(b)(4) |
Freedom of Information Act Exemption 4, which protects from disclosure ôtrade secrets and commercial |
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348 |
FDA form for sponsored travel |
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1932 |
FDA form for veterinary adverse drug reaction, lack of effectiveness, product defect report--mandatory |
|
1932a |
FDA form for veterinary adverse drug reaction, lack of effectiveness, product defect report--voluntary |
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21 CFR Part 314 Subpart H |
Subpart of Part 314 pertaining to accelerated approval of drugs |
|
2301 |
FDA form for transmittal of periodic reports and promotional material for new animal drugs |
|
3500 |
FDA form for voluntary reporting of adverse events |
|
3500A |
FDA form for mandatory reporting of adverse events |
|
356V |
FDA form for new animal drug appication |
|
3R |
Recruitment, Relocation bonuses, and Retention allowances |
|
3RS |
Recruitment and Relocation Bonuses and Retention Allowances |
|
406B |
Section of the FDA Modernization Act dealing with getting feedback from our stakeholders |
|
482 |
FDA form for notice of inspection |
|
483 |
FDA form used as a written notice of deficiencies found in inspections |
|
510(k) |
Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act Section 501(k), Pre-Market Notification |
|
A-V |
ArterioVenous |
|
A-VO2 |
arteriovenous oxygen |
|
A/L |
Annual Leave |
|
A2LA |
American Association for Laboratory Accreditation |
|
AAALAC |
Association for the Assessment and Accreditation of Laboratory Animal Care International |
|
AAAP |
American Association of Avian Pathologists |
|
AAAS |
American Association for the Advancement of Science |
|
AABB |
American Association of Blood Banks |
|
AABP |
American Association of Bovine Practitioners |
|
AACR |
American Association for Cancer Research |
|
AADA |
Abbreviated Antibiotic Drug Application |
|
AAEP |
American Association of Equine Practitioners |
|
AAFCO |
Association of American Feed Control Officials |
|
AAFP |
American Academy of Family Physicians |
|
AAHA |
American Animal Hospital Association |
|
AAI |
American Association of Immunologists |
|
AALAS |
American Association for Laboratory Animal Science |
|
AANN |
American Association of Neurosciences Nurses |
|
AANS |
American Association of Neurological Surgeons |
|
AAO |
American Academy of Ophthalmology |
|
AAP |
American Academy of Pediatrics |
|
AAPHP |
American Association of Public Health Physicians |
|
aapm |
American Association of Physicists in Medicine's |
|
AAR |
After Action Review |
|
AARP |
American Association of Retired Persons |
|
AASA |
Aging and Adult Services Administration |
|
AASP |
American Association of Swine Practitioners |
|
AASRP |
American Association of Small Ruminant Practitioners |
|
AATB |
American Association of Tissue Banks |
|
AAVLD |
American Association of Veterinary Laboratory Diagnosticians |
|
AAVMC |
Association of American Veterinary Medical Colleges |
|
AB |
Analysis Branch |
|
AB (CDRH) |
Analysis Branch (CDRH) |
|
ABC |
American Blood Commission |
|
ABC |
America's Blood Centers |
|
ABCS |
Active Bacterial Core Surveillance |
|
ABE |
Adverse Biologic Experience |
|
ABI |
Automated Broker Interface |
|
Abifarma |
Brazilian Association of the Pharmaceutical Industry |
|
ABLES |
Adult Blood Level Epidemiology & Surveillance |
|
ABM |
Application Briefing Meeting |
|
ABN |
Advance Beneficiary Notice |
|
ABPI |
Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry |
|
ABRA |
American Blood Resource Association |
|
AC |
Advisory Committee |
|
ACB |
Accreditation and Certification Branch |
|
ACB (CDRH) |
Accreditation and Certification Branch (CDRH) |
|
ACBSA |
Advisory Committee on Blood Safety and Availability |
|
ACC |
RCHSA (Radiation Control for Health and Safety Act) ACCession number |
|
ACCME |
Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education |
|
ACCP |
American College of Clinical Pharmacology |
|
ACE |
Automated Commercial Environment (US Customs) |
|
ACE |
Adverse Clinical Event |
|
ACEC |
Autism Centers of Excellence Program (NIH) |
|
ACEP |
American College of Emergency Physicians |
|
ACF |
Administration for Children and Families |
|
ACG |
American College of Gastroenterology |
|
ACGME |
Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education |
|
ACIL |
A national trade asociation representing independent, commerical scientific, and engineering firms (formerly the American Council of Independent Laboratories) |
|
ACIP |
Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices |
|
ACLA |
American Clinical Laboratory Association |
|
ACLAD |
American Committee on Laboratory Animal Diseases |
|
ACLAM |
American College of Laboratory Animal Medicine |
|
ACMP |
American College of Medical Physics |
|
ACOL |
Acceptable Carry-Over Limit |
|
ACP |
Advance Care Planning |
|
ACPE |
Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education |
|
ACPM |
American College of Preventive Medicine |
|
ACR |
American College of Radiology |
|
ACRA |
Associate Commissioner for Regulatory Affairs (Food & Drug Administration) |
|
ACRA (ORA) |
Associate Commissioner for Regulatory Affairs (ORA) |
|
ACRPI |
Association of Clinical Research for the Pharmaceutical Industry |
|
ACS |
Automated Commercial System |
|
ACS (CBER) |
Analytical Chemistry Staff (Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research) |
|
ACS (CDER) |
Advisors and Consultants Staff (Center for Drug Evaluation and Research) |
|
ACSM |
American College of Sports Medicine's |
|
ACT |
Applied Clinical Trials |
|
ACT |
AIDS Clinical Trials |
|
ACTB |
Analytical Chemical Techniques Branch |
|
ACTB (NCTR) |
Analytical Chemical Techniques Branch (NCTR) |
|
ACTH |
Adrenocorticotropic Hormone |
|
ACTIS |
AIDS Clinical Trials Information Service |
|
ACUS |
Administrative Conference of the United States |
|
ACWA |
Administrative Careers With America |
|
AD |
Action Due |
|
AD LIB |
As Much As Needed |
|
ADA |
American Dental Association |
|
ADA |
Americans With Disabilities Act Of 1990 (Text Of ADA Legislation) |
|
ADAA |
Animal Drug Availability Act of 1996 |
|
ADAM |
Analysis Dataset Model |
|
ADAM7 |
Analysis Data Model |
|
ADAMHA |
Alcohol, Drug Abuse, and Mental Health Administration (now SAMHSA) |
|
ADAP |
AIDS Drug Assistance Program |
|
ADCOM |
ADvisory COMmittee |
|
ADE |
Adverse Drug Event |
|
ADE/ADER |
Adverse Drug Experience/Adverse Drug Experience Report |
|
ADEC |
Australian Drug Evaluation Committee |
|
AdEERS |
Adverse Event Expedited Reporting System |
|
ADER |
Adverse Drug Experience Report |
|
ADH |
Antidiuretic Hormone |
|
ADI |
Acceptable Daily Intake (National Academy of Science) |
|
ADMC |
Advance Determination of Medicare Coverage |
|
ADME |
absorption, distribution, metabolism, and excretion |
|
ADMIA |
Associate Director for Medical and International Affairs |
|
ADMIA (CBER) |
Associate Director for Medical and International Affairs (CBER) |
|
ADMS |
Alcohol, Drug Abuse and Mental Health Services |
|
ADP |
Automated Data Processing |
|
ADP |
Associate Director for Policy |
|
ADP |
Alternative Disposition Plan |
|
ADP (CBER) |
Associate Director for Policy (CBER) |
|
ADR |
Adverse Drug Reaction |
|
ADR |
Associate Director for Research |
|
AdR |
Adverse Drug Report |
|
ADR (CBER) |
Associate Director for Research (CBER) |
|
ADRA |
Associate Director of Regulatory Affairs |
|
ADRA |
Administrative Dispute Resolution Act |
|
ADRAC |
Adverse Drug Reactions Advisory Committee |
|
ADRM |
Associate Director for Review Management |
|
ADRM (CBER) |
Associate Director for Review Management (CBER) |
|
ADRP |
Association of Donor Recruitment Professionals |
|
ADRS |
Adverse Drug Reporting System |
|
ADSA |
Aging and Disability Services Administration |
|
ADUFA |
Animal Drug User Fee Act of 2003 |
|
AdvaMed |
Advanced Medical Technology Association |
|
ADWOH |
Average Day's Work On Hand |
|
AE |
Approvable, but not yet approved |
|
AE |
Adverse Event |
|
AE(s) |
adverse event(s) |
|
AEA |
Actual Expense Allowance |
|
AED |
anti-epileptic drug |
|
AER |
Adverse Event Reporting |
|
AERS |
Adverse Event Reporting System (Food & Drug Administration) |
|
AF |
Atrial Fibrillation |
|
AF |
Administrative File |
|
AFAB |
Absorbable Fibrin Adhesive Bandage |
|
AFC |
Adult Foster Care |
|
AFGE |
American Federation of Government Employees |
|
AFIA |
American Feed Industry Association |
|
AFIP |
Armed Forces Institute of Pathology (DoD) |
|
AFP |
Alpha Fetoprotein |
|
AGA |
Association of Government Accounts |
|
AGD |
action goal date |
|
AGRICOLA |
AGRICultural On-Line Access |
|
AHA |
American Hospital Association |
|
AHCPR |
Agency for Health Care Policy and Research |
|
AHF |
Antihemophilic Factor |
|
AHFS |
American Hospital Formulary Service |
|
AHI |
Animal Health Institute |
|
AHIC |
American Health Information Community |
|
AHU |
Air Handling Unit |
|
AI |
Additional Information (Letter) |
|
AICRC |
Association of Independent Clinical Research Contractors |
|
AID |
Agency for International Development (U.S.) |
|
AIIS |
Analogous Industrial Injuries Scheme |
|
AIM |
Active Ingredient Manufacturer |
|
AIMBE |
American Institute For Medical and Biological Engineering |
|
AIMDD |
Active Implantable Medical Device Directive |
|
AIMS |
Agency Information Management System |
|
AIN |
food additive identification number (ORA AofC code) |
|
AIP |
Application Integrity Policy |
|
AIP |
APHIS (Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service) Integrated Planning |
|
AIRIO |
Agency Intramural Research Integrity Officer |
|
AIS |
Automated Information System |
|
AIS |
Abbreviated Inspection System |
|
AL |
Annual Leave |
|
AL |
Approvable Letter |
|
ALARA |
As Low As Reasonably Achievable |
|
ALFB |
Access Litigation and FOI (Freedom Of Information) Branch |
|
ALFB (CBER) |
Acess Litigation and FOI Branch (CBER) |
|
ALJ |
Administrative Law Judge |
|
ALJ (OC) |
Office of the Administrative Law Judge (OC) |
|
ALL |
Adult Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia |
|
ALL |
Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia |
|
ALT |
Alanine Aminotransferase |
|
AMA |
Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 |
|
AMA |
American Medical Association |
|
AMA-DE |
American Medical Association Drug Evaluation |
|
AMB |
Adminstrative Management Branch |
|
AMB (CDRH) |
Adminstrative Management Branch (CDRH) |
|
AMDUCA |
Animal Medicinal Drug Use Clarification Act of 1994 |
|
AME |
Absorption Metabolism Excretion |
|
AMF |
Administrative Management of Files |
|
AmfAR |
American Foundation for AIDS Research |
|
AMG |
ArzeneiMittelGesetz (West Germany drug law) |
|
AMI |
American Meat Institute |
|
AML |
Acute Myelogenous Leukemia |
|
AMP |
Average Manufacturer Price |
|
AMPI |
Associated Milk Producers Inc. |
|
AMS |
Agricultural Marketing Service |
|
AMS |
Aseptic Meningitis Syndrome |
|
AMT |
Asset Management Team |
|
AMT (OC) |
Asset Management Team (OC) |
|
ANA |
Administration for Native Americans |
|
ANA |
Abbreviated New Animal drug number |
|
ANA |
Antinuclear Antibody |
|
ANADA |
Abbreviated New Animal Drug Application |
|
ANCOVA |
Analysis of Covariance |
|
AND |
Abbreviated New Drug application number |
|
ANDA |
Abbreviated New Drug Application (for a generic drug) |
|
ANOC |
Annual Notice of Changes |
|
ANOVA |
Analysis of Variance (statistics) |
|
ANPR |
Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking |
|
ANPRM |
Advance Notice of Proposed Rule Making |
|
ANRC |
American National Red Cross |
|
ANSI |
American National Standards Institute, Inc. |
|
ANZFA |
Australia New Zealand Food Authority (now Food Standards Australia New Zealand) |
|
AO |
Administrative Officer |
|
AoA |
Administration on Aging |
|
AOAC |
Association of Official Analytical Chemists |
|
AOB |
Accounting Operations Branch |
|
AOB (OC) |
Accounting Operations Branch (OC) |
|
AODM |
Adult-Onset Diabetes Mellitus |
|
AofC |
Affirmation of Compliance |
|
AOPC |
Agency/Organization Program Coordinator |
|
APA |
Administrative Procedures Act |
|
APAC |
Allergenic Products Advisory Committee |
|
APAP |
N-Acetyl-Para-Amino-Phenol |
|
APBI |
Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry |
|
APEC |
Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Council |
|
APhA |
American Pharmaceutical Association |
|
APHA |
American Public Health Association |
|
APHIS |
U.S. Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service |
|
APHL |
Association of Public Health Laboratories |
|
API |
Active Pharmaceutical Ingredient |
|
APIC |
Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients Committee (of CEFIC) |
|
APIFARMA |
Associação Portuguesa da Indústria FARMAcêutica (Association of the Portuguese Pharmaceutical Industries) |
|
APLB (CBER) |
Advertising and Promotional Labeling Branch (Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research) |
|
APR |
Annual Product Review |
|
APSB |
Accounting Policy and Systems Branch |
|
APSB (OC) |
Accounting Policy and Systems Branch (OC) |
|
APTF |
Application Policy Task Force |
|
AQL |
Acceptable Quality Level |
|
AR |
approvable letter |
|
ARAB (OC) |
Accounting Reports and Analysis Branch (OC) |
|
ARC |
American Red Cross |
|
ARCH |
Administrative Resources Core Hub |
|
ARCRT |
American Registry of Clinical Radiography Technologists |
|
ARDB |
Anesthesiology and Respiratory Devices Branch |
|
ARDB (CDRH) |
Anesthesiology and Respiratory Devices Branch (CDRH) |
|
ARDS |
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome |
|
ARENA |
Applied Research Ethics National Association |
|
ARF |
Acute Renal Failure |
|
ARIES |
Administrative Resources Information Exchange System |
|
ARL |
Arkansas Regional Laboratory |
|
ARL (ORA) |
Arkansas Regional Laboratory (ORA) |
|
ARNet |
Acquisition Reform Network |
|
ARPA |
Advanced Research Projects Agency (made early internet) |
|
ARRT |
American Registry of Radiologic Technologists |
|
ARS |
United States Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Research Service |
|
ART |
Assisted Reproductive Therapy |
|
ARTCA |
Antimicrobial Regulations Technical Correction Act of 1998 |
|
AS |
Administrative Staff |
|
AS |
Aortic Stenosis |
|
AS (CVM) |
Administrative Staff (CVM) |
|
ASA |
Aminosalicylic Acid |
|
ASA |
American Statistical Association |
|
ASAP |
Administrative Systems Automation Project (Food & Drug Administration) |
|
ASAP |
As Soon As Possible (pronounced AY-sap) |
|
ASAS |
American Society of Animal Science |
|
ASB |
Administrative Services Branch |
|
ASB (OC) |
Accounting Services Branch (OC) |
|
ASBPO |
Armed Services Blood Program Office |
|
ASC |
Advertising Standards Council |
|
asco |
American Society of Clinical Oncology's |
|
ASCP |
American Society for Clinical Pathology |
|
ASCPT |
American Society for Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics |
|
ASD |
Atrial Septal Defect |
|
ASD (HD) |
Assistant Secretary of Defense for Homeland Defense |
|
ASD(HD) |
Assistant Secretary of Defense for Homeland Defense |
|
ASGE |
American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy |
|
ASHD |
AtheroSclerotic Heart Disease |
|
ASHRAE |
American Society of Heating, Refrigeration & Air Conditioning Engineers |
|
ASIA |
American Sheep Industry Association |
|
ASIC |
Application Specific Integrated Circuit |
|
ASICs |
Application Specific Integrated Circuits |
|
ASLAP |
American Society of Laboratory Animal Practitioners |
|
ASM |
American Society for Microbiology |
|
ASME |
American Society of Mechanical Engineers |
|
ASPE |
Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation |
|
ASPER |
Assistant Secretary for Personnel |
|
ASR |
Analyte Specific Reagent |
|
ASRM |
American Society for Reproductive Medicine |
|
AST |
Aspartate Aminotransferase |
|
ASTHO |
Association of State and Territorial Health Officials |
|
ASTM |
American Society for Testing and Materials (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) |
|
AT |
Acquisitions Team |
|
AT |
antithrombin III |
|
AT (OC) |
Acquisitions Team (OC) |
|
ATC |
Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical |
|
ATM |
Automatic Teller Machine |
|
ato |
Authorization to Operate |
|
ATPA |
American Technology Pre-eminence Act of 1991 |
|
ATPM |
Association of Teachers and Preventive Medicine |
|
ATS |
Applied Technologies Staff |
|
ATS (CDER) |
Applied Technologies Staff (CDER) |
|
ATSDR |
Agency for Toxic Substance and Disease Registry |
|
AUA |
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality |
|
AUC |
Area under the Curve (statistics) |
|
AUSA |
Assistant United States Attorney |
|
AV |
Atrio-Ventricular (cardiac) |
|
AVA |
American Veal Association |
|
AVDA |
American Veterinary Distributors Association |
|
AVEG |
AIDS Vaccine Evaluation Group |
|
AVMA |
American Veterinary Medical Association |
|
awc |
Adequate and well-controlled |
|
AWP |
Average Wholesale Price |
|
AWS |
Alternate Work Schedule |
|
B&F |
Budget and Finance |
|
B&F (CVM) |
Budget and Finance Team (CVM) |
|
BA/BE |
Bio-Availability/Bio-Equivalence |
|
BAC |
Billing Agency Code |
|
BaCON |
Bacterial CONtamination |
|
BACPAC |
Bulk ACtivities Post-Approval Changes |
|
BAER |
Brief Adverse Event Report |
|
BAH |
Booz-Allen & Hamilton |
|
BAM |
Bacteriological Analytical Manual |
|
BARC |
Beltsville Area Agricultural Research Service |
|
BARDA |
Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority |
|
BARQA |
British Association of Research Quality Assurance |
|
BARS (CDER) |
Business Analysis and Reporting Staff (CDER) |
|
BASIS |
Blood Availability and Safety Inventory System |
|
BATF |
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, & Firearms |
|
BB IND |
Biological-Based Investigational New Drug |
|
BBB |
Bundle Branch Block |
|
BBR |
Bureau of Biologics and Radiopharmaceuticals |
|
BBS |
Bulletin Board System |
|
BC/BS |
Blue Cross and Blue Shield |
|
BCA |
Blood Center of America |
|
BCAA |
branched-chain amino acids |
|
BCB |
Bioanalytical Chemistry Branch |
|
BCB (CFSAN) |
Bioanalytical Chemistry Branch (CFSAN) |
|
BCE |
Beneficial Clinical Event |
|
BCP |
Bureau of Consumer Protection |
|
BCPT |
Breast Cancer Prevention Trial |
|
BDB |
Biologic Devices Branch (CBER) |
|
BDB (CDRH) |
Bacteriology Devices Branch (CDRH) |
|
BDLS |
Blood Donor Locator Service |
|
BDPA |
Bureau of Drug Policy and Administration (China) |
|
BDR |
Budget Data Request |
|
BDS |
Bureau of Drug Surveillance (Canada) |
|
BDSS |
Biologics Decision Support System |
|
BEA |
Bureau of Economic Analysis |
|
BECON |
Bioengineering Consortium |
|
BENS |
Business Executives For National Security |
|
Beq |
bioequivalence |
|
BER |
Blood Establishment Registration and Product Listing |
|
BEST |
Biomonitoring of Environmental Status and Trends (Biological Resources Division, USGS) |
|
BFAC |
Biologics Field Advisory Committee (CBER) |
|
BFAD |
Bureau of Food & Drug Administration |
|
BFArM |
Bundesinstitut Fur Arzneimittel und Medizinprodukte (German Ministry of Health) |
|
BGA |
BundesGesundheitsAmt (German Federal Health Office) |
|
BGH |
Bovine Growth Hormone |
|
BGMA |
British Generic Manufacturers Association |
|
BHPR |
Bureau of Health Professions |
|
BI |
Boehringer Ingelheim |
|
BIA |
Bureau of Indian Affairs (U.S.) |
|
BID |
Bis In Die (Twice Daily) |
|
BIG |
Blacks In Government |
|
BIMO |
bioresearch monitoring |
|
BIMS |
Biologic IND (Investigational New Drug) Management System |
|
BIND |
Biological Investigational New Drug |
|
BIO |
Biotechnology Industry Organization |
|
BIOB (CFSAN) |
Biostatistics Branch (CFSAN) |
|
BIP |
Balancing Incentive Program |
|
BIRA |
British Institute of Regulatory Affairs |
|
BIRAMS |
Biologics Investigational and Related Applications Management System |
|
BISTI |
Biomedical Information Science and Technology Initiative |
|
BISTIC |
Biomedical Information Science and Technology Initiative Consortium |
|
bivas |
Body Image Visual Analog Scale |
|
BLA |
Biologics License Application (Food & Drug Administration) |
|
BLM |
Bureau of Land Management of United States Department of the Interior |
|
BLS |
Biologics License Supplement |
|
BLST |
Building and Laboratory Services Team |
|
BLST (CFSAN) |
Building and Laboratory Services Team (CFSAN) |
|
BLT |
Blood Logging and Tracking System |
|
BMB |
Bioanalytical Methods Branch |
|
BMB (CFSAN) |
Bioanalytical Methods Branch (CFSAN) |
|
BMBL |
Biosafety in Microbiological and Biomedical Laboratories |
|
BMI |
Body Mass Index |
|
BMIS |
Bioresearch Monitoring Information System |
|
BMR |
Basal Metabolic Rate |
|
BMS |
Broadcast Media Staff |
|
BMS (OC) |
Broadcast Media Staff (OC) |
|
BNA |
Bureau of National Affairs, Inc. |
|
BNF |
biotechnology notification file |
|
BOCB |
Biological and Organic Chemistry Branch |
|
BOCB (CFSAN) |
Biological and Organic Chemistry Branch (CFSAN) |
|
BOCF |
Baseline Observation Carried Forward |
|
BOP |
Boards Of Pharmacy |
|
BOS (CBER) |
Building Operations Staff (CBER) |
|
BOS-DO |
BOSton, Massachusetts, District Office |
|
BOS-DO (ORA) |
Boston (Massachusetts) District Office (ORA) |
|
BP |
British Pharmacopoeia |
|
BP |
Blood Pressure |
|
BPA |
Blanket Purchase Agreement |
|
BPA |
Bureau of Pharmaceutical Assessment |
|
BPAC |
Blood Products Advisory Committee |
|
BPB |
Blood and Plasma Branch |
|
BPB (CBER) |
Blood and Plasma Branch (CBER) |
|
BPC |
Bulk Pharmaceutical Chemical |
|
BPC |
Bureau of Policy and Coordination |
|
BPCA |
Best Pharmaceuticals for Children Act of 2002 |
|
BPCI Act |
Biologics Price Competition and Innovation Act of 2009 |
|
BPD |
Biological Product Deviation |
|
BPD |
Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia |
|
BPE |
Bulk Pharmaceutical Excipients |
|
BPHC |
Bureau of Primary Health Care |
|
BPL |
Biologic Product License Number |
|
BPM |
Beats Per Minute |
|
BPR |
Business Process Re-engineering |
|
BPSRG |
Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Sciences Research Group |
|
BPWG |
Business Process Working Group |
|
BRAIN |
Brain Research through Advancing Innovative Neurotechnologies |
|
BrAPP |
British Association of Pharmaceutical Physicians |
|
BRB |
Biometric Research Branch |
|
BRCC |
Biologics Research Coordinating Committee |
|
BRFSS |
Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System |
|
BRMAC |
Biological Response Modifiers Advisory Committee |
|
BRMD |
Bureau of Radiation and Medical Devices |
|
BRMS |
Biologics Regulatory Management System |
|
BSA |
Broad-Spectrum Antibiotic |
|
BSA |
Body Surface Area |
|
BSB |
Biotechnology Studies Branch (Chicago, Illinois) |
|
BSB (CFSAN) |
Biotechnology Studies Branch (Chicago, Illinois) (CFSAN) |
|
BSC |
Biological Safety Cabinet |
|
BSC |
Business Service Center |
|
BSC |
Blood Safety Committee |
|
BSD |
Blood Service Directive |
|
BSE |
bovine spongiform encephalopathy (mad cow disease) |
|
BSI |
British Standards Institute |
|
BSL |
Biosafety Level |
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BST |
Bovine Somatotropin |
|
BSTS |
Bundled Supplement Tracking System |
|
BT |
Bioterrorism |
|
BT |
Bacillus thuringiensis Berliner |
|
BT Act |
Bioterrorism Act (Public Health Security and Bioterrorism Preparedness and Response Act of 2002) |
|
BTA |
BioTerroism Act of 2002 |
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BTCB |
Blood and Tissue Compliance Branch |
|
BTCB (CBER) |
Blood and Tissue Compliance Branch (CBER) |
|
BTR |
Blood and Tissue Registration System |
|
BUF-DO |
BUFfalo, New York, District Office |
|
BUF-DO (ORA) |
Buffalo (New York) District Office (ORA) |
|
BUN |
Blood Urea Nitrogen |
|
BUS |
BIMS (Biologic IND (Investigational New Drug) Management System) User Support Group |
|
BVB |
Bacterial Vaccine and Allergenic Products Branch |
|
BVC |
British Veterinary Codex |
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BW |
Body Weight |
|
BWM |
basic workload measurement |
|
BWM |
Biologics Workload Management |
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BX |
Biopsy |
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c |
Gl With Correction |
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c |
Gl With Glasses |
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c |
with (usually written with a bar on top of the "c") |
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C & R |
corrections and removals |
|
C & S |
Culture and Sensitivity |
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C of A |
Certificate of Analysis |
|
C&R |
Corrections and Removals |
|
C&S |
Culture and Sensitivity |
|
C-CDA |
Consolidated - Clinical Document Architecture |
|
C-TPAT |
Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism |
|
C/CC |
Career or Career Conditional |
|
C3I |
communications, command, control, and intelligence |
|
CA |
Competent Authority |
|
CA |
Chemical Abstracts |
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CA |
Committee Assignment |
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CAAT |
Center for Alternatives to Animal Testing |
|
CAB |
Conformity Assessment Body |
|
CAB (OC) |
Computer Applications Branch (OC) |
|
CABE |
corrective action(s) being effected |
|
CABG |
Coronary Artery Bypass Graft |
|
caBIG |
Cancer Biomedical Informatics Grid (NIH) |
|
CABP |
Community-Acquired Bacterial Pneumonia |
|
CABS |
Conformity Assessment Bodies |
|
CAC |
Carcinogenicity Assessment Committee |
|
CACBERS |
Committee for the Advancement of CBER Science |
|
CACTIS |
Center ADP/TC Computer Tracking and Inventory System |
|
CAD |
Coronary Artery Disease |
|
CaDSR |
Cancer Data Standards Repository |
|
CAERS |
CFSAN (Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition) Adverse Event Reporting System |
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CAERST (CFSAN) |
CFSAN Adverse Event Reporting System Team |
|
CAFDAS |
Committee for the Advancement of FDA Science |
|
CALA |
computer-assisted license application |
|
cAMP |
Childhood Asthma Management Program |
|
CAN |
Common Accounting Number |
|
CAO |
Change of Appointing Office |
|
CAP |
Color Additive Petition |
|
CAP |
College of American Pathologists |
|
CAP |
Corrective Action Plan |
|
CAP |
Control of Automated Processes |
|
CAPA |
Corrective And Preventive Action |
|
CAPAR |
Corrective Action Preventive Action Report |
|
CAPD |
Continuous Ambulatory Peritoneal Dialysis |
|
CAPLA |
Computer-Assisted Product License Application |
|
CAPLAR |
Computer-Assisted Product License Application Review |
|
CAPRA |
Canadian Association of Professional Regulatory Affairs |
|
CARES |
Cardiac Arrest Registry to Enhance Survival [CDC] |
|
CARS |
Compliance Achievement Reporting System |
|
CARTS |
CFSAN (Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrtition) Automated Research Tracking System |
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CAS |
Chemical Abstract Service |
|
CASE |
Computer-Aided Software Engineering |
|
CASPER |
Center Automated System Process Exchange and Reporting |
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CAST |
Calf Antibiotic and Sulfonamide Test |
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CATCH |
Child and Adolescent Trial for Cardiovascular Health |
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CBC |
Complete Blood Count |
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CBCTN |
Community-Based Clinical Trials Network |
|
CBE |
Changes Being Effected |
|
CBER |
Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research |
|
CBG |
Capillary Blood Gas |
|
CBIAC |
Chemical and Biological Defense Information Analysis Center |
|
CBO |
Congressional Budget Office |
|
CBP |
Customs and Border Protection |
|
CBRA |
California Biomedical Research Association |
|
CBRG |
Cancer Biomarkers Research Group |
|
CBSC |
Cord Blood Stem Cells |
|
CC |
Conference Call |
|
CC |
Coordinating Committee |
|
CC |
Chief Complaint |
|
CC |
Clinical Center |
|
CC |
Commissioned Corps |
|
CC/RVDF |
Codex Committee on Residues of Veterinary Drugs in Foods |
|
CCA |
Clinger-Cohen Act (formerly the Information Technology Management Reform Act) |
|
CCB (CFSAN) |
Color Certification Branch (CFSAN) |
|
CCBC |
Council of Community Blood Centers |
|
CCC |
Chinese ceramicware factory code (ORA AofC code) |
|
CCC |
Commodity Credit Corporation |
|
CCC |
Compliance Coordinating Committee |
|
CCEHRP |
Committee to Coordinate Environmental Health and Related Programs (PHS) |
|
CCFAC |
Codex Committee on Food Additives and Contaminants |
|
CCFICS |
Codex Committee on Food Import and Export Certification and Inspection Systems |
|
CCFL |
Codex Committee on Food Labeling |
|
CCHIT |
Certification Commission for Healthcare Information Technology |
|
CCI |
Corrected Count Increment |
|
CCID |
Coordinating Center for Infectious Diseases |
|
CCOHTA |
Canadian Coordinating Office for Health Technology Assessment |
|
CCOP |
Community Clinical Oncology Program |
|
CCP |
Critical Control Point |
|
CCPR |
Codex Committee on Pesticide Residues |
|
CCR |
Center for Cancer Research |
|
CCRA |
Clinical Contract Research Association |
|
CCRC |
Certified Clinical Research Coordinator |
|
CCST |
Clinical Chemistry Support Team |
|
CCST (CFSAN) |
Clinical Chemistry Support Team (CFSAN) |
|
CCU |
Clean Catch Urine |
|
CCVDF |
Codex Committee on Veterinary Drugs in Foods |
|
CDA |
Clinical Document Architecture |
|
CDASH |
Clinical Data Acquisition Standards Harmonization |
|
CDC |
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention |
|
CDCP |
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention |
|
CDDI |
Collaboration for Drug Development Improvement |
|
CDDTB (CBER) |
Career Development and Directed Training Branch (CBER) |
|
CDER |
Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (Food & Drug Administration) |
|
CDIS |
Component Distribution Information System |
|
CDISC |
Clinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium (formerly a DIA special interest group called the Clinical Data Interchange Standards Committee) |
|
CDISC |
Clinical Data Interchange Standards Committee |
|
CDM |
Clinical Data Management |
|
CDP |
Career Development Plan |
|
CDP |
Candidate Development Program |
|
CDR |
Cognitive Drug Research |
|
CDR |
Central Document Room |
|
CDR |
Clinical Drug Request |
|
CDRH |
Center for Devices and Radiological Health (Food & Drug Administration) |
|
CDRS (CFSAN) |
Case Development and Recall Staff (CFSAN) |
|
CDSA |
Controlled Drugs and Substances Act (Canada) |
|
CDTL |
Cross Discipline Team Leader |
|
CDUS |
Clinical Data Update System (NCI) |
|
CE |
Continuing Education |
|
CE Mark |
CE (Conformite Europeene or European Conformity) marking |
|
CEA |
Council of Economic Advisors |
|
CEARS |
CBER (Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research) Error and Accident Reporting System |
|
CEB (CDER) |
Clinical Evaluation Branch (CBER) |
|
CEB (CFSAN) |
Compliance and Enforcement Branch (CFSAN) |
|
CEDR |
Comprehensive Epidemiologic Data Resource (U.S. Department of Energy) |
|
CEF |
chick embryo fibroblast |
|
CEFIC |
Conseil Européen des Fédérations de l'Industrie Chimique (European Chemical Industry Council |
|
CEMB (CDRH) |
Cardiac Electrophysiology and Monitoring Devices Branch (CDRH) |
|
CEN |
Comite Europeen de Normalisation (European Committee for Standardization) |
|
CENELEC |
Comite Europeen de Normalisation Electrotechnique (European Committee for Electrotechnical Standardization) |
|
CEO |
Chief Executive Officer |
|
CEPPO |
Chemical Emergency Preparedness and Prevention Office (EPA) |
|
CEQ |
Council on Environmental Quality (U.S.) |
|
CERCLIS |
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Information System (EPA) |
|
CERG |
CBER Emergency Relocation Group |
|
CERT |
Community Emergency Response Team |
|
CERTS |
Centers for Education and Research on Therapeutics (DHHS) |
|
CES (CFSAN) |
Consumer Education Staff (Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition) |
|
CET (CFSAN) |
Clinical Evaluation Team (Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition) |
|
CEU |
Continuing Education Units |
|
CF |
Cystic Fibrosis |
|
CFA |
Catfish Farmers of America |
|
CFBR |
Center for Biologics Research |
|
CFC |
Combined Federal Campaign |
|
CFDA |
Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance |
|
CFG |
Certificate for Foreign Government |
|
CfG |
Center for Functional Genomics |
|
CFIA |
Canadian Food Inspection Agency |
|
CFN |
Central File Number |
|
CFO |
Communication Filing Officer |
|
CFO (OC) |
Chief Financial Officer (OC) |
|
CFOC |
Chief Financial Officers Council |
|
CFOI |
Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries |
|
CFR |
Code of Federal Regulations |
|
CFR |
Contract Financial Requirements |
|
CFSAN |
Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition |
|
CFU |
Colony Forming Unit (for Bacteria Counting In Water Disinfection) |
|
CGCS |
computer-generated cover sheet |
|
CGI |
Common Gateway Interface |
|
CGL |
Chronic Granulocytic Leukemia |
|
CGMP |
current Good manufacturing practicess |
|
CGMPR |
Current Good Manufacturing Practices Regulations |
|
CGS (ORA) |
Contract and Grants Staff (ORA) |
|
CGTP |
Current Good Tissue Practice |
|
CH |
Clinical Hold |
|
CHAMPVA |
Civilian Health And Medical Program Of The Department Of Veterans Affairs |
|
CHCB (CFSAN) |
Chemical Contaminants Branch (CFSAN) |
|
CHD |
Coronary Heart Disease |
|
CHF |
Congestive Heart Failure |
|
CHI |
Consolidated Health Initiative |
|
CHID |
Combined Health Information Database (NIH) |
|
CHII |
Consolidated Health Informatics Initiative |
|
CHIP |
Children's Health Insurance Program |
|
CHISSA |
Center for High Integrity Software System Assurance |
|
ChLIA |
chemi-luminescent immunoassay |
|
CHMP |
Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use |
|
CHO |
Carbohydrate |
|
CHPA |
Consumer Healthcare Products Association |
|
CHSB (CFSAN) |
Chemical Hazards Science Branch (CFSAN) |
|
CI |
Clinical Investigator |
|
CI |
Confidential Informant |
|
CI/KR |
Critical Infrastructure and Key Resources |
|
CIA |
Central Intelligence Agency |
|
CIAC |
Computer Incident Advisory Capability |
|
CIAO |
Critical Infrastructure Assurance Office |
|
CIB |
Clinical Investigator's Brochure |
|
CIB (CFSAN) |
Compliance Information Branch (CFSAN) |
|
CID |
Center for Infectious Diseases |
|
CIN |
Color Index number (ORA AofC code) |
|
CINAHL |
Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature |
|
CIO |
Chief Information Officer |
|
CIOMS |
Council for International Organizations of Medical Sciences |
|
CIP |
Clean-In-Place |
|
CIP |
Critical Infrastructure Protection (US) |
|
CIPP |
Critical Infrastructure Protection Program |
|
CIQI |
Clinical Investigator Qualification Information |
|
CIR |
Cosmetic Ingredient Review |
|
CIRMS |
Council on Ionizing Radiation Measurements and Standards |
|
CIRS |
Center Information Retrieval System |
|
CIS |
Catastrophic Incident Supplement |
|
CIS |
Cancer Information Service |
|
CISET |
Committee on International Science Engineering and Technology |
|
CIT |
Center for Information Technology |
|
CITES |
Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora |
|
CJD |
Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease |
|
CLA |
conference lodging allowance |
|
CLIA |
Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendment |
|
CLSI |
Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute |
|
CLT |
Central Limit Theorem |
|
Cm |
Committee Meeting |
|
Cm |
Chemistry and Manufacturing |
|
Cm |
Case Management |
|
CM |
Configuration Management |
|
CMA |
Chemical Manufacturers Association |
|
CMC |
Chemical Manufacturing Control |
|
CMCCC |
Chemistry and Manufacturing Controls Coordinating Committee |
|
CME |
Continuing Medical Education |
|
CMG |
Cetyl Myristoleate, MSM, Glucosamine |
|
CMGB |
Cae Management and Guidance Branch |
|
CMGB (CDER) |
Cae Management and Guidance Branch (CDER) |
|
CMHS |
Center for Mental Health Services |
|
CMMI |
Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation |
|
CMO |
Contract Management Organization |
|
CMP |
Civil Money Penalty |
|
CMP/ HMO |
Comprehensive Medical Plan/Health Maintenance Organization |
|
CMS |
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (formerly Health Care Financing Administration) |
|
CMT |
Cosmetics Toxicology Branch |
|
CMV |
Cytomegalovirus |
|
CN |
Cranial Nerve |
|
CND |
Cardiovascular/Neurological Devices Branch |
|
CND (CDRH) |
Cardiovascular/Neurological Devices Branch (CDRH) |
|
CNPP |
USDA Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion |
|
CNS |
Central Nervous System |
|
CNS |
Congress of Neurological Surgeons |
|
CO |
Compliance Officer |
|
CO |
Commissioned Officer |
|
CO |
Contract Officer |
|
COA |
Certificate of Analysis |
|
Cob |
close of business (End of duty day) |
|
COB (OC) |
Contract Operations Branch (Office of the Commissioner) |
|
COBRA |
Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 |
|
COBTA |
Council On Biologics and Therapeutic Agents |
|
COCB |
Communication and Coordination Branch |
|
COCB (CFSAN) |
Communication and Coordination Branch (CFSAN) |
|
CODB |
Cardiovascular and Ophthalmic Devices Branch |
|
CODB (CDRH) |
Cardiovascular and Ophthalmic Devices Branch (CDRH) |
|
CODEX |
Codex Alimentarius collection of food standards |
|
COE |
Certificate of Exportability |
|
COE |
Center of Excellence |
|
COFEPRIS |
Comisi�n Federal para la Protecci�n contra Riesgos Sanitarios (Federal Commission for the Protection Against Sanitary Risks) (Mexico) |
|
COI |
Conflict Of Interest |
|
COLA |
Cost Of Living Allowance |
|
COLD |
Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease |
|
COMAH |
Control Of Major Accident Hazards Regulation of 1999 |
|
COMSTAT |
COMpliance STATus Information System |
|
CONOPS |
Concept of Operations |
|
CONSER |
Cooperative Online Serials |
|
CONUS |
Continental United States (48 Contiguous States and DC) |
|
COOL |
country-of-origin labeling |
|
COOP |
Continuity of Operations Project |
|
COOP |
Continuity of Operations Procedure |
|
coop |
Continuity of Operations Policy |
|
COOP |
Continuity of Operations Program |
|
COOP |
Continuity of Operations |
|
COP |
Continuation Of Pay |
|
COP |
Coastal Ocean Program |
|
COP |
Clean Out of Place |
|
COPD |
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease |
|
COPR |
Council of Public Representatives (NIH OD) |
|
COPTRG |
Community Oncology and Prevention Trials Research Group (NCI) |
|
CORE |
Central REpository module |
|
COS |
Certificate of Suitability |
|
COS |
cosmetic registration number (ORA AofC code) |
|
COS (CFSAN) |
Cosmetics Staff (CFSAN) |
|
COSTART |
Coding Symbols for Thesaurus of Adverse Reaction Terms |
|
COTA |
Career Opportunities Training Agreement (HHS) |
|
COTB (CBER) |
Communication Technology Branch (CBER) |
|
COTT |
Committee Of Ten Thousand |
|
CP |
Cerebral Palsy of New Jersey |
|
CP |
Compliance Program |
|
CP |
Chest Pain |
|
CP |
Citizen Petition |
|
CPAC |
Central Pharmaceutical Affairs Council (Japan) |
|
CPAP |
Continuous Positive Airway Pressure |
|
CPB (CFSAN) |
Compliance Programs Branch (CFSAN) |
|
CPC |
Compliance Policy Council |
|
CPCSEA |
Committee for the Purpose of Control and Supervision on Experiments on Animals (India) |
|
CPDF |
Central Personnel Data File (OPM) |
|
CPE |
Continuing Professional Educational |
|
CPFP |
Cancer Prevention Fellowship Program (NCI) |
|
CPG |
Compliance Policy Guide |
|
CPGM |
Compliance Program Guidance Manual |
|
CPI |
Consumer Price Index |
|
CPI |
Critical Path Institute |
|
CPID |
Certified Product Information Document (Canada) |
|
CPK |
Creatinine Phosphokinase |
|
CPMP |
Committee for Proprietary Medicinal Products |
|
CPMS |
Chief, Project Management Staff (CDER) |
|
CPP |
Critical Process Parameter |
|
CPP |
Certificate of Pharmaceutical Product |
|
CPR |
Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation |
|
CPS |
Compendium of Pharmaceuticals and Specialties |
|
CPSA |
Consumer Product Safety Act |
|
CPSC |
Consumer Product Safety Commission |
|
CPT |
Current Procedural Terminology |
|
CR |
COLLECTION REPORT |
|
CRA |
Clinical Research Associate |
|
CRADA |
Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (with National Institutes of Health) |
|
CRB |
Change Review Board |
|
CRB (CBER) |
Clinical Review Branch (CBER) |
|
CRC |
Civil Rights Center (U.S. Department of Labor) |
|
CRC |
Clinical Research Coordinator |
|
CRCL |
Creatinine Clearance |
|
CRCPD |
Conference of Radiation Control Program Directors |
|
CRF |
Case Report Form |
|
CRF |
Chronic Renal Failure |
|
CRIS |
Clinical Research Information System (NIH) |
|
CRIX |
Clinical Research Information Exchange |
|
CRL |
Complete Response Letter |
|
CRM |
corporate records management |
|
CRMT (OC) |
Cosmetics Toxicology Branch (CFSAN) |
|
CRMTS |
CBER (Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research) Regulatory Meetings management Tracking System |
|
CRO |
Clinical Research Organization |
|
CRO |
Contract Research Organization |
|
CRP |
Cold Reactive Protein |
|
CRR |
Consult Review Request |
|
CRS |
Congressional Research Service |
|
CRS |
Contamination Response System |
|
CRTP |
Clinical Research Training Program |
|
CRU |
Center Recall Unit |
|
CRWG |
Hurricane Katrina Comprehensive Review Working Group |
|
CS |
Clinically significant |
|
CS |
Civil Service |
|
CS (CVM) |
Communications Staff (CVM) |
|
CS (OC) |
Communications Staff (OC) |
|
CSA |
Controlled Substances Act |
|
CSA |
Clinical Study Agreement |
|
CSAP |
Center for Substance Abuse Prevention (SAMHSA) |
|
CSAT |
Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (SAMHSA) |
|
CSB |
Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board |
|
CSB (OC) |
Customer Support Branch (Office of the Commissioner) |
|
CSB (ORA) |
Customer Support Branch (Office of Regulatory Affairs) |
|
CSC |
Centre for Surveillance Coordination |
|
CSC |
Cigarette Smoke Concentrate |
|
CSC |
Computational Science Center |
|
CSDD |
Center for the Study of Drug Development (Tufts University) |
|
CSF |
Cerebrospinal Fluid |
|
CSG |
Counterterrorism Security Group |
|
CSI |
Consumer Safety Inspector |
|
CSM |
Committee on Safety of Medicines |
|
CSO |
Consumer Safety Officer |
|
CSPDB |
Circulatory Support and Prosthetic Devices Branch |
|
CSPDB (CDRH) |
Circulatory Support and Prosthetic Devices Branch (CDRH) |
|
CSPI |
Center for Science in the Public Interest |
|
CSR |
Customer Service Representative |
|
CSR |
Customer Service Record |
|
CSR |
Clinical Study Report |
|
CSR |
Center for Scientific Review |
|
CSREES |
Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Services |
|
CSS (CDER) |
Controlled Substance Staff (CDER) |
|
CST |
Consumer Safety Technician |
|
CST (CFSAN) |
Consumer Studies Team (CFSAN) |
|
CSTE |
Council of State & Territorial Epidemiologists |
|
CSV |
Comma Separated Values file format |
|
CSV |
Computer System Validation |
|
CT |
Computed Tomography |
|
CT |
Clinical Trial |
|
CTA |
Clinical Trial Application |
|
CTA |
Clinical Trial Agreement |
|
CTAP |
Career Transition Assistance Plan |
|
CTB (CBER) |
Cell Therapies Branch (CBER) |
|
CTC |
Chlortetracycline |
|
CTC |
Common Toxicity Criteria |
|
CTC |
Clinical Trial Certificate (U.K.) |
|
CTCAE |
Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events |
|
CTD |
Common Technical Document |
|
CTDB 1 |
Chemistry and Toxicology Devices Branch 1 |
|
CTDB 1 (CDRH) |
Chemistry and Toxicology Devices Branch 1 (CDRH) |
|
CTDB 2 |
Chemistry and Toxicology Devices Branch 2 |
|
CTDB 2 (CDRH) |
Chemistry and Toxicology Devices Branch 2 (CDRH) |
|
CTEB |
Cosmetics TEchnology Branch |
|
CTEB (CFSAN) |
Cosmetics Technology Branch (CFSAN) |
|
CTEP |
Cancer Therapy Evaluation Program |
|
CTFA |
Cosmetic, Toiletry, and Fragrance Association |
|
CTIA |
Cellular Telecommunications and Internet Association's |
|
CTM |
Clinical Trials Materials |
|
CTO |
Clinical Trial Outline |
|
CTOB |
Cosmetics TOxicology Branch |
|
CTP |
Center for Tobacco Products |
|
CTS |
Correspondence Tracking System |
|
CTS |
counseling and testing site |
|
CTTB (CBER) |
Cellular and Tissue Therapy Branch (CBER) |
|
CTTI |
Clinical Trials Transformation Initiative |
|
CTX |
Clinical Trials Exemption |
|
CU |
Consumer's Union |
|
CUE |
Confidential Unit Exclusion |
|
CUF |
Commissione Unica del Farmaco (Italy) |
|
CUVP |
Committee for Veterinary Medicinal Products (EMEA) |
|
CV |
Curriculum Vitae |
|
CV |
Cardiovascular |
|
CVA |
Costovertebral Angle |
|
CVA |
Cerebrovascular Accident |
|
CVD |
Cardiovascular Disease |
|
CVM |
Center for Veterinary Medicine (Food & Drug Administration) |
|
CVMP |
Committee on Veterinary Medical Products |
|
CVP |
Central Venous Pressure |
|
CWD |
Chronic Wasting Disease |
|
CY |
Calendar Year |
|
D & C |
Dilation and Curettage |
|
D0AF (CDRH) |
Division of Planning, Analysis and Finance (CDRH) |
|
DA |
Division of Accounting |
|
DA (OC) |
Division of Accounting (OC) |
|
DAA |
Designated Approving Authority |
|
DAAP (CDER) |
Division of Anesthesia and Analgesia Products (CDER) |
|
DAARP (CDER) |
Division of Anesthesia, Analgesia, and Rheumatology Products (CDER) |
|
DAAS |
Division of Aging and Adult Services |
|
DAC (CFSAN) |
Division of of Analytical Chemistry (CFSAN) |
|
DADS |
Department of Aging and Developmental Services |
|
DADS |
Developers and Distributors System |
|
DADS (CDER) |
Division of Applications Development and Services (CDER) |
|
DAE (OC) |
Division of Applied Engineering (OC) |
|
DAEA II |
Division of Adverse Event Analysis 2 |
|
DAF (CVM) |
Division of Animal Feeds (CVM) |
|
DAFM (CVM) |
Division of Animal and Food Microbiology (CVM) |
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DAGID (CDRH) |
Division of Anesthesiology, General Hospital, Infection Control, and Dental Devices (CDRH) |
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DAIDS |
Division of AIDS (NIAID) |
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DailyMed |
NLM-based database of information on marketed drugs including FDA-approved labels. |
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DAIOP (CDER) |
Division of Anti-infective and Ophthalmology Products (CDER) |
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DAL |
Defect Action Level |
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DAPR (CDER) |
Division of Applied Pharmacology Research (CDER) |
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DAR |
Division of Animal Research |
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DAR (CVM) |
Division of Animal Research (CVM) |
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DARPA |
Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DoD) |
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DARRTS |
Document Archiving, Reporting, and Regulatory Tracking System |
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DART |
Developmental And Reproductive Toxicology (database / base de données) |
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DAS (CFSAN) |
Division of Administrative Services Management (CFSAN) |
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DAS (NCTR) |
Division of Administrative Services (NCTR) |
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DAT |
Diet As Tolerated |
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DATS |
Document Accountability and Tracking System |
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DAVP (CDER) |
Division of Anti-viral Products (CDER) |
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DAWN |
(U.S.) Drug Abuse Warning Network |
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Db |
Double-Blind |
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DB (CBER) |
Division of Biostatistics (CBER) |
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DB (CDRH) |
Division of Biology (CDRH) |
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DB I (CDER) |
Division of Biometrics I (CDER) |
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DB II (CDER) |
Division of Biometrics II (CDER) |
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DB III (CDER) |
Division of Biometrics III (CDER) |
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DB IV (CDER) |
Division of Biometrics IV (CDER) |
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DB V (CDER) |
Division of Biometrics V (CDER) |
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DB VI (CDER) |
Division of Biometrics VI (CDER) |
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DBA |
Doing Business As |
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DBA (CBER) |
Division of Blood Applications (CBER) |
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DBC (CFSAN) |
Division of Bioanalytical Chemistry (CFSAN) |
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DBCP (CBER) |
Division of Blood Collection and Processing (CBER) |
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DBE (CDER) |
Division of Bioequivalence (CDER) |
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DBEC (OC) |
Division of Budget Execution and Control (OC) |
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DBEPA (CBER) |
Division of Blood Establishment and Product Applications (CBER) |
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DBGNR (CFSAN) |
Division of Biotechnology and GRAS Notice Review (CFSAN) |
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DBM (CDRH) |
Division of Bioresearch Monitoring (CDRH) |
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DBMS |
Database Management System |
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DBOP (CDER) |
Division of Biologic Oncology Products (CDER) |
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DBPAP (CBER) |
Division of Bacterial, Parasitic and Allergenic Products (CBER) |
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DBRA |
Division of Biometry and Risk Assessment |
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DBRA (NCTR) |
Division of Biometry and Risk Assessment (NCTR) |
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DBS (CDRH) |
Division of Biostatistics (CDRH) |
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DBT (NCTR) |
Division of Biochemical Toxicology (NCTR) |
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dc |
Discharge Conduit |
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dc |
Discharge in Cylindrical |
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dc |
Discharge Clinic |
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dc |
Discharge Capacity |
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dc |
Discharge Curve |
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dc |
discontinue |
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DC |
Discharge |
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DC (CVM) |
Division of Compliance (CVM) |
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DC (NCTR) |
Division of Chemistry (NCTR) |
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DC I (CDER) |
Division of Chemistry I (CDER) |
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DC II (CDER) |
Division of Chemistry II (CDER) |
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DC III (CDER) |
Division of Chemistry III (CDER) |
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DCB (CFSAN) |
Domestic Compliance Branch (CFSAN) |
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DCC |
Document Control Center |
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DCC (CFSAN) |
Division of Cosmetics and Compliance (CFSAN) |
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DCC (OC) |
Division of Customer Care (OC) |
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DCCA (CBER) |
Division of Communication and Consumer Affairs (CBER) |
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DCCT (CFSAN) |
Division of Color Certification and Technology (CFSAN) |
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DCD (CDRH) |
Division of Cardiovascular Devices (CDRH) |
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DCEPT (CBER) |
Division of Clinical Evaluation and Pharmacology/Toxicology (CBER) |
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DCF |
Data Clarification request Form |
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DCGM (OC) |
Division of Contracts and Grants Management (OC) |
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DCGT (CBER) |
Division of Cell and Gene Therapies (CBER) |
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DCIA |
Debt Collection Act of 1996 |
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DCIQA (ORA) |
Division of Compliance Information and Quality Assurance (ORA) |
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DCIS |
Design Control Inspection Strategy |
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DCLD (CDRH) |
Division of Clinical Laboratory Devices (CDRH) |
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DCM |
Division of Case Management |
|
DCM (CBER) |
Division of Case Management (CBER) |
|
DCM (CDRH) |
Division of Communications Media (CDRH) |
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DCMO (ORA) |
Division of Compliance Management and Operations (ORA) |
|
DCMS (CDRH) |
Division of Chemistry and Material Science (CDRH) |
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DCP (CFSAN) |
Division of Cooperative Programs (CFSAN) |
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DCP (NCTR) |
Division of Contracts and Procurement (NCTR) |
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DCP (ORA) |
Division of Compliance Policy (ORA) |
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DCP 1 (CDER) |
Division of Clinical Pharmacology 1 (CDER) |
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DCP 2 (CDER) |
Division of Clinical Pharmacology 2 (CDER) |
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DCP 3 (CDER) |
Division of Clinical Pharmacology 3 (CDER) |
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DCP 4 (CDER) |
Division of Clinical Pharmacology 4 (CDER) |
|
DCP 5 (CDER) |
Division of Clinical Pharmacology 5 (CDER) |
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DCPA (CBER) |
Division of Congressional and Public Affairs (Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research) |
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DCPS |
Defense Civilian Pay System |
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DCRER (CFSAN) |
Division of Chemistry Research and Environmental Review (CFSAN) |
|
DCRMS (CDER) |
Division of Compliance Risk Management and Surveillance (CDER) |
|
DCRP (CDER) |
Division of Cardiovascular and Renal Products (CDER) |
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DCSC (OC) |
Division of Construction and Service Contracts (OC) |
|
DCT (CDER) |
Division of Counter-terrorism (CDER) |
|
DCTD (CDRH) |
Division of Chemistry and Toxicology Devices (CDRH) |
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DCU |
Document Control Unit |
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DD |
Department of Drugs (Swedish regulatory agency) |
|
DD |
Division Director |
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DD (CVM) |
District Director (Center for Veterinary Medicine) |
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DDA |
Division of Drug Analysis |
|
DDB |
Dental Devices Branch |
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DDB (CDRH) |
Diagnostic Devices Branch (Center for Devices and Radiological Health) |
|
DDDP |
Division of Dermatology and Dental Products |
|
DDDP (CDER) |
Division of Dermatology and Dental Products (CDER) |
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DDE |
Dymanic Data Exchange |
|
DDES |
Division of Dairy and Egg Safety |
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DDES (CFSAN) |
Division of Dairy and Egg Safety (CFSAN) |
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ddI |
Division of Drug Information |
|
DDI (CDER) |
Division of Drug Information (CDER) |
|
DDM |
Division of Dockets Management |
|
DDM (NCTR) |
Deputy Director for Management (National Center for Toxicological Research) |
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DDM (OC) |
Division of Dockets Management (OC) |
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DDMAC |
Division of Drug Marketing, Advertising, and Communications |
|
DDMAC (CDER) |
Division of Drug Marketing, Advertising and Communication (CDER) |
|
DDMS |
Division of Database Management and Services |
|
DDMS (CDER) |
Division of Database Management and Services (CDER) |
|
DDMSS (CDER) |
Division of Data Management Services and Solutions (CDER) |
|
DDOM |
Division of Disclosure and Oversight Management |
|
DDOM (CBER) |
Division of Disclosure and Oversight Management (CBER) |
|
DDOP |
Division of Drug Oncology Products (FDA) |
|
DDOP (CDER) |
Division of Drug Oncology Products (CDER) |
|
DDPS |
Detailed Description of the Pharmacovigilance System |
|
DDR |
Donor Deferral Registry |
|
DDRE |
Division of Drug Risk Evaluation |
|
DDRE (CDER) |
Division of Drug Risk Evaluation (CDER) |
|
DDS |
Deputy Director for Safety (CDER) |
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DDSL |
Division Data Standards Leads |
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DDSLWG |
Division Data Standards Leads Working Group |
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DDSPC |
Division of Dietary Supplement Programs and Compliance |
|
DDSPC (CFSAN) |
Division of Dietary Supplement Programs and Compliance (CFSAN) |
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DE (CBER) |
Division of Epidemiology (CBER) |
|
DE (CFSAN) |
Division of Enforcement (CFSAN) |
|
DEA |
Drug Enforcement Administration (U.S. Department of Justice) |
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DEB |
Dairy and Egg Branch |
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DEB (CFAN) |
Dairy and Egg Branch (CFSAN) |
|
DEC (CFSAN) |
Division of Education and Communication (CFSAN) |
|
DEEM |
Dietary Exposure Evaluation Model (Durango Software LLC) |
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DEHP |
Di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate |
|
DEIO (ORA) |
Division of Emergency and Investigational Operations (ORA) |
|
DEMO (CDRH) |
Division of Ethics and Management Operations (CDRH) |
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DEN |
Drug Experience Network |
|
DEOD |
Dental, Ear, Nose, Throat, and Ophthalmic Devices Branch |
|
DEOD (CDRH) |
Dental, Ear, Nose, Throat and Ophthalmic Devices Branch (CDRH) |
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DEP |
Data Evaluation Project |
|
DEPI |
Division of Ethics and Program Integrity |
|
DEPI |
Division of EPIpidemiology |
|
DEPI (CBER) |
Division of Ethics and Program Integrity (CBER) |
|
DEPI (CDER) |
Division of Epidemiology (CDER) |
|
DER |
Drug Experience Report |
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DES |
diethyl sulphate |
|
DES |
Drug Eluting Stent |
|
DES (CVM) |
Division of Epidemiology and Surveillance (Center for Veterinary Medicine) |
|
DES (OC) |
Division of Engineering Services (Immediate Office of the Commissioner) |
|
DESE |
Division of Electrical and Software Engineering |
|
DESE (CDRH) |
Division of Electrical and Software Engineering (CDRH) |
|
DESI |
Drug Efficacy Study Implementation Notice (Food & Drug Administration, to evaluate drugs in use befaore 1962) |
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DETTD |
Division of Emerging and Transfusion Transmitted Diseases |
|
DETTD (CBER) |
Division of Emerging and Transfusion Transmitted Diseases (CBER) |
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DEV |
DEVice Registration Number |
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DFARS |
Drug Firm Annual Registration Status |
|
DFAS |
Defense Finance & Accounting Service |
|
DFCN (CFSAN) |
Division of Food Contact Notifications (CFSAN) |
|
DFEM (NCTR) |
Division of Facilities Engineering and Maintenance (NCTR) |
|
DFFI |
Division of Foreign Field Investigations (ORA) |
|
DFLSC (CFSAN) |
Division of Food Labeling, Standards, and Compliance (CFSAN) |
|
DFM (NCTR) |
Division of Financial Management (NCTR) |
|
DFO |
Designated Federal Official |
|
DFO (OC) |
Division of Field Operations (OC) |
|
DFOI (OC) |
Division of Freedom of Information (OC) |
|
DFPG (CFSAN) |
Division of Field Programs and Guidance (CFSAN) |
|
DFPP (CFSAN) |
Division of Food Processing and Packaging (Chicago, Illinois) (CFSAN) |
|
DFPST (CFSAN) |
Division of Food Processing Science and Technology (CFSAN) |
|
DFRM |
Drug Facility Registration Module (FURLS) |
|
DFS |
Division File System |
|
DFS (ORA) |
Division of Field Science (ORA) |
|
DFSR |
Division of Federal-State Relations (Office of Regulatory Affairs) |
|
DGFPS |
Direccion General de Farmacia y Productos Sanitarios (Directorate General of Pharmacy and Sanitary Products) (Spain) |
|
DGP (CDER) |
Division of Gastroenterology Products (CDER) |
|
DGRND (CDRH) |
Division of General, Restorative and Neurological Devices (CDRH) |
|
DGRT (NCTR) |
Division of Genetic and Reproductive Toxicology (NCTR) |
|
DGSS (CFSAN) |
Division of General Scientific Support (CFSAN) |
|
DH (CBER) |
Division of Hematology (CBER) |
|
DHC |
dioxin health certificate (ORA AofC code) |
|
DHCP |
Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol |
|
DHCP |
Dear Health Care Professional |
|
DHF |
Design History File |
|
DHFS (CVM) |
Division of Human Food Safety (CVM) |
|
DHHS |
Department of Health and Human Services (U.S.) |
|
DHR |
Device History Record |
|
DHRD (ORA) |
Division of Human Resources Development (ORA) |
|
DHS |
Department of Homeland Security (U.S.) |
|
DHSS |
Department of Health and Social Security (U.K.) |
|
DHT (CBER) |
Division of Human Tissues (CBER) |
|
DI |
Diabetes Insipidus |
|
DI |
De-Ionized |
|
DIA |
Drug Information Association |
|
DIA |
Defense Intelligence Agency (USA) |
|
DIAM |
Division of Imaging and Applied Mathematics |
|
DIAM (CDRH) |
Division of Imaging and Applied Mathematics (CDRH) |
|
DIB |
Director, Investigations Branch |
|
DIBD |
Development International Birth Date |
|
DIC |
disseminated intravascular coagulation |
|
DICOM |
Digital Imaging and Communications in Medicine |
|
DID |
Department of Infectious Diseases |
|
DID (CBER) |
Division of Information Development (CBER) |
|
DIDP (CBER) |
Division of Information Disclosure Policy (CDER) |
|
DIHD (CDRH) |
Division of Immunology and Hematology Devices (CDRH) |
|
DILI |
drug-induced liver injury |
|
DIMS |
Data Information Management Staff |
|
DIMS (CFSAN) |
Data Information Management Staff (CFSAN) |
|
DIMS (OC) |
Division of Infrastructure Management and Services (OC) |
|
DIN |
Drug Identification Number |
|
DIO (CBER) |
Division of Information Operations (CBER) |
|
DIO (OC) |
Division of Infrastructure Operations (OC) |
|
DIOP (ORA) |
Division of Import Operations and Policy (ORA) |
|
DIRM (CFSAN) |
Division of Information Resources Management (CFSAN) |
|
DIS (CBER) |
Division of Inspections and Surveillance (CBER) |
|
DIS (CDER) |
Division of Information Services (CDER) |
|
DIT (CDRH) |
Division of Information Technology (Center for Drug Evaluation and Research) |
|
DIT (NCTR) |
Division of Information Technology (National Center for Toxicological Research) |
|
DIVBT (CFSAN) |
Division of In Vitro and Biochemical Toxicology (CFSAN) |
|
DJD |
Degenerative Joint Disease |
|
DKA |
Diabetic Ketoacidosis |
|
DL |
Deciliter |
|
DLAM |
Division of Laboratory Animal Medicine |
|
DLI |
Donor Lymphocyte Infusion |
|
DLPS |
Division of Labeling and Program Support |
|
DLPS (CDER) |
Division of Labeling and Program Support (CDER) |
|
DLR |
Drug Listing Rule |
|
DLS |
Diagnostic Laboratory Services |
|
DLS |
Document Logging System |
|
DM |
Diabetes mellitus |
|
DM (CFSAN) |
Division of Microbiology (CFSAN) |
|
DM (CFSAN) |
Division of Mathematics (CFSAN) |
|
DM (NCTR) |
Division of Microbiology (NCTR) |
|
DMA |
Danish Medicines Agency |
|
DMA (CDER) |
Division of Monoclonal Antibodies (CDER) |
|
DMARD |
disease-modifying antirheumatic drug |
|
DMARDS |
disease-modifying antirheumatic drug |
|
DMAT |
Disaster Medical Assistance Team |
|
DMAT |
Division of Manufacturers Assistance and Training |
|
DMAT (CBER) |
Division of Manufacturers Assistance and Training (CBER) |
|
DMB |
Dockets Management Branch |
|
DMB (CDER) |
Division of Management and Budget (CDER) |
|
DMB (CFSAN) |
Division of Molecular Biology (CFSAN) |
|
DMC |
Data Monitoring Committee |
|
DMD (CDRH) |
Division of Microbiology Devices (CDRH) |
|
DME |
Durable Medical Equipment |
|
DME (NCTR) |
Division of Molecular Epidemiology (NCTR) |
|
DMEP (CDER) |
Division of Metabolism and Endocrinology Products (CDER) |
|
DMEPA (CDER) |
Division of Medical Error Prevention and Analysis |
|
DMETS (CDER) |
Division of Medical Errors and Technical Support (CDER) |
|
DMF |
Drug Master File |
|
DMIHP (CDER) |
Division of Medical Imaging and Hematology Products (CDER) |
|
DMIP |
Division of Medical Imaging Products (CDER) |
|
DMIRDP (CDER) |
Division of Medical Imaging and Radiopharmaceutical Drug Products (CDER) |
|
DMO (CFSAN) |
Division of Management Operations (CFSAN) |
|
DMO (ORA) |
Division of Management Operations (ORA) |
|
DMPQ (CBER) |
Division of Manufacturing and Product Quality (CBER) |
|
DMPQ (CDER) |
Division of Manufacturing and Product Quality (CDER) |
|
DMQRP (CDRH) |
Division of Mammography Quality and Radiation Programs (CDRH) |
|
DMR |
Device Master Record |
|
DMS (CDER) |
Division of Management Services (CDER) |
|
DMS (CFSAN) |
Division of Microbiological Studies (CFSAN) |
|
DMS (OC) |
Division of Management Systems (OC) |
|
DMSO |
chloroform/2-propanol/dimethylsulfoxide |
|
DMST (CFSAN) |
Division of Market Studies (CFSAN) |
|
DMT (CVM) |
Division of Manufacturing Technologies (CVM) |
|
DNA |
Deoxyribose Nucleic Acid |
|
DNCE (CDER) |
Division of Nonprescripton Clinical Evaluation (CDER) |
|
DNDLC (CDER) |
Division of New Drugs and Labeling Compliance (CDER) |
|
DNP (CDER) |
Division of Neurology Products (Center for Drug Evaluation and Research) |
|
DNP (CFSAN) |
Division of Natural Products (Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition) |
|
DNPL (CFSAN) |
Division of Nutrition Programs and Labeling (Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition) |
|
DNR |
Do Not Resuscitate |
|
DNRD |
Division of Nonprescription Regulation Development |
|
DNRD (CDER) |
Division of Nonprescription Regulation Development (CDER) |
|
DNS |
Domain Name Server |
|
DNT (NCTR) |
Division of Neurotoxicology (NCTR) |
|
DOD |
United States Department of Defense |
|
DODAAC |
Department Of Defense Activity Address Code |
|
DODP (CDER) |
Division of Oncologic Drug Products (CDER) |
|
DOE A (CDRH) |
Division of Enforcement A (CDRH) |
|
DOE B (CDRH) |
Division of Enforcement B (CDRH) |
|
DOED (CDRH) |
Division of Ophthalmic, Ear, Nose and Throat Devices (CDRH) |
|
DOI |
Department of the Interior (US) |
|
DOJ |
Department of Justice (US) |
|
DONED |
Division of Ophthalmic, Neurological, and Ear, Nose and Throat Devices (CDRH) |
|
DOT (CFSAN) |
Division of Toxicology (CFSAN) |
|
DP |
Drug Product |
|
DP (CDRH) |
Division of Physics (Center for Devices and Radiological Health) |
|
DP (NCTR) |
Division of Planning (National Center for Toxicological Research) |
|
DPA |
Division of Pharmaceutical Analysis |
|
DPA I |
Division of Pre-marketing Assessment I |
|
DPA I (CDER) |
Division of Pre-marketing Assessment I (CDER) |
|
DPA II |
Division of Pre-marketing Assessment II |
|
DPA II (CDER) |
Division of Pre-marketing Assessment II (CDER) |
|
DPAF |
Division of Planning, Analysis, and Finance |
|
DPAMS |
Division of Pre-marketing Assessment III and Manufacturing Science |
|
DPAMS (CDER) |
Division of Pre-marketing Assessment III and Manufacturing Science (CDER) |
|
DPAP |
Division of Pulmonary and Allergy Products |
|
DPAP (CDER) |
Division of Pulmonary and Allergy Products (CDER) |
|
DPC-PTR Act |
Drug Price Competition and Patent Trade Restoration Act of 1984 |
|
DPCPSI |
Division of Program Coordination, Planning, and Strategic Initiatives |
|
DPD (CVM) |
Division of Production Drugs (CVM) |
|
DPD (OC) |
Division of Portfolio Development (OC) |
|
DPDD (CDER) |
Division of Pediatric Drug Development (CDER) |
|
DPDFS |
Division of Plant and Dairy Food Safety |
|
DPDFS (CFSAN) |
Division of Plant and Dairy Food Safety (CFSAN) |
|
DPE (CDER) |
Division of Post-marketing Development (CDER) |
|
DPEB |
Division of Planning, Evaluation, and Budget |
|
DPEB (CBER) |
Division of Planning, Evaluation and Budget (CBER) |
|
DPEM |
Division of Planning, Evaluation, and Management |
|
DPEM (ORA) |
Division of Planning, Evaluation and Management (ORA) |
|
DPEPOS (CFSAN) |
Division of Programs and Enforcement Policy (OS) (CFSAN) |
|
DPFRM |
Division of Planning and Financial Resources Management |
|
DPFRM (CFSAN) |
Division of Planning and Financial Resources Management (CFSAN) |
|
DPHB (CFSAN) |
Division of Public Health and Biostatistics (CFSAN) |
|
DPIC (CFSAN) |
Division of Pesticides and Industrial Chemicals (CFSAN) |
|
DPL |
Drug Product Licensing (Canada) |
|
DPMU |
Disaster Portable Morgue Unit |
|
DPP |
Division of Psychiatry Products |
|
DPP (CDER) |
Division of Psychiatry Products (CDER) |
|
DPPS |
Division of Plant Product Safety |
|
DPPS (CFSAN) |
Division of Plant Product Safety (CFSAN) |
|
DPQ (CBER) |
Division of Product Quality (CBER) |
|
DPQR (CDER) |
Division of Product Quality Research (CDER) |
|
DPR |
Division of Petition Review |
|
DPR (CFSAN) |
Division of Petition Review (CFSAN) |
|
DPRF |
Drug Product Reference File |
|
DPS |
Division of Post-marketing Surveillance |
|
DPS (CBER) |
Division of Program Services (CBER) |
|
DPS (CDRH) |
Division of Post-marketing Surveillance (CDRH) |
|
DPS (CFSAN) |
Division of Program Services (CFSAN) |
|
DPT |
Diphtheria, Pertussis And Tetanus |
|
DQ |
Design Quality |
|
DQRS |
Drug Quality Reporting System |
|
DRA |
Division of Risk Assessment |
|
DRA (CFSAN) |
Division of Risk Assessment (CFSAN) |
|
DRARD |
Division of Reproductive Abdominal and Radiological Devices |
|
DRARD (CDRH) |
Division of Reproductive, Abdominal and Radiological Devices (CDRH) |
|
DRAT |
Division of Research and Applied Technology |
|
DRAT (CFSAN) |
Division of Research and Applied Technology (CFSAN) |
|
DRB |
Devices Review Branch |
|
DRB (CBER) |
Devices Review Branch (CBER) |
|
DRC (CVM) |
Division of Residue Chemistry (CVM) |
|
DRF |
Dose Range Findings |
|
DRFDD |
Deputy Regional Food and Drug Director |
|
DRFDD (ORA) |
Deputy Regional Food and Drug Director (ORA) |
|
DRGUD |
Division of Reproductive, Gastrorenal and Urology Devices (CDRH) |
|
DRI |
Daily Reference Intake |
|
DRISK (CDER) |
Divison of Risk Management (CDER) |
|
DRLM |
Device Registration and Listing Module (FURLS) |
|
DRLS |
Drug Registration and Listing System |
|
DRM (CDER) |
Division of Records Management (CDER) |
|
DRM (OC) |
Division of Resource Management (OC) |
|
DRMO (CDRH) |
Division of Risk Management Operations (CDRH) |
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DRMP (CDER) |
Division of Review Management and Policy (CDER) |
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DRP (CBER) |
Division of Regulations and Policy (CBER) |
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DRP I (CDER) |
Division of Regulatory Policy I (CDER) |
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DRP II (CDER) |
Division of Regulatory Policy II (CDER) |
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DRPM |
Dispute Resolution Project Manager |
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DRR (NCTR) |
Deputy Director for Research (NCTR) |
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DRS |
Drug-Resistance Survey |
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DRUP |
Division of Reproductive and Urologic Products |
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DRUP (CDER) |
Division of Reproductive and Urologic Products (CDER) |
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DRV |
Daily Reference Value |
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DS |
Drug Substance |
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DS (CVM) |
Division of Surveillance (CVM) |
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DSAC |
Division of Scientific Advisors and Consultants |
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DSATOS (CFSAN) |
Division of Science and Applied Technology (OS) (CFSAN) |
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DSB |
Drug Safety Oversight Board |
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DSC |
Drug Safety Communication |
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DSCI (OC) |
Division of Systems, Compliance and IMPAC (OC) |
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DSDB |
Diagnostic and Surgical Devices Branch |
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DSDB (CDRH) |
Diagnostic and Surgical Devices Branch (CDRH) |
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DSFM (CDRH) |
Division of Solid and Fluid Mechanics (CDRH) |
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DSHEA |
Dietary Supplement and Health Education Act of 1994 |
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DSI (CDER) |
Division of Scientific Investigation (CDER) |
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DSM |
Data Standards Manual |
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DSMB |
Data Safety Monitoring Board |
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DSMICA |
Division of Small Manufacturers, International and Consumer Assistance (FDA) |
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DSMICA (CDRH) |
Division of Small Manufacturers, International and Consumer Assistance (CDRH) |
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DSORD |
Division of Surgical, Orthopedic, and Restorative Devices |
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DSP (OC) |
Division of Strategic Projects (OC) |
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DSPB |
Data Standards Program Board |
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DSPTP (CDER) |
Division of Special Pathogen and Transplant Products (CDER) |
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DSRCS (CDER) |
Division of Surveillance, Research and Communication Support (CDER) |
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DSRIT |
Dietary Supplement Regulations Implementation Team |
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DSRIT (CFSAN) |
Dietary Supplement Regulations Implementation Team (CFSAN) |
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DSS |
Decision Support System |
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DSS (CDRH) |
Division of Surveillance Systems (CDRH) |
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DSSC |
Dietary Supplements Subcommittee |
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DSST (CFSAN) |
Division of Seafood Science and Technology (CFSAN) |
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DSUR |
Development Safety Update Report |
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DTaP |
diphtheria, tetanus and acellular pertussis |
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DTBE |
Division of Tuberculosis Elimination |
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DTBIMP (CDER) |
Division of Therapeutic Biological Internal Medicine Products (CDER) |
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DTBOP (CDER) |
Division of Therapeutic Biological Oncology Products (CDER) |
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DTC |
Direct-to-Consumer (drug advertising) |
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DTD (CDER) |
Division of Training and Development (CDER) |
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DTDFA |
Division of Therapeutic Drugs for Food Animals |
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DTDFA (CVM) |
Division of Therapeutic Drugs for Food Animals (CVM) |
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DTDNFA |
Division of Therapeutic Drugs for Non-food Animals |
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DTDNFA (CVM) |
Division of Therapeutic Drugs for Non-food Animals (CVM) |
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DTNPS (CFSAN) |
Division of Toxicology and Nutrition Product Studies (CFSAN) |
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DTP |
Direct-to-Patient |
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DTP (CDER) |
Division of Therapeutic Proteins (CDER) |
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DTS |
Distribution Tracking System |
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DUNS |
Data Universal Numbering System |
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DUPSA (CDRH) |
Division of Device User Programs and System Analysis (CDRH) |
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DUR |
Drug Utilization Review |
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DURSA |
Data Use and Reciprocal Support Agreement |
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DUSM |
Deputy United States Marshal (U.S. Department of Justice) |
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DV |
Daily Values |
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DVA (CFSAN) |
Division of Virulence Assessment (CFSAN) |
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DVD |
Digital Video Disc |
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DVH |
Division of Viral Hepatitis (CDC) |
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DVM |
Doctor of Veterinary Medicine |
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DVP (CBER) |
Division of Viral Products (CBER) |
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DVPS (CVM) |
Division of Veterinary Product Safety |
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DVR |
Deviation Variance Report |
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DVRPA (CBER) |
Division of Vaccines and Related Product Applications (CBER) |
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DVS (CBER) |
Division of Veterinary Services (CBER) |
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DVS (NCTR) |
Division of Veterinary Services (NCTR) |
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DVT |
Deep Venous Thrombosis |
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DWPE |
Detention without Physical Examination |
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DX |
Diagnosis |
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DXA |
Dual-energy X-ray Absorptiometry test |
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E-ARCH |
Extended Adult Residential Care Home |
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e-CRF |
electronic case report form |
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E2B |
FDA Working Group that defined Efficacy Topics' Data Elements for Transmission of Adverse Drug Reactions Reports |
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EA |
Environmental Assistance |
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EAA |
essential amino acidsolution |
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EAB |
Ethics Advisory Board |
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EAB (CFSAN) |
Exposure Assessment Branch (CFSAN) |
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EAC |
Expert Advisory Committee (Canada) |
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eANDA |
Electronic Abbreviated New Drug Application |
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EAR |
Export Administration Regulations |
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EAS |
Emergency Alert System |
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EAS (CDER) |
Enterprise Architecture Staff (CDER) |
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EASE |
Enterprise Administrative Support Environment |
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EB (CDRH) |
Epidemiology Branch (CDRH) |
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EB (NCTR) |
Engineering Branch (NCTR) |
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eBPDR |
electronic biological product deviation reporting |
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EBS |
Emergency Broadcast System |
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EC |
European Community |
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ECBS |
Expert Committee on Biological Standardization (WHO) |
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eCDT |
Electronic Common Technical Document |
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ECE |
Economische Commissie voor Europa (United Nations) (Dutch: Economic Commission for Europe) |
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ECG |
Electrocardiogram |
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ECL |
Electrochemiluminescence |
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ECP |
Emergency Contraception Pill |
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eCRF |
Electronic Case Report Form |
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ECRI |
Emergency Care Research Institute (no longer uses name initials only) |
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ECRS (CFSAN) |
Emergency Coordination and Response Staff (CFSAN) |
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ECS (OC) |
Economics Staff (OC) |
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ECT |
Electro-Convulsive Therapy |
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ECT (CFSAN) |
Economics Team (CFSAN) |
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eCTD |
Electronic Common Technical Document |
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ECU |
European Currency Unit |
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ED |
Effective Dose |
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EDI |
Electronic Data Interchange |
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EDIFACT |
Electronic Data Interchange for Administration, Commerce, and Transportation |
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EDIPI |
Electronic Data Interchange Personal Identifier |
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EDKB |
Endocrine Disrupter Knowledge Base |
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EDMF |
European Drug Master File |
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EDMS |
Electronic Document Management System |
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EDQM |
European Directorate for the Quality of Medicines |
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EDRG |
Early Detection Research Group |
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eDRLS |
Electronic Drug Registration and Listing Systems |
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EEA |
European Economic Area |
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EEC |
European Economic Community (predecessor of the European Union|EU) |
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EEG |
Electro-EncephaloGram |
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EEO |
Equal Employment Opportunity |
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EEO (CFSAN) |
Equal Employment Opportunity Office (CFSAN) |
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EEO (NCTR) |
Equal Employment Opportunity Staff (NCTR) |
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EEOC |
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission |
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EEPS |
Electronic Entry Processing System |
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EER |
Establishment Evaluation Request |
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EES |
Establishment Evaluation System |
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EFD |
Engineering Flow Diagram |
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EFGCP |
European Forum on Good Clinical Practice |
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EFOIA |
Electronic Freedom of Information Act |
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EFPIA |
European Federation of Pharmaceutical Industries and Associations |
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EFT |
Electronic Funds Transfer |
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EFTA |
European Free Trade Association (Geneva) |
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EGA |
European Generics Medicines Association |
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EH & S |
environmental health and safety |
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EH&S |
Environmental Health and Safety |
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EHPAS (NCTR) |
Environmental Health and Program Assurance Staff (NCTR) |
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EHR |
Electronic Health Record |
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EHRP |
Enterprise Human Resources and Payroll System |
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EHSB |
Environmental Health Services Branch |
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eIDE |
Electronic Investigational Device Exemption |
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EIEIO |
External Interference Engineering Investigations Office |
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EIF |
Expected Investment Fund |
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EIND |
Electronic Investigational New Drug Application (US Food and Drug Administration) |
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EINECS |
European Inventory Of Existing Commercial Chemical Substances |
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EIS (OC) |
Ethics and Integrity Staff (OC) |
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EKG |
electrocardiogram |
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ELDU |
Extra-Label Drug Use |
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eLEXNET |
Electronic Laboratory Exchange Network |
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ELINCS |
European List of Notified Chemical Substances |
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ELIPS |
Electronic Labeling Information Processing System |
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ELISA |
enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay |
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eLIST |
electronic listing system |
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ELPS |
establishment licensing and product surveillance |
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ELS |
Establishment License Supplement |
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EMAC |
Emergency Management Assistance Compact |
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EMBS |
Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (IEEE) |
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EMC |
Electromagnetic Compatibility |
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EMEA |
European Medicines Agency (formerly European Medicines Evaluation Agency) |
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EMI |
Electro-Magnetic Interference |
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EML |
Environmental Measurement Laboratory |
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EMOPS (OC) |
Office of Emergency Operations (OC) |
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EMV |
eye-motor-verbal (Glasgow coma scale) |
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ENG (OC) |
Engineering Team (OC) |
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ENL |
Erythema Nodosum Leprosum |
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ENTB (CDRH) |
Ear, Nose, and Throat Devices Branch (CDRH) |
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EO |
Executive Order |
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EOC |
Emergency Operations Center (FDA) |
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eOFP |
electronic Official Personnel File |
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EOP1 |
End-Of-Phase 1 |
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EOP2 |
End-Of-Phase 2 |
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EORTC |
European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer |
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EOS |
End of Study |
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EOS (CDER) |
Executive Operations Staff (CDER) |
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EOS (ORA) |
Executive Operations Staff (ORA) |
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EP |
European Pharmacopoeia |
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EPA |
Environmental Protection Agency (US) |
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EPAR |
European Public Assessment Report |
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EPC |
Evidence-based Practice Center |
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EPD (CDRH) |
Electronic Product Devices Branch (CDRH) |
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EPFA |
European Plasma Fractionation Association |
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EPI |
ESSENTIAL PRESCRIBING INFORMATION |
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EPIA |
Egg Products Inspection Act |
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EPL |
Effective Patent Life |
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EPMS |
Employee Performance Management System |
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EPO |
European Patent Office |
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EPRG |
European Pharmacovigilance Research Group |
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EPRS |
Establishment Product Registration System |
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EPT (CFSAN) |
Epidemiology Team (CFSAN) |
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ER |
Extended-Release |
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ER/ES |
Electronic Records/Electronic Signatures |
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ERB (CFSAN) |
Elemental Research Branch (CFSAN) |
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ERC |
Engineering Research Center |
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ERCP |
Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangio-pancreatography Procedures |
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EREA |
Export Reform and Enhancement Act of 1996 |
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ERIC |
Employee Resource Information Center |
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ERP |
Enterprise Resource Planning |
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ERR |
Entry Review Recommended |
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ERSB |
Emergency Response and Surveillance Branch |
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ERSB (CFSAN) |
Emergency Response and Surveillance Branch (CFSAN) |
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ERSR |
Electronic Regulatory Submissions and Review |
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ERT |
Emergency Response Team |
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ES |
Effect Size |
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ESB |
Enterprise Systems Branch |
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ESB (ORA) |
Enterprise Systems Branch (ORA) |
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ESC |
Electronic Submission Coodinator |
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ESD |
Electrostatic Discharge |
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ESF |
Emergency Support Function |
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ESG |
Electronic Submissions Gateway |
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ESIG |
Electronic Signature |
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ESM |
Electronic Secure Messaging |
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ESRA |
European Society of Regulatory Affairs |
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ESS (CBER) |
Executive Secretariat Team (CBER) |
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ESS (NCTR) |
Executive Secretariat Staff (NCTR) |
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ET (CFSAN) |
Education Team (CFSAN) |
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ETA |
EASE (Enterprise Administrative Support Environment) Time and Attendance module |
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ETASU |
Elements To Assure Safe Use |
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ETOH |
Ethyl Alcohol (Ethanol) |
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ETR |
Electronic National Tuberculosis Registry |
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EUCOMED |
EUropean COnfederation of MEDical Devices Associations |
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EUP |
Experimental Use Permit |
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EVA |
Entry Validation Application |
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EVS (OC) |
Evaluation Staff (OC) |
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EWG |
Expert Working Group |
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FA |
Filing Action |
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FAAN |
Food Allergy and Anaphylaxis Network |
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FACA |
Federal Advisory Committee Act 1972 |
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FACD |
Food Additives and Chemicals Division |
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FACS |
Food Advisory Committee Staff |
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FACS (CFSAN) |
Food Advisory Committee Staff (CFSAN) |
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FACT |
Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy--General |
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FACTS@FDA |
system for electronically communicating approved drug labeling and for disseminating prescribing information |
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FAEMS |
Foods Adverse Event Monitoring System |
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FAERS |
FDA Adverse Event Reporting System |
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FAHCT |
Foundation for Accreditation of Hematopoietic Cell Therapy |
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FAI |
Further Action Indicated |
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FAIR |
Federal Activities Inventory Reform Act of 1998 |
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FALCPA |
Food Allergen Labeling and Consumer Protection Act |
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FAM |
Foreign Affairs Manual |
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FAMe |
Formula for Achieving Managerial Excellence |
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FAN |
Food Allergy Network |
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FAO |
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations |
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FAPMC |
Food Animal Production Medicine Consortium |
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FAQ |
Frequently Asked Questions (sometimes Pronounced Fak) |
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FAQD |
Frequently Asked Questions Database |
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FARAD |
Food Animal Residue Avoidance Databank |
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FARM |
Food Additives Regulatory Management System |
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Farmindu stria |
Association of Italian Pharmaceutical Manufacturers |
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FASA |
Federal Acquisition Streamlining Act (of 1994) |
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FASAB |
Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board |
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faseb |
Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology's |
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FASS |
Federation of Animal Science Societies |
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FAT |
Factory Acceptance Test |
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FBI |
Federal Bureau of Investigation |
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FBS |
fasting blood sugar |
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FCCSET |
Federal Coordinating Council for Science, Engineering, and Technology |
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FCE |
Food Canning Establishment number |
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FCIC |
Federal Consumer Information Center |
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FCLAA |
Federal Cigarette Labeling and Advertising Act of 1965 |
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FCO |
Federal Coordinating Officer (in disaster areas) |
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FCRDC |
Frederick Cancer Research and Development Center |
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FD&C ACT |
Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act of 1938 |
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FD-1932 |
FDA form, Veterinary Adverse Drug Reaction, lack of effectiveness, product defect report - Mandatory |
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FD-1932a |
FDA form for veterinary adverse drug reaction, lack of effectiveness, product defect report - voluntary |
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FD-2301 |
FDA form, Transmittal of Periodic Reports and Promotional Material for New Animal Drugs |
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FD-483 |
FDA form, Written Notice of Deficiencies Found in Inspections |
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FDA BLA |
Food and Drug Administration - Biologicals License Application |
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FDA-WO |
Food and Drug Administration White Oak campus |
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FDAAA |
Food and Drug Administration Amendments Act |
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FDAGLOBE |
Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender Employees of the Federal Government within FDA |
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FDAMA |
Food and Drug Administration Modernization Act of 1997 |
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FDARA |
Food and Drug Administration Revitalization Act |
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FDAS |
Defense Finance and Accounting Services |
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FDASIA |
Food and Drug Administration Safety and Innovation Act |
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FDASS (OC) |
FDA Safety Staff (OC) |
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FDC |
Food Drug and Cosmetic |
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FDCA |
Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act of 1938 |
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FDERA |
Food and Drug Export Reform and Enhancement Act of 1996 |
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FDLI |
Food and Drug Law Institute |
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FDOT (CFSAN) |
Food Defense Oversight Team (CFSAN) |
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FEB |
Federal Executive Board |
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FECA |
Federal Employee's Compensation Act |
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FedGLOBE |
Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender Employees of the Federal Government |
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FEDRIP |
FEDeral Research In Progress Database |
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FedRooms |
Federal Premier Lodging Program |
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FEEA |
Federal Employee Assistance and Education Fund |
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FEGLI |
Federal Employees Group Life Insurance |
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FEHB |
Federal Employees Health Benefits |
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FEHBP |
Federal Employees Health Benefits Program |
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FEI |
FDA Establishment Identifier (ORA) |
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FEMA |
Federal Emergency Management Agency |
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FERC |
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (U.S.) |
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FERN |
Food Emergency Response Network |
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FERS |
Federal Employees Retirement System |
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FES (OC) |
Financial Enterprise Solutions (OC) |
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FF |
Fogarty Fellow |
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FFD & C |
Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act of 1938 |
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FFDCA |
Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act of 1938 |
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FFLA |
Family Friendly Leave Act |
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FFRM |
Food Facility Registration Module (FURLS) |
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FFS |
Fee-For-Service |
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FGIS |
Comisión Federal para la Protección contra Riesgos Sanitarios (Federal Commission for the Protection Against Sanitary Risks) (Mexico) |
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FHA |
Federal Health Architecture |
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fhb |
Food and Health Bureau |
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FHSA |
Federal Hazardous Substances Act (Consumer Product Safety Commission) |
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FIC |
John E. Fogarty International Center |
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FICEMS |
Federal Interagency Committee on Emergency Medical Services |
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FIFO |
First In, First Out |
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FIFR |
first-in-first reviewed |
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FIH |
First-In-Human |
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FII |
FarmIndustria Italy |
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FIREBIRD |
Federal Investigator REegistry for BioInformatics Research Data |
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FIRSt |
FDA Information Retrieval System |
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FIS |
Field Information System |
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FIT |
FDA Internet Improvement Team |
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FLC |
Federal Laboratory Consortium |
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FLETC |
Federal Law Enforcement Training Center |
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FLQ |
Fluoroquinolone |
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FLSA |
Fair Labor Standards Act |
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FLSS (CFSAN) |
Food Labeling and Standards Staff (CFSAN) |
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FLTCIP |
Federal Long Term Care Insurance Program |
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FMB |
Financial Management Branch |
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FMB (CDRH) |
Financial Management Branch (CDRH) |
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FMECA |
failure modes, effects, and criticality analysis |
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FML |
Firms Master List |
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FMLA |
Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 |
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FMRI |
Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging |
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FMS |
Financial Management Service (U.S. Department of the Treasury) |
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