Microbiological and Biomedical Laboratories (CDC)
body mass index
Bioresearch Monitoring Information System (CDER)
basal metabolic rate
Broadcast Media Staff (OC)
Bureau of National Affairs
biotechnology notification file
Biological and Organic Chemistry Branch (CFSAN)
baseline observation carried forward
Boards of Pharmacy
Building Operations Staff (CBER)
Boston (Massachusetts) District Office (ORA)
base pair
blood pressure
British Pharmacopoeia
blanket purchase agreement
Bureau of Pharmaceutical Assessment (Canada)
Blood Products Advisory Committee (CBER)
Blood and Plasma Branch (CBER)

bulk pharmaceutical chemical

Bureau of Policy and Coordination (Canada)
Best Pharmaceuticals for Children Act
Biologics Price Competition and Innovation Act of 2009
biological product deviation
broncho-pulmonary dysplasia
bulk pharmaceutical excipient
benign prostatic hyperplasia
Bureau of Primary Health Care (HRSA)
biologic product license number (ORA AofC code)
beats per minute
business process re-engineering
Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Sciences Research Group (UK)
Business Process Working Group
British Association of Pharmaceutical Physicians
Biologics Research Coordinating Committee (CBER)
Benavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (CDC)
Biological Response Modifiers Advisory Committee (CBER)
Bureau of Radiation and Medical Devices (Canada)
Bioresearch Monitoring Information System
Biologics Regulatory Management System
body surface area
Biotechnology Studies Branch (Chicago, Illinois) (CFSAN)
biological safety cabinet
Blood Safety Committee
Business Service Centers
Blood Service Directive
bovine spongiform encephalopathy (mad cow disease)
British Standards Institute
Biosafety level
bovine somatotropin
Bundled Supplement Tracking System
Biosimilar User Fee Act
Bacillus thuringiensis
bioterrorism
Bioterrorism Act (Public Health Security and Bioterrorism Preparedness and Response Act of 2002)
The Bioterroism Act of 2002
Blood and Tissue Compliance Branch (CBER)
Breakthrough Therapy Designation
Blood and Tissue Registration System
Buffalo (New York) District Office (ORA)
blood urea nitrogen
BIMS User Support Group
Bacterial Vaccine and Allergenic Products Branch (CBER)
British Veterinary Codex
Body Weight
basic workload measurement
Biologics Workload Management
biopsy
with
corrections and removals

culture and sensitivity

certificate of analysis
Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism
career or career conditional
communications, command, control, and intelligence
Chemical Abstracts
committee assignment
competent authority (U.K.)
Center for Alternatives to Animal Testing (Johns Hopkins)
conformity assessment body
Computer Applications Branch (OC)
corrective action(s) being effected
coronary artery bypass graft
Cancer Biomedical Informatics Grid (NIH)
community-acquired bacterial pneumonia
conformity assessment bodies
Carcinogenicity Assessment Committee (CDER)
Committee for the Advancement of CBER Science
Center ADP/TC Computer Tracking and Inventory System (CFSAN)
control of automated processes
coronary artery disease
Cancer Data Standards Repository (NCI)
CFSAN Adverse Event Reporting System
CFSAN Adverse Event Reporting System Team
Committee for the Advancement of FDA Science
calorie
computer-assisted license application
common accounting number
computer assisted new drug application
change of appointing office
College of American Pathologists
color additive petition
corrective action plan
corrective and preventive action
continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis
computer assisted product license application
Computer-Assisted Product License Application Review
Canadian Association of Professional Regulatory Affairs
CDRH Ad hoc Reporting System
Compliance Achievement Reporting System
CFSAN Automated Research Tracking System
Chemical Abstracts Service
competent authorities
computer aided software engineering
Center Automated System Process Exchange and Reporting (CFSAN)
Calf Antibiotic and Sulfonamide Test
Council for Agricultural Science
computerized axial tomography
Child and Adolescent Trial for Cardiovascular Health (NIH)
complete blood count
Community-based Clinical Trials Network (AmFAR)

changes being effected

Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research (FDA)
capillary blood gas
Chemical and Biological Defense Information Analysis Center (DoD)
Congressional Budget Office (U.S.)
Customs and Border Protection (U.S. Department of Homeland Security)
California Biomedical Research Association
Cancer Biomarkers Research Group (NCI)
Chemical Biological Radiological Nuclear
cord blood stem cells
computer-based training
chief complaint
Clinical Center (NIH)
Commissioned Corps
conference call
Coordinating Committee
Codex Committee on Residues of Veterinary Drugs in Foods
Clinger-Cohen Act (formerly the Information Technology Management Reform Act)
Change Control Board
Color Certification Branch (CFSAN)
Council of Community Blood Centers
Chinese ceramicware factory code (ORA AofC code)
Commodity Credit Corporation (FSA)
Compliance Coordinating Committee (CDER)
Committee to Coordinate Environmental Health and Related Programs (PHS)
Codex Committee on Food Additives and Contaminants
Codex Committee on Food Import and Export Certification and Inspection Systems
Codex Committee on Food Labeling
Certification Commission for Healthcare Information Technology
corrected count increment
Canadian Coordinating Office for Health Technology Assessment
Community Clinical Oncology Program (NCI)
critical control point
Codex Committee on Pesticide Residues
CDER request for collaborative review
Center for Cancer Research (NCI)
Clinical Contract Research Association (UK)
certified clinical research coordinator
Clinical Chemistry Support Team (CFSAN)
cardiac care unit
clean catch urine
Codex Committee on Veterinary Drugs in Foods
compact disc read-only memory
clinical document architecture
Clinical Data Acquisition Standards Harmonization
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (DHHS)
Collaboration for Drug Development Improvement
Career Development and Directed Training Branch (CBER)
Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (FDA)
Component Distribution Information System
Clinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium

clinical data management

Candidate Development Program (SES)
career development plan
central document room
clinical drug request
Center for Devices and Radiological Health (FDA)
Case Development and Recall Staff (CFSAN)
Controlled Drugs and Substances Act (Canada)
Cross Discipline Team Leader
Clinical Data Update System (NCI)
continuing education
CE (Conformite Europeene or European Conformity) marking
Central Regional Field Office
Council of Economic Advisers
CBER Error and Accident Reporting System
Clinical Evaluation Branch (CBER)
Compliance and Enforcement Branch (CFSAN)
Comprehensive Epidemiologic Data Resource (U.S. Department of Energy)
chick embryo fibroblast
European Chemical Industry Council
Cardiac Electrophysiology and Monitoring Devices Branch (CDRH)
Comite Europeen de Normalisation (European Committee for Standardization)
Comite Europeen de Normalisation Electrotechnique (European Committee for Electrotechnical Standardization)
Chief Executive Officer
Chemical Emergency Preparedness and Prevention Office (EPA)
Council on Environmental Quality
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Information System (EPA)
CBER Emergency Relocation Group
Centers of Excellence in Regulatory Science and Innovation
Community Emergency Response Team
Centers for Education and Research on Therapeutics (DHHS)
Consumer Education Staff (CFSAN)
Clinical Evaluation Team (CFSAN)
continuing education units
cystic fibrosis
Catfish Farmers of America
Coalition For Accelerating Standards and Therapies
chlorofluorohydrocarbons
Combined Federal Campaign
computational fluid dynamic
Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance
Center for Functional Genomics (NCTR)
Certificate for Foreign Government
Canadian Food Inspection Agency
central file number (ORA)
chief financial officer
Chief Financial Officer (OC)
Chief Financial Officers Council
Code of Federal Regulations
Code of Federal Regulations section (ORA AofC code)
Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition (FDA)

colony forming unit

computer-generated cover sheet
common gateway interface
chronic granulocytic leukemia
current good manufacturing practice
Current Good Manufacturing Practices Regulations
Contract and Grants Staff (ORA)
current good tissue practice
clinical hold
Civilian Health and Medical Program of the Department of Veterans Affairs
Chemical Hazards Assessment Team (CFSAN)
Chemical Contaminants Branch (CFSAN)
coronary heart disease
Contractor Hosted Data Center
congestive heart failure
Consolidated Health Informatics Initiative
Combined Health Information Database (NIH)
Center for High Integrity Software System Assurance
chemi-luminescent immunoassay
Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use
carbohydrate
Consumer Healthcare Products Association
Chemical Hazards Science Branch (CFSAN)
clinical investigator
confidence interval
confidential informant
criminal investigator
Critical infrastructure and key resources
Central Intelligence Agency (U.S.)
corporate integrity agreement
Computer Incident Advisory Capability (U.S. Department of Energy)
Critical Infrastructure Assurance Office
clinical investigator's brochure
Compliance Information Branch (CFSAN)
Color Index number (ORA AofC code)
Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature
chief information officer
Council for International Organizations of Medical Sciences (WHO)
clean in place
Critical Infrastructure Protection
Critical Infrastructure Protection Program
cosmetic ingredient review
Council on Ionizing Radiation Measurements and Standards
Center Information Retrieval System (CDRH)
Cancer Information Service (NCI)
catastrophic incident supplement (FEMA)
Committee on International Science, Engineering and Technology
Center for Information Technology (NIH)
Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora
Creutzfeldt Jakob disease
conference lodging allowance

Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments of 1988

Clinical Investigator Inspection List
Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute
central limit theorem
case management
chemistry and manufacturing (Canada)
committee meeting
configuration management
Chemical Manufacturers Association
maximum plasma concentration
chemistry, manufacturing, and control
Chemistry and Manufacturing Controls Coordinating Committee (CDER)
continuing medical education
Cae Management and Guidance Branch (CDER)
Center for Mental Health Services (SAMHSA)
Consumer Medical Information
contract management organization
civil money penalty
comprehensive medical plan/health maintenance organization
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (DHHS) (formerly HCFA)
cytomegalovirus
cranial nerves
Cardiovascular/Neurological Devices Branch (CDRH)
Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion (USDA)
central nervous system
Congress of Neurological Surgeons
commissioned officer
compliance officer
contract officer
certificate of analysis
Commissioned Officers Association (PHS)
close of business
Contract Operations Branch (OC)
Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act
Council on Biologics and Therapeutic Agents (of AVMA)
Communication and Coordination Branch (CFSAN)
Cardiovascular and Ophthalmic Devices Branch (CDRH)
Codex Alimentarius
Center of Excellence
certificate of exportability
Comisin Federal para la Proteccin contra Riesgos Sanitarios (Federal Commission for the Protection Against Sanitary Risks
conflict of interest
cost of living allowance
chronic obstructive lung disease
Control of Major Accident Hazards Regulations 1999
Center-wide Oracle Management Information System
Compliance Status Information System
concept of operations
Cooperative Online Serials
continental United States
country-of-origin labeling

continuity of operations plan

clean out of place
Coastal Ocean Program (NOAA)
continuation of pay
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Council of Public Representatives (NIH OD)
Community Oncology and Prevention Trials Research Group (NCI)
Contracting Officers Representative
Coordinated Outbreak Response and Evaluation
EASE central repository module
certificate of suitability
cosmetic registration number (ORA AofC code)
Cosmetics Staff (CFSAN)
Coding Symbols for Thesaurus of Adverse Reaction Terms
Career Opportunities Training Agreement (HHS)
Communication Technology Branch (CBER)
commercial off-the-shelf software
Committee of Ten Thousand
cerebral palsy
chest pain
citizen petition
compliance program
Central Pharmaceutical Affairs Council (Japan)
continuous positive airway pressure
Compliance Programs Branch (CFSAN)
Compliance Policy Council
Committee for the Purpose of Control and Supervision on Experiments on Animals (India)
Center for Professional Development
citrate phosphate dextrose adenine
Central Personnel Data File (OPM)
continuing professional education
Cancer Prevention Fellowship Program (NCI)
Compliance Policy Guide
Compliance Program Guidance Manual
consumer price index
Capital Planning and Investment Control
Certified Product Information Document (Canada)
creatinine phosphokinase
Committee for Proprietary Medicinal Products (EMEA)
Chief, Project Management Staff (CDER)
certificate of pharmaceutical product
critical process parameter
cardiopulmonary resuscitation
Compendium of Pharmaceuticals and Specialties (Canada)
Consumer Product Safety Act
Consumer Product Safety Commission
Current Procedural Terminology (AMA)
Critical Quality Attribute
collection report
complete response (letter)
clinical research associate

cooperative research and development agreement

Change Review Board
Clinical Review Branch (CBER)
Civil Rights Center (U.S. Department of Labor)
clinical research coordinator
creatinine clearance
Conference of Radiation Control Program Directors
case report form
chronic renal failure
Clinical Research Information System (NIH)
Computer Retrieval of Information on Scientific Projects (database) (NIH)
Clinical Research Information Exchange (FDA and NCI)
corporate records management
Cosmetics Toxicology Branch (CFSAN)
CBER Regulatory Meetings Management Tracking System
clinical research organization
contract research organization
C-reactive protein
consult review request
Congressional Research Service
Contamination Response System
case report tabulations
Clinical Research Training Program
Center Recall Unit
Hurricane Katrina Comprehensive Review Working Group
civil service
clinically significant
Communications Staff (CVM)
Communications Staff (OC)
clinical study agreement
Controlled Substances Act
Center for Substance Abuse Prevention (SAMHSA)
Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (SAMHSA)
Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board
Customer Support Branch (OC)
Customer Support Branch (ORA)
Computational Science Center
Center for the Study of Drug Development (Tufts University)
cerebrospinal fluid
Counterterrorism Security Group
consumer safety inspector
Committee on Safety of Medicines (UK)
consumer safety officer
Circulatory Support and Prosthetic Devices Branch (CDRH)
Center for Science in the Public Interest
Center for Scientific Review (NIH)
clinical study report
customer service records
customer service representative (EASE)
Cooperative State Research, Education and Extension Services (USDA)
Controlled Substance Staff (CDER)

consumer safety technician

Consumer Studies Team (CFSAN)
Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists
comma separated value (file format)
computer system validation
clinical trial
computed tomography
clinical trial agreement
clinical trial application
Career Transition Assistance Plan
Cell Therapies Branch (CBER)
chlortetracycline
clinical trial certificate
common toxicity criteria
common technical document
Chemistry and Toxicology Devices Branch 1 (CDRH)
Chemistry and Toxicology Devices Branch 2 (CDRH)
Cosmetics Technology Branch (CFSAN)
Cancer Therapy Evaluation Program
Cosmetic, Toiletry and Fragrance Association
Cellular Telecommunications and Internet Association
clinical trials materials
clinical trial outline
Cosmetics Toxicology Branch (CFSAN)
Center for Tobacco Products
CDRH Time Reporting System
Center Tracking System
Correspondence Tracking System
counseling and testing site
Cellular and Tissue Therapy Branch (CBER)
Clinical Trials Transformation Initiative
clinical trials exemption (UK)
Consumers Union
confidential unit exclusion
Commissione Unica del Farmaco (Italy)
Committee for Veterinary Medicinal Products (EMEA)
cardiovascular
curriculum vitae
cerebrovascular accident
costovertebral angle
cardiovascular disease
Center for Veterinary Medicine (FDA)
Committee on Veterinary Medical Products (EMEA)
central venous pressure
Chronic Wasting Disease
chest x-ray
calendar year
dilation and curettage
Division of Planning, Analysis and Finance (CDRH)
Division of Accounting (OC)
designated approving authority

Division of Anesthesia and Analgesia Products (CDER)

Division of Anesthesia, Analgesia, and Rheumatology Products (CDER)
Division of of Analytical Chemistry (CFSAN)
Developers and Distributors System
Division of Applications Development and Services (CDER)
Division of Applied Engineering (OC)
Division of Adverse Event Analysis 2 (CDER)
Division of Animal Feeds (CVM)
Division of Animal and Food Microbiology (CVM)
Division of Anesthesiology, General Hospital, Infection Control, and Dental Devices (CDRH)
Division of AIDS (NIAID)
NLM-based database of information on marketed drugs including FDA-approved labels.
Division of Anti-infective and Ophthalmology Products (CDER)
Division of Anti-Viral Products (CDER)
defect action level
Division of Applied Pharmacology Research (CDER)
Division of Animal Research (CVM)
Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DoD)
Document Archiving, Reporting and Regulatory Tracking System
Developmental and Reproductive Toxicology
Division of Administrative Services Management (CFSAN)
Division of Administrative Services (NCTR)
diet as tolerated
Document Accountability and Tracking System (CBER)
Division of Anti-viral Products (CDER)
Division of Applied Veterinary Research (CVM)
drug abuse warning network
double-blind
Division of Biostatistics (CBER)
Division of Biology (CDRH)
Division of Biometrics I (CDER)
Division of Biometrics II (CDER)
Division of Biometrics III (CDER)
Division of Biometrics IV (CDER)
Division of Biometrics V (CDER)
Division of Biometrics VI (CDER)
doing business as
Division of Blood Applications (CBER)
Division of Bioanalytical Chemistry (CFSAN)
Division of Blood Collection and Processing (CBER)
Division of Bioequivalence (CDER)
Division of Budget Execution and Control (OC)
Division of Blood Establishment and Product Applications (CBER)
Division of Bioequivalence and Good Laboratory Practices Compliance (CDER)
Division of Biotechnology and GRAS Notice Review (CFSAN)
Division of Biotechnology and GRAS Notice Review (CFSAN)
Division of Bioresearch Monitoring (CDRH)
database management system
Division of Business Management Services and Solutions (CDER)
Division of Biologic Oncology Products (CDER)
Division of Bacterial, Parasitic and Allergenic Products (CBER)

Division of Biometry and Risk Assessment (NCTR)

Division of Biostatistics (CDRH)
Division of Biochemical Toxicology (NCTR)
discharge
discontinue
Division of Compliance (CVM)
Division of Chemistry (NCTR)
Division of Chemistry I (CDER)
Division of Chemistry II (CDER)
Division of Chemistry III (CDER)
Domestic Compliance Branch (CFSAN)
Document Control Center
Document Control Center (CBER)
Division of Cosmetics and Compliance (CFSAN)
Division of Customer Care (OC)
Division of Communication and Consumer Affairs (CBER)
Division of Color Certification and Technology (CFSAN)
Division of Cardiovascular Devices (CDRH)
Division of Clinical Evaluation and Pharmacology/Toxicology (CBER)
data clarification request form
Division of Contracts and Grants Management (OC)
Division of Cell and Gene Therapies (CBER)
Debt Collection Act of 1996
Division of Compliance Information and Quality Assurance (ORA)
Design Control Inspection Strategy
Division of Clinical Laboratory Devices (CDRH)
Division of Case Management (CBER)
Division of Communications Media (CDRH)
Division of Compliance Management and Operations (ORA)
Division of Chemistry and Material Science (CDRH)
Division of Cooperative Programs (CFSAN)
Division of Contracts and Procurement (NCTR)
Division of Compliance Policy (ORA)
Division of Clinical Pharmacology 1 (CDER)
Division of Clinical Pharmacology 2 (CDER)
Division of Clinical Pharmacology 3 (CDER)
Division of Clinical Pharmacology 4 (CDER)
Division of Clinical Pharmacology 5 (CDER)
Division of Congressional and Public Affairs (CBER)
Defense Civilian Pay System
Division of Chemistry Research and Environmental Review (CFSAN)
Division of Compliance Risk Management and Surveillance (CDER)
Division of Cardiovascular and Renal Products (CDER)
Division of Construction and Service Contracts (OC)
Division of Counter-terrorism (CDER)
Division of Chemistry and Toxicology Devices (CDRH)
document control unit
Department of Drugs (Swedish Regulatory Agency)
division director
district director
Division of Drug Analysis (CDER)

Dental Devices Branch (CDRH)

Diagnostic Devices Branch (CDRH)
Division of Dermatology and Dental Products (CDER)
Division of Domestic Drug Quality (CDER)
drug data entry
dynamic data exchange
Division of Dairy and Egg Safety (CFSAN)
Division of Drug Information (CDER)
Deputy Director for Management (NCTR)
Division of Dockets Management (OC)
Division of Drug Marketing, Advertising and Communication (CDER)
Division of Database Management and Services (CDER)
Division of Data Management Services and Solutions (CDER)
Division of Disclosure and Oversight Management (CBER)
Division of Drug Oncology Products (CDER)
Division of Drug Quality and Compliance Services and Solution (CDER)
Division Document Room
Donor Deferral Registry
Division of Drug Risk Evaluation (CDER)
Deputy Director for Safety (CDER)
Division of Dietary Supplement Programs and Compliance (CFSAN)
Drug Development Tools
Division of Epidemiology (CBER)
Division of Enforcement (CFSAN)
Drug Enforcement Administration (U.S. Department of Justice)
Dairy and Egg Branch (CFSAN)
Division of Education and Communication (CFSAN)
dietary exposure evaluation model
Di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate
Division of Emergency and Investigational Operations (ORA)
Division of Ethics and Management Operations (CDRH)
drug experience network
Dental, Ear, Nose, Throat and Ophthalmic Devices Branch (CDRH)
Data Evaluation Project
Division of Ethics and Program Integrity (CBER)
Division of Epidemiology (CDER)
drug experience report
diethylstilbestrol
Drug eluting stent
Division of Epidemiology and Surveillance (CVM)
Division of Engineering Services (OC)
Division of Electrical and Software Engineering (CDRH)
Drug Efficacy Study Implementation
Division of Emerging and Transfusion Transmitted Diseases (CBER)
device registration number (ORA AofC code)
Drug Firm Annual Registration Status
Division of Food Contact Notifications (CFSAN)
Division of Facilities Engineering and Maintenance (NCTR)
Division of Foreign Field Investigations (ORA)
Division of Food Labeling, Standards, and Compliance (CFSAN)
Division of Financial Management (NCTR)

designated federal official

Division of Field Operations (OC)
Division of Freedom of Information (OC)
Division of Field Programs and Guidance (CFSAN)
Division of Food Processing and Packaging (Chicago, Illinois) (CFSAN)
Division of Food Processing Science and Technology (CFSAN)
Drug Facility Registration Module (FURLS)
Division File System
Division of Field Science (ORA)
Division of Federal-State Relations (Office of Regulatory Affairs)
Division of Good Clinical Practice Compliance (CDER)
Direccion General de Farmacia y Productos Sanitarios (Directorate General of Pharmacy and Sanitary Products) (Spain)
Division of Gastroenterology and Inborn Errors Products (CDER)
Division of Good Manufacturing Practice Assessment (CDER)
Division of Gastroenterology Products (CDER)
Division of General, Restorative and Neurological Devices (CDRH)
Division of Genetic and Reproductive Toxicology (NCTR)
Division of General Scientific Support (CFSAN)
Division of Hematology (CBER)
dioxin health certificate (ORA AofC code)
Dear Healthcare Professional (type of letter)
Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol
design history file
Division of Human Food Safety (CVM)
Department of Health and Human Services (U.S.)
device history record
Division of Human Resources Development (ORA)
Department of Homeland Security (U.S.)
Department of Health and Social Security (U.K.)
Division of Human Tissues (CBER)
deionized water
diabetes insipidus
Defense Intelligence Agency (U.S.)
Drug Information Association
Division of Imaging and Applied Mathematics (CDRH)
Directory, Investigations Branch
Development International Birth Date
disseminated intravascular coagulation
Digital Imaging and Communications in Medicine
Division of Information Development (CBER)
Division of Information Disclosure Policy (CDER)
Division of International Drug Quality (CDER)
Division of Immunology and Hematology Devices (CDRH)
drug-induced liver injury
Data Information Management Staff (CFSAN)
Division of Infrastructure Management and Services (OC)
drug identification number (Canada)
Division of Information Operations (CBER)
Division of Infrastructure Operations (OC)
Division of Import Operations and Policy (ORA)
Division of Import Operations and Recalls (CDER)

Division of Information Resources Management (CFSAN)

Division of Inspections and Surveillance (CBER)
Division of Information Services (CDER)
Division of Information Technology (CDER)
Division of Information Technology (NCTR)
Division of In Vitro and Biochemical Toxicology (CFSAN)
degenerative joint disease
diabetic ketoacidosis
deciliter
donor lymphocyte infusion
Division of Labeling and Program Support (CDER)
drug listing rule
Document Logging System (CBER)
drug listing number (ORA AofC code)
diabetes mellitus
Division of Mathematics (CFSAN)
Division of Microbiology (CFSAN)
Division of Microbiology (NCTR)
Danish Medicines Agency
Division of Monoclonal Antibodies (CDER)
disease-modifying antirheumatic drug
Disaster Medical Assistance Team
Division of Manufacturers Assistance and Training (CBER)
Dockets Management Branch
Division of Management and Budget (CDER)
Division of Molecular Biology (CFSAN)
Data Monitoring Committee
Division of Microbiology Devices (CDRH)
durable medical equipment
Division of Molecular Epidemiology (NCTR)
Division of Metabolism and Endocrinology Products (CDER)
Division of Medical Error Prevention and Analysis
Division of Medical Errors and Technical Support (CDER)
drug master file
Division of Medical Imaging and Hematology Products (CDER)
Division of Medical Imaging Products (CDER)
Division of Medical Imaging and Radiopharmaceutical Drug Products (CDER)
Division of Management Operations (CFSAN)
Division of Management Operations (ORA)
Disaster Mortuary Operational Response Team
Division of Manufacturing and Product Quality (CBER)
Division of Manufacturing and Product Quality (CDER)
Division of Mammography Quality and Radiation Programs (CDRH)
device master record
Division of Management Services (CDER)
Division of Microbiological Studies (CFSAN)
Division of Management Systems (OC)
dimethylsulfoxide
Division of Market Studies (CFSAN)
DARRTS Management Team
Division of Manufacturing Technologies (CVM)

deoxyribonucleic acid
Division of Nonprescripton Clinical Evaluation (CDER)
Division of New Drugs and Labeling Compliance (CDER)
Division of Neurology Products (CDER)
Division of Natural Products (CFSAN)
Division of Nonprescription Drugs and Health Fraud (CDER) (formerly OTC Drugs and Health Fraud Branch - OTCDHFB)
Division of Nutrition Programs and Labeling (CFSAN)
do not resuscitate
Division of Nonprescription Regulation Development (CDER)
domain name server
Division of Neurotoxicology (NCTR)
disbursing officer
District Office (FDA)
dead on arrival
drugs of abuse
Department of Commerce (U.S.)
documentary sample
Department of Defense (U.S.)
Division of Oncologic Drug Products (CDER)
Department of Energy (U.S.)
design of experiment
dyspnea on exertion
Division of Enforcement A (CDRH)
Division of Enforcement B (CDRH)
Department of Education (U.S.)
Division of Ophthalmic, Ear, Nose and Throat Devices (CDRH)
Department of the Interior (U.S.)
Department of Justice (U.S.)
Department of Labor (U.S.)
Division of Ophthalmic, Neurological, and Ear, Nose and Throat Devices (CDRH)
Department of State (U.S.)
Department of Transportation (U.S.)
Division of Toxicology (CFSAN)
drug product
Division of Physics (CDRH)
Division of Planning (NCTR)
Division of Pharmaceutical Analysis (CDER)
Division of Public Affairs (CDER)
Division of Pre-marketing Assessment I (CDER)
Division of Pre-marketing Assessment II (CDER)
Division of Pre-marketing Assessment III and Manufacturing Science (CDER)
Division of Pulmonary and Allergy Products (CDER)
Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, and Rheumatology Products (CDER)
Drug Price Competition and Patent Trade Restoration Act of 1984
Division of Policy, Collaboration, and Data Operations (CDER)
Division of Prescription Drugs (CDER) (formerly Prescription Drugs Branch - PDB)
Division of Production Drugs (CVM)
Division of Portfolio Development (OC)
Division of Pediatric Drug Development (CDER)
Division of Plant and Dairy Food Safety (CFSAN)
Division of Post-marketing Development (CDER)

Division of Planning, Evaluation and Budget (CBER)

Division of Planning, Evaluation and Management (ORA)
Division of Programs and Enforcement Policy (OPDFB) (CFSAN)
Division of Programs and Enforcement Policy (OS) (CFSAN)
Division of Planning and Financial Resources Management (CFSAN)
Division of Public Health and Biostatistics (CFSAN)
dry powder inhaler
Division of Pesticides and Industrial Chemicals (CFSAN)
Drug Product Licensing (Canada)
Disaster Portable Morgue Unit (PHS)
Division of Psychiatry Products (CDER)
Division of Plant Product Safety (CFSAN)
Division of Product Quality (CBER)
Division of Product Quality Research (CDER)
Division of Petition Review (CFSAN)
Drug Product Reference File
Division of Program Services (CBER)
Division of Post-marketing Surveillance (CDRH)
Division of Program Services (CFSAN)
diphtheria, pertussis, and tetanus
Division of Pharmacovigilance I (CDER)
Division of Pharmacovigilance II (CDER)
design quality
Drug Quality Reporting System (CDER)
delayed release [medication]
discipline review [letter]
Division of Risk Assessment (CFSAN)
Division of Reproductive, Abdominal and Radiological Devices (CDRH)
Division of Research and Applied Technology (CFSAN)
Devices Review Branch (CBER)
Disaster Recovery Center
Division of Residue Chemistry (CVM)
dose range findings (study)
Deputy Regional Food and Drug Director (ORA)
diagnosis related group
Disaster Response Group
Division of Reproductive, Gastrorenal and Urology Devices (CDRH)
daily reference intake
Divison of Risk Management (CDER)
Device Registration and Listing Module (FURLS)
Drug Registration and Listing System
Division of Records Management (CDER)
Division of Resource Management (OC)
Division of Risk Management Operations (CDRH)
Division of Review Management and Policy (CDER)
Division of Regulations and Policy (CBER)
Division of Regulatory Policy I (CDER)
Division of Regulatory Policy II (CDER)
dispute resolution project manager
Deputy Director for Research (NCTR)
Division of Regulatory Review and Drug Safety Services and Solutions (CDER)

Division of Reproductive and Urologic Products (CDER)

daily reference value
drug substance
Division of Surveillance (CVM)
Division of Scientific Advisors and Consultants (CBER)
Division of Science and Applied Technology (OS) (CFSAN)
Drug Safety Oversight Board
Data Standards Council (FDA)
Drug Safety Communication
Division of Safety Compliance (CDER)
Division of Supply Chain Integrity (CDER)
Division of Systems, Compliance and IMPAC (OC)
Diagnostic and Surgical Devices Branch (CDRH)
Division of Solid and Fluid Mechanics (CDRH)
Dietary Supplement and Health Education Act of 1994
Division of Scientific Investigation (CDER)
Data Standards Manual (CDER)
Data Safety Monitoring Board
Division of Small Manufacturers, International and Consumer Assistance (CDRH)
Division of Surgical, Orthopedic, And Restorative Devices (CDRH)
Desktop Standardization Project
Division of Strategic Projects (OC)
Division of Special Pathogen and Transplant Products (CDER)
Division of Surveillance, Research and Communication Support (CDER)
Dietary Supplement Regulations Implementation Team (CFSAN)
Decision Support System
Division of Surveillance Systems (CDRH)
Division of Seafood Safety (CFSAN)
Division of Social Sciences (CFSAN)
Division of Seafood Science and Technology (CFSAN)
Development Safety Update Report
diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis [vaccine]
Division of Therapeutic Biological Internal Medicine Products (CDER)
Division of Therapeutic Biological Oncology Products (CDER)
direct-to-consumer
Device Tracking Database
document type definition (for electronic interchange)
Division of Training and Development (CDER)
Division of Therapeutic Drugs for Food Animals (CVM)
Division of Therapeutic Drugs for Non-food Animals (CVM)
Division of Toxicology and Nutrition Product Studies (CFSAN)
Division of Transplant and Ophthalmology Products (CDER)
direct-to-patient
Division of Therapeutic Proteins (CDER)
deep tendon reflexes
detention request
Distribution Tracking System (CBER)
Data Universal Numbering System
Division of Device User Programs and System Analysis (CDRH)
drug utilization review
Deputy United States Marshal (U.S. Department of Justice)

daily value
Division of Virulence Assessment (CFSAN)
digital video disc
Doctor of Veterinary Medicine
Division of Viral Products (CBER)
Division of Veterinary Product Safety
Division of Vaccines and Related Product Applications (CBER)
Division of Veterinary Services (CBER)
Division of Veterinary Services (NCTR)
deep venous thrombosis
data warehouse
Detention Without Physical Examination
diagnosis
dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry test
electronic case report form
Efficacy Topics' Data Elements for Transmission of Adverse Drug Reactions Reports (ICH)
environmental assistance
essential amino acids
Ethics Advisory Board
Exposure Assessment Branch (CFSAN)
Expert Advisory Committee (Canada)
Everything Added to Food in the United States
Export Administration Regulations (U.S. Department of Commerce)
Emergency Alert System
Enterprise Architecture Staff (CDER)
Enterprise Administrative Support Environment
Epidemiology Branch (CDRH)
Engineering Branch (NCTR)
Eye Bank Association of America
electronic biological product deviation reporting
Emergency Broadcast System
European Community
Expert Committee on Biological Standardization (WHO)
Electronic Common Technical Document (ICH M2 [Multi-disciplinary Group 2] EWG [Expert Working Group])
Economic Commission for Europe
electrocardiogram
electrochemiluminescence
extra-corporeal membrane oxygenation
Executive Code Qualifications
electronic case report form
Emergency Care Research Institute (no longer uses name initials only)
Emergency Coordination and Response Staff (CFSAN)
Economics Staff (OC)
electroconvulsive therapy
Economics Team (CFSAN)
electronic common technical document
European currency unit
effective dose
electronic data exchange
Electronic Data interchange for Administration, Commerce, and Transportation
electronic data interchange personal identifier

Endocrine Disrupter Knowledge Base

European drug master file
Electronic Document Management System
European Directorate for the Quality of Medicines
electronic document room
enhanced design review
Early Detection Research Group
Electronic Drug Registration and Listing Systems
European Economic Area
European Economic Community
electroencephalogram
Equal Employment Opportunity
Equal Employment Opportunity Office (CFSAN)
Equal Employment Opportunity Staff (NCTR)
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
External Expertise and Partnerships
Electronic Entry Processing System
establishment evaluation request
establishment evaluation system
engineering flow diagram
European Forum on Good Clinical Practice
Electronic Freedom of Information Act
European Federation of Pharmaceutical Industries and Associations
electronic funds transfer
European Free Trade Association
European Generics Medicines Association
environmental health and safety
Environmental Health and Program Assurance Staff (NCTR)
Environmental Health Policy Committee (formerly CCEHRP) (currently inactive)
electronic health record
Enterprise Human Resources and Payroll System
establishent inspection
Establishment Inventory (ORA)
environmental impact assessment
enzyme immunoassay
electronic identification device
Expected Investment Fund
Enterprise Information Management
electronic investigational new drug application
European Inventory of Existing Commercial Chemical Substances
Emerging Infections Program (CDC)
Entrepreneurs in Residence Program (CDRH)
establishment inspection report
environmental impact statement
Epidemic Intelligence Service
Ethics and Integrity Staff (OC)
electrocardiogram
establishment license application
extra-label drug use
Electronic Laboratory Exchange Network
European List of Notified Chemical Substances

Electronic Labeling Information Processing System (FDA)

Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay
electronic listing system
Enterprise System Life Cycle Management Support
establishment licensing and product surveillance
Establishment License Supplement
Emergency Management Assistance Compact
Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (IEEE)
electromagnetic compatibility
European Medicines Agency (formerly European Medicines Evaluation Agency)
electromagnetic interference
Environmental Measurement Laboratory
Office of Emergency Operations (OC)
Emergency Medical Services
eye-motor-verbal (Glasgow coma scale)
Engineering Team (OC)
erythema nodosum leprosum
ear, nose and throat
Ear, Nose, and Throat Devices Branch (CDRH)
executive order
Emergency Operations Center (FDA)
enter on duty
electronic Official Personnel File
extraocular muscles
Emergency Operations Plan
end-of phase 1
end-of-phase 2
European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer
end of study
Executive Operations Staff (CDER)
Executive Operations Staff (ORA)
European Pharmacopoeia
Environmental Protection Agency (U.S.)
European Public Assessment Reports (EMEA)
Evidence-based Practice Center
Electronic Product Devices Branch (CDRH)
European Plasma Fractionation Association
essential prescribing information
Egg Products Inspection Act
Egg Products Inspection Act
effective patent life
Enterprise Performance Life Cycle
Employee Performance Management System
European Patent Office
European Pharmacovigilance Research Group
Establishment Product Registration System
Epidemiology Team (CFSAN)
extended release [medication]
electronic records/electronic signatures
Ethics Review Board
Elemental Research Branch (CFSAN)

Engineering Research Center (NSF)

endoscopic retrograde cholangio-pancreatography
Export Reform and Enhancement Act of 1996
Employee Resource Information Center
Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974
Emergency Response Plan
enterprise resource planning
entry review recommended (ORA AofC code)
Economic Research Service (USDA)
electronic regulatory submission
Emergency Relocation Site
Emergency Response and Surveillance Branch (CFSAN)
Electronic Regulatory Submissions and Review
Emergency Response Team
effect size
Electronic State Access to FACTS
Enterprise Systems Branch (ORA)
electronic submission coodinator
electrostatic discharge
Emergency Support Function
Electronic Submissions Gateway
electronic signature
Electronic Secure Messaging
erythrocyte sedimentation rate
European Society of Regulatory Affairs
Executive Secretariat Team (CBER)
Executive Secretariat Staff (NCTR)
Electronic Standards for the Transfer of Regulatory Information
electronic submission
endotracheal
excepted trust
Education Team (CFSAN)
EASE time and attendance module
Elements to Assure Safe Use
ethanol
environmental tobacco smoke
eTravel services vendors
endotracheal tube
exercise tolerance test
endotoxin unit
European Union
emergency use authorization
examination under anesthesia
European Confederation of Medical Devices Associations
experimental use permit
Enterovirus D68
entry validation application
Evaluation Staff (OC)
expert working group
filing action
Federal Aviation Administration (U.S. Department of Transportation)

Food Allergy and Anaphylaxis Network

Federal Advisory Committee Act 1972
Food Advisory Committee Staff (CFSAN)
Food Animal Concerns Trust
Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy
Field Accomplishments and Compliance Tracking System
Frequency of Agents Communicable by Transfusion Study
system for electronically communicating approved drug labeling and for disseminating prescribing information
Foods Adverse Event Monitoring System
FDA Adverse Event Reporting System
Foundation for Accreditation of Hematopoietic Cell Therapy
further action indicated
Federal Activities Inventory Reform Act of 1998
Food Allergen Labeling and Consumer Protection Act
foreign affairs manual
Formula for Achieving Managerial Excellence
Food Allergy Network
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
food additive petition
food additive petition approval number (ORA AofC code)
Food Animal Production Medicine Consortium
frequently asked questions
Federal Acquisition Regulations
Field Alert Report
Food Animal Residue Avoidance Databank
Food Additives Regulatory Management System (CFSAN)
Association of Italian Pharmaceutical Manufacturers
Federal Acquisition Streamlining Act of 1994
Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board
Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology
Federation of Animal Science Societies
FDA Advanced Submission Tracking and Review
factory acceptance test
federal agency travel administrator
Federal Anti-Tampering Act
facsimile
Federal Bureau of Investigation (U.S. Department of Justice)
fasting blood sugar
Federal Communications Commission (U.S.)
Forensic Chemistry Center
French cheese facility certification number (ORA AofC code)
Federal Coordinating Council for Science, Engineering and Technology
food canning establishment number (ORA aofC code)
Federal Consumer Information Center
Federal Cigarette Labeling and Advertising Act
food contact substance notification
Federal Coordinating Officer
Frederick Cancer Research and Development Center
Food Contact Substance
Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act of 1938
FDA form for veterinary adverse drug reaction, lack of effectiveness, product defect report--mandatory

FDA form for veterinary adverse drug reaction, lack of effectiveness, product defect report--voluntary
FDA form for transmittal of periodic reports and promotional material for new animal drugs
FDA form for new animal drug appication
FDA form used as a written notice of deficiencies found in inspections
Food and Drug Administration
Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender Employees of the Federal Government within FDA
FDA dAtabase for Regulatory Grade micrObial Sequences
Spontaneous Reporting System of the Food and Drug Administration
Food and Drug Administration Amendments Act
Food and Drug Administration Modernization Act of 1997
FDA Revitalization Act
Defense Finance and Accounting Services
Food and Drug Administration Safety and Innovation Act
FDA Safety Staff (OC)
Food, Drug, & Cosmetic
Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act of 1938
Food and Drug Export Reform and Enhancement Act of 1996
Finished Dosage Form
Food and Drug Law Institute
Food Defense Oversight Team (CFSAN)
Federal Executive Board
Federal Employees' Compensation Act
Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender Employees of the Federal Government
Federal Research in Progress Database
Federal Premier Lodging Program
Federal Employee Assistance and Education Fund
Federal Employees Group Life Insurance
Federal Employees Health Benefits [Program]
Federal Employees Health Benefits Program
FDA Establishment Identifier (ORA)
Federal Emergency Management Agency
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Food Emergency Response Network
Federal Employees Retirement System
Financial Enterprise Solutions (OC)
Fogarty Fellow
Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act of 1938
Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act of 1938
Family Friendly Leave Act
fresh frozen plasma
Food Facility Registration Module (FURLS)
fee for service
fibroblast growth factor
Comisin Federal para la Proteccin contra Riesgos Sanitarios (Federal Commission for the Protection Against Sanitary Risks
Federal Health Architecture
Federal Hazardous Substances Act (Consumer Product Safety Commission)
John E. Fogarty International Center (NIH)
Federal Insurance Contributions Act
first in first out
first-in-first reviewed
Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act

first-in-human [clinical trials]

Federal Investigator Registry for Bioinformatics Research Data
FDA Information Retrieval System
Field Information System
Federal Information Security Management Act
FDA Internet Improvement Team
FSMA Implementation Team (FSMA - Food Safety Modernization Act)
Federal Laboratory Consortium
Federal Law Enforcement Training Center
fluoroquinolone
Fair Labor Standards Act
Food Labeling and Standards Staff (CFSAN)
Federal Long Term Care Insurance Program
filing meeting
final monograph
Financial Management Branch (CDRH)
Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service
field management directives
foot and mouth disease
failure modes and effect analysis
failure modes effects and criticality analysis
Federal Management Financial Integrity Act of 1982
Food Marketing Institute
Federal Meat Inspection Act
Firms Master List (ORA)
Family Medical Leave Act of 1993
functional magnetic resonance imaging
Financial Management Service (U.S. Department of the Treasury)
Food, Nutrition, and Consumer Services
febrile non-hemolytic reaction
Food and Nutrition Service
federal office building
freedom of information
Freedom of Information Act
Freedom of Information Branch (CDRH)
finding of no significant impact
financial operating plan
Foodborne Outbreak Response Coordinating Group
FSMA Operations Team (FSMA - Food Safety Modernization Act
for official use only
Food Products Association
Field Programs Branch (CDREH)
Field Programs Branch (CFSAN)
Food Processing Branch (Chicago, Illinois) (CFSAN)
Food Packaging Branch (Chicago, Illinois) (CFSAN)
Food Program Executive Committee
Food Processing Evaluation Team (CFSAN)
Finnish Pharmaceutical Industry Association
final printed label
Fair Packaging and Labeling Act (1967)
Federal Premier Lodging Program

Federal Protective Service (Department of Homeland Security)

Facilities Planning and Voice Services Team (OC)
fluoroquinolone
Food Quality Protection Act of 1996
Federal Register
Pharmacopee Francaise (French Pharmacopoeia)
FDA Research Animal Council
Federal Records Center (Suitland)
functional residual capacity
Federal Register Document Tracking System
Federal Response Plan (FEMA)
feasibility study
federal standard (U.S.)
Farm Service Agency (USDA)
Food Standards Australia New Zealand
follicle-stimulating hormone
Food Safety Initiative (CFSAN)
Food Safety and Inspection Service (USDA)
Food Safety Modernization Act
Federal-State Program Staff (ORA)
federal supervisory travel approver
Financial Team (OC)
fault tree analysis
Food Technology Branch (CFSAN)
Federal Trade Commission (U.S.)
Federal Trade Commission Act
full-time equivalent
first time in man
file transfer protocol
Federal Travel Regulations
Federal Telecommunications System
failure to thrive
Farmacopea Ufficiale (Italian Pharmacopoeia)
fever of unknown origin
FDA Uniform Registration & Listing System
forced vital capacity
Flexible Workplace Arrangements Program
Field Work Force Planning System
Federal Women's Program
fracture
fiscal year
for your information
Medical Device Assessment Group (Laboratoire National de Metrologie et d'Essias)
Greater Access to Affordable Pharmaceuticals Act of 2003
Global Alliance of Drug Information Specialists
Generlc Animal Drug and Patent Term Restoration Act
good automated manufacturing practice
General Accounting Office
Government Accountability Office (U.S.)
good agricultural practices
Grants Application Review Request

genome amplification testing

General Agreement of Tariffs and Trade
gadolinium-based contrast agent
government bill of lading
gas chromatography
general counsel (FDA)
gonorrhea
Global Collaboration for Blood Safety (WHO)
Government Coordinating Council [of the Food and Agriculture Sector]
good clinical laboratory practice
good clinical practice
Good Clinical Practice Branch I (CDER)
Good Clinical Practice Branch II (CDER)
Good Clinical Practice Program (OC)
General Clinical Research Centers
Gulf Coast Seafood Laboratory (Dauphin Island, Alabama) (CFSAN)
Generic Drug Enforcement Act of 1992
global distribution system
Generic Drug User Fees
Generic Drug User Fee Amendments
government excess baggage authorization ticket
Genetic Modification Clinical Research Information System (NIH)
genetically engineered organism
good engineering practice
Global Food Safety Partnership
goal group
good guidance practice
Group Health Cooperative
General Hospital Devices Branch (CDRH)
Globally Harmonised System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals (UN)
Global Harmonization Task Force
gastrointestinal
Gastrointestinal Acute Radiation Syndrome
graphics interchange format
Government Information Locator Service
Grain Inspection, Packers & Stockyards Administration (USDA)
geographical information system
good laboratory practice
Good Laboratory Practices and Bioequivalence Investigations Branch (CDER)
genetically modified
Grocery Manufacturers Association
Global Medical Device Nomenclature
Graduate Medical Education
Global Market Information Database
genetically modified organism
Grants Management Officer
good manufacturing practice
gonadotropin-releasing hormone
government-owned contractor-operated
Gastrointestinal and Other Cancer Research Group
government off-the-shelf

government travel charge card

government travel website operated by Northrop Grumman
Government Paperwork Elimination Act
Generic Pharmaceutical Association
Government Printing Office (U.S.)
group purchasing organization
good programming practices
Government Performance Results Act of 1993
General Practice Research Database
generally recognized as safe
generally recognized as safe and effective
generally recognized as safe and effective
Gerontology Research Center
Gastroenterology and Renal Devices Branch (CDRH)
Good Review Management Principles and Practices
Generally Recognized as Safe Notifications
good review practice
general records schedule
Global Regulatory Utilization of Vaccine Safety Surveillance
General Schedule
General Services Administration (U.S.)
General Surgery Devices Branch (CDRH)
general standard for food additives
Good Statistics Practice
drops
Gene Therapies Branch (CBER)
Gene Transfer and Immunogenicity Branch (CBER)
Global Trade Item Number
Gene Therapy Information System
Genetic Toxicology Laboratory (NCTR)
drops
glucose tolerance test
genitourinary
graphical user interface
Government Wide Quality Assurance Program
good "x" practices
graded exercise tolerance (Stress test)
hemoglobin/hematocrit
Henderson-Hasselbach equation
headache
hepatitis-associated antigen
Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point
Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy the name commonly given to combinations of anti-HIV drugs
Hazard Assessment Branch (CFSAN)
Health Administration Center (VA)
hazard analysis critical control point
Hospital Anxiety and Depression [scale]
Health Action International
HTLV-I-associated myelopathy / tropical spastic paraparesis
Hoechst Adverse Reaction Terminology System
hepatitis A virus

hazardous material
hazard and operability
hemoblogin-based oxygen carrier
Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy
high blood pressure
hepatitis B virus
Hematology and Cytology Devices Branch (CDRH)
Health Care Financing Administration (now CMS)
human chorionic gonadotropin
human-computer interaction
health care organization
healthcare provider
hematocrit
human cellular and tissue-based products
Human Cell and Tissue Establishment Registration System
Human Cell and Tissue Establishment Registration System
hydrochlorothiazide
hepatitis C virus
High dose chemotherapy
humanitarian use exemptions (CDRH)
high density lipoprotein
Healthcare Distribution Management Association
hydroxymethylene diphosphonate
high density polyethylene
head, eyes, ears, nose, throat
Hispanic Employee Organization
high efficiency particulate air (filter)
human ether-a-go-go gene
high frequency
mail code for FDA Office of the Commissioner
Hemophilia Federation of America
hydrofluoroalkane
mail code for CDER
Human Factors Engineering Branch (CDRH)
Human Factors and Ergonomics Society
mail code for CBER
mail code for CFSAN
mail code for NCTR
mail code for CVM
mail code for CDRH
hemoglobin
human growth hormone
health hazard evaluation
Herth Hope Index
Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Health and Human Services (U.S. Department of)
Health and Human Services (U.S. Department of), Office of the Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs
Health and Human Services Secretary's Emergency Response Team
Health Industry Business Communication Council
Health Information Management
Health Industry Manufacturers Association

Healthcare Information Management Systems Society

Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996
Health Information Resources Service
Health Informatics Standards Board
Health Information Security and Privacy Collaboration
Health Information Technology
Health Information Technology Standards Panel
human immunodeficiency virus
Health Level 7
Human Leukocyte Antigen
heat labile bacterial toxins
high level group term
high level term
Hurricane Liaison Team (FEMA)
health maintenance organization
human neonatal kidney cells
Health Protection Board (Canada)
Hematological Products Branch (CBER) (defunct)
hematopoietic progenitor cells
human progenitor cells
Health Products and Food Branch (Canada's FDA)
harmful and potentially harmful constituents
human pharmacokinetic
high performance liquid chromatography
high performance organization
Homeopathic Pharmacopeia of the United States
human papillomavirus
heart rate
human resources
health research group
Human Research Review Committee
Health Resources and Services Administration (DHHS)
at bedtime
handling statement
high structure
Health Services Administration
heat stable bacterial toxins
Homeland Security Council
Homeland Security Information Network
Homeland Security Operations Center
Homeland Security Presidential Directive
Hemophilia Surveillance System (CDC)
Humane Society of the United States
herpes simplex virus
human T-lymphotropic virus
human lymphotropic virus, type III (AIDS agent, HIV)
health technical memorandum
hypertext markup language
hypertension
Human Tissue and Reproduction Branch (CBER)
hypertext transfer protocol

Department of Housing and Urban Development (U.S.)

humanitarian use device (CDER)
heating, ventilating, and air conditioning
history
incision and drainage
intake and output
Import Administration (U.S. Department of Commerce)
Information and Analysis Branch (CDRH)
Infrastructure Applications Branch (ORA)
Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee
Interagency Agreement
informal action levels
International Association of Milk, Food and Environmental Sanitarians
International Agency for Research on Cancer (WHO)
Industry Activities Staff (CFSAN)
International Affairs Staff (CFSAN)
International Agreements Staff (OC)
International Activities Staff (CFSAN)
International Air Transport Association
Interagency Vaccine Group
in accordance with
Investigator's Brochure
Immunobiology Branch (CFSAN)
International Branch (ORA)
Instrumentation and Biophysics Branch (CFSAN)
International Birth Date
individual bioequivalence
Indian black pepper certificate (ORA AofC code)
Import Branch (CFSAN)
irritable bowel syndrome
informed consent
intelligent console architecture
inter-Center agreement
International Cooperative Agreements Manual
International Civil Aviation Organization
Inspection and Compliance Branch (CDRH)
Implementation and Compliance Branch (CFSAN)
International Council for Commonality in Blood Banking Automation, Inc.
Interagency Coordinating Committee on Validation of Alternative Methods
informed consent document
International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Revision, Clinical Modification
Infection Control Devices Branch (CDRH)
Interventional Cardiology Devices Branch (CDRH)
International Conference of Drug Regulatory Authorities
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Department of Homeland Security)
Informed Consent Form
International Conference on Harmonisation (of Technical Requirements for Registration of Pharmaceuticals for Human Use)
Intraocular and Corneal Implants Branch (CDRH)
idiopathic CD4+ T-lymphocytopenia
International Council for Laboratory Animal Science
International Committee of Medical Journal Editors

International Commission for Protection Against Environmental Mutagens and Carcinogens

International Commission on Radiological Protection
International Commission on Radiation Units and Measurements
Incident Command System
Individual Case Safety Reports
Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan
intensive care unit
Identification
Information and Data Committee
insulin dependent diabetes mellitus
investigational device exemption (CDRH)
investigational device exemption number (ORA AofC code)
Investigational Device Exemptions Sections (CDRH)
Immune Deficiency Foundation
International Dairy Federation
indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity [contracts]
international date line
Informational Disclosure Manual
individual development plan
idiosyncratic drug reaction
Independent Ethics Committee (DHHS)
intervention effect estimate
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
indirect fluorescent antibody
investigational food additive (file)
International Food Additives Database (CFSAN)
import for export (ORA AofC code)
International Food Information Council
International Federation for Information Processing
Infant Formula and Medical Foods Staff (CFSAN)
International Federation of Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Associations
Interagency Food Safety Analytics Collaboration
Institute of Food Technologists
instructions for use
Interagency Food Working Group
immunoglobulin
inspector general
immunoglobin A
immunoglobin D
immunoglobin E
insulin-like growth factor
immunoglobin G
immune globulin intravenous
immunoglobin M
Indian Health Service (DHHS)
inspector-in-charge
incurably ill for Animal Research
Inactive Ingredient Guide
IT Infrastructure Management Branch (CDRH)
Interagency Incident Management Group
internet information officer

Institute for Laboratory Animal Research

Intramuscular
Irish Medicines Board
Interface Management Branch (CDER)
Information Management Branch (CDRH)
Information Management Consultants, Inc.
Information Management Coordinating Committee (CBER)
Irish Medical Device Association
Immunology and Molecular Diagnostics Devices Branch (CDRH)
International Maritime Dangerous Goods Code
International Medical Device Regulators Forum
Institute of Museum and Library Services
International Maritime Organisation
investigational medicinal product
Information for Management, Planning, Analysis and Coordination
International Merchant Purchase Authorization Card
Investigational Medicinal Product Dossier (EU)
Information Management System
Interstate Milk Shippers
Issues Management Staff (CDRH)
Incident Management Team
International Medical Terminology
Industry Meeting Tracking System
investigational new animal drug number (ORA AofC code)
investigational new animal drug
investigational new animal drug application
investigational new drug
investigational new drug application
investigational new drug number (ORA AofC code)
investigational new drug application
Investigational New Drug Committee
Instituto Nactional da Farmaciae e do Medicamento (Portugal)
International Approved Names for Pharmacopoeial Substances
international nonproprietary name
International Neural Network Society
incident of national significance
investigational sample
Immediate Office
International Operations Branch (ORA)
Institute of Medicine of the National Academies
Investigation Operations Manual
Interagency Oncology Task Force (FDA and NCI)
information panel
internet protocol
in process control
incidental patient contact
Investigations and Preapproval Compliance Branch (CDER)
International Programme on Chemical Safety (WHO)
International Pharmaceutical Excipients Council
Import Program Manager
initial public offering

Information Processing and Office Automation Branch (CDRH)

International Plasma Products Industry Association
International Planning and Resource Management Staff (OC)
Independent Pharmaceutical Research Organization
IMPAC Program Staff (OC)
International Policy Staff (OC)
Integrated Project Team
Irish Pharmaceutical Union
inactivated poliovirus vaccine
installation qualification
Institute of Quality Assurance (UK)
Integrated Quality Management Plan
immediate release
information request
immediate response authority
Investigational and Related Application
Institutional Review Board
Investigational Review Board
impact resistance lens certification (ORA AofC code)
internet relay chat
insulin resistant diabetes mellitus
International Relations and External Affairs Staff (CDRH)
International Regulatory Issues Staff (ORA)
information resources management
Information Resources Management College
identical, related, or similar
Incident Reporting System
Internal Revenue Service (U.S. Department of the Treasury)
International Relations Staff (OC)
Intramural Research Training Award (NIH)
ingredients statement
interstate commerce
information systems architecture
Information Sharing and Analysis Center
International Scientific Activities and Standards Staff (OC)
Inspection Support Branch (CDRH)
International Society of Blood Transfusion
International Society of Blood Transfusion standard for blood, tissue, and organ identification
Integrated Services Digital Network
integrated summary of efficiency
Import Support and Information System
Institute for Safe Medication Practices
International Organization for Standardization
internet service provider
International Society for Pharmaceutical Engineering
International Society for Pharmacoepidemiology
Individual Safety Report
Integrated Summary of Safety
integrated summary of safety and effectiveness
information systems security officer
information technology

International Trade Administration

Import Trade Auxiliary Communication System
Integrated Time and Attendance System
IT Asset Tracking and Management Team (OC)
Immunotoxicology Branch (CFSAN)
International Trade Commission (U.S.)
Information Technology Contracts Branch (OC)
Information Technology Coordinating Committee (CDER)
International Trade Data System
Inspection Task Force (CBER)
IT Governance Staff (OC)
Information Technology Implementation Committee (CBER)
Information Technology Investment Management
Information Technology Investment Portfolio System
Information Technology Investment Review Board
Information Technology Management Reform Act (now the Clinger-Cohen Act)
Information Technology Staff (CBER)
intent to treat
IT Training Team (OC)
investigation use only
International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry
intravenous
independent verification and validation
inferior vena cava
intravenous cholangiogram
in vitro diagnostics
in vitro fertilization
intravenous immunoglobulin
in vitro medical device
intravenous pyelogram
In Vitro Toxicology Branch (CFSAN)
Japanese Adverse Reaction Terminology
judgment for the defendant
joint application development
Japanese Adopted Names
Joint Bi-level Image Experts Group
Joint Commission on Accreditation of Health Care Organizations
Joint (FAO/WHO) Expert Committee on Food Additives
Joint Force Headquarters
Joint Field Office
Joint Federal Travel Regulations
Joint Information Center
Joint Institute for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition
JIFSAN Liaison Staff (CFSAN)
Generic Investigational New Animal Drug File
Jefferson Laboratory Complex Staff (OC)
Japanese Maintenance Organization
Joint FAO/WHO Meeting of Pesticide Residues
Japanese Pharmacopoeia
Joint Photographic Experts Group
Japan Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Association

Joint Regional Information Exchange System

Joint Task Force
Joint Travel Regulations
Keep Antibiotics Working
kilocalories
kilogram
Knowledge Management Staff (OC)
knowledge organization system
Karnofsky Performance Status Scale
Kaposi's Sarcoma
labor and delivery
long-acting beta agonist
low-acid canned foods
laminar air flow
local area network
Langua Alimentaria (Language of Foods)
licensing action recommendation
licensing action recommendation document
Licensing Action Recommendation Memorandum
Linear Analog Self-Assessment Measure
light amplification by stimulated emission of radiation
laser assisted in situ keratomileusis
License Application Tracking System
Ernest Orlando Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Laboratory of Bacterial Polysaccharides (CBER)
Laboratory of Bacterial, Parasitic and Unconventional Agents (CBER)
Laboratory of Biochemistry and Vascular Biology (CBER)
Laboratory Centre for Disease Control (Canada)
Laboratory of Cellular Hematology (CBER)
Livestock Conservation Institute
Laboratory of Clinical Pharmacology (CDER)
Labeling Compliance Team (CFSAN)
lethal dose
lethal dose where 50% of the animal population die
Lot Distribution Database
low-density polyethylene
Laboratory of DNA Viruses (CBER)
Law Enforcement Alliance of America
Law Enforcement Coordination Committee
Library Electronic Reference Network
leave and earnings statement
Laboratory of Enteric and Sexually Transmitted Diseases (CBER)
low frequency
low-value food/food-related products less than or equal to $200 (ORA AofC code)
low-value food/food-related products greater than $200 and less than or equal to $500 (ORA AofC codes)
low-value food/food-related products greater than $500 and less than or equal to $1000 (ORA AofC code)
Laboratory of Hemostasis (CBER)
Laboratory of Hepatitis and Related Emerging Agents (CBER)
Laboratory of Hepatitis Viruses (CBER)
learned intermediary
Laboratory of Immunobiochemistry (CBER)

Laboratory Information Management System

Laboratory of Immunoregulation (CBER)
Listeria monocytogenes
Laboratory of Method Development (CBER)
Laboratory of Mycobacterial Diseases and Cellular Immunology (CBER)
Laboratory of Methods Development and Quality Control (CBER)
living modified organism
Laboratory Management System
Laboratory of Molecular Virology (CBER)
Labeling and Nomenclature Committee (CDER)
Laboratoire National de Metrologie et d'Essias (National Laboratory of Metrology and Essays)
letter of agreement
Lowest Observed Adverse Effect Level
Laboratory Operations Branch (ORA)
level of concern
last observation carried forward
limit of detection
Lowest Observed Effect Level
Letter of Intent
Logical Observation Identifier Name Codes (Regenstrief Institute)
limit of quantification
list of values (EASE)
Leasing and Policy Branch (OC)
Laboratory of Plasma Derivatives (CBER)
Laboratory Proficiency and Evaluation Team (CFSAN)
Laboratory of Pediatric and Respiratory Viral Diseases (CBER)
Liaison and Policy Team (CFSAN)
Laboratory of Retroviruses (CBER)
low-value non-Rx radiation-emitting products less than or equal to $200 (ORA AofC code)
low-value non-Rx radiation-emitting products greater than $200 and less than or equal to $1000 (ORA AofC code)
local registration authority
Labeling Review Branch (CDER)
Lipid Research Clinic
lower respiratory infection
Lot Release Imaging System
Labeling Regulations Implementation Team (CFSAN)
Laboratory Response Network (CDC)
low regulatory priority
Labeling Research and Policy Development Branch (CDRH)
Lot Release System
Laboratory of Respiratory and Special Pathogens (CBER)
Labelling Standard (Canada)
Library Staff (CDRH)
life supporting/life sustaining
Lysergic acid diethylamide
lipid soluble heat labile chemicals
lipid soluable heat stable chemical
device listing number (ORA AofC code)
less than effective
Lung and Upper Aerodigestive Cancer Research Group
Laboratory of Vector-Borne Diseases (CBER)

local voucher
Large-Volume Parenteral an injection product having a solution volume which exceeds 100 mL
electrode lead wire or patient cable (ORA AofC code)
leave without pay
miscellaneous and incidental expenses
ICH M2 Expert Working Group (EWG) [electronic standards for transmission of regulatory information]
Model 204 Database Management System (Computer Corporation of America)
ICH M4 Expert Working Group (EWG) [focusing on Common Technical Documents for sections of the NDA]
Marketing Authorisation
Marketing Authorisation Application
monoclonal antibody
Management Analysis Branch (CDER)
Methods Application Branch (CFSAN)
Mental Adjustment to Cancer Scale
major adverse cardiac event(s)
Marketing, Advertising and Communication Management Information System
Manufacturers Assistance and Communications Staff (CBER)
multiple ascending dose
Marketing Authorisation Holder (EC)
Manufacturing Assessment & Pre-Approval Compliance Branch (CDER)
Manual of Policy and Procedures
Mission Accomplishment and Regulatory Compliance Services System (ORA)
Mobile Automated Regulatory Services (ORA)
manipulated autologous structural cell
modular antigen transporter
Management Assignment Tracking System
Manufacturers Assistance and Technical Training Branch (CBER)
Manufacturer and User Facility Device Experience Database (CDRH)
maximum allowable variation
Microanalytical Evaluations Branch (CFSAN)
minimum bactericidal concentration
Medicines Control Agency (part of MHRA)
Modified Canadian Aerobic Fitness Test
medical countermeasure
Medical Countermeasures initiative
managed care organization
Medical Device Amendments of 1976
Medical Devices Agency (UK)
Medical Devices Bureau (Canada)
Methods Development Branch (CFSAN)
maximum daily dose
Medical Devices Directives (EU)
Medical Device Dispute Resolution Panel
metered dose inhaler
Medical Device Innovation Initiative
model number (ORA AofC code)
Medical Device Manufacturers Association
Medical Devices Program (Canada)
medical device reporting
multi-drug resistant tuberculosis
Medical Device Single Audit Program

Medical Device User Fee Amendments of 2007

Medical Device User Fee and Modernization Act of 2002
Medical Device User Fee Stabilization Act of 2005
medical device vigilance
Medical Dictionary for Regulatory Activities
Medical Devices Canada
Medical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System (NLM)
Medicare Payment Advisory Commission
The Medicine Equity and Drug Safety Act of 2000
Medical Product Safety Network (CDRH)
FDA Safety Information and Adverse Event Reporting Program
Association of the Danish Pharmaceutical Industry
magnetoencephalography
Medicines Evaluation and Monitoring Organization
most efficient organization
Southern Common Market (South America)
Medication Error Reporting and Prevention
Middle East Respiratory Syndrome coronavirus
Medical Event Reporting System - Transfusion Medicine
Medical Subject Headings
master file
medicated feed application number (ORA AofC code)
Model Food Code
manufacturer
Manufactured Food Regulatory Program Standards
Molecular Genetics Branch (CFSAN)
multi-generation support system
Minority Health Professionals Foundation
Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (UK)
Microbial Hazards Science Branch (CFSAN)
Ministry of Health and Welfare (Japan's equivalent to the FDA)
myocardial infarction
minimum inhibitory concentration
manufacturer identifier (CBP)
Management Improvement Plan
Medicare Innovation Responsiveness Act of 2003
Management Information System
Management Initiatives Staff (OC)
Mentoring Implementation Working Group
major amendment
manufacturer's license (UK pharmaceuticals)
minimum lethal dose
Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement and Modernization Act of 2003
Microbiological Methods Application Branch (CFSAN)
Microbial Methods Development Branch (CFSAN)
measles, mumps and rubella
Microbiological Methods Research Branch (CFSAN)
Molecular Methods and Subtyping Branch (CFSAN)
Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report - published by the CDC.
medically necessary veterinary product
memorandum of agreement

mode of action
Management and Operations Council (FDA)
Memorandum of Conference
miscellaneous obligation document
Module One (laboratory facility - CFSAN)
Module Two (laboratory facility - CVM)
memorandum of need
memorandum of understanding
Medical Products Agency (Sweden)
multiple projects (human subjects) assurance
Management Programs and Analysis Branch (OC)
Medical Policy Council
Medical Policy Coordinating Committee
Moving Pictures Experts Group
Metro Park North
medical products quality assurance
moisture protein ratio
Mammography Program Reporting and Information Systems
mammography quality control
Mammography Quality Standards Act of 1992
magnetic resonance angiography
medical research associate
mutual recognition agreement
Material Review Board (American National Red Cross)
Methods Research Branch (CFSAN)
Managed Review Committee
Medical Reserve Corps (U.S. Public Health Service)
multiple rising dose
meal, ready-to-eat
Mutual Recognition Facilitating Group
magnetic resonance imaging
maximum residue limit
manufacturing resource planning
Microbial Research and Risk Assessment Staff (CFSAN)
magnetic resonance spectroscopy
Maximum Recommended Therapeutic Dose
Modified Risk Tobacco Products
mass spectroscopy
milestone
Manufacturing and Storage Adulteration Branch (CFSAN)
Mass Spectrometry Branch (NCTR)
Material Safety Data Sheets
magnetic source imaging
Mammography Quality Standards Act of 1992
Management Support Staff (CDRH)
Maintenance and Support Services Organization
Medical Team (CFSAN)
mail transport agent
material transfer agreement
mean time between failures
Mother-to-child transmission

maximum tolerated dose

Muirkirk Technical Operations Staff (CFSAN)
minor use minor species
Office of Minor Use and Minor Species (CVM)
Minor Use and Minor Species Animal Health Act of 2004
Molecular Virology Branch (CFSAN)
Molecular Virology Team (CFSAN)
MedWatch Plus
Milk Working Group
nota bene (note well)
not applicable
not approvable
National Aquaculture Association
National Association for Biomedical Research
National Association of County and City Health Officials
National Association of Chain Drug Stores
National Association of County Health Officials
National Advisory Committee on Microbiological Criteria for Foods
ned animal drug number (ORA AofC code)
new animal drug application
New Animal Drug Evaluation
Nutrition Assessment and Evaluation Team (CFSAN)
notice of adverse findings
North American Free Trade Agreement
National Association of Government Communicators
National Advisory Health Council
National Animal Health Monitoring System
no action indicated
non-arteritic anterior ischemic optic neuropathy
National Agricultural Library
National Association of Local Boards of Health
National Agency for Medicines (Finland)
National Archives and Records Administration (U.S.)
National Advertising Review Board (FTC)
National Antimicrobial Resistance Monitoring System (CDC)
National Academy of Sciences (U.S.)
new active substance
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (U.S.)
National Association of Search and Rescue
National Association of State Departments of Agriculture
National Agricultural Statistics Survey
nucleic acid-based tests
National Bioethics Advisory Commission
National Biomedical Computer System (American National Red Cross)
National Blood Data Resource Center
National Biological Information Infrastructure
National Bureau of Standards (now NIST)
non-clinical (phase, studies)
National Cancer Advisory Board
National Cattlemen's Beef Association
National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities (CDC)

National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCI)

National Chicken Council
National Coordinating Committee
National Coordinating Council for Medication Error Reporting and Prevention
National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NIH)
National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (CDC)
National Committee for Clinical Laboratory Standards (now CLIS)
National Council on Prescription Drug Programs
new chemical entity
National Center for Environmental Health (CDC)
National Center for Food Safety and Technology
National Center for Human Genome Research (NIH)
National Center for Health Marketing (CDC)
National Center for Health Statistics (CDC)
National Center for HIV, STD, and TB Prevention (CDC)
National Cancer Institute (NIH)
National Center for Infectious Diseases (CDC)
National Center for Import and Export (USDA)
Notice of Claimed Investigational Exemption (CVM)
National Conference on Interstate Milk Shipments
National Center for Injury Prevention and Control (CDC)
National Consumers League
National Center on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIH)
National Center for Nursing Research (NIH)
nonconforming product
National Council for Prescription Drug Programs
National Center for Public Health Informatics (CDC)
National Council on Patient Information and Education
Non-Conformance Report
National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements
National Center for Research Resources (NIH)
National Communications System
not clinically significant
National Clinical Trial
National Center for Toxicological Research (FDA)
National Committee on Vital and Health Statistics (DHHS)
National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act of 1986
National Conference on Weights and Measures
new drug application
new drug application number (ORA AofC code)
National Drugs Advisory Board (Ireland)
Nonprescription Drug Advisory Committee
National Drug Code (FDA)
new drug evaluation
New Drug Evaluation Management Information System
National Drug File Reference Terminology (VA)
New Dietary Ingredients Review Staff (CFSAN)
Nonprescription Drug Manufacturers Association (now CHPA)
National Disaster Medical System
New Drug Microbiology Staff (CDER)
National Drug Residue Milk Monitoring Program

new drug study

New Drug Submission (Canada)
National Disease and Therapeutic Index
Regional Field Office, Northeast Region
not elsewhere classified
National Electronic Disease Surveillance System (CDC)
National Exercise and Evaluation Program
Dutch Association of the Innovative Pharmaceutical Industry
National Exchange for Food Labeling Education
National Environmental Health Association
National Eye Institute (NIH)
National Electrical Manufacturers Association
National Emergency Management Association
National Exercise Program (Department of Homeland Security)
National Environmental Policy Act
NetBIOS extended user interface
Nationwide Evaluation of X-ray Trends (CDRH)
National Formulary
National Food Processor Association
National Food Safety System
notification of foreign travel
National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
National Guard Bureal
National Grain and Feed Association
non-governmental organization
Next-generation Sequencing
National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NCHS)
National Hurricane Center
National Hemophilia Foundation
National Human Genome Research Institute (NIH)
National Health Information Center (DHHS)
Nationwide Health Information Network
National Institute of Hygienic Sciences (Japan)
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NIH)
Non-human Primate
national health related items code (CDRH)
National Health and Welfare Department (Canada's equivalent of DHHS)
National Institute on Aging (NIH)
National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIH)
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease (NIH)
National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIH)
National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIH)
National Incident Communications Conference Line
National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (UK)
National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NIH)
National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIH)
National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIH)
National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIH)
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIH)
Notice of Initiation of Disqualification Proceeding and Opportunity to Explain
National Institute of Dental Research (see NIDCR)

National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research (U.S. Department of Education)

National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIH)
National Interagency Fire Center
National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIH)
National Institutes of Health (DHHS)
no inspection made
National Institute of Mental Health (NIH)
National Incident Management System (FEMA)
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NIH)
National Institute of Nursing Research (NIH)
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (CDC)
National Immunization Program (CDC)
National Infrastructure Protection Plan
National Inpatient Sample
National Infrastructure Simulation and Analysis Center (Department of Homeland Security)
National Institute of Standards and Technology (U.S. Department of Commerce)
natural killer cell cytotoxic activity
Nutrition Labeling and Education Act of 1990
National Library of Medicine (NIH)
Nordic Council on Medicines
Nicholson Lane Research Center
not less than
National Medical Association
National Marrow Donor Program
new molecular entity
National Marine Fisheries Service
non-medicinal ingredient
National Milk Producers Federation
National Mammography Quality Assurance Advisory Committee
nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy
not more than
National Notification Center
National Naval Medical Center
non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor
Notice of Availability
National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration (U.S.)
no observable adverse effect level
National Operations Center
Notice of Compliance (Canada)
Notice of Deficiency (Canada)
no observed effect level
notice of hearing
Federation of Norwegian Pharmaceutical Manufacturers
notice of non-compliance (Canada)
Notification of New Substance Regulations 193 (EC)
notice offering an opportunity for a hearing
National Organic Program
network operating system
National Organic Standards Board
notice of violation letter
National Pharmaceutical Association (UK)

National Prescription Audit

National Poison Control Center
National Program of Cancer Registries
National Preparedness Goal
national provided identifier (CMS)
National Pork Producers Council
National Performance Review
notice of proposed rulemaking
National Park Service (Department of the Interior)
National Pharmaceutical Stockpile(CDC)
Nutrition Programs Staff (CFSAN)
Nutritional Product Studies Branch (CFSAN)
non-compliance record
response to not approvable letter
Noninstitutional Review Board
National Research Council
Nuclear Regulatory Commission (U.S.)
National Response Coordination Center
National Respiratory and Enteric Virus Surveillance System
National Response Plan (Department of Homeland Security)
National Response Plan Catastrophic Incident Supplement
National Research Support Project
not ready-to-eat
Not significant
National Security and Emergency Preparedness
National Security Agency (U.S.)
Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drug
National Surgical Adjuvant Breast and Bowel Project
North American Society for Pacing and Electrophysiology
National Security Council
not substantially equivalent
National Science Foundation (U.S.)
National Seafood Inspection Program
national stock number
nonsignificant risk
Nutrition Science Review Team (CFSAN)
Nashville (Tennessee) District Office (ORA)
Naval Surface Weapons Laboratory (now FDA White Oak campus)
notice to applicants (EC)
Neurotoxicology Branch (CFSAN)
National Treasury Employees Union
National Turkey Federation
nitroglycerin
narrow therapeutic index
National Telecommunications and Information Administration (U.S.)
National Technical Information Service
National Testing Laboratory (American National Red Cross)
National Toxicology Program (U.S.)
National Uniform Claim Committee (AMA and HCFA)
National Vaccine Commission
new variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease

National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program

National Voluntary Laboratory Accreditation Program (NIST)
National Volunteer Organizations Active in Disaster
National Vaccine Program
National Vaccine Program Office (DHHS)
National Vital Statistics System
Neurotoxicological and In Vitro Toxicology Branch (CFSAN)
Newark District Office (ORA)
NOAA Weather Radio
National Weather Service
Office of Administration (Office of the Commissioner)
osteoarthritis
Officeof Acquisitions and Grants Services (OC)
official action indicated
Office of Antimicrobial Products (CDER)
Office of Applied Research and Safety Assessment (CFSAN)
Old Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health (DHHS)
Operational and Administrative System for Import Support (CFSAN)
Office of Biostatistics (CDER)
obstetrics-gynecology
Office of Biotechnology Activities (NIH)
online booking engine
Office of Biostatistics and Epidemiology (CBER)
Office of Business Enterprise Solutions (OC)
Office of Budget Formulation and Presentation (OC)
Office of Business Informatics (CDER)
Office of Biotechnology Products (CDER)
Office of Business Process Support (CDER)
Office of Blood Research and Review (CBER)
Immediate Office of the Commissioner (OC)
Office of Compliance
Office of the Commissioner (FDA)
Office of Compliance (CDER)
Office of Compliance (CDRH)
Office of Compliance (CFSAN)
Office of Cosmetics and Colors (CFSAN)
Office of Compliance and Biologics Quality (CBER)
object class code
Office of the Chief Counsel (OC)
Office of the Center Director (CDRH)
Office of the Center Director (CFSAN)
Office of the Center Director (CVM)
Office of Communication, Education and Radiological Programs (CDRH)
Office of Counterterrorism and Emerging Threats (OC)
Office of Criminal Investigations (ORA)
Office of the Chief Information Officer (OC)
Office of Crisis Management (OC)
Office of Constituent Operations (CFSAN)
Office of Communication Outreach and Development (CBER)
Office of Communications (CDER)

Office of Clinical Pharmacology (CDER)

Office of Combination Products (OC)
Office of Critical Path Programs
Office for Civil Rights (DHHS)
Office of the Chief Scientist (OC)
Office of the Counselor to the Commissioner (OC)
Office of Counter-terrorism and Emergency Coordination (CDER)
Office of Cellular, Tissue and Gene Therapies (CBER)
Office of Communication, Training and Manufacturers Assistance (CBER)
Office of the Director
once daily
Office of the Director (CBER)
Office of the Center Director (CDER)
Office of the Director (NCTR)
Orphan Drug Act of 1983
Oncologic Drugs Advisory Committee
Office of Drug Evaluation (CDER)
Office of Device Evaluation (CDRH)
Office of Drug Evaluation I (CDER)
Office of Drug Evaluation II (CDER)
Office of Drug Evaluation III (CDER)
Office of Drug Evaluation IV (CDER)
operational data model (CDISC)
Office of Drug Security, Integrity, and Recalls (CDER)
Office of Enforcement (ORA)
Office of External Affairs (OC)
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Office of EEO and Diversity Management (OC)
Official Establishment Inventory
Office of Enforcement and Import Operations (ORA)
occupational exposure level
original equipment manufacturer
Office of Executive Operations (OC)
Office of Emergency Preparedness (PHS)
Office of Executive Programs (CDER)
Office of External Relations (OC)
Office of Executive Secretariat (OC)
Office of External Affairs (OC)
Office of Facilities, Acquisitions, and Central Services (FDA)
Office of Food Additive Safety (CFSAN)
Office of Foreign Disaster Assistance
Office of Food Defense, Communication and Emergency Response (CFSAN)
Office of Field Financial and Acquisitions Services (OC)
Office of Financial Management (OC)
Organic Foods Production Act of 1990
Office of Food Safety (CFSAN)
Office of Financial Services (OC)
Office of Food Safety, Defense and Outreach (CFSAN)
Office of the General Counsel (DHHS)
Office of Generic Drugs (CDER)
Office of Government Ethics (U.S.)

Office of Global Regulatory Operations and Policy (OC)

Obstetrics and Gynecology Devices Branch (CDRH)
Office of Health and Constituent Affairs (OC) (formerly Office of Special Health Issues - OSHI)
Office of Human Resources and Management Services (FDA)
Office of Internal Affairs (OC)
Office of International Activities and Strategic Initiatives (OC)
Office of Inspector General (DHHS)
Office of Information Management (OC)
Office of International Programs (OC)
Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OMB)
Office of Information Technology (CBER)
Office of Information Technology (CDER)
Office of Information Technology (CDRH)
Office of Information Technology (CFSAN)
Office of Information Technology (CVM)
Office of Information Technology (NCTR)
Office of Information Technology (OC)
Office of Information Technology (ORA)
Office of Information Technology Shared Services (OC)
Office of In Vitro Diagnostic Device Evaluation and Safety (CDRH)
Orthopedic Joint Devices Branch (CDRH)
Office of Legislative Affairs (OC)
object linking and embedding (Microsoft)
Office of Management (CBER)
Office of Management (CDER)
Office of Management (CVM)
Office of Management (OC)
Office of Management and Budget (U.S.)
Operations and Maintenance Branch (NCTR)
Office of Minority Health (OC)
Office of Management Operations (CDRH)
Office of Medical Policy (CDER)
Office of Management Programs (OC)
Office of Manufacturing and Product Quality (CDER) (formerly Division of Manufacturing and Product Quality - DMPQ)
Office of Medical Products and Tobacco
Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation
Office of Management Systems (CFSAN)
Office of Management Services (NCTR)
oral mucosal transudate
Office of New Animal Drug Evaluation (CVM)
Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (DHHS)
Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (DHHS)
Office of New Drugs (CDER)
Office of New Drug Quality Assessment (CDER)
Office of Nutrition, Labeling and Dietary Supplements (CFSAN)
Office of Nonprescription Products (CDER)
Office of Nutritional Products, Labeling and Dietary Supplements (CFSAN)
Office of Operations (CFSAN)
Offffice of the Ombudsman (OC)
Office of Operations (OC)
out of business

Office of Oncology Drug Products (CDER)

order of predominance [in the ingredients statement]
Office of Orphan Products Development
out of specification
Office of Policy (OC)
Operations Team 1 (OC)
Operations Team 2 (OC)
Operations Team 3 (OC)
Operations Team 4 (OC)
Office of Planning and Analysis (CDER)
Office of Public Affairs (OC)
Operations and Policy Branch (ORA)
Office of Orphan Products Development (OC)
Office of Plants, Dairy Foods and Beverages (CFSAN)
operating division
Office of Prescription Drug Promotion (CDER) (formerly Division of Drug Marketing, Advertisement and Communications - DDM
Official Personnel Folder
Office of Planning, Finance and Information Technology (NCTR)
Office of Public Health Emergency Preparedness (HHS)
Office of Public Health Emergency Preparedness (HHS)
Office of Planning and Informatics (CDER)
Office of Planning (OC)
Office of Personnel Management (U.S.)
Orthopedic Physical Medicine and Anesthesiology Devices Branch (CDRH)
Organ Procurement Organization
Office of Policy, Planning and Legislation (OC)
Office of Pharmaceutical Science (CDER)
Office of Pediatric Therapeutics (OC)
Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network
oral polio vaccine
operational qualification
Office of Research (CVM)
Office of Regulatory Affairs (FDA)
operations research analyst
Office of Regulatory Affairs Reporting, Analysis and Decision Support System
Approved Drug Products with Therapeutic Equivalence Evaluations
Office of Research Integrity (HHS)
Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education
Orlando District Office (ORA)
operational risk management
operational risk management
Office of Resource Management (ORA)
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Office of Regional Operations (ORA)
Office of Regulatory Policy (CDER)
Office of Regulations and Policy (CFSAN)
Office of Real Property Services (OC)
Office of Regulations, Policy and Social Sciences (CFSAN)
objective response rate
Office of Regulatory Science (CFSAN)
Operations Staff (CDER)

Office of Seafood (CFSAN)

Operations Staff (OC)
Office of Scientific Analysis and Support (CFSAN)
Office of Surveillance and Biometrics (CDRH)
Office Services Branch (CFSAN)
Office of Surveillance and Compliance (CVM)
ORACLE System for Center Automation and Retrieval
Office of Science (CFSAN)
Office of the Secretary of Defense for Homeland Defense
Orthopedic Spine Devices Branch (CDRH)
Office of Surveillance and Epidemiology (CDER)
Office of Science and Engineering Laboratories (CDRH)
Office of the Surgeon General (PHS)
Occupational Safety and Health Administration (U.S. Department of Labor)
Office of Science and Health Coordination (OC)
Office of Science and Health Coordination (OC)
Office of Special Health Issues (OC)
Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission (U.S.)
Office of Scientific Investigation (CDER) (formerly Division of Scientific Investigation - DSI)
Office of Surface Mining (Department of the Interior)
Office of Security Operations (OC)
Office of Strategic Programs (CDER) (formerly Office of Planning and Informatics)
Office of Shared Services (OC)
Office Services Team (CFSAN)
Office of Science and Technology Policy (U.S.)
ornithine transcarbamylase deficiency
over-the-counter
OTC Drugs and Health Fraud Branch (CDER)
Office of Training and Communications (CDER)
other than a food processing facility
Office of Testing and Research (CDER)
Office of Therapeutics Research and Review (CBER)
Office of Translational Sciences (CDER)
Office of Unapproved Drugs and Labeling Compliance (CDER) (formerly Division of New Drugs and Labeling Compliance - DN
organic volatile impurities
Office of Vaccines Research and Review (CBER)
Operations and Veterinary Support Team (CFSAN)
Outlook Web Access
Office of Women's Health (OC)
production and process controls
physical activity
Pharmaceutical Advertising Advisory Board (Canada)
Pharmaceutical Affairs Bureau (Japan)
Product Adulteration Branch (CFSAN)
Political Action Committee
post-approval changes
private analytical certificate date (ORA AofC code)
program assignment code
Patient-centered Assessment and Counseling for Exercise
Post-Approval Commitment Tracking
pharmacologically active drug

Postmarketing Adverse Drug Experience

Periodic Adverse Drug Experience Report
Preliminary Adverse Event Report Review (CDRH)
Priority-Based Assessment of Food Additives (CFSAN)
Project Advisory Group
polyacrylimide gel electrophoresis
Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon
Pan American Health Organization (WHO)
Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Reauthorization Act
pre-approval inspection
Public Affairs and Information Staff (ORA)
Pre-Approval Inspection Tracking System
public affairs liaison
Pesticide Analytical Manual
Post-approval Monitoring System
Public Affairs Office
patient assistance programs
proven acceptable range
problem/action request notice
Physical Activity Readiness Questionnaire
Program Activities Review Staff (CDER)
Program Assessment Rating Tool
prior approval supplement
Public Affairs specialist
Premarket Approval Section (CDRH)
Process Analytical Technology Initiative (CDER)
Population Assessment of Tobacco and Health
Planning Branch (CDRH)
pharmacy benefits management
peripheral blood progenitor cell
peripheral blood stem cell
personal computer
Preventive Controls
placental cord blood
President's Council on Bioethics
polychlorinated biphenyls
Poison Control Center
Preclinical and Clinical Evaluation Review Template (Canada)
phencycladine
Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia
polymerase chain reaction
permanent change of station
photochemical treatment
practical clinical trial
pharmacodynamics
position description
Parenteral Drug Association
prescription drug advertising
Prescription Drugs Branch (CDER)
Plan-Do-Check-Act
Policy Development and Coordination Staff (OC)

pediatric exclusivity
permitted daily exposure
portable document format
post donation information
Pacing, Defibrillator and Leads Branch (CDRH)
Prescription Drug Marketing Act of 1988
protected designation of origin
principal display panel
product development protocol
Physician Data Query (NCI)
Physician's Desk Reference
product defect reporting
permanent duty station
Project Development Staff (CDER)
Prescription Drug User Fee Act
pharmacoeconomics
physical education
Planning and Evaluation Branch (CBER)
Program Enforcement Branch (CDRH)
Process Engineering Branch (CFSAN)
Program and Enforcement Branch (CFSAN)
Program Evaluation Branch (ORA)
Postmarket Evaluation Branch 1 (CDRH)
Postmarket Evaluation Branch 2 (CDRH)
Product Evaluation and Labeling Team (CFSAN)
pancreatic enzyme product
performance evaluation plan
Presidential Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief
Pharmaceutical Evaluation Reports (EMEA)
per day (total allowance for daily travel expenses)
Pediatric Review Committee
Pharmaceutical Education and Research Institute
product-enhanced reverse transcriptase
porcine endogenous retrovirus
polyethylene terephthalate
positron emission tomography
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals
polyethylene terephthalate G
pulsed-field gel electrophoresis
Pet Food Institute
Permanent Forum on International Pharmaceutical Crime
Professional Flexible Labeling
Patent Foramen Ovale
principal federal official
Piper Fatigue Scale
Policy Guidance Branch (CFSAN)
Pharmacopeia Europa
public health advisory
Public Health Emergency Medical Countermeasures Enterprise
protected health information
Public Health Information Network (CDC)

Population, Health and Nutrition (Center)

Public Health Practice Program Office (CDC)
Public Health Prevention Service (CDC)
Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America
Public Health Service (DHHS)
Public Health Service Act of 1944
Public Health Training Network (CDC)
package insert (approved product labeling)
principal investigator
Program Inspection Branch (CBER)
pharmaceutical inspection convention/pharmaceutical inspection co-operation scheme
Professionals & Citizens Network for Integrated Care
Produce and Imported Foods Safety Initiative (CFSAN)
Product Information Management
personal identification number
Personal Importation Policy
plant-incorporated protectant
Process Improvement Team
Personal Identify Verification
pharmacokinetics
prekallikrein activator
public key infrastructure
Parklawn Building
phenylketonuria
product license application (CBER)
Pre-Launch Activities Importation Request
Prior Label Approval System (FSIS)
Product Licensing Framework (Canada)
pre-license inspection (CBER)
Pregnancy and Lactation Labeling Rule
Physician Labeling Rule
Pending Logging System
product license [application] supplement
post-marketing
project manager
device premarket approval number (ORA AofC code)
Pharmaceutical Manufacturer's Association
premarket application
premarket approval
premarket approval application
Performance Management Appraisal Program
pharmacy benefit manager
postmarketing commitment
Project Management Coordinating Committee (CDER)
public master file
Pediatric and Maternal Health Staff (CDER)
device premarket notification number (510k) (ORA AofC code)
premarket notification
Pasteurized Milk Ordinance
project management officer
primary mode of action

Performance Management Program

plant-made pharmaceutical
Project Management Professional
Patented Medicine Prices Review Board (Canada)
postmarketing requirement
premarket report
patient medical record information
Preventive Medicine Research Institute
postmarketing surveillance
Program Management Staff (CDRH)
Print Media Staff (OC)
Pharmaceutical and Medical Safety Bureau (Japan)
Program Management Services Branch (CBER)
Program Management Services Branch (CDER)
Pre-Market Surveillance and Compliance (CFSAN)
product name
Prior Notice Center (ORA)
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
passenger name record
peripheral nervous system
Premarket Notification Section (CDRH)
prior notice system interface
per os (by mouth)
privately owned automobile
Program Operations Branch (CBER)
point of contact
Program Oriented Data System
Project Oriented Data System
prescription-only medicine (UK)
program objective memorandum
profile of mood states
point of sale
Program Operation Staff (CBER)
Program Operations Staff (CDRH)
privately-owned vehicle
Petition Optical Workflow, Exchange and Retrieval (CFSAN's FARM System)
pay period
phenylpropanolamine
Poison Prevention Act
parts per billion
Plant Products Branch (CFSAN)
production and process controls
pay period ending
personal protective equipment
patient package insert
planned product improvements
proton pump inhibitor
Poultry Products Inspection Act
parts per million
planned preventive maintenance
point-to-point protocol

plant protection and quarantine (USDA)

Policy and Publications Staff (CBER)
Proposal for Pediatric Studies Request
plasma preparation tube
Plasma Protein Therapeutics Association
point-to-point tunneling protocol (Microsoft)
Patient Profile Viewer
Program Planning and Workforce Management Branch (ORA)
performance qualification
process qualification
Pharmaceutical Quality Assessment System
Pharmaceutical Quality Group
Product Quality Laboratory Staff (CBER)
Product Quality Research Institute
Public Relations
pulse rate
Product Review Branch (CBER)
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
PDUFA Review Board
Performance Review Board
Product Release Branch (CBER)
Pathology Branch (CFSAN)
Pediatric Research Equity Act of 2003
Public Responsibility in Medicine and Research
Pacific Regional Laboratory - Northwest (ORA)
Pacific Regional Laboratory - Southwest (ORA)
Program and Resources Management Branch (CDER)
as needed
patient-reported outcome
Proposition 65
prion protein
Paperwork Reduction and Records Branch (OC)
Paperwork Reduction and Records Management Staff (OC)
Policy Research Staff (OC)
Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Devices Branch (CDRH)
particle size
Planning Staff (OC)
Poultry Science Association
prostate specific antigen
Program Surveillance Branch (CBER)
Postmarket Strategies Committee
Program Support Center (DHHS)
Payment Services Division (OC)
Pharmaceutical Society of Ireland
Patient Safety News (FDA)
Pharmaceutical Society of Northern Ireland
physician special pay
Patient Safety Staff (CDRH)
Program Support Services Branch (CFSAN)
porcine somatotropin
Periodic Safety Update Reports

part time
preferred term
Pharmacology and Toxicology Branch (CBER)
Parklawn Training Center
Points To Consider
Pharmacology and Toxicology Coordinating Committee (CDER)
patent term extension
Pittsburgh Tissue Engineering Initiative
polytetrafluroethylene
phototherapeutic keratectomy
Patent and Trademark Office (U.S. Department of Commerce)
platelet transfusion reaction
Product Testing Section (CBER)
propylthiouracil
peptic ulcer disease
packed under federal inspection
process validation
polyvinyl chloride
Peripheral Vascular Devices Branch (CDRH)
performance work statement
questions and answers
every 1 hour
quality assurance
Quality Assurance Officer
Quality Assurance Staff (CBER)
Quality Assurance Staff (CDER)
Quality Assurance Team (CBER)
Quality Assurance Unit (CFSAN)
Quality by Design
Question-based Review
quality control
quality control program
once daily
at bedtime
four times a day
Quality Information Summary Pharmaceuticals (Canada)
quality of life
Quality Management Information System
Quality Management System
Quality Management Staff (CDER)
quantity not sufficient
every other day
quality of life
quality overall summary (of CTD)
qualified person (EU)
Quality System
Quantitative Structure Activity Relationship
quality step increase
quality system inspection technique (CDRH)
Quality System Manager
quality system record

quality system regulation

quality system representative
Qualified Through Verification (USDA)
quality unit
quality of work life
research and development
Recall and Emergency (ORA)
recreation and welfare
Drug combination that includes rituximab, cyclophosphamide, doxorubicin, vincristine, and prednisone
rheumatoid arthritis
Research Across America
raw agricultural commodity
Recombinant DNA Advisory Committee (NIH)
Regulatory Affairs Certification
Reviewer Affairs Committee (CDER) [disbanded 2000]
reference amount customarily consumed
Risk Assessment Coordination Team (CFSAN)
rapid applications development
radio detecting and ranging
risk assessment of drugs - analysis and response
remedial action exemption
random access memory
reporting and analysis module (EASE)
Remedial Action Management Program
Regulatory Affairs Professionals Society
Red blood cells
Research Coordinating Committee
remove clinical hold
Radiation Control for Health and Safety Act of 1968
replication competent retrovirus
Risk Control Review
Regulated Clinical Research Information Management
records control schedule
Regulations Coordination Staff (CFSAN)
randomized clinical trial
Recall Team (CFSAN)
registration dossier
recommended daily allowance
Radiological Devices Branch (CDRH)
Relational Database Management System
remote data entry
reference daily intake
recombinant deoxyribonucleic
Radioactive Drug Research Committee (CDER)
rising dose tolerance
Reproductive and Developmental Toxicology Subcommittee (CDER)
Retrovirus Epidemiology Donor Study
Research, Education and Economics (USDA)
drug registration number (ORA AofC code)
regulatory negotiation
Reinventing the United States Government

Regional Economic Information System

risk evaluation and mitigation strategy
Recall Enterprise System (ORA)
residence
Regulations Editorial Section (OC)
Rehabilitation Engineering & Assistive Technology Society of North America
request for application
request for contract
Retail Food and Cooperative Programs Coordination Staff (CFSAN)
request for designation
Regional Food and Drug Director
Regulatory Fish Encyclopedia
request for information
radio-frequency identification
request for proposal
Retail Food Protection Team (CFSAN)
Reportable Food Registry
Review Flow System
relative humidity
responsible head
radioimmunoassay
regulatory impact analysis statement (Canada)
recombinant immunoblot assay (Chiron )
Resident In Charge
Rural Information Center Health Service
reduction-in-force
Research Involving Human Subjects Committee (FDA)
reference information model (HL7)
Regulatory Information Management Staff
radioimunoprecipitation assay
Regulatory Information Specialist
Retroviral Immunology Section (CBER)
risk minimization action plan
relocation income tax
Rockwall Building I
Rockwall Building II
regulatory letter (FDA post-audit letter)
reference listed drug
raw material
Risk Management and Analysis Branch (CDRH)
Resource Management Branch (CBER)
Review Management Coordinating Committee (CBER)
Regulatory Management Plan
Risk Management Plan
Reference Member State (Europe)
regulatory management system
Review Management Staff (CDER)
Regulatory Management System - Biologics License Application
Regulations Management Team (CFSAN)
ribonucleic acid
read only access

receiver operating characteristic curve

Real-Time Outbreak & Disease Surveillance System
report of investigation
return on investment
Results Oriented Management
Resident Post
Radiation Programs Branch (CDRH)
Regulatory Procedures Manual (ORA)
Regulatory Project Manager
Regulatory Project Management Branch (CBER)
Regulatory Project Management Coordinating Committee (CDER)
Regulations Policy and Management Staff (OC)
Regional Personnel Office
Regulatory Project Officer
regulatory product submission
Regulatory Policy Staff (CDER)
Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain
recall recommendation
relative risk
repeatedly reactive
Regional Response Coordination Center (FEMA)
regional radiological health representative
Resource Reporting System (CBER)
Regulatory Review Support Staff (CDER)
Recalls and Shortages Branch (CDER)
Review Support Branch (CDER)
Regulations and Special Government Employees Management Staff (CFSAN)
Reporting Systems Monitoring Branch (CDRH)
Radiological Society of North America
radiation safety officer
reception, staging, onward movement, and integration
RDF (resource data framework) site summary
really simple syndication
rich site summary
Regulatory Support Staff (CDER)
respiratory syncytial virus
respiratory synctial virus immune globulin
respiratory synctial virus immune globulin intravenous
Resource Reporting System Via Projects (CFSAN)
refusal-to-accept
ready-to-eat
refusal to file
rich text format
Reproductive Toxicology Laboratory (NCTR)
Recall Team member
Regional Training Officer
recall termination recommendation
Roussel Uclaf (original designer) abortifacient drug (mifepristone)
resource utilization group
research use only
Residue Violation Information System

prescription
safety and effectiveness
servings per container
sick leave
supplemental new drug submission (Canada)
sustained action [medication]
Science Advisory Board
Special Assistant to the Center Director
Scientific Advisors and Consultants Staff (CBER)
Secretary's Advisory Committee on Xenotransplantation (NIH)
single ascending dose
suspected adverse drug reaction
serious adverse event
Standard Adverse Event Report Review (CDRH)
state access to FACTS
single active ingredient
sterility assurance level
Substance Abuse and Mental Heath Services Administration (DHHS)
San Francisco District Office
Scientific Advisory Panel
service access point
Special Access Program
Statistical Analysis Plan
Shellfish and Aquaculture Policy Branch (CFSAN)
search and rescue
severe acute respiratory syndrome
Symptom Assessment Scale
Statistical Applications Team (CFSAN)
Systems Branch (ORA)
Small Business Administration (U.S.)
summary basis of approval
Small Business Innovation Research
supplemental Biologics License Application
Summary Basis of Approval
Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act
Senior Biomedical Research Service
study coordinator
subcutaneous
Staff College (CDRH)
Staff College (CFSAN)
Scientists Center for Animal Welfare
Sector Coordinating Council [for Food and Agriculture]
service computation date
special controls guidance documents
Symptom Checklist
Secondary Calibration Laboratories for Ionizing Radiation
Select Committee on GRAS Substances
system change request
Senior Civilian Representative of the Attorney Gemeral (Department of Homeland Security)
Scientific Compliance and Regulatory Review Branch (ORA)
Scientific Computer Support Branch (CFSAN)

Society for Clinical Trials

Society for Cardiovascular and Interventional Radiologists (now SIR)
Scientific Director
standard deviation
Surveillance and Data Analysis Branch (CDER)
Submission Data Model (CDISC)
system development methodology
Screening Deficiency Notice (Canada)
Standards Development Organization
Submission Data Standards (CDISC)
sodium dodecyl sulfate polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis
Study Data Tabulation Model (CDISC)
Safe Drinking Water Act
Safe Drinking Water Information System
Salmonella Enteriditis
standard error
substantially equivalent
Securities and Exchange Commission (U.S.)
Shared Establishment Data Service (FHA)
Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (Registry of NCI)
Service Employees International Union
Standards for Exchange of Nonclinical Data (Consortium)
Senior Executive Service
safety factor
Standard Form
spore-forming bacteria
Safety First Implementation Team
senior federal law enforcement official
Safety First Steering Committee
study group
Special Government Employee
Special Government Employees Management Team (CFSAN)
Summer Genetics Institute
sodium-glucose co-transporter 2
standard generalized markup language
Surgeon General's Office
safety, health and environment
strip immunoblot assay
Special Investigations Branch (CDRH)
schedule identifier number (ORA AofC code)
Source to Image Distance
sudden infant death syndrome
seafood HACCP importer form (ORA AofC code)
Strategic Implementation Group
National Exercise Simulation Center
Scientific, Internet/Intranet and Middle Tier (CFSAN)
sterilization in place
Summer Internship Program in Biomedical Research
Society of Interventional Radiology (formerly SCVIR)
Scientific Information Retrieval and Exchange Network (CFSAN)
Streamlined Inspection System (USDA)

Strategic Information Systems Technical Integration Resources

Strategic IT Programs (OC)
signature (address) line
Shelf Life Extension Program
serial line internet protocol/point-to-point protocol
Statens Legemiddel Kontroll (Norwegian Medicines Control Authorities)
state liaison officer
Supplement Labeling Revision
starting material
Submission Management and Review Tracking
Space Management Branch (OC)
Standards Management Coordinating Committee (CBER)
Safe Medical Devices Act of 1990
significant medical event
subject matter expert
site master file
Staff Manual Guide
site management organization
Standards Management Program Staff (CDRH)
Standards Management Staff (CDRH)
Safety Management Staff (CFSAN)
Spectroscopy and Mass Spectrometry Branch (CFSAN)
Senior Management Team (CDER)
Statistical Methodology Team (CFSAN)
simple mail transfer protocol
Special Nutritional Adverse Events Monitoring System
supplemental new drug application
Syndicat National de l'Industrie Pharmaceutique
Sandia National Laboratories
Systematized Nomenclature of Medicine Reference Terminology
serotonin-norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor
strategic national stockpile (CDC)
Systems and Office Automation Branch (OC)
System Organ Class
Society of Clinical Research Associates
sensitivity of method
standard operating procedure
submission of portion of application
Standard Operating Procedures and Policies
System of Records Notice
statement of work
Special Protocol Assessment
State Pharmaceutical Administration of China
Summary of Product Characteristics (EMEA)
Safety Policy and Communications Staff (CDER)
single-photon emission computed tomography
sun protection factor
International Society for Optical Engineering
structured product labeling
Structured Product Labeling Advisory Team
Structured Product Labeling Interagency Executive Panel

Special Products On-Line Tracking System (CDER)

species
Strategic Partnership Program Agroterrorism Initiative
system problem report
Seafood Products Research Center (CFSAN)
sanitary and phytosanitary
Science and Policy Staff (CFSAN)
Seafood Processing and Technology Policy Branch (CFSAN)
subcutaneous
Society of Quality Assurance
structured query language
significant risk
sustained release [medication]
Secure Remote Access Service
Division of Surveillance, Research, and Communication Support (CDER)
significant risk device
single rising dose
swine respiratory disease
system requirements document
specified risk materials
spontaneous reporting system
Substance Registration System
System Requirements Specification
Science and Research Staff (CDER)
serving size
sector-specific agencies
Social Security Administration (U.S.)
Senior Science Advisor's Staff (CFSAN)
Systems Support Branch (CDRH)
Special Search Category
Systems Steering Committee (CBER)
Swedish Society for Clinical Trials
Summary of Safety and Effectiveness
summary of safety and effectiveness data
skin surface microscopy
Social Security number
Single Sign-On
sanitation standard operating procedures
sector-specific plan
Suggested State Regulations for Control of Radiation
selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor
skin and skin structure infection
special temporary authority
Strait Anxiety Inventory
Systematic Technology Assessment of Medical Products (CDRH)
Submission Tracking and Reporting System
State Training Branch (ORA)
sterile connecting device
sexually transmitted disease
Summary Technical Document
System for Thalidomide Education and Prescribing Safety

submission tracking number

Safe Tables Our Priority
Standards and Testing Staff (CBER)
short term tests
That subpart of 21 CFR Part 314 pertaining to accelerated approval of drugs
single-use device
sudden unexpected death
Single Use Devices
scale up and post-approval changes
scale-up and postapproval changes--immediate release
scale-up and postapproval changes--modified release
scale-up and postapproval changes--nonsterile solid
suspected unexpected serious adverse reaction
sievert
small-volume parenteral
Special Weapons and Tactics
Software and Web Development Staff (CDRH)
symptoms
time and attendance
traceability/product tracing
Technology Administration (U.S.)
temporary abeyance
tentative approval
travel authorization
transfusion-associated AIDS
Travel Audit Branch (OC)
Technical Assistance Branch (CDRH)
transfusion-associated hepatitis
Technology Advancement Staff (NCTR)
travel authorizations and vouchers
total aerobic viable count
tuberculosis
to be determined
Team Biologics Liaison Staff (CBER)
therapeutic biologic product
Therapeutics and Blood Safety Branch (CBER)
technical barriers to trade
Traditional Chinese Medicine
transmission control protocol/internet protocol
temporary change of station
target date
telecommunications device for the deaf
Television Design and Development Branch (CDRH)
transdermal drug delivery system
tolerable daily intake
Torsades de Pointes
Total Diet Study (CFSAN)
temporary duty
therapeutic equivalence
Treatment-Emergent Adverse Event
Therapeutics Evaluation Branch (CBER)

Transesophageal Echocardiogram
telephone conferencing
therapeutic exchange plasmapheresis
Technical Electronic Product Radiation Safety Standards Committee
Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine International Society
Toxic Exposure Surveillance System
treatment emergent signs and symptoms
tentative final monograph
Therapeutic Facilities Review Branch (CDER)
Therapeutic Goods Administration (Australia)
tolerable intake
Therapeutic Inequivalence Action Coordinating Committee
three times a day
tagged image file format
treatment investigational new drug
transmucosal immediate-release fentanyl
toxicokinetics
thin layer chromatography
time to maximum plasma concentration
temporomandibular joint
trial management organization
too numerous to count
table of oganization
transportation officer
total obligation authority
total organic carbon
trial outcome index
total organic carbon
Top Officials [terrorism exercise]
The Organisation for Professionals in Regulatory Affairs
threshold of regulation
Therapeutic Products Classification Committee (Canada)
Therapeutic Products Directorate (Canada)
Training and Professional Development Staff (CBER)
Total Product Life Cycle
total parenteral nutrition
Target Product Profile
Tobacco Products Scientific Advisory Committee
Total Quality Management
Tolerance Reassessment Advisory Committee (EPA)
transfusion-related acute lung injury
internet-based blood shortage reporting program (FDA)
Technical Review Board
Toxics Release Inventory (EPA)
Tissue Residue Information System
temporary restraining order
total (number of) prescriptions
Transportation Security Administration (Department of Homeland Security)
Toxic Substances Control Act of 1976
Telecommunications and Scientific Computer Support Branch (CFSAN)
Travel Services Division (OC)

transmissible spongiform encephalopathies

Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies Advisory Committee (CBER)
thyroid stimulating hormone
tracked safety issue
temperature standard operating procedures
Thrift Savings Plan
Transfusion Safety Study
Toxicology Study Selection and Review Committee (FDA-NIEHS)
Technology Support Services Staff (CDER)
Take Time To Care [program]
teletypewriters or text telephones
Turbo Establishment Inspection Report (ORA)
travel voucher
Tennessee Valley Authority
Tumor Vaccines and Biotechnology Branch (CBER)
total viable count
technical working group
units
urinalysis
unanticipated adverse device event
umbilical cord blood
umbilical cord blood unit
Unified Codes for Units of Measure (Regenstrief Institute)
Uniform Donor Health Questionnaire
unique device identification
unacceptable to foreign country (ORA AofC code)
Unified Financial Management System
unique identification number
United Kingdom
United Kingdom Coordinating Committee on Cancer Research
Underwriters Laboratories
Urology and Lithotripsy Devices Branch (CDRH)
upper limit of normal
ultra-low penetration air
University of Maryland-College Park
Universal Medical Device Nomenclature System
Unified Medical Language System (NLM)
Unified Modeling Language (Object Management Group)
unacceptable
United Nations
Joint United Nations Program on HIV/AIDS
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
United Nations Children's Fund
Unique Ingredient Identifier
United Network for Organ Sharing
Uruguay Round Agreements Act of 1994
uniform resource locator
user requirement specification
urban search and rescue
United States Army
United States Army Corps of Engineers

United States Animal Health Association

United States Agency for International Development
U.S. Army Medical Research Institute for Infectious Diseases
United States Adopted Name
Bureau of Reclamation (U.S. Department of the Interior)
United States Code
U.S. Code Annotated
United States Coast Guard
United States Customs Service (U.S. Department of Homeland Security)
Department of Agriculture (U.S.)
United States Food and Drug Administration
United States Forest Service (U.S. Department of Agriculture)
United States Geological Survey
United States Health Information Knowledge Base
United States Information Agency
United States International Trade Commission
United States Joint Forces Command
United States Marshals Service
United States Office of Personnel Management
U.S. Pharmacopeia
United States Pharmacopeia-Drug Information
United States Pharmacopeia-National Formulary
U.S. Pharmacopeial Convention
U.S. Poultry and Egg Association
United States Postal Service
United States Patent and Trademark Office (U.S. Department of Commerce)
U.S. Trout Farmers Association
United States Trade Representative
Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences
urinary tract infection
verification/validation
Department of Veterans Affairs (U.S.)
Vice Admiral
Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System
voluntary action indicated
ventilator-associated pneumonia
visual analog scale
Vacancy Announcement Tracking System (PHS)
Viral Activation Transfusion Study
virtual address eXtension
vegetative bacteria, protozoa and viruses
travel voucher claim
variant Creutzfeldt Jakob disease
voluntary country-of-origin labeling
veterinarian/client/patient relationship
Voluntary Cosmetic Registration Program (CFSAN)
Vaccine Clinical Trials Branch (CBER)
Virology Devices Branch (CDRH)
vaccine efficacy
Vaccine Evaluation Branch (CBER)
Vitreal and Extraocular Devices Branch (CDRH)

Venezuelan equine encephalomyelitis

vascular endothelial growth factor
Veterinary Laboratory Investigation and Response Network (formerly Vet-LRN: Veterinary Laboratory Response Network)
Veterinary Laboratory Response Network
Veterinarian Trading Post (website)
veterinary feed directive
Veterans Health Administration
Viral Hepatitis Surveillance Program (CDC)
International Cooperation on Harmonisation of Technical Requirements for Registration of Veterinary Medicinal Products
Veterinary International Committee on Harmonisation
vaccinia immune globulin
Verified Internet Pharmacy Practice Sites
Visual Information Services Branch (OC)
Voluntary Leave Transfer Program
Veterinary Medicine Advisory Committee (CVM)
Virulence Mechanisms Branch (CFSAN)
Veterinariae Medicinae Doctoris
veterinary master file
veterinary medical officer
validation master plan
virtual memory system [operating system]
Volunteer Organizations Active in a Disaster
Voice over Internet Protocol
Virtual Private Network
Veterinary Product Safety
Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee (CBER)
visiting scientist
Validation Staff (CBER)
Vaccine Safety Branch (CBER)
Vaccine Safety Datalink [project] (CDC)
visual status of funds
Veterinary Services Staff (NCTR)
Viral Vaccines Branch (CBER)
World Wide Web Consortium
when-actually-employed
widely attended gathering
wide area network
Worklife Analysis Team (CFSAN)
Western Blot
white blood cell
work breakdown structure
Winchester Engineering and Analytical Center
Web-based Submission Data Manager
Workforce Equity and Diversity Action
Workgroup for Electronic Data Interchange
World Federation of Hemophilia
water for injection
wage grade
World Health Organisation
World Health Organisation Adverse Reaction Terminology
Western immunoblot

[Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for] Women, Infants, and Children (USDA)
within-grade increase
Web-based Injury Statistics Query and Reporting System (CDC)
Workflow Improvement Team
Washington Interagency Telecommunications System
warning letter
Washington Legal Foundation
Website Management Staff (OC)
Women's Network for Entrepreneurial Training (SBA)
West Nile meningoencephalitis
West Nile virus
White Oak Campus - FDA
Washington Office (NCTR)
Woodmont Office Complex I (north)
Woodmont Office Complex II (south)
with other natural flavors
Working Party on Automation and Data Processing (International Society of Blood Transfusion)
WordPerfect character [mapping file]
Workforce Programs Staff (OC)
Walter Reed Army Institute of Research
Walter Reed Army Medical Center
water soluble, heat stable chemicals
Washington Seafood Laboratory (CFSAN)
withholding tax allowance
world wide web
what you see is what you get
X-linked severe combined immunodeficiency disorder
Extended Business Modeling Language
extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis
extensible markup language
year 2000
year to date