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• CPR — Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
• PRIM & R — Public Responsibility in Medicine and Research
• LAN — Local Area Network
• CF — Cystic Fibrosis
• N/A — Not Applicable
• L & D — labor and delivery
• PREA — Pediatric Research Equity Act of 2003
• PR (CBER) — Product Review Branch (CBER)
• PRB (CFSAN) — Pathology Branch (CFSAN)
• PRB (CBER) — Product Release Branch (CBER)
• PPWMB (ORA) — Program Planning and Workforce Management Branch (ORA)
• PQLS (CBER) — Product Quality Laboratory Staff (CBER)
• S & E — safety and effectiveness
• PPS (CBER) — Policy and Publications Staff (CBER)
• PRA — Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
• POS (CDRH) — Program Operations Staff (CDRH)
• PPB (CFSAN) — Plant Products Branch (CFSAN)
• I & D — incision and drainage
• POS (CBER) — Program Operation Staff (CBER)
• PPSR — Proposal for Pediatric Studies Request
• PO — Per Os (by mouth)
• PQLS — Product Quality Laboratory Staff
• COPD — Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
• PPTA — Plasma Protein Therapeutics Association
• POB (CBER) — Program Operations Branch (CBER)
• YTD — Year To Date
• PPC — Production and Process Controls
• IMP — Investigational Medicinal Product
• PPWMB — Program Planning and Workforce Management Branch
• PPS — Policy and Publications Staff
• POWER — Petition Optical Workflow, Exchange, and Retrieval
• R & E — Recall and Emergency (ORA)
• Q1H — Every 1 Hour
• DM — Diabetes mellitus
• I & O — intake and output
• XML — Extensible Markup Language
• ASAP — As Soon As Possible (pronounced AY-sap)
• CHF — Congestive Heart Failure
• Q & A — questions and answers
• OEM — Original Equipment Manufacturer (usually in reference to car parts)
• ECG — Electrocardiogram
• AF — Atrial Fibrillation
• CABG — Coronary Artery Bypass Graft
• ANSI — American National Standards Institute, Inc.
• FLSA — Fair Labor Standards Act
• R & W — recreation and welfare
• DAT — Diet As Tolerated
• FTP — File Transfer Protocol
• PNS (CDRH) — Premarket Notification Section (CDRH)
• RFID — Radio Frequency Identification

• PMS (OC) — Print Media Staff (OC)
• IT — Information Technology
• LASER — Light Amplification By Stimulated Emission Of Radiation (cf. Maser)
• PNC (ORA) — Prior Notice Center (ORA)
• PMSB (CDER) — Program Management Services Branch (Center for Drug Evaluation and Research)
• R & D — research and development
• M&IE — Meals and Incidental Expenses
• PMSB (CBER) — Program Management Services Branch (Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research)
• CSR — Customer Service Representative
• PNS — Premarket Notification Section
• UK — United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
• EPA — Environmental Protection Agency (US)
• PMS (CDRH) — Program Management Staff (CDRH)
• POC — Point Of Contact
• HIPAA — Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996
• PMSB — Pharmaceutical and Medical Safety Bureau (Japan)
• COB — close of business (End of duty day)
• CPP — Certificate of Pharmaceutical Product
• PETG — Polyethylene Terephthalate Glycol
• PMSC — Pre-Market Surveillance and Compliance
• ATM — Automatic Teller Machine
• CVA — Cerebrovascular Accident
• FIFO — First In, First Out
• PDF — Portable Document Format (created by Adobe Acrobat)
• UNICEF — United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund
• PIB (CBER) — Program Inspection Branch (CBER)
• PGB (CFSAN) — Policy Guidance Branch (CFSAN)
• PMHS (CDER) — Pediatric and Maternal Health Staff (CDER)
• CT — Computed Tomography
• PIC/S — Pharmaceutical Inspection Co-operation Scheme
• UNESCO — United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
• OCC (OC) — Office of the Chief Counsel (OC)
• P & PC — production and process controls
• PNIG — Patient Narrative Information Guide
• QC — Quality Control
• GUI — Graphical User Interface (goo-ey)
• ANOVA — Analysis of Variance (statistics)
• BA/BE — Bio-Availability/Bio-Equivalence
• SSN — Social Security Number
• R&D — Research & Development
• MOU — Memorandum of Understanding (an MOU between Food & Drug Administratin and a regulatory agency in another country allows mutual recognition of inspections)
• PGB — Policy Guidance Branch
• BPM — Beats Per Minute
• FAQ — Frequently Asked Questions (sometimes Pronounced Fak)
• PMC — Post-Marketing Commitment
• PMN# — Pre-Market Notification number of a device
• PHSA — Public Health Service Act of 1944
• PLI — Pre-License Inspection
• PMA# — Pre-Market Approval device number
• RFP — Request For Proposal

• ISP — Internet Service Provider
• PIP — Plant-Incorporated Protectant
• TQM — Total Quality Management
• PLF — Product Licensing Framework (Canada)
• RSV — Respiratory Syncytial Virus
• FEMA — Federal Emergency Management Agency
• CY — Calendar Year
• CBC — Complete Blood Count
• EDI — Electronic Data Interchange
• PMCC — Project Management Coordinating Committee
• PIB — Program Inspection Branch
• PMHS — Pediatric and Maternal Health Staff
• MRB — Material Review Board
• SD — Standard Deviation
• E-CRF — electronic case report form
• PLAS — Prior Label Approval System
• PHN — Population, Health, and Nutrition Center
• CEO — Chief Executive Officer
• ASTM — American Society for Testing and Materials (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
• DAARP (CDER) — Division of Anesthesia, Analgesia, and Rheumatology Products (CDER)
• G-MED (LNE) — Groupfor Medical Device Assessment (Laboratoire National de Metrologie et d'Essias)
• PKLN — ParkLawn Building
• MRI — Magnetic Resonance Imaging
• PSUR — Periodic Safety Update Report
• A-VO2 — arteriovenous oxygen
• PIFSI — Produce and Imported Foods Safety Initiative
• B&F (CVM) — Budget and Finance Team (CVM)
• TBD — To Be Determined
• WBS — Work Breakdown Structure
• ACTH — Adrenocorticotropic Hormone
• XDR-TB — Extensively Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis
• SME — Subject Matter Expert
• MSDS — Material Safety Data Sheets
• VPN — Virtual Private Network (ATM)
• IV — Intravenous
• SACX — Secretary's Advisory Committee on Xenotransplantation
• OBP (CDER) — Office of Biotechnology Products (CDER)
• FX — Fracture
• HTTP — Hypertext Transfer Protocol
• SMTP — Simple Mail Transfer Protocol
• OTC — Over The Counter (medications not requiring a prescription)
• FY — Fiscal Year
• ASME — American Society of Mechanical Engineers
• NCR — Non-Conformance Report
• EEO — Equal Employment Opportunity
• ADH — Antidiuretic Hormone
• IPO — Initial Public Offering
• ARPA — Advanced Research Projects Agency (made early internet)
• DOD — United States Department of Defense
• QA — Center for Quality Assurance in International Education

• DAAP (CDER) — Division of Anesthesia and Analgesia Products (CDER)
• GI — Gastrointestinal
• WWW — World Wide Web
• FYI — For Your Information
• SOW — Statement Of Work
• QIS-P — Quality Information Summary - Pharmaceuticals
• D0AF (CDRH) — Division of Planning, Analysis and Finance (CDRH)
• CV — Curriculum Vitae
• C-CDA — Consolidated - Clinical Document Architecture
• USDA — United States Department of Agriculture
• M2 EWG — ICH M2 Expert Working Group
• CPI — Consumer Price Index
• DNR — Do Not Resuscitate
• DIC — disseminated intravascular coagulation
• E-ARCH — Extended Adult Residential Care Home
• P&PC — Production and Process Control
• ADP — Automated Data Processing
• UCBU — Umbilical Cord Blood Unit
• POS — Point Of Sale.Retail term, being the physical point at which products are displayed on shelves or paid for at the checkout, as in the EPOS acronym.
• TAB (OC) — Travel Audit Branch (OC)
• DVM — Doctor of Veterinary Medicine
• RAM — random-access memory
• RACT (CFSAN) — Risk Assessment Coordination Team (CFSAN)
• WAT (CFSAN) — Worklife Analysis Team (CFSAN)
• COBRA — Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985
• DX — Diagnosis
• CAB (OC) — Computer Applications Branch (OC)
• QAS (CBER) — Quality Assurance Staff (CBER)
• ANZFA — Australia New Zealand Food Authority (now Food Standards Australia New Zealand)
• RFI — Request For Information. Sales department shorthand. Special priority when use in conjunction with RFN (see below).
• AABB — American Association of Blood Banks
• FBI — Federal Bureau of Investigation
• NGO — Non-governmental organization. (Red Cross/Crescent, Doctors without Borders, etc.)
• NSN — National Stock Number
• CVP — Central Venous Pressure
• DAC (CFSAN) — Division of of Analytical Chemistry (CFSAN)
• CV — Cardiovascular
• FACS (CFSAN) — Food Advisory Committee Staff (CFSAN)
• DADS (CDER) — Division of Applications Development and Services (CDER)
• KG — Kilogram
• CNS — Central Nervous System
• ISDN — Integrated Services Digital Network
• CBO — Congressional Budget Office
• AMA — American Medical Association
• ﾧ — Section; shorthand symbol used to designate a section in a legal document
• ℮ — estimated
• BARS (CDER) — Business Analysis and Reporting Staff (CDER)
• WAN — Wide Area Network
• IAMFES — International Association of Milk, Food and Environmental Sanitarians
• M4 EWG — ICH M4 Expert Working Group

• NCCLS — National Committee for Clinical Laboratory Standards
• DBA — Doing Business As
• DA (OC) — Division of Accounting (OC)
• BBS — Bulletin Board System
• FARMINDU STRIA — Association of Italian Pharmaceutical Manufacturers
• DSS — Decision Support System
• DHR — Device History Record
• DAS (CFSAN) — Division of Administrative Services Management (CFSAN)
• HAB (CFSAN) — Hazard Assessment Branch (CFSAN)
• IAB (ORA) — Infrastructure Applications Branch (ORA)
• DAFM (CVM) — Division of Animal and Food Microbiology (CVM)
• IAB (CDRH) — Information and Analysis Branch (CDRH)
• OCAC (CFSAN) — Office of Cosmetics and Colors (CFSAN)
• QAT (CBER) — Quality Assurance Team (CBER)
• LOV — List Of Values
• OBRR (CBER) — Office of Blood Research and Review (CBER)
• CIO — Chief Information Officer
• VBPV — Vegetative Bacteria, Protozoa, and Viruses
• MACS (CBER) — Manufacturers Assistance and Communications Staff (CBER)
• LANGUAL — Langua Alimentaria (Language of Foods)
• ﾧﾧ — Sections; shorthand symbol used to designate sections in a legal document
• EAB (CFSAN) — Exposure Assessment Branch (CFSAN)
• DAEA II — Division of Adverse Event Analysis 2
• OCD (CDRH) — Office of the Center Director (CDRH)
• FACTS@FDA — system for electronically communicating approved drug labeling and for disseminating prescribing information
• DARRTS — Document Archiving, Reporting, and Regulatory Tracking System
• IAS (OC) — International Agreements Staff (OC)
• CMC — Chemical Manufacturing Control
• RSS (CDER) — Regulatory Support Staff (CDER)
• QAU (CFSAN) — Quality Assurance Unit (CFSAN)
• OCD (CVM) — Office of the Center Director (CVM)
• J/D — Judgment for the Defendant
• TAB (CDRH) — Technical Assistance Branch (CDRH)
• OC (CDRH) — Office of Compliance (CDRH)
• AARP — American Association of Retired Persons
• OAGS (OC) — Officeof Acquisitions and Grants Services (OC)
• DHCP — Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol
• DAS (NCTR) — Division of Administrative Services (NCTR)
• OC (CFSAN) — Office of Compliance (CFSAN)
• EAS (CDER) — Enterprise Architecture Staff (CDER)
• T/PT — Traceability/Product Tracing
• PC — Personal computer (host)
• CFR — Code of Federal Regulations
• OCBQ (CBER) — Office of Compliance and Biologics Quality (CBER)
• DAE (OC) — Division of Applied Engineering (OC)
• FAEMS — Foods Adverse Event Monitoring System
• DAGID (CDRH) — Division of Anesthesiology, General Hospital, Infection Control, and Dental Devices (CDRH)
• PAIS (ORA) — Public Affairs and Information Staff (ORA)
• OC (CDER) — Office of Compliance (CDER)
• OB (CDER) — Office of Biostatistics (CDER)

• RRSS (CDER) — Regulatory Review Support Staff (CDER)
• OBQI/M — Outcome-Based Quality Improvement/Monitoring
• FR — Federal Register
• HMO — Health Maintenance Organization
• DAF (CVM) — Division of Animal Feeds (CVM)
• S/NDS — Supplemental / New Drug Submission
• OAP (CDER) — Office of Antimicrobial Products (CDER)
• MAB (CFSAN) — Methods Application Branch (CFSAN)
• ASD — Atrial Septal Defect
• DAIOP (CDER) — Division of Anti-infective and Ophthalmology Products (CDER)
• NAET (CFSAN) — Nutrition Assessment and Evaluation Team (CFSAN)
• BP — Blood Pressure
• WYSIWYG — What You See Is What You Get (pronounced Wizzy-wig. See Entry For Derived Acronyms)
• OCD (CFSAN) — Office of the Center Director (CFSAN)
• OBFP (OC) — Office of Budget Formulation and Presentation (OC)
• RDBMS — Relational Database Management System
• OARSA (CFSAN) — Office of Applied Research and Safety Assessment (CFSAN)
• DAR (CVM) — Division of Animal Research (CVM)
• SQL — Structured Query Language
• IUPAC — International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry
• MAB (CDER) — Management Analysis Branch (CDER)
• ADA — Americans With Disabilities Act Of 1990 (Text Of ADA Legislation)
• OBPS (CDER) — Office of Business Process Support (CDER)
• DAPR (CDER) — Division of Applied Pharmacology Research (CDER)
• LOA — Letter Of Agreement
• MACMIS — Marketing, Advertising and Communication Management Information System
• EANDA — Electronic Abbreviated New Drug Application
• AAR — After Action Review
• CONUS — Continental United States (48 Contiguous States and DC)
• PAB (CFSAN) — Product Adulteration Branch (CFSAN)
• OBES (OC) — Office of Business Enterprise Solutions (OC)
• OMB — Office of Management and Budget (U.S.)
• ICAO — International Civil Aviation Organization
• AS — Aortic Stenosis
• LOD — Limit Of Detection
• EEOC — Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
• SAR — Search And Rescue
• EO — Executive Order
• J-ART — Japanese Adverse Reaction Terminology
• AHU — Air Handling Unit
• NHLBI — National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
• CGI — Common Gateway Interface
• BUN — Blood Urea Nitrogen
• CACBERS — Committee for the Advancement of CBER Science
• FAPMC — Food Animal Production Medicine Consortium
• º — section û shorthand symbol used to designate a section in a legal document; as in º201(m) of the FD&
• DL — Deciliter
• TB — Tuberculosis
• DAILYMED — NLM-based database of information on marketed drugs including FDA-approved labels.
• IDP — Individual Development Plan

• NIST — National Institute of Standards and Technology
• QMS — Quality Management System
• CFO — Communication Filing Officer
• BX — Biopsy
• MTD — Maximum Tolerated Dose (that does not produce unacceptable toxicity)
• CAD — Coronary Artery Disease
• MCO — Managed Care Organization
• CC — Chief Complaint
• EEC — European Economic Community (predecessor of the European Union|EU)
• ARC — American Red Cross
• RA — Rheumatoid Arthritis
• FOIA — Freedom of Information Act
• CRS — Congressional Research Service
• EFT — Electronic Funds Transfer
• ANA — Antinuclear Antibody
• ECL — Electrochemiluminescence
• IATA — International Air Transport Association
• SES — Senior Executive Service
• DOJ — Department of Justice (US)
• DJD — Degenerative Joint Disease
• CSF — Cerebrospinal Fluid
• FAO — Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
• DBMS — Database Management System
• HGB — Hemoglobin
• GSA — U.S. General Services Administration
• MDV — Medical Device Vigilance
• ICU — Intensive Care Unit
• GMP — Good Manufacturing Practice
• HQ — Headquarters (HDQ Preferred)
• AMS — Aseptic Meningitis Syndrome
• ARF — Acute Renal Failure
• EEG — Electro-EncephaloGram
• DNA — Deoxyribose Nucleic Acid
• (B)(4) — Freedom of Information Act Exemption 4, which protects from disclosure ôtrade secrets and commercial
• NPI — National Provider Identifier
• HAZMAT — Hazardous Material
• ALARA — As Low As Reasonably Achievable
• IMO — International Maritime Organization
• TDY — temporary duty (non-unit-related personnel)
• NTIS — National Technical Information Service Technology Administration
• PER DIEM — Per Day allowance for daily travel expenses
• TEAE — Treatment-Emergent Adverse Event
• GU — Genitourinary
• AAAS — American Association for the Advancement of Science
• C — with (usually written with a bar on top of the "c")
• USGS — United States Geological Survey (DOI)
• PNR — Passenger Name Record
• COOP — Continuity of Operations
• NSC — National Security Council
• TPN — Total Parenteral Nutrition

• CPAP — Continuous Positive Airway Pressure
• NOS — Network Operating System
• UN — United Narions
• BPR — Business Process Re-engineering
• COP — Continuation Of Pay
• BEA — Bureau of Economic Analysis
• ME — Medical Examiner
• ECRF — Electronic Case Report Form
• MBC — Minimum Bactericidal Concentration
• LF — Low Frequency
• CRF — Chronic Renal Failure
• W3C — World Wide Web Consortium
• ADR — Adverse Drug Reaction
• DKA — Diabetic Ketoacidosis
• OPM — Office of Personnel Management
• AQL — Acceptable Quality Level
• ISS/ISE — Integrated Summary of Safety / Integrated Summary of Effectiveness
• AAO — American Academy of Ophthalmology
• AIS — Automated Information System
• I&O — Intake & Output
• OAI — Official Action Indicated (serious Food & Drug Administration post-inspection classification)
• CRO — Contract Research Organization
• BPA — Blanket Purchase Agreement
• BLM — Bureau of Land Management of United States Department of the Interior
• GAO — Government Accountability Office [formerly the General Accounting Office]
• CIA — Central Intelligence Agency
• OASDI — Old Age Survivors Disability Insurance
• IVP — Intravenous Pyelogram
• RTF — Rich Text Format
• AAP — American Academy of Pediatrics
• FAT — Factory Acceptance Test
• IAW — In Accordance With
• DEA — Drug Enforcement Administration (U.S. Department of Justice)
• ERP — Enterprise Resource Planning
• FTC — Federal Trade Commission (U.S.)
• JPEG — Joint Photographic Experts Group (24-bit image storage format)
• HCT — Hematocrit
• AUC — Area under the Curve (statistics)
• SSA — Social Security Administration
• CJD — Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease
• AVMA — American Veterinary Medical Association
• CHIP — Children's Health Insurance Program
• AAEP — American Association of Equine Practitioners
• FECA — Federal Employee's Compensation Act
• ADME — absorption, distribution, metabolism, and excretion
• FASAB — Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board
• DCC — Document Control Center
• ARRT — American Registry of Radiologic Technologists
• ERT — Emergency Response Team
• QOL — Quality of Life

• CM — Configuration Management
• PVC — Polyvinyl Chloride
• SWAT — Special Weapons and Tactics
• ADA — American Dental Association
• HCFA — Health Care Financing Administration
• DUNS — Data Universal Numbering System
• AML — Acute Myelogenous Leukemia
• BMI — Body Mass Index
• COI — Conflict Of Interest
• CHO — Carbohydrate
• TRO — Temporary Restraining Order
• ODI — Oswestry Disability Index
• SEC — Securities and Exchange Commission (US)
• NHANES — National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey
• Y2K — Year 2000
• BNA — Bureau of National Affairs, Inc.
• RNA — Ribo Nucleic Acid
• HTN — Hypertension
• PPP — Point-to-Point Protocol
• USPS — United States Postal Services
• TNTC — Too Numerous To Count
• OPV — Oral Polio Vaccine
• SIDS — Sudden Infant Death Syndrome
• CAPD — Continuous Ambulatory Peritoneal Dialysis
• APHIS — U.S. Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
• WFI — Water For Injection (pharmaceutical Term)
• 482 — FDA form for notice of inspection
• CRF — Case Report Form
• DME — Durable Medical Equipment
• EMC — Electromagnetic Compatibility
• NBS — National Bureau of Standards (US)
• ALJ — Administrative Law Judge
• SSRI — Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitor
• USC — United States Code (book of laws)
• NAFTA — North American Free Trade Agreement
• EFTA — European Free Trade Association (Geneva)
• ARDS — Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome
• EBS — Emergency Broadcast System
• A2LA — American Association for Laboratory Accreditation
• NCC MERP — National Coordinating Council for Medication Error Reporting and Prevention
• ABPI — Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry
• ITA — International Trade Administration
• CMV — Cytomegalovirus
• IPCS — International Programme on Chemical Safety
• MRP — material requirements planning
• AAFP — American Academy of Family Physicians
• ESD — Electrostatic Discharge
• CVD — Cardiovascular Disease
• I&D — Incision and Drainage
• CRA — Clinical Research Associate

• CME — Continuing Medical Education
• ECE — Economische Commissie voor Europa (United Nations) (Dutch: Economic Commission for Europe)
• CAPA — Corrective And Preventive Action
• T&A — Time & Attendance
• C&S — Culture and Sensitivity
• CSR — Clinical Study Report
• CDRH — Center for Devices and Radiological Health (Food & Drug Administration)
• PIN — Personal Identification Number
• FERC — Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (U.S.)
• IVF — in vitro fertilization;
• APHA — American Public Health Association
• PCR — Polymerase Chain Reaction
• DI — Diabetes Insipidus
• NEC — not elsewhere classified
• UMDNS — Universal Medical Device Nomenclature System
• BSA — Body Surface Area
• PHI — Protected Health Information
• AANS — American Association of Neurological Surgeons
• NOD — Notice of Deficiency
• BMR — Basal Metabolic Rate
• AACR — American Association for Cancer Research
• TCP/IP — transmission control protocol/internet protocol
• AASP — American Association of Swine Practitioners
• CONOPS — Concept of Operations
• NCE — New Chemical Entity
• CRCL — Creatinine Clearance
• HCG — Human Chorionic Gonadotropin
• ALT — Alanine Aminotransferase
• OLE — Object Linking and Embedding (Microsoft communication protocol)
• CPK — Creatinine Phosphokinase
• AABP — American Association of Bovine Practitioners
• NTIA — National Telecommunications and Information Administration
• AHA — American Hospital Association
• MI — Myocardial Infarction
• AALAS — American Association for Laboratory Animal Science
• OPO — Organ Procurement Organization
• AFP — Alpha Fetoprotein
• APIC — Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients Committee (of CEFIC)
• FBS — fasting blood sugar
• ORR — Objective Response Rate
• 510(K) — Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act Section 501(k), Pre-Market Notification
• ASBPO — Armed Services Blood Program Office
• SAL — Sterility Assurance Level
• ACG — American College of Gastroenterology
• HDPE — High Density Polyethylene Electrical
• AAPM — American Association of Physicists in Medicine's
• SMPC — Summary of Product Characteristics
• SPC — Summary of Product Characteristics
• SAMHSA — Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
• ASM — American Society for Microbiology

• CPE — Continuing Professional Educational
• PR — Public Relations
• EAR — Export Administration Regulations
• AAVMC — Association of American Veterinary Medical Colleges
• AST — Aspartate Aminotransferase
• EH & S — environmental health and safety
• AASRP — American Association of Small Ruminant Practitioners
• IRDM — Insulin Resistant Diabetes Mellitus
• AAI — American Association of Immunologists
• HCO — Health Care Organization
• CHD — Coronary Heart Disease
• CBG — Capillary Blood Gas
• CRP — Cold Reactive Protein
• ICS — Incident command system
• CE — Continuing Education
• TOC — Total Organic Carbon
• AFIA — American Feed Industry Association
• SIP — Sterilization in Place
• DMR — Device Master Record
• USA — United States Army
• ELISA — enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay
• FOUO — For Official Use Only
• BIA — Bureau of Indian Affairs (U.S.)
• EC — European Community
• PUD — Peptic Ulcer Disease
• TLC — Thin Layer Chromatography
• BOS (CBER) — Building Operations Staff (CBER)
• LOCF — Last Observation Carried Forward
• HHS — U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
• TSP — Thrift Savings Plan
• BSL — Biosafety Level
• DMARD — disease-modifying antirheumatic drug
• RH — Relative Humidity
• ULN — upper limit of normal
• PKI — Public Key Infrastructure (cryptography)
• IDDM — insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus
• CCC — Commodity Credit Corporation
• CEA — Council of Economic Advisors
• ADAMHA — Alcohol, Drug Abuse, and Mental Health Administration (now SAMHSA)
• ACIP — Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices
• CCC — Chinese ceramicware factory code (ORA AofC code)
• OOB — OOS out of business
• DC — Discharge
• SBA — Small Business Administrations
• BBB — Bundle Branch Block
• SQ — Subcutaneous
• ANPRM — Advance Notice of Proposed Rule Making
• SHOP — Small Business Health Options Program
• AODM — Adult-Onset Diabetes Mellitus
• CIR — Cosmetic Ingredient Review

• AAVLD — American Association of Veterinary Laboratory Diagnosticians
• ATSDR — Agency for Toxic Substance and Disease Registry
• DNS — Domain Name Server
• BRFSS — Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System
• ADAP — AIDS Drug Assistance Program
• BPD — Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia
• CI — Confidential Informant
• DMF — Drug Master File
• AE — Adverse Event
• NABR — National Association for Biomedical Research
• HX — Medical History
• MIC — Minimum Inhibitory Concentration
• PHS — Public Health Service (U.S.)
• VHA — Veterans Health Administration's
• ORNL — Oak Ridge National Laboratory's
• CPT — Current Procedural Terminology
• PIM — Product Information Management
• AHCPR — Agency for Health Care Policy and Research
• ASHD — AtheroSclerotic Heart Disease
• CMP — Civil Money Penalty
• RUO — Research Use Only
• NMFS — National Marine Fisheries Services
• CFOC — Chief Financial Officers Council
• NS — Not Significant
• DC — discontinue
• FMRI — Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging
• CAP — College of American Pathologists
• NAI — No Action Indicated (Most Favorable Food & Drug Administration Post-inspection Classification)
• NASA — National Aeronautics and Space Administration (US)
• 21 CFR PART 314 SUBPART H — Subpart of Part 314 pertaining to accelerated approval of drugs
• FDA BLA — Food and Drug Administration - Biologicals License Application
• DHHS — Department of Health and Human Services (U.S.)
• USP — United States Pharmacopeia
• NOC — National Operations Center
• PBM — Pharmacy Benefits Management (or Manager)
• SAR — Specific Absorption Rate
• TSH — thyroid stimulating hormone
• QWL — Quality of Work Life
• CO — Compliance Officer
• FERS — Federal Employees Retirement System
• NTG — Nitroglycerin
• EEA — European Economic Area
• PDCA — Plan-do-check-action
• FMECA — failure modes, effects, and criticality analysis
• RX — prescriptions
• CP — Cerebral Palsy of New Jersey
• ALL — Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia
• FTT — Failure To Thrive
• PPTP — Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol
• EINECS — European Inventory Of Existing Commercial Chemical Substances

• CEQ — Council on Environmental Quality (U.S.)
• USCG — United States Coast Guard
• RSS — Really Simple Syndication
• HBP — High Blood Pressure
• WBC — White blood cells
• EMV — eye-motor-verbal (Glasgow coma scale)
• SF — Standard Form
• VMS — Virtual Memory System
• ASIC — Application Specific Integrated Circuit
• SBIR — Small Business Innovation Research
• OSTP — Office of Science and Technology Policy
• IMS — Information Management System (LTPP)
• MSSO — Maintenance and Support Services Organization
• AVDA — American Veterinary Distributors Association
• BMS (OC) — Broadcast Media Staff (OC)
• ANDA — Abbreviated New Drug Application (for a generic drug)
• ARS — United States Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Research Service
• CPP — Critical Process Parameter
• DIA — Drug Information Association
• TVA — Tennessee Valley Authority (US) (electricity)
• ACF — Administration for Children and Families
• CCR — Center for Cancer Research
• LD — Lethal Dose
• IIS — Internet Information Services
• DVD — Digital Video Disc
• DLI — Donor Lymphocyte Infusion
• NCBA — National Cattlemen's Beef Association
• QNS — Quantity Not Sufficient
• CINAHL — Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature
• ASR — Analyte Specific Reagent
• ARENA — Applied Research Ethics National Association
• DSMB — Data Safety Monitoring Board
• MDR — Medical Device Reporting
• PHRMA — Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (formerly PMA, Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Association)
• CERT — Community Emergency Response Team
• TDI — Tolerable Daily Intake
• KCAL — kilocalories
• AAHA — American Animal Hospital Association
• DIA — Defense Intelligence Agency (USA)
• COLD — Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease
• SAE — Serious Adverse Event
• RDA — Recommended Daily Allowance
• CAB — Conformity Assessment Body
• NWS — National Weather Service (formerly U.S. Weather Bureau)
• NARA — United States National Archives And Records Administration
• DES — diethyl sulphate
• CFDA — Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance
• GM — Genetic Modification
• TMJ — TemporoMandibular Joint (syndrome)
• CRO — Clinical Research Organization

• GCP — Good Clinical Practice
• JTF — Joint Task Force
• FONSI — Finding of no significant impact. See Environmental impact statement (US)
• SC — Subcutaneous
• LSD — Lysergic Acid Diethylamide
• MTBF — Mean Time Between Failures
• HDL — High-Density Lipoprotein (a type of cholesterol)
• REMS: — Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategies
• QS — Quality System
• EPFA — European Plasma Fractionation Association
• MAC — Mental Adjustment to Cancer Scale
• RIA — Radio Immuno-Assay
• NTP — National Toxicology Program
• RVU — Relative Value Unit
• FPS — Federal Protective Service
• AAAP — American Association of Avian Pathologists
• SNDA — Supplemental New Drug Application
• IV&V — independent verification and validation
• NACMCF — National Advisory Committee on Microbiological Criteria for Foods
• NCI — National Cancer Institute, USA
• GLP — Good Laboratory Practice
• USAHA — United States Animal Health Association's
• A-V — ArterioVenous
• PNNL — Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (DOE) (US)
• MOD 1 — Module One laboratory facility
• NICE — National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence
• PADER — Periodic Adverse Drug Experience Report
• SRD — System Requirements Document
• DIBD — Development International Birth Date
• NASDA — National Association of State Departments of Agriculture
• CP — Chest Pain
• CCU — Clean Catch Urine
• QHS — quaque hora somni (every night at bedtime)
• ASCP — American Society for Clinical Pathology
• HA — Headache
• ODAC — Oncologic Drugs Advisory Committee (U.S.)
• LOQ — Limit Of Quantification
• IBD — International Birth Date
• FEI — FDA Establishment Identifier (ORA)
• HVAC — Heating, Ventilating, And Air Conditioning
• HFA — HydroFluoroAlkane
• CRADA — Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (with National Institutes of Health)
• AMS — Agricultural Marketing Service
• IG — Inspector General (HHS)
• DODAAC — Department Of Defense Activity Address Code
• GEP — Good Engineering Practice
• TDD — Telecommunications Device for the Deaf
• USAID — United States Agency for International Development
• BFAD — Bureau of Food & Drug Administration
• CTC — Common Toxicity Criteria

• DOI — Department of the Interior (US)
• LGA — large for gestational age
• ANA — Administration for Native Americans
• IRM — Information Resources Management
• IB — Investigator's Brochure
• OVR — Operations Variance Report
• NDC — National Drug Code
• RBRVS — Resource-Based Relative Value Scale
• EDMS — Electronic Document Management System
• CEF — chick embryo fibroblast
• APHA — American Pharmaceutical Association
• CN — Cranial Nerve
• NIEHS — National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (National Institutes of Health)
• LMO — Living Modified Organism
• SDS-PAGE — Sodium Dodecyl Sulfate Polyacrylamide Gel Electrophoresis
• CGL — Chronic Granulocytic Leukemia
• CTFA — Cosmetic, Toiletry, and Fragrance Association
• ICMJE — International Committee of Medical Journal Editors
• VAX — Virtual Address Extension
• BSI — British Standards Institute
• MDI — Metered-Dose Inhaler
• CIOMS — Council for International Organizations of Medical Sciences
• PFGE — Pulsed-Field Gel Electrophoresis
• HCI — Human-Computer Interaction
• NPR — National Performance Review (office)
• CDER — Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (Food & Drug Administration)
• IACUC — Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee
• SUSAR — Suspected Unexpected Serious Adverse Reactions
• CAP — Corrective Action Plan
• CTCAE — Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events
• GDS — Global Distribution System
• EMI — Electro-Magnetic Interference
• HAV — Hepatitis A Virus
• IND — Investigational New Drug
• DESI — Drug Efficacy Study Implementation Notice (Food & Drug Administration, to evaluate drugs in use befaore 1962)
• NHC — United States National Hurricane Center
• NCCDPHP — National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion
• PART — Program Assessment Rating Tool
• CRB — Change Review Board
• JECFA — Joint (FAO/WHO) Expert Committee on Food Additives
• DUR — Drug Utilization Review
• GHTF — Global Harmonization Task Force
• IEEE — Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
• BAM — Bacteriological Analytical Manual
• CIP — Critical Infrastructure Protection (US)
• FFS — Fee-For-Service
• TLA — Three-Letter Acronym
• CSR — Center for Scientific Review
• FORM 482 — Notice Of Inspection
• BW — Body Weight

• INCI — International Nomenclature of Cosmetic Ingredients
• DSUR — Development Safety Update Report
• ICRP — International Commission on Radiological Protection
• BIO — Biotechnology Industry Organization
• WB — Western Blot
• AADA — Abbreviated Antibiotic Drug Application
• SEER — Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results
• NICHD — National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
• EFD — Engineering Flow Diagram
• WHO-ART — World Health Organisation Adverse Reaction Terminology
• SX — syndrome X
• UIN — Unique Identification Number
• FDASS (OC) — FDA Safety Staff (OC)
• TRB — Technical Review Board (MRR)
• QSR — Quality System Regulation
• ETOH — Ethyl Alcohol (Ethanol)
• AD LIB — As Much As Needed
• SARS — Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome
• AANN — American Association of Neurosciences Nurses
• PFS — Piper Fatigue Scale
• FNS — Food and Nutrition Service
• R-CHOP — Drug combination that includes rituximab, cyclophosphamide, doxorubicin, vincristine, and prednisone
• ENL — Erythema Nodosum Leprosum
• E2B — FDA Working Group that defined Efficacy Topics' Data Elements for Transmission of Adverse Drug Reactions Reports
• HIMA — Health Industry Manufacturers Association
• UL — Underwriters Laboratories
• PERV — Porcine Endogenous Retrovirus
• GAP — Good Agricultural Practice
• MEDPAC — Medicare Payment Advisory Commission
• CVA — Costovertebral Angle
• AERS — Adverse Event Reporting System (Food & Drug Administration)
• CMA — Chemical Manufacturers Association
• ANPR — Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking
• FDLI — Food and Drug Law Institute
• HIM — Health Information Management
• JAD — Joint Application Development
• WHO — World Health Organisation
• CHMP — Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use
• GMDN — Global Medical Device Nomenclature
• VAI — Voluntary Action Indicated (Food & Drug Administration postaudit inspection classification)
• LIMS — Laboratory Information Management System
• CSB — Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board
• AFGE — American Federation of Government Employees
• NIA — National Institute on Aging
• PKU — Phenylketonuria
• SMO — Site Management Organization
• DART — Developmental And Reproductive Toxicology (database / base de données)
• EH&S — Environmental Health and Safety
• RFA — Request For Application
• API — Active Pharmaceutical Ingredient

• EHR — Electronic Health Record
• GS — General Schedule
• OQ — Operational Qualification
• IHS — Indian Health Service
• PETA — People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals
• GCLP — Good Clinical Laboratory Practice
• LAF — Laminar Air Flow
• TOI — Trial Outcome Index
• TSE — Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies
• CBER — Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research
• ADMS — Alcohol, Drug Abuse and Mental Health Services
• DVT — Deep Venous Thrombosis
• ACR — American College of Radiology
• ICF — Informed Consent Form
• PAO — Public Affairs Officer
• HRSA — U.S. Health Resources and Services Administration
• USP-DI — United States Pharmacopeia-Drug Information
• NVLAP — National Voluntary Laboratory Accreditation Program
• TRI — Toxics Release Inventory
• HTML — Hyper-Text Markup Language
• DICOM — Digital Imaging and Communications in Medicine
• LS/LS — Life Supporting/Life Sustaining
• DURSA — Data Use and Reciprocal Support Agreement
• NIMS — National Incident Management System
• TSCA — Toxic Substances Control Act of 1976
• OASH — Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health
• BATF — Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, & Firearms
• URS — User Requirement Specification
• ABI — Automated Broker Interface
• PWS — Performance Work Statement
• CPCSEA — Committee for the Purpose of Control and Supervision on Experiments on Animals (India)
• FDASIA — Food and Drug Administration Safety and Innovation Act
• CAS — Chemical Abstract Service
• NCRP — National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements
• COP — Clean Out of Place
• CIAC — Computer Incident Advisory Capability
• CEU — Continuing Education Units
• ORANGE BOOK — Approved Drug Products with Therapeutic Equivalence Evaluations
• QAO — Quality Assurance Office
• BB IND — Biological-Based Investigational New Drug
• NEHA — National Environmental Health Association
• AID — Agency for International Development (U.S.)
• CIT — Center for Information Technology
• PK — Pharmacokinetics
• TRALI — transfusion-related acute lung injury
• RCT — randomized controlled trial
• ADVAMED — Advanced Medical Technology Association
• SGA — small for gestational age
• NCHS — National Center for Health Statistics standards
• CTD — Common Technical Document

• A/L — Annual Leave
• SRS — Spontaneous Reporting System
• ETASU — Elements To Assure Safe Use
• NIGMS — National Institute Of General Medical Sciences (NIH)
• FQ — Fluoroquinolone
• VMP — Validation Master Plan
• VSD — Vaccine Safety Datalink
• PTU — Propylthiouracil
• BLA — Biologics License Application (Food & Drug Administration)
• PCS — Permanent Change Of Station. Reassignment To A Different Duty Station.
• MMWR — Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report
• CGMP — current Good manufacturing practicess
• INDA — Investigational New Drug Application
• QCP — Quality Control Program
• EKG — electrocardiogram
• CIN — Color Index number (ORA AofC code)
• AV — Atrio-Ventricular (cardiac)
• ASA — American Statistical Association
• ACEP — American College of Emergency Physicians
• QSAR — Quantitative Structure Activity Relationship
• TROIF — Total Recordable Occupational Illness Frequency
• ASA — Aminosalicylic Acid
• CWD — Chronic Wasting Disease
• ONC — Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (United States Government Health and Human Services)
• NAL — National Agricultural Library
• SRCS — Division of Surveillance, Research, and Communication Support
• CPSC — Consumer Product Safety Commission
• DILI — drug-induced liver injury
• CFC — Combined Federal Campaign
• CFG — Certificate for Foreign Government
• FTS — Federal Telecommunications System
• POV — Privately-Owned Vehicle. A Soldier's Personal Automobile.
• NETBEUI — NETBIOS Extended User Interface
• ICH — International Conference on Harmonization (of Technical Requirements for Registration of Pharmaceuticals for Human Use)
• JCAHO — Joint Commission on Accreditation of Health Care Organizations
• CRC — Clinical Research Coordinator
• OOS — Out Of Specification
• AMFAR — American Foundation for AIDS Research
• ERCP — Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangio-pancreatography Procedures
• IMPD — Investigational Medicinal Product Dossier (EU)
• CFU — Colony Forming Unit (for Bacteria Counting In Water Disinfection)
• CASE — Computer-Aided Software Engineering
• FASEB — Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology's
• MMA — Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement and Modernization Act of 2003
• NCBI — National Center for Biotechnology Information
• CTC — Chlortetracycline
• DGFPS — Direccion General de Farmacia y Productos Sanitarios (Directorate General of Pharmacy and Sanitary Products) (Spain)
• DFAS — Defense Finance & Accounting Service
• ICD — Informed Consent Document
• MDMA — Medical Device Manufacturers Association

• DAWN — (U.S.) Drug Abuse Warning Network
• PMAP — Performance Management Appraisal Program
• SOPP — Standard Operating Procedures and Policies
• FOI — Freedom of Information
• DTC — Direct-to-Consumer (drug advertising)
• MEDEC — Medical Devices Canada
• FACA — Federal Advisory Committee Act 1972
• ECU — European Currency Unit
• KOS — Knowledge Organization System
• RSS — Rich Site Summary
• MERP — Medication Error Reporting and Prevention
• NACDS — National Association of Chain Drug Stores
• FARAD — Food Animal Residue Avoidance Databank
• ADP — Alternative Disposition Plan
• SCD — Service Computation Date
• SNL — Sandia National Laboratories
• CSR — Customer Service Record
• FACT — Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy--General
• NEI — National Eye Institute (National Institutes of Health)
• USPSTF — United States Preventive Services Task Force
• CHPA — Consumer Healthcare Products Association
• AOA — Administration on Aging
• DPAMS — Division of Pre-marketing Assessment III and Manufacturing Science
• HFD — Headquarters, FDA Drug; mail code for Center for Drug Evaluation and Research
• PACE — Patient-centered Assessment and Counseling for Exercise
• IQ — Installation Qualification
• NIDA — National Institute on Drug Abuse (National Institutes of Health)
• ERC — Engineering Research Center
• USCA — United States Code Annotated
• IPV — Inactivated Polio Vaccine
• ASAP — Administrative Systems Automation Project (Food & Drug Administration)
• USCS — United States Customs Service
• SHE — Safety, Health and Environmental
• JIC — Joint Information Center
• EFPIA — European Federation of Pharmaceutical Industries and Associations
• DPT — Diphtheria, Pertussis And Tetanus
• ARCRT — American Registry of Clinical Radiography Technologists
• USIA — United States Information Agency (changed To IIP)
• SCOGS — Select Committee On GRAS (Generally Recognized As Safe) Substances
• SPAC — State Pharmaceutical Administration of China
• N.B. — nota bene (note well)
• ABCS — Active Bacterial Core Surveillance
• OSHRC — Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission
• CRMTS — CBER (Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research) Regulatory Meetings management Tracking System
• TESS — Treatment-Emergent Signs and Symptoms
• NHIN — Nationwide Health Information Network
• MFCU — Medicaid Fraud Control Unit
• AIM — Active Ingredient Manufacturer
• APLB (CBER) — Advertising and Promotional Labeling Branch (Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research)
• BGA — BundesGesundheitsAmt (German Federal Health Office)

• AWP — Average Wholesale Price
• HHMI — Howard Hughes Medical Institute
• CAMP — Childhood Asthma Management Program
• DWPE — Detention without Physical Examination
• ASCO — American Society of Clinical Oncology's
• DAL — Defect Action Level
• NIDCR — National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research
• ASGE — American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
• NGA — National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (formerly National Imagery and Mapping Agency; US government)
• MTCT — mother-to-child transmission
• DRLM — Device Registration and Listing Module (FURLS)
• LRI — Lower Respiratory Infection
• OGE — Office of Government Ethics (formerly part of Office of Personnel Managment, separate executive branch in 1989)
• MF — Master File
• ICRU — International Commission on Radiation Units and Measurements
• CNS — Congress of Neurological Surgeons
• AL — Annual Leave
• HAART — Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy ﾖ the name commonly given to combinations of anti-HIV drugs
• HPFB — Health Products and Food Branch (Canada)
• GXP — Good "x" Practices (x = any type of practice)
• OIP — Office of International Programs
• LOAEL — Lowest Observed Adverse Effect Level
• COE — Center of Excellence
• MMR — measles, mumps, and rubella
• EAS — Emergency Alert System
• LES — Leave and Earnings Statement
• ED — Effective Dose
• CSTE — Council of State & Territorial Epidemiologists
• EWG — Expert Working Group
• NBII — National Biological Information Infrastructure
• LF3 — Low-value Foor or Food-related products, level 3 (between $500 and $1000)
• ADMC — Advance Determination of Medicare Coverage
• AHF — Antihemophilic Factor
• PDMP — Prescription Drug Monitoring Program
• RPSGB — Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain
• VADM — Vice Admiral
• STEPS — System for Thalidomide Education and Prescribing Safety
• NLEM — National List of Essential Medicines
• ORISE — Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education
• BVB — Bacterial Vaccine and Allergenic Products Branch
• ACS (CDER) — Advisors and Consultants Staff (Center for Drug Evaluation and Research)
• NIBIB — National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering
• D & C — Dilation and Curettage
• RRCC — Regional Response Coordination Center
• QSIT — Quality System Inspection Technique
• SSED — Summary of Safety and Effectiveness Data
• CITES — Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora
• ASTHO — Association of State and Territorial Health Officials
• AC — Advisory Committee
• VFD — Veterinary Feed Directive

• SG — Surgeon General
• BT ACT — Bioterrorism Act (Public Health Security and Bioterrorism Preparedness and Response Act of 2002)
• CSV — Computer System Validation
• SUPAC-IR — Scale-Up and Post-Approval Changes - Immediate Release
• RM — Raw Material
• RDNA — Recombinant Deoxyribonucleic Acid
• VAERS — Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System
• SPECT — single-photon emission computed tomography
• GHC — Group Health Cooperative
• CBP — Customs and Border Protection
• FFDCA — Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act of 1938
• EDIPI — Electronic Data Interchange Personal Identifier
• SDO — Standards Development Organization
• FSH — Follicular Stimulating Hormone
• DCU — Document Control Unit
• STAMP — Systematic Technology Assessment of Medical Products
• HL7 — Health Level 7 (a not-for-profit ANSI-accredited standards-developing organization (SDO)
• NARB — National Advertising Review Board
• USACE — United States Army Corps of Engineers
• QP — Qualified Person
• DBRA — Division of Biometry and Risk Assessment
• CA — Chemical Abstracts
• TVC — Total Viable Count
• HEPA — High-Efficiency Particulate Air filter
• SCR — System Change Request
• ABC — American Blood Commission
• CEFIC — Conseil Européen des Fédérations de l'Industrie Chimique (European Chemical Industry Council
• AAFCO — Association of American Feed Control Officials
• GIS — Geographical Information System
• URL — Uniform Resource Locator
• COS — Certificate of Suitability
• NCDC — National Centre for Disease Control, India
• BCPT — Breast Cancer Prevention Trial
• BOCF — Baseline Observation Carried Forward
• PHPPO — Public Health Practice Program Office
• FEB — Federal Executive Board
• OP 2 (OC) — Operations Team 2 (OC)
• OCR — Office of Civil Rights
• NIAAA — National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism
• HCTZ — Hydrochlorothiazide
• EAA — essential amino acidsolution
• BPE — Bulk Pharmaceutical Excipients
• HSA — Health Services Administration
• SIP — Summer Internship Program
• PERI — Pharmaceutical Education & Research Institute
• COA — Certificate of Analysis
• AWS — Alternate Work Schedule
• BIVAS — Body Image Visual Analog Scale
• OM (CDER) — Office of Management (Center for Drug Evaluation and Research)
• NCEH — National Center for Environmental Health

• APAP — N-Acetyl-Para-Amino-Phenol
• CATCH — Child and Adolescent Trial for Cardiovascular Health
• NIS — National Inpatient Sample
• CRCPD — Conference of Radiation Control Program Directors
• ADEERS — Adverse Event Expedited Reporting System
• HRG — Health Research Group
• USPTO — United States Patent and Trademark Office
• DNP (CDER) — Division of Neurology Products (Center for Drug Evaluation and Research)
• DMAT — Disaster Medical Assistance Team
• NACCHO — National Association of County and City Health Officials
• FD&C ACT — Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act of 1938
• ORI — Office of Research Integrity
• HSPD — Homeland Security Presidential Directive
• FCCSET — Federal Coordinating Council for Science, Engineering, and Technology
• BPCI ACT — Biologics Price Competition and Innovation Act of 2009
• VEE — Venezuelan Equine Encephalomyelitis
• SCLIR — Secondary Calibration Laboratories for Ionizing Radiation
• FALCPA — Food Allergen Labeling and Consumer Protection Act
• FPLA — Fair Packaging and Labeling Act of 1967
• JINAD — Generic Investigational New Animal Drug File
• 3500A — FDA form for mandatory reporting of adverse events
• FFLA — Family Friendly Leave Act
• AMP — Average Manufacturer Price
• PARQ — Physical Activity Readiness Questionnaire
• OIT (CDER) — Office of Information Technology (Center for Drug Evaluation and Research)
• CIRMS — Council on Ionizing Radiation Measurements and Standards
• SRM — Specified Risk Material
• KS — Kaposi's Sarcoma
• NIDDK — National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases
• OPDP — Office of Prescription Drug Promotion (CDER) (formerly Division of Drug Marketing, Advertisement and
• AOB (OC) — Accounting Operations Branch (OC)
• C/CC — Career or Career Conditional
• BECON — Bioengineering Consortium
• CC — Coordinating Committee
• TSCSB (CFSAN) — Telecommunications and Scientific Computer Support Branch (CFSAN)
• MQSA — Mammography Quality Standards Act of 1992
• NIOSH — National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (CDC)
• GRAS — Generally Recognized As Safe
• JBIG — Joint Bi-level Image experts Group
• CRL — Complete Response Letter
• EDMF — European Drug Master File
• ORP (CDER) — Office of Regulatory Policy (Center for Drug Evaluation and Research)
• RR — Relative risk of death
• NCHSTP — National Center for HIV, STD, & TB Prevention
• PHA — Public Health Advisory
• FAERS — FDA Adverse Event Reporting System
• LRC — Lipid Research Clinic
• NVP — National Vaccine Program
• SBRS — SENIOR BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH SERVICE
• PDB (CDER) — Prescription Drugs Branch (Center for Drug Evaluation and Research)

• 2301 — FDA form for transmittal of periodic reports and promotional material for new animal drugs
• FFD & C — Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act of 1938
• MLD — Minimum Lethal Dose
• CDASH — Clinical Data Acquisition Standards Harmonization
• LOC — Level Of Concern
• BPAC — Blood Products Advisory Committee
• DCPS — Defense Civilian Pay System
• RAD — Rapid Application Design
• BRAPP — British Association of Pharmaceutical Physicians
• STN — Submission Tracking Number
• DIT (CDRH) — Division of Information Technology (Center for Drug Evaluation and Research)
• MRL — Maximum Residue Limit
• TTTC — Take Time To Care
• C — Gl With Glasses
• NLEA — Nutrition Labeling and Education Act of 1990
• CTDB 1 (CDRH) — Chemistry and Toxicology Devices Branch 1 (CDRH)
• ER — Extended-Release
• NSAPB — National Surgical Adjuvant Breast and Bowel Project
• MCAFT — Modified Canadian Aerobic Fitness Test
• ASPE — Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation
• WFH — World Federation of Hemophilia
• C-TPAT — Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism
• TCS — Temporary Change of Station
• DV — Daily Values
• PADE — Postmarketing Adverse Drug Experience
• PDO — Protected Designation of Origin
• CEARS — CBER (Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research) Error and Accident Reporting System
• AT — antithrombin III
• CHCB (CFSAN) — Chemical Contaminants Branch (CFSAN)
• OD — Office of the Director
• COLA — Cost Of Living Allowance
• CMP/ HMO — Comprehensive Medical Plan/Health Maintenance Organization
• GME — Graduate Medical Education
• DHSS — Department of Health and Social Security (U.K.)
• ESF — Emergency Support Function
• SAP — Service Access Point
• IARC — International Agency for Research on Cancer
• ESIG — Electronic Signature
• TEB (CBER) — Therapeutics Evaluation Branch (CBER)
• M4 — ICH M4 Expert Working Group (EWG) [focusing on Common Technical Documents for sections of the NDA]
• DIN — Drug Identification Number
• DFO — Designated Federal Official
• WG — Wage Grade
• KPS — Karnofsky Performance Status scale
• PCP — Pneumocystis Carinii Pneumoniae
• GBL — Government Bill of Lading
• CLSI — Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute
• ATC — Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical
• AE(S) — adverse event(s)
• SSOP — Sanitation Standard Operating Procedures

• NS/EP — National Security and Emergency Preparedness
• OWH (OC) — Office of Women's Health (OC)
• DONED — Division of Ophthalmic, Neurological, and Ear, Nose and Throat Devices (CDRH)
• DTAP — diphtheria, tetanus and acellular pertussis
• PEB 1 (CDRH) — Postmarket Evaluation Branch 1 (Center for Devices and Radiological Health)
• OP (OC) — Office of Policy (Office of the Commissioner)
• DHCP — Dear Health Care Professional
• FORM 3500A — Mandatory Reporting of Adverse Events
• SUPAC-SS — scale-up and postapproval changes--nonsterile solid
• ISSO — Information Systems Security Officer
• ACBSA — Advisory Committee on Blood Safety and Availability
• DCPA (CBER) — Division of Congressional and Public Affairs (Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research)
• NMA — National Medical Association
• UPLC — Ultra Performance Liquid Chromatography
• BISTIC — Biomedical Information Science and Technology Initiative Consortium
• C — Gl With Correction
• RCR — Replication Competent Retrovirus
• NCTR — National Center for Toxicological Research
• NCDCP — National Council on Prescription Drug Programs
• OSHA — Occupational Safety and Health Administration (U.S. Department of Labor)
• DFS (ORA) — Division of Field Science (ORA)
• PMN — Pre-Market Notification
• CT — Clinical Trial
• CIP — Clean-In-Place
• HTLV — human T-lymphotropic viruse
• OM (OC) — Office of Management (Immediate Office of the Commissioner)
• MAH — Marketing Authorization Holder
• DAA — Designated Approving Authority
• CAPAR — Corrective Action Preventive Action Report
• PQRI — Product Quality Research Institute
• NCCAM — National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine
• NUCC — National Uniform Claim Committee
• SBOA — Summary Basis of Approval
• USRDS — United States Renal Data System
• EPAR — European Public Assessment Report
• QMIS — Quality Management Information System
• DRLS — Drug Registration and Listing System
• AATB — American Association of Tissue Banks
• CDM — Clinical Data Management
• OBE — Online Booking Engine
• ACRPI — Association of Clinical Research for the Pharmaceutical Industry
• DHF — Design History File
• WITS — Washington Interagency Telecommunications System
• MOD 2 — Module Two laboratory facility
• CLT — Central Limit Theorem
• QBD — Quality by Design
• EP — European Pharmacopoeia
• CDC — Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
• C OF A — Certificate of Analysis
• CODEX — Codex Alimentarius collection of food standards

• TEACA — Trolox-Equivalent Antioxidant Capacity Assay
• EPC — Evidence-based Practice Center
• SID — Source-to-Image Distance
• USJFCOM — United States Joint Forces Command
• C & S — Culture and Sensitivity
• CTA — Clinical Trial Agreement
• OIT (CBER) — Office of Information Technology (Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research)
• 1932A — FDA form for veterinary adverse drug reaction, lack of effectiveness, product defect report--voluntary
• S/L — Sick Leave
• PDCS (OC) — Policy Development and Coordination Staff (OC)
• NHW — National Health and Welfare Department (Canada's equivalent of DHHS)
• IFT — Institute of Food Technologists
• NF — National Formulary
• CSM — Committee on Safety of Medicines
• HDF — mail code for CDER (Center for Drug Evaluation and Research)
• ECTD — Electronic Common Technical Document
• SOC — System Organ Classification
• FORM 348 — Sponsored Travel
• DIHD (CDRH) — Division of Immunology and Hematology Devices (CDRH)
• ACS (CBER) — Analytical Chemistry Staff (Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research)
• RAMP — Remedial Action Management Program
• LR1 — Low-value non-prescription Radiation-emitting products, level 1 (less than $200)
• OS (OC) — Operations Staff (OC)
• MEG — Magnetoencephalography
• GXT — graded exercise tolerance (Stress test)
• NLT — Not Less Than
• ITIPS — Information Technology Investment Portfolio System
• PIC — Pharmaceutical Inspection Convention
• MEDDRA — Medical Dictionary for Regulatory Activities (new global standard medical terminology designed to supersede other terminolgies used in the medical product development process, including COSTART, ICD9 and others)
• ENTB (CDRH) — Ear, Nose, and Throat Devices Branch (CDRH)
• AUSA — Assistant United States Attorney
• COTA — Career Opportunities Training Agreement (HHS)
• 348 — FDA form for sponsored travel
• MUMS ACT — Minor Use and Minor Species Animal Health Act of 2004
• RPMS (OC) — Regulations Policy and Management Staff (OC)
• DSHEA — Dietary Supplement and Health Education Act of 1994
• CEB (CFSAN) — Compliance and Enforcement Branch (CFSAN)
• OFPA — Organic Foods Production Act of 1990
• DSMICA — Division of Small Manufacturers, International and Consumer Assistance (FDA)
• OPB (ORA) — Operations and Policy Branch (Office of Regulatory Affairs)
• DPS — Division of Post-marketing Surveillance
• CA — Competent Authority
• ORTF — Obesity Research Task Force
• ABN — Advance Beneficiary Notice
• X-SCID — X-linked severe combined immunodeficiency disorder
• LOEL — Lowest Observed Effect Level
• SUBPART H — That subpart of 21 CFR Part 314 pertaining to accelerated approval of drugs
• CO — Commissioned Officer
• PEB (CBER) — Planning and Evaluation Branch (CBER)
• OM (CBER) — Office of Management (Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research)

• IO — Immediate Office
• CSV — Comma Separated Values file format
• BARDA — Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority
• PDE — Permitted Daily Exposure
• ISBT 128 — International Society of Blood Transfusion standard for blood, tissue, and organ identification
• FSMS — Food Safety Management System
• FAN — Food Allergy Network
• RSO — Radiation Safety Officer
• ADE/ADER — Adverse Drug Experience/Adverse Drug Experience Report
• CGTP — Current Good Tissue Practice
• WONF — With Other Natural Flavors
• DD (CVM) — District Director (Center for Veterinary Medicine)
• CTDB 2 — Chemistry and Toxicology Devices Branch 2
• TOPRA — The Organisation for Professionals in Regulatory Affairs
• GIF — Graphics Interchange Format
• QD — Quaque in Die (once daily)
• MA — Marketing Authorization
• NCL — National Consumers League
• AAPHP — American Association of Public Health Physicians
• FSANZ — Food Standards Australia New Zealand's
• DDES (CFSAN) — Division of Dairy and Egg Safety (CFSAN)
• DNCE (CDER) — Division of Nonprescripton Clinical Evaluation (CDER)
• QL — Quality of Life
• CHSB (CFSAN) — Chemical Hazards Science Branch (CFSAN)
• HHI — Herth Hope Index
• ADRAC — Adverse Drug Reactions Advisory Committee
• FORM 356V — New Animal Drug Application
• PUFI — Packed Under Federal Inspection
• AMI — American Meat Institute
• OIVD (CDRH) — Office of In Vitro Diagnostic Device Evaluation and Safety (CDRH)
• SEIU — Service Employees International Union
• BPC — Bulk Pharmaceutical Chemical
• ACGME — Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education
• OSC (CVM) — Office of Surveillance and Compliance (CVM)
• DIAM (CDRH) — Division of Imaging and Applied Mathematics (CDRH)
• BFARM — Bundesinstitut Fur Arzneimittel und Medizinprodukte (German Ministry of Health)
• CDSA — Controlled Drugs and Substances Act (Canada)
• PNSI — Prior Notice System Interface
• ACP — Advance Care Planning
• CPGM — Compliance Program Guidance Manual
• TPLC — Total Product Life Cycle
• CIB (CFSAN) — Compliance Information Branch (CFSAN)
• CTIA — Cellular Telecommunications and Internet Association's
• CPB (CFSAN) — Compliance Programs Branch (CFSAN)
• DP — Drug Product
• IGIV — Immune Globulin Intravenous
• CS — Civil Service
• FURLS — FDA Uniform Registration & Listing System
• VMO — Veterinary Medical Officer
• QIJ — Quality Inspection Journal

• GEBAT — Government Excess Baggage Authorization Ticket
• DCB (CFSAN) — Domestic Compliance Branch (CFSAN)
• DGSS (CFSAN) — Division of General Scientific Support (CFSAN)
• COOP — Continuity of Operations Procedure
• RMB (CBER) — Resource Management Branch (CBER)
• ECT — Electro-Convulsive Therapy
• PA — Physical Activity
• CTAP — Career Transition Assistance Plan
• FOB — Federal Office Building
• BPL — Biologic Product License Number
• IMCC — Information Management Coordinating Committee
• APHL — Association of Public Health Laboratories
• BCB (CFSAN) — Bioanalytical Chemistry Branch (CFSAN)
• FQPA — Food Quality Protection Act of 1996
• DCLD (CDRH) — Division of Clinical Laboratory Devices (CDRH)
• DMIP — Division of Medical Imaging Products (CDER)
• CCB (CFSAN) — Color Certification Branch (CFSAN)
• FTE — Full-Time Equivalent
• QMS (CDER) — Quality Management Staff (CDER)
• TTY — TeleTYpewriter
• WMS (OC) — Website Management Staff (OC)
• ACSM — American College of Sports Medicine's
• GPRD — General Practice Research Database
• OO (CFSAN) — Office of Operations (CFSAN)
• BP — British Pharmacopoeia
• U — Units
• PAI — Pre-Approval Inspection
• WISQARS — Web-based Injury Statistics Query and Reporting System
• OPHEP — Office of Public Health Emergency Preparedness
• 483 — FDA form used as a written notice of deficiencies found in inspections
• BARQA — British Association of Research Quality Assurance
• FD-1932 — FDA form, Veterinary Adverse Drug Reaction, lack of effectiveness, product defect report - Mandatory
• USFDA — United States Food & Drug Administration
• VMB (CFSAN) — Virulence Mechanisms Branch (CFSAN)
• BSC — Biological Safety Cabinet
• BIMO — bioresearch monitoring
• S&E — Safety and Effectiveness
• OEO (OC) — Office of Executive Operations (OC)
• ACCME — Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education
• CHAMPVA — Civilian Health And Medical Program Of The Department Of Veterans Affairs
• OP 1 (OC) — Operations Team 1 (OC)
• TV — Travel Voucher
• CTDB 2 (CDRH) — Chemistry and Toxicology Devices Branch 2 (CDRH)
• DEB (CFAN) — Dairy and Egg Branch (CFSAN)
• OIT (OC) — Office of Information Technology (Immediate Office of the Commissioner)
• FLETC — Federal Law Enforcement Training Center
• DRB (CBER) — Devices Review Branch (CBER)
• UFMS — Unified Financial Management System
• OCP (OC) — Office of Combination Products (OC)
• PEB 2 (CDRH) — Postmarket Evaluation Branch 2 (Center for Devices and Radiological Health)

• APTF — Application Policy Task Force
• ADAA — Animal Drug Availability Act of 1996
• CPID — Certified Product Information Document (Canada)
• CIAO — Critical Infrastructure Assurance Office
• CSO — Consumer Safety Officer
• VVB (CBER) — Viral Vaccines Branch (CBER)
• WPADP — Working Party on Automation and Data Processing
• RPMCC — Regulatory Project Management Coordinating Committee (CDER)
• CMS — Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (formerly Health Care Financing Administration)
• PTS (CBER) — Product Testing Section (CBER)
• PSSB (CFSAN) — Program Support Services Branch (CFSAN)
• ASAS — American Society of Animal Science
• BIRAMS — Biologics Investigational and Related Applications Management System
• CFN — Central File Number
• FTB (CFSAN) — Food Technology Branch (CFSAN)
• DRF — Dose Range Findings
• POB — Program Operations Branch
• RLD — Reference Listed Drug
• FDA-WO — Food and Drug Administration White Oak campus
• GMID — Global Market Information Database
• OLA (OC) — Office of Legislative Affairs (Office of the Commissioner)
• DPD (OC) — Division of Portfolio Development (OC)
• CCRC — Certified Clinical Research Coordinator
• FERN — Food Emergency Response Network
• PAP — Patient Assistance Program
• ODM — Operational Data Model
• ITS (CBER) — Information Technology Staff (CBER)
• BMB (CFSAN) — Bioanalytical Methods Branch (CFSAN)
• CTDB 1 — Chemistry and Toxicology Devices Branch 1
• VEB (CBER) — Vaccine Evaluation Branch (CBER)
• COB (OC) — Contract Operations Branch (Office of the Commissioner)
• SPCS (CDER) — Safety Policy and Communications Staff (CDER)
• DDDP (CDER) — Division of Dermatology and Dental Products (CDER)
• CRTP — Clinical Research Training Program
• BOCB (CFSAN) — Biological and Organic Chemistry Branch (CFSAN)
• CDISC — Clinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium (formerly a DIA special interest group called the Clinical Data Interchange Standards Committee)
• ER/ES — Electronic Records/Electronic Signatures
• AIMDD — Active Implantable Medical Device Directive
• INV SAMPLE — INVestigational Sample
• INADA — Investigational New Animal Drug Application
• IMS (CDRH) — Issues Management Staff (CDRH)
• ACPM — American College of Preventive Medicine
• TURBO EIR — Turbo Establishment Inspection Report (ORA)
• CAPLA — Computer-Assisted Product License Application
• US & R — urban search and rescue
• OIT (ORA) — Office of Information Technology (Office of Regulatory Affairs)
• JPMA — Japan Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Association
• ERB (CFSAN) — Elemental Research Branch (CFSAN)
• PHIN — Public Health Information Network
• CRMT (OC) — Cosmetics Toxicology Branch (CFSAN)

• FPB (CDRH) — Field Programs Branch (Center for Devices and Radiological Health)
• CAAT — Center for Alternatives to Animal Testing
• SPTPB (CFSAN) — Seafood Processing and Technology Policy Branch (CFSAN)
• NVICP — National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program
• APIFARMA — Associação Portuguesa da Indústria FARMAcêutica (Association of the Portuguese Pharmaceutical Industries)
• CRB (CBER) — Clinical Review Branch (CBER)
• CTEB (CFSAN) — Cosmetics Technology Branch (CFSAN)
• CE MARK — CE (Conformite Europeene or European Conformity) marking
• QID — Quater In Die (Four Times a Day)
• ASRM — American Society for Reproductive Medicine
• DRP (CBER) — Division of Regulations and Policy (CBER)
• NINR — National Institute of Nursing Research
• CIS — Cancer Information Service
• ACLAM — American College of Laboratory Animal Medicine
• BVC — British Veterinary Codex
• SECT 505(B)(2) — New drug application
• PAS (CDRH) — Premarket Approval Section (CDRH)
• PEB (ORA) — Program Evaluation Branch (ORA)
• SNOMED-RT — Systematized Nomenclature of Medicine Reference Terminology
• IBR (CFSAN) — Import Branch (CFSAN)
• PN — Product Name
• USTR — United States Trade Representative
• ASD (HD) — Assistant Secretary of Defense for Homeland Defense
• ELEXNET — Electronic Laboratory Exchange Network
• NEDSS — National Electronic Disease Surveillance System
• PFO — Principal Federal Official
• DTP — Direct-to-Patient
• DHC — dioxin health certificate (ORA AofC code)
• FDARA — Food and Drug Administration Revitalization Act
• CCP — Critical Control Point
• RU-486 — Roussel Uclaf drug number 486
• CFIA — Canadian Food Inspection Agency
• GINAD — Generic Investigational New Animal Drug file
• OVRR (CBER) — Office of Vaccines Research and Review (CBER)
• BGH — Bovine Growth Hormone
• SPR — System Problem Report
• CHLIA — chemi-luminescent immunoassay
• CLIA — Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendment
• SMSB (CFSAN) — Spectroscopy and Mass Spectrometry Branch (CFSAN)
• HHS SERT — Health and Human Services Secretary's Emergency Response Team
• DEB — Dairy and Egg Branch
• CPMP — Committee for Proprietary Medicinal Products
• OSO — Office of Security Operations
• BSC — Business Service Center
• CMGB (CDER) — Cae Management and Guidance Branch (CDER)
• PQG — Pharmaceutical Quality Group
• CAPLAR — Computer-Assisted Product License Application Review
• DCF — Data Clarification request Form
• RIBAﾙ — recombinant immunoblot assay (Chiron ﾮ)
• JTR — Joint Travel Regulations

• MAD — Multiple Ascending Dose
• CDA — Clinical Document Architecture
• HAM/TSP — HTLV-I-associated myelopathy / tropical spastic paraparesis
• OS (CDER) — Operations Staff (CDER)
• NDF-RT — National Drug File Reference Terminology
• OVST (CFSAN) — Operations and Veterinary Support Team (CFSAN)
• FDCA — Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act of 1938
• DMIHP (CDER) — Division of Medical Imaging and Hematology Products (CDER)
• CUE — Confidential Unit Exclusion
• PTO — Patent and Trademark Office (U.S. Department of Commerce)
• LOB (ORA) — Laboratory Operations Branch (ORA)
• FAM — Foreign Affairs Manual
• LF1 — Low-value Food or Food-related products, level 1 (less than $200)
• 1932 — FDA form for veterinary adverse drug reaction, lack of effectiveness, product defect report--mandatory
• OCI (ORA) — Office of Criminal Investigations (ORA)
• PB (CFSAN) — Pathology Branch (Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition)
• DDM (NCTR) — Deputy Director for Management (National Center for Toxicological Research)
• SCSB (CFSAN) — Scientific Computer Support Branch (CFSAN)
• DPEM (ORA) — Division of Planning, Evaluation and Management (ORA)
• PEB (CDRH) — Program Enforcement Branch (CDRH)
• AAALAC — Association for the Assessment and Accreditation of Laboratory Animal Care International
• ACB (CDRH) — Accreditation and Certification Branch (CDRH)
• ICCBBA — International Council for Commonality in Blood Banking Automation, Inc.
• NCVIA — National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act of 1986
• FDC — Food Drug and Cosmetic
• VSB (CBER) — Vaccine Safety Branch (CBER)
• ACCP — American College of Clinical Pharmacology
• DPL — Drug Product Licensing (Canada)
• MSS (CVM) — Management Support Staff (CDRH)
• ISAC — Information Sharing and Analysis Center
• DPMU — Disaster Portable Morgue Unit
• AER — Adverse Event Reporting
• HNK CELLS — human neonatal kidney cells
• ACPE — Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education
• OM (CVM) — Office of Management (Center for Veterinary Medicine)
• CC — Clinical Center
• SOAB (OC) — Systems and Office Automation Branch (Immediate Office of the Commissioner)
• SC (CDRH) — Staff College (Center for Devices and Radiological Health)
• NDE/MIS — New Drug Evaluation Management Information System
• STS (CBER) — Standards and Testing Staff (CBER)
• MAPCB (CDER) — Manufacturing Assessment & Pre-Approval Compliance Branch (CDER)
• AHIC — American Health Information Community
• PBSC — Peripheral Blood Stem Cell
• EFOIA — Electronic Freedom of Information Act
• BPHC — Bureau of Primary Health Care
• MSU — Medical Statistics Unit
• AMG — ArzeneiMittelGesetz (West Germany drug law)
• BDR — Budget Data Request
• GTL (NCTR) — Genetic Toxicology Laboratory (NCTR)
• ACE — Automated Commercial Environment (US Customs)

• DRARD (CDRH) — Division of Reproductive, Abdominal and Radiological Devices (CDRH)
• NOAEL — No Observable Adverse Effect Level
• AIP — Application Integrity Policy
• BIOB (CFSAN) — Biostatistics Branch (CFSAN)
• CS (OC) — Communications Staff (OC)
• DUSM — Deputy United States Marshal (U.S. Department of Justice)
• SAPB (CFSAN) — Shellfish and Aquaculture Policy Branch (CFSAN)
• DFO (OC) — Division of Field Operations (OC)
• GOVTRIP — government travel website operated by Northrop Grumman
• PHPS — Public Health Prevention Service
• DDES — Division of Dairy and Egg Safety
• FDAMA — Food and Drug Administration Modernization Act of 1997
• DCGM (OC) — Division of Contracts and Grants Management (OC)
• MAPP — Manual of Policy and Procedures
• QBR — Question-Based Review
• TPP — Target Product Profile
• FASS — Federation of Animal Science Societies
• AOAC — Association of Official Analytical Chemists
• ENG (OC) — Engineering Team (OC)
• TRX — Total number of Prescriptions
• CCBC — Council of Community Blood Centers
• MB (CFSAN) — Microanalytical Evaluations Branch of the Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition
• C & R — corrections and removals
• CCST (CFSAN) — Clinical Chemistry Support Team (CFSAN)
• AMDUCA — Animal Medicinal Drug Use Clarification Act of 1994
• LESTD (CBER) — Laboratory of Enteric and Sexually Transmitted Diseases (CBER)
• RAC — Recombinant-DNA Advisory Committee
• GRASE — Generally Recognized As Safe and Effective
• NCSES — National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics (NSF)
• CAPRA — Canadian Association of Professional Regulatory Affairs
• IUO — investigation use only
• ACC — RCHSA (Radiation Control for Health and Safety Act) ACCession number
• USBR — Bureau of Reclamation (U.S. Department of the Interior)
• OSG — Office of the Surgeon General
• PAHO — Pan American Health Organization
• POA — privately owned automobile
• BRMD — Bureau of Radiation and Medical Devices
• PMOA — Primary Mode Of Action
• CCFAC — Codex Committee on Food Additives and Contaminants
• FCRDC — Frederick Cancer Research and Development Center
• OHRMS — Office of Human Resources and Management Services
• CBIAC — Chemical and Biological Defense Information Analysis Center
• GDUF — Generic Drug User Fees
• TO — Transportation Officer
• RODS — Real-Time Outbreak & Disease Surveillance System
• OEL — Occupational Exposure Level
• HFZ — Headquarters, FDA code Z; mail code for Center for Devices and Radiological Health
• EVS (OC) — Evaluation Staff (OC)
• SRD — Swine Respiratory Disease
• ºº — sections û shorthand symbol used to designate sections in a legal document; as in ºº201(m), 301(k) o

• DCRMS (CDER) — Division of Compliance Risk Management and Surveillance (CDER)
• CFA — Catfish Farmers of America
• CMCCC — Chemistry and Manufacturing Controls Coordinating Committee
• SUPAC — Scale-Up and Postapproval Changes
• DMIRDP (CDER) — Division of Medical Imaging and Radiopharmaceutical Drug Products (CDER)
• EDRLS — Electronic Drug Registration and Listing Systems
• M2 — ICH M2 Expert Working Group (EWG) [electronic standards for transmission of regulatory information]
• RMS — Regulatory Management System
• NMT — Not More Than
• CTEP — Cancer Therapy Evaluation Program
• GEMCRIS — Genetic Modification Clinical Research Information System (NIH)
• ACLAD — American Committee on Laboratory Animal Diseases
• QSR — Quality System Record
• PPE — Pay Period Ending
• DSORD — Division of Surgical, Orthopedic, and Restorative Devices
• FDERA — Food and Drug Export Reform and Enhancement Act of 1996
• DNPL (CFSAN) — Division of Nutrition Programs and Labeling (Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition)
• IFIC — International Food Information Council
• OCS — Office of the Chief of Staff
• AB (CDRH) — Analysis Branch (CDRH)
• OP 3 (OC) — Operations Team 3 (OC)
• EML — Environmental Measurement Laboratory
• PERT — Product-enhanced Reverse Transcriptase
• EDIFACT — Electronic Data Interchange for Administration, Commerce, and Transportation
• PPQ — Plant Protection and Quarantine
• ITB (CFSAN) — Immunotoxicology Branch (CFSAN)
• DMETS (CDER) — Division of Medical Errors and Technical Support (CDER)
• PDCS — Policy Development and Coordination Staff
• WPS (OC) — Workforce Programs Staff (OC)
• ACLA — American Clinical Laboratory Association
• FCO — Federal Coordinating Officer (in disaster areas)
• HCCN — Health Center-Controlled Network
• ADCOM — ADvisory COMmittee
• AFIP — Armed Forces Institute of Pathology (DoD)
• VCRP — Voluntary Cosmetic Registration Program
• PAITS — Pre-Approval Inspection Tracking System
• NAION — non-arteritic anterior ischemic optic neuropathy
• AT (OC) — Acquisitions Team (OC)
• COOP — Continuity of Operations Policy
• CAFDAS — Committee for the Advancement of FDA Science
• DES — Drug Eluting Stent
• OP 4 (OC) — Operations Team 4 (OC)
• EUP — Experimental Use Permit
• DIOP (ORA) — Division of Import Operations and Policy (ORA)
• GCPB II (CDER) — Good Clinical Practice Branch II (CDER)
• SL — Signature Line
• GSFA — General Standard for Food Additives
• AHFS — American Hospital Formulary Service
• IDR — Idiosyncratic Drug Reaction
• RAC — Raw Agricultural Commodity

• NMI — Non-Medicinal Ingredient
• MIRA — Medicare Innovation Responsiveness Act of 2003
• FEDRIP — FEDeral Research In Progress Database
• OITSS (OC) — Office of Information Technology Shared Services (Immediate Office of the Commissioner)
• DEPI (CBER) — Division of Ethics and Program Integrity (CBER)
• ABIFARMA — Brazilian Association of the Pharmaceutical Industry
• OSHC (OC) — Office of Science and Health Coordination (OC)
• TEPRSSC — Technical Electronic Product Radiation Safety Standards Committee
• NEP — National Exercise Program
• CFSAN — Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition
• DPEB (CBER) — Division of Planning, Evaluation and Budget (CBER)
• DCRER (CFSAN) — Division of Chemistry Research and Environmental Review (CFSAN)
• ECS (OC) — Economics Staff (OC)
• ICD-9-CM — International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Revision, Clinical Modification
• ELS — Establishment License Supplement
• DAAS — Division of Aging and Adult Services
• MVB (CFSAN) — Molecular Virology Branch (CFSAN)
• PPT — Plasma Preparation Tube
• DMPQ (CBER) — Division of Manufacturing and Product Quality (CBER)
• RAC — Reviewer Affairs Committee
• ADEC — Australian Drug Evaluation Committee
• OER (OC) — Office of External Relations (OC)
• GOVCC — government travel charge card
• COSTART — Coding Symbols for Thesaurus of Adverse Reaction Terms
• DHRD (ORA) — Division of Human Resources Development (ORA)
• IDBD — Infectious Disease Biomarker Database
• OPPL (OC) — Office of Policy, Planning and Legislation (OC)
• ALJ (OC) — Office of the Administrative Law Judge (OC)
• FDAS — Defense Finance and Accounting Services
• DPFRM (CFSAN) — Division of Planning and Financial Resources Management (CFSAN)
• NATAG — North American Technical Advisory Group
• EMOPS (OC) — Office of Emergency Operations (OC)
• WAE — When Actually Employed
• QOD — Quaque Altere Die (take every other day)
• DMARDS — disease-modifying antirheumatic drug
• IB (CFSAN) — Immunobiology Branch (CFSAN)
• DDMAC (CDER) — Division of Drug Marketing, Advertising and Communication (CDER)
• AIMBE — American Institute For Medical and Biological Engineering
• COOP — Continuity of Operations Program
• ASCPT — American Society for Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics
• PCBE — President's Council on Bioethics
• OCER (CDRH) — Office of Communication, Education and Radiological Programs (CDRH)
• LCDC — Laboratory Centre for Disease Control
• RCHSA — Radiation Control for Health and Safety Act of 1968
• ICLAS — International Council for Laboratory Animal Science
• NMDP — National Marrow Donor Program
• IMDB (CDRH) — Immunology and Molecular Diagnostics Devices Branch (CDRH)
• NTB (CFSAN) — Neurotoxicology Branch (CFSAN)
• OSHI (OC) — Office of Special Health Issues (OC)
• NEMA — National Emergency Management Association

• NALBOH — National Association of Local Boards of Health
• PNC — Prior Notice Center
• WIN — Welfare Information Network
• DESE (CDRH) — Division of Electrical and Software Engineering (CDRH)
• BC/BS — Blue Cross and Blue Shield
• NSR — Non-Significant Risk
• MIS (OC) — Management Initiatives Staff (OC)
• DMST (CFSAN) — Division of Market Studies (CFSAN)
• ANCOVA — Analysis of Covariance
• OOPD — Office of Orphan Product Development (FDA)
• RIBAÖ — recombinant immunoblot assay (Chiron «)
• MPEG — Moving Pictures Experts Group
• USFS — United States Forest Service (U.S. Department of Agriculture)
• OVST — Operations and Veterinary Support Team
• MRB (CFSAN) — Methods Research Branch (Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition)
• NNMC — National Naval Medical Center
• COP — Coastal Ocean Program
• NCPDP — National Council for Prescription Drug Programs
• GCPB I (CDER) — Good Clinical Practice Branch I (CDER)
• 3RS — Recruitment and Relocation Bonuses and Retention Allowances
• HFS — Headquarters, FDA Safety; mail code for Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition
• SHEMS — Safety, Health, and Environmental Management Section
• BLS — Biologics License Supplement
• BGMA — British Generic Manufacturers Association
• FFRM — Food Facility Registration Module (FURLS)
• GCSL (CFSAN) — Gulf Coast Seafood Laboratory (Dauphin Island, Alabama) (CFSAN)
• DTBIMP (CDER) — Division of Therapeutic Biological Internal Medicine Products (CDER)
• DEIO (ORA) — Division of Emergency and Investigational Operations (ORA)
• DMT (CVM) — Division of Manufacturing Technologies (CVM)
• HBOT — Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy
• IPOAB (CDRH) — Information Processing and Office Automation Branch (CDRH)
• CND (CDRH) — Cardiovascular/Neurological Devices Branch (CDRH)
• HFEB (CDRH) — Human Factors Engineering Branch (CDRH)
• TDDS — Transdermal Drug Delivery System
• DMPQ (CDER) — Division of Manufacturing and Product Quality (CDER)
• DCIQA (ORA) — Division of Compliance Information and Quality Assurance (ORA)
• USITC — United States International Trade Commission
• COTT — Committee Of Ten Thousand
• RMCC — Review Management Coordinating Committee
• 3500 — FDA form for voluntary reporting of adverse events
• DOED (CDRH) — Division of Ophthalmic, Ear, Nose and Throat Devices (CDRH)
• EB (NCTR) — Engineering Branch (NCTR)
• PICNIC — Professionals and Citizens Network for Integrated Care
• ACMP — American College of Medical Physics
• SBA — Summary Basis of Approval
• FOP — Financial Operating Plan
• REMS — Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategy
• GTIB (CBER) — Gene Transfer and Immunogenicity Branch (CBER)
• DFEM (NCTR) — Division of Facilities Engineering and Maintenance (NCTR)
• IIG — Inactive Ingredient Guide

• TSA — Transportation Security Administration
• MMAB (CFSAN) — Microbiological Methods Application Branch of the Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition
• ODE III — Office of Drug Evaluation III (CDER)
• ASC — Advertising Standards Council
• OCOD — Office of Communication Outreach and Development (CBER)
• FASA — Federal Acquisition Streamlining Act (of 1994)
• LWC — Lead Wire or patient Cable
• ESRA — European Society of Regulatory Affairs
• WRAIR — Walter Reed Army Institute of Research
• RAE — Remedial Action Exemption
• DRC (CVM) — Division of Residue Chemistry (CVM)
• OPS (CDER) — Office of Pharmaceutical Science (CDER)
• OMT — Oral Mucosal Transudate
• ECDT — Electronic Common Technical Document
• CEB (CDER) — Clinical Evaluation Branch (CBER)
• DEMO (CDRH) — Division of Ethics and Management Operations (CDRH)
• MITA — Medicaid Information Technology Architecture
• DMEPA (CDER) — Division of Medical Error Prevention and Analysis
• CFR — Contract Financial Requirements
• MOC — Management and Operations Council
• GRP — Good Review Practice
• COTB (CBER) — Communication Technology Branch (CBER)
• DCCA (CBER) — Division of Communication and Consumer Affairs (CBER)
• COCB — Communication and Coordination Branch
• RADAR — Risk Assessment of Drugs Analysis and Response
• PEP — Performance Evaluation Plan
• DSP (OC) — Division of Strategic Projects (OC)
• GTB (CBER) — Gene Therapies Branch (CBER)
• JMO — Japanese Maintenance Organization
• PP — Pay Period
• NACHO — National Association of County Health Officials
• 3R — Recruitment, Relocation bonuses, and Retention allowances
• DPQR (CDER) — Division of Product Quality Research (CDER)
• FD-483 — FDA form, Written Notice of Deficiencies Found in Inspections
• OPPB — Office of Policy Planning and Budget
• ADRM (CBER) — Associate Director for Review Management (CBER)
• DTD (CDER) — Division of Training and Development (CDER)
• EOS (CDER) — Executive Operations Staff (CDER)
• DIVBT (CFSAN) — Division of In Vitro and Biochemical Toxicology (CFSAN)
• TOA — Total Obligation Authority
• VRBPAC — Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee
• ORP (CFSAN) — Office of Regulations and Policy (Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition)
• LRIT (CFSAN) — Labeling Regulations Implementation Team (CFSAN)
• CMGB — Cae Management and Guidance Branch
• NIFC — National Interagency Fire Center
• BDB — Biologic Devices Branch (CBER)
• SMCC — Standards Management Coordinating Committee
• OGUD (CDRH) — Obstetrics and Gynecology Devices Branch (CDRH)
• NOEL — no observed effect level
• AMPI — Associated Milk Producers Inc.

• OARSA — Office of Applied Research and Safety Assessment
• DMEP (CDER) — Division of Metabolism and Endocrinology Products (CDER)
• DSI (CDER) — Division of Scientific Investigation (CDER)
• SPCS — Safety Policy and Communications Staff
• OCIO (OC) — Office of the Chief Information Officer (OC)
• SUD — Sudden Unexpected Death
• MUMS — Minor Use and Minor Species Animal Health Act of 2004
• TRAC — Tolerance Reassessment Advisory Committee
• SIREN — Scientific Information Retrieval and Exchange Network (CFSAN)
• OES (OC) — Office of Executive Secretariat (OC)
• CSB (OC) — Customer Support Branch (Office of the Commissioner)
• EPMS — Employee Performance Management System
• CET (CFSAN) — Clinical Evaluation Team (Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition)
• CMHS — Center for Mental Health Services
• BHPR — Bureau of Health Professions
• MMDB (CFSAN) — Microbial Methods Development Branch (CFSAN)
• DBM (CDRH) — Division of Bioresearch Monitoring (CDRH)
• 356V — FDA form for new animal drug appication
• FORM 483 — Written Notice Of Deficiencies Found In Inspections
• DDMAC — Division of Drug Marketing, Advertising, and Communications
• CNPP — USDA Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion
• ITDS — International Trade Data System
• SDM — System Development Methodology
• UNAIDS — Joint United Nations Program on HIV/AIDS
• ISMP — Institute for Safe Medication Practices
• DD — Division Director
• LNC — Labeling and Nomenclature Committee
• ADE — Adverse Drug Event
• WTA — WITHHOLDING TAX ALLOWANCE
• GHDB (CDRH) — General Hospital Devices Branch (CDRH)
• LRSP (CBER) — Laboratory of Respiratory and Special Pathogens (CBER)
• ODE IV (CDER) — Office of Drug Evaluation IV (CDER)
• RBC — Red Blood Cells
• AFAB — Absorbable Fibrin Adhesive Bandage
• NPCC — National Poison Control Center
• TBSB (CBER) — Therapeutics and Blood Safety Branch (CBER)
• COOP — Continuity of Operations Project
• BID — Bis In Die (Twice Daily)
• CTS — Correspondence Tracking System
• R&E — Recall and Emergency
• HCPCS — HCFA (Health Care Financing Administration) Common Procedure Coding System
• NIDRR — National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research
• FORM 1932 — Veterinary Adverse Drug Reaction, Lack of Effectiveness, Product Defect Report - Mandatory
• DDI (CDER) — Division of Drug Information (CDER)
• ACOL — Acceptable Carry-Over Limit
• ODE I — Office of Drug Evaluation I (CDER)
• IDL — International Date Line
• AIMS — Agency Information Management System
• CIB — Clinical Investigator's Brochure
• DBEC (OC) — Division of Budget Execution and Control (OC)

• OCM (OC) — Office of Crisis Management (OC)
• RR — repeatedly reactive
• CTTI — Clinical Trials Transformation Initiative
• FCIC — Federal Consumer Information Center
• PCBS — polychlorinated biphenyls
• GSDB (CDRH) — General Surgery Devices Branch (CDRH)
• CSPI — Center for Science in the Public Interest
• EMAC — Emergency Management Assistance Compact
• DPPS (CFSAN) — Division of Plant Product Safety (CFSAN)
• DVR — Deviation Variance Report
• DRUP (CDER) — Division of Reproductive and Urologic Products (CDER)
• AO — Administrative Officer
• ADRP — Association of Donor Recruitment Professionals
• JRIES — Joint Regional Information Exchange System
• CIQI — Clinical Investigator Qualification Information
• IRMC — Information Resources Management College
• ANADA — Abbreviated New Animal Drug Application
• UADE — Unanticipated Adverse Device Event
• ROC — receiver operating characteristic curve
• LMD (CBER) — Laboratory of Method Development (CBER)
• ADMIA — Associate Director for Medical and International Affairs
• CABP — Community-Acquired Bacterial Pneumonia
• OFM (OC) — Office of Financial Management (OC)
• IDE (CDRH) — Investigational Device Exemptions Sections (CDRH)
• FSPS (ORA) — Federal-State Program Staff (ORA)
• BMBL — Biosafety in Microbiological and Biomedical Laboratories
• ARDB (CDRH) — Anesthesiology and Respiratory Devices Branch (CDRH)
• ELINCS — European List of Notified Chemical Substances
• ABRA — American Blood Resource Association
• DPD (CVM) — Division of Production Drugs (CVM)
• ILINET — Influenza-like Illness Surveillance Network
• NINDS — National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke
• COCB (CFSAN) — Communication and Coordination Branch (CFSAN)
• OSDB (CDRH) — Orthopedic Spine Devices Branch (CDRH)
• BDB (CDRH) — Bacteriology Devices Branch (CDRH)
• TSD (OC) — Travel Services Division (OC)
• DEPI — Division of Ethics and Program Integrity
• ORM (ORA) — Office of Resource Management (ORA)
• IMLS — Institute of Museum and Library Services
• EIND — Electronic Investigational New Drug Application (US Food and Drug Administration)
• FMB — Financial Management Branch
• DCMO (ORA) — Division of Compliance Management and Operations (ORA)
• DRV — Daily Reference Value
• DDOP (CDER) — Division of Drug Oncology Products (CDER)
• PSNI — Pharmaceutical Society of Northern Ireland
• ONDQA (CDER) — Office of New Drug Quality Assessment (CDER)
• AVEG — AIDS Vaccine Evaluation Group
• ACRA (ORA) — Associate Commissioner for Regulatory Affairs (ORA)
• CCFL — Codex Committee on Food Labeling
• DB III (CDER) — Division of Biometrics III (CDER)

• SCARP — Supplier Corrective Action Report
• EHPAS (NCTR) — Environmental Health and Program Assurance Staff (NCTR)
• IVDS — in-vitro diagnostic devices
• DIAM — Division of Imaging and Applied Mathematics
• LBVB — Laboratory of Biochemistry and Vascular Biology
• CMMI — Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation
• AASA — Aging and Adult Services Administration
• DC III (CDER) — Division of Chemistry III (CDER)
• FEDROOMS — Federal Premier Lodging Program
• DUPSA (CDRH) — Division of Device User Programs and System Analysis (CDRH)
• HAD — Hospital Anxiety and Depression scale
• DCTD (CDRH) — Division of Chemistry and Toxicology Devices (CDRH)
• ES — Effect Size
• LST — LiSTing number of a device
• DPC-PTR ACT — Drug Price Competition and Patent Trade Restoration Act of 1984
• RMAB (CDRH) — Risk Management and Analysis Branch (CDRH)
• CTTB (CBER) — Cellular and Tissue Therapy Branch (CBER)
• DIO (OC) — Division of Infrastructure Operations (OC)
• ARAB (OC) — Accounting Reports and Analysis Branch (OC)
• HTM — Health Technical Memorandum
• HDC — High-Dose Chemotherapy
• OIASI (OC) — Office of International Activities and Strategic Initiatives (OC)
• MEO — Most Efficient Organization (Navy)
• DETTD (CBER) — Division of Emerging and Transfusion Transmitted Diseases (CBER)
• ORPS (OC) — Office of Real Property Services (OC)
• MDCN — Medicare Data Communication Network
• ONPLDS (CFSAN) — Office of Nutritional Products, Labeling and Dietary Supplements (CFSAN)
• QU — Quality Unit
• OTS (CDER) — Office of Translational Sciences (CDER)
• BTCB (CBER) — Blood and Tissue Compliance Branch (CBER)
• DDMS (CDER) — Division of Database Management and Services (CDER)
• CBRA — California Biomedical Research Association
• FDOT (CFSAN) — Food Defense Oversight Team (CFSAN)
• OIP (OC) — Office of International Programs (OC)
• EBPDR — electronic biological product deviation reporting
• DGRND (CDRH) — Division of General, Restorative and Neurological Devices (CDRH)
• WRAMC — Walter Reed Army Medical Center
• MMRB (CFSAN) — Microbiological Methods Research Branch (CFSAN)
• DFPP (CFSAN) — Division of Food Processing and Packaging (Chicago, Illinois) (CFSAN)
• DATS — Document Accountability and Tracking System
• DRMP (CDER) — Division of Review Management and Policy (CDER)
• IAN — International Approved Names for pharmacopoeial substances
• FLQ — Fluoroquinolone
• PMF — Public Master File
• ODE II — Office of Drug Evaluation II (CDER)
• HAZOP — HAZard and OPerability analysis
• DES (OC) — Division of Engineering Services (Immediate Office of the Commissioner)
• FQHC — Federally-Qualified Health Center
• ITCB (OC) — Information Technology Contracts Branch (OC)
• FEGLI — Federal Employees Group Life Insurance

• FORM 3500 — Voluntary Reporting of Adverse Events
• DDB (CDRH) — Diagnostic Devices Branch (Center for Devices and Radiological Health)
• DNP (CFSAN) — Division of Natural Products (Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition)
• FPBR (CFSAN) — Food Packaging Branch (Chicago, Illinois) (CFSAN)
• DVP (CBER) — Division of Viral Products (CBER)
• DCRP (CDER) — Division of Cardiovascular and Renal Products (CDER)
• SOCRA — Society of Clinical Research Associates
• FD-1932A — FDA form for veterinary adverse drug reaction, lack of effectiveness, product defect report - voluntary
• FTCA — Federal Trade Commission Act
• ATPA — American Technology Pre-eminence Act of 1991
• DP (NCTR) — Division of Planning (National Center for Toxicological Research)
• COFEPRIS — Comisi�n Federal para la Protecci�n contra Riesgos Sanitarios (Federal Commission for the Protection Against Sanitary Risks) (Mexico)
• SC (CFSAN) — Staff College (Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition)
• BMS — Broadcast Media Staff
• DNDLC (CDER) — Division of New Drugs and Labeling Compliance (CDER)
• DFLSC (CFSAN) — Division of Food Labeling, Standards, and Compliance (CFSAN)
• BSA — Broad-Spectrum Antibiotic
• DB V (CDER) — Division of Biometrics V (CDER)
• DTNPS (CFSAN) — Division of Toxicology and Nutrition Product Studies (CFSAN)
• CBRG — Cancer Biomarkers Research Group
• LHV (CBER) — Laboratory of Hepatitis Viruses (CBER)
• RPMB (CBER) — Regulatory Project Management Branch (CBER)
• SMDA — Safe Medical Devices Act of 1990
• DC I (CDER) — Division of Chemistry I (CDER)
• DCEPT (CBER) — Division of Clinical Evaluation and Pharmacology/Toxicology (CBER)
• ITGS (OC) — IT Governance Staff (OC)
• DBA (CBER) — Division of Blood Applications (CBER)
• DCSC (OC) — Division of Construction and Service Contracts (OC)
• SORN — System of Records Notices
• MACPAC — Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission
• ITACS — Import Trade Auxiliary Communication System
• DVRPA (CBER) — Division of Vaccines and Related Product Applications (CBER)
• ADER — Adverse Drug Experience Report
• OND (CDER) — Office of New Drugs (CDER)
• DB II (CDER) — Division of Biometrics II (CDER)
• BOS-DO (ORA) — Boston (Massachusetts) District Office (ORA)
• CDP — Career Development Plan
• MPCC — Medical Policy Coordinating Committee
• HFES — Human Factors and Ergonomics Society's
• OP 1 — Operations Team 1
• MDII — Medical Device Innovation Initiative
• BAH — Booz-Allen & Hamilton
• NST — National Support Team
• MPQA — Medical Products Quality Assurance
• SMB (OC) — Space Management Branch (OC)
• ICCVAM — Inter-agency Coordinating Committee on Validation of Alternative Methods
• CSS (CDER) — Controlled Substance Staff (CDER)
• USP-NF — United States Pharmacopeia-National Formulary
• DIRM (CFSAN) — Division of Information Resources Management (CFSAN)
• IDBR — Infectious Disease Board Review

• LRA — Local Registration Authority
• CSB (ORA) — Customer Support Branch (Office of Regulatory Affairs)
• TID — three times a day
• DCP 3 (CDER) — Division of Clinical Pharmacology 3 (CDER)
• DSFM (CDRH) — Division of Solid and Fluid Mechanics (CDRH)
• DBPAP (CBER) — Division of Bacterial, Parasitic and Allergenic Products (CBER)
• DFCN (CFSAN) — Division of Food Contact Notifications (CFSAN)
• FCLAA — Federal Cigarette Labeling and Advertising Act of 1965
• ONADE (CVM) — Office of New Animal Drug Evaluation (CVM)
• C&R — Corrections and Removals
• DETTD — Division of Emerging and Transfusion Transmitted Diseases
• CIPP — Critical Infrastructure Protection Program
• DPAP (CDER) — Division of Pulmonary and Allergy Products (CDER)
• VCJD — Variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease
• PELT (CFSAN) — Product Evaluation and Labeling Team (CFSAN)
• HISPC — Health Information Security and Privacy Collaboration
• LPET (CFSAN) — Laboratory Proficiency and Evaluation Team (CFSAN)
• DDM (OC) — Division of Dockets Management (OC)
• ICSR — Individual Case Safety Report
• LVBD (CBER) — Laboratory of Vector-Borne Diseases (CBER)
• NRCC — National Response Coordination Center
• JIFSAN — Joint Institute for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition
• LVCH — Local VouCHer
• OPD (OC) — Office of Orphan Products Development (OC)
• BI — Boehringer Ingelheim
• SDAB (CDER) — Surveillance and Data Analysis Branch (CDER)
• OSAS (CFSAN) — Office of Scientific Analysis and Support (CFSAN)
• CEMB (CDRH) — Cardiac Electrophysiology and Monitoring Devices Branch (CDRH)
• SB (ORA) — Systems Branch (ORA)
• LNE — Laboratoire National de Metrologie et d'Essias (National Laboratory of Metrology and Essays)
• FHB — Food and Health Bureau
• ICE — Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Department of Homeland Security)
• OGD (CDER) — Office of Generic Drugs (CDER)
• ACIL — A national trade asociation representing independent, commerical scientific, and engineering firms (formerly the American Council of Independent Laboratories)
• NEEP — National Exercise and Evaluation Program
• IMB (CDRH) — Information Management Branch (CDRH)
• CGS (ORA) — Contract and Grants Staff (ORA)
• BTR — Blood and Tissue Registration System
• OODP (CDER) — Office of Oncology Drug Products (CDER)
• NSV-DO (ORA) — Nashville (Tennessee) District Office (ORA)
• ACTB (NCTR) — Analytical Chemical Techniques Branch (NCTR)
• DDOM (CBER) — Division of Disclosure and Oversight Management (CBER)
• LF2 — Low-value Food or Food-related products, level 2 (between $200 and $500)
• OPT (OC) — Office of Pediatric Therapeutics (OC)
• PVDB (CDRH) — Peripheral Vascular Devices Branch (CDRH)
• FIC — John E. Fogarty International Center
• APBI — Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry
• DPA I — Division of Pre-marketing Assessment I
• COMAH — Control Of Major Accident Hazards Regulation of 1999
• GWQAP — Government Wide Quality Assurance Program

• SOP — Standard Operating Procedure
• OEP (CDER) — Office of Executive Programs (CDER)
• ICB (CFSAN) — Implementation and Compliance Branch (CFSAN)
• OS (CFSAN) — Office of Seafood (CFSAN)
• MSS (CDRH) — Management Support Staff (Center for Devices and Radiological Health)
• UNOS — United Network for Organ Sharing
• LDV (CBER) — Laboratory of DNA Viruses (CBER)
• MHSB (CFSAN) — Microbial Hazards Science Branch (CFSAN)
• OCTMA (CBER) — Office of Communication, Training and Manufacturers Assistance (CBER)
• DLPS (CDER) — Division of Labeling and Program Support (CDER)
• DTDNFA (CVM) — Division of Therapeutic Drugs for Non-food Animals (CVM)
• DBGNR (CFSAN) — Division of Biotechnology and GRAS Notice Review (CFSAN)
• LMV (CBER) — Laboratory of Molecular Virology (CBER)
• DCCT (CFSAN) — Division of Color Certification and Technology (CFSAN)
• GATT — General Agreement of Tariffs and Trade
• FT (OC) — Financial Team (OC)
• NBAC — National Bioethics Advisory Commission (replaced By PCBE; Archived At GU)
• NFPA — National Food Processors Association
• NONS — Notification of New Substance Regulations 193 (EC)
• OSE (CDER) — Office of Surveillance and Epidemiology (CDER)
• CPI — Critical Path Institute
• FIS — Field Information System
• TE — Therapeutic Equivalence
• IPEC — International Pharmaceutical Excipients Council
• CODB (CDRH) — Cardiovascular and Ophthalmic Devices Branch (CDRH)
• NHIC — National Health Information Center
• AEA — Actual Expense Allowance
• DPQ (CBER) — Division of Product Quality (CBER)
• RDB (CDRH) — Radiological Devices Branch (CDRH)
• NCIPC — National Center for Injury Prevention and Control (CDC)
• MPAB (OC) — Management Programs and Analysis Branch (OC)
• MDB (CFSAN) — Methods Development Branch (CFSAN)
• DTBOP (CDER) — Division of Therapeutic Biological Oncology Products (CDER)
• NRTE — Not Ready-To-Eat
• DPDFS (CFSAN) — Division of Plant and Dairy Food Safety (CFSAN)
• AND — Abbreviated New Drug application number
• KMT (OC) — Knowledge Management Staff (OC)
• CFO (OC) — Chief Financial Officer (OC)
• FMB (CDRH) — Financial Management Branch (CDRH)
• EORTC — European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer
• ADR — Adverse Drug Report
• DODP (CDER) — Division of Oncologic Drug Products (CDER)
• IPPIA — International Plasma Products Industry Association
• PARN — Problem/Action Request Notice
• CI/KR — Critical Infrastructure and Key Resources
• GRN — Generally Recognized as Safe Notification
• OPA (OC) — Office of Public Affairs (OC)
• OIT (CFSAN) — Office of Information Technology (Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition)
• AMB (CDRH) — Adminstrative Management Branch (CDRH)
• ORADSS — Office of Regulatory Affairs Reporting, Analysis, and Decision Support System

• INAD — Investigational New Animal Drug
• DSCI (OC) — Division of Systems, Compliance and IMPAC (OC)
• CVM — Center for Veterinary Medicine (Food & Drug Administration)
• INDC — Investigational New Drug Committee
• DSST (CFSAN) — Division of Seafood Science and Technology (CFSAN)
• DPEPOS (CFSAN) — Division of Programs and Enforcement Policy (OS) (CFSAN)
• NTA — Notice to Applicants
• DBOP (CDER) — Division of Biologic Oncology Products (CDER)
• ARDB — Anesthesiology and Respiratory Devices Branch
• JMPR — Joint FAO-WHO Meeting of Pesticide Residues
• GPEA — Government Paperwork Elimination Act
• CDUS — Clinical Data Update System (NCI)
• TIND — Treatment Investigational New Drug
• WSL (CFSAN) — Washington Seafood Laboratory (CFSAN)
• DIMS (CFSAN) — Data Information Management Staff (CFSAN)
• ASB (OC) — Accounting Services Branch (OC)
• NASS — National Agricultural Statistics Service
• NPCR — National Program of Cancer Registries
• CAERST (CFSAN) — CFSAN Adverse Event Reporting System Team
• OCTEC (CDER) — Office of Counter-terrorism and Emergency Coordination (CDER)
• ACUS — Administrative Conference of the United States
• UCB — umbilical cord blood cells
• IIMB (CDRH) — IT Infrastructure Management Branch (CDRH)
• FPB (CFSAN) — Field Programs Branch (Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition)
• ASIA — American Sheep Industry Association
• DB IV (CDER) — Division of Biometrics IV (CDER)
• ONP (CDER) — Office of Nonprescription Products (CDER)
• MUMS (CVM) — Office of Minor Use and Minor Species (CVM)
• CFG — Center for Functional Genomics
• ICDR — Interagency Committee on Disability Research
• FNH — Febrile Non-Hemolytic reaction
• BISTI — Biomedical Information Science and Technology Initiative
• DPDD (CDER) — Division of Pediatric Drug Development (CDER)
• DMS (OC) — Division of Management Systems (OC)
• FTIM — first time in man
• HLGT — high level group term
• FD-2301 — FDA form, Transmittal of Periodic Reports and Promotional Material for New Animal Drugs
• APSB (OC) — Accounting Policy and Systems Branch (OC)
• ICPEMC — International Commission for Protection against Environmental Mutagens and Carcinogens
• DGRT (NCTR) — Division of Genetic and Reproductive Toxicology (NCTR)
• ACRA — Associate Commissioner for Regulatory Affairs (Food & Drug Administration)
• ONCHIT — Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology
• SAS — Symptom Assessment Scale
• SMS — Standards Management Staff (CDRH)
• CSPDB — Circulatory Support and Prosthetic Devices Branch
• DPE (CDER) — Division of Post-marketing Development (CDER)
• WNET — Women's Network for Entrepreneurial Training
• DCP 5 (CDER) — Division of Clinical Pharmacology 5 (CDER)
• EOS — End of Study
• DPIC (CFSAN) — Division of Pesticides and Industrial Chemicals (CFSAN)

• ONLDS (CFSAN) — Office of Nutrition, Labeling and Dietary Supplements (CFSAN)
• NAA — National Aquaculture Association
• LBP (CBER) — Laboratory of Bacterial Polysaccharides (CBER)
• TERMIS — Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine International Society
• DRUP — Division of Reproductive and Urologic Products
• LMDQC (CBER) — Laboratory of Methods Development and Quality Control (CBER)
• CAO — Change of Appointing Office
• CCOHTA — Canadian Coordinating Office for Health Technology Assessment
• DOE B (CDRH) — Division of Enforcement B (CDRH)
• CAERS — CFSAN (Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition) Adverse Event Reporting System
• DCP (ORA) — Division of Compliance Policy (ORA)
• BRMS — Biologics Regulatory Management System
• NOMI — Federation of Norwegian Pharmaceutical Manufacturers
• WL — Warning Letter (most serious Food & Drug Administration postaudit letter; demands immediate action within 15 days)
• IREAS (CDRH) — International Relations and External Affairs Staff (CDRH)
• OFSDO (CFSAN) — Office of Food Safety, Defense and Outreach (CFSAN)
• DPA II (CDER) — Division of Pre-marketing Assessment II (CDER)
• EHRP — Enterprise Human Resources and Payroll System
• ORL-DO (ORA) — ORLando District Office (Office of Regulatory Affairs)
• RUG — Resource Utilization Group
• MRRA (CFSAN) — Microbial Research and Risk Assessment Staff (CFSAN)
• BPCA — Best Pharmaceuticals for Children Act of 2002
• OPF — Official Personnel Folder
• CST (CFSAN) — Consumer Studies Team (CFSAN)
• NTL — National Testing Laboratory
• CFBR — Center for Biologics Research
• NMQAAC — National Mammography Quality Assurance Advisory Committee
• EOFP — electronic Official Personnel File
• OB-GYN — Obstetrics-Gynecology
• DFPG (CFSAN) — Division of Field Programs and Guidance (CFSAN)
• FPET (CFSAN) — Food Processing Evaluation Team (CFSAN)
• DDI — Division of Drug Information
• EMEA — European Medicines Agency (formerly European Medicines Evaluation Agency)
• HERG — human ether-a-go-go gene
• CCHIT — Certification Commission for Healthcare Information Technology
• DB I (CDER) — Division of Biometrics I (CDER)
• MFC — Model Food Code
• CARTS — CFSAN (Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrtition) Automated Research Tracking System
• CPDF — Central Personnel Data File (OPM)
• QSI — Quality Step Increase
• DBRA (NCTR) — Division of Biometry and Risk Assessment (NCTR)
• RSGEMS (CFSAN) — Regulations and Special Government Employees Management Staff (CFSAN)
• ISASS (OC) — International Scientific Activities and Standards Staff (OC)
• TFM — Tentative Final Monograph
• NPPC — National Pork Producers Council
• ISB (CDRH) — Inspection Support Branch (CDRH)
• DRGUD — Division of Reproductive, Gastrorenal and Urology Devices (CDRH)
• OIA (OC) — Office of Internal Affairs (OC)
• DRARD — Division of Reproductive Abdominal and Radiological Devices
• RFCPCS (CFAN) — Retail Food and Cooperative Programs Coordination Staff (CFSAN)

• DMQRP (CDRH) — Division of Mammography Quality and Radiation Programs (CDRH)
• EPD (CDRH) — Electronic Product Devices Branch (CDRH)
• NHRIC — national health related items code (CDRH)
• OPMAD (CDRH) — Orthopedic Physical Medicine and Anesthesiology Devices Branch (CDRH)
• EPIA — Egg Products Inspection Act
• FDAAA — Food and Drug Administration Amendments Act
• BRB — Biometric Research Branch
• IDIQ — indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity [contracts]
• NBDRC — National Blood Data Resource Center
• DPS (CDRH) — Division of Post-marketing Surveillance (CDRH)
• DLS — Document Logging System
• BIND — Biological Investigational New Drug
• CCVDF — Codex Committee on Veterinary Drugs in Foods
• SID — schedule identifier number (ORA AofC code)
• IVTB (CFSAN) — In Vitro Toxicology Branch (CFSAN)
• SADR — Suspected Adverse Drug Reaction
• OEEODEM (OC) — Office of EEO and Diversity Management (OC)
• DDSPC (CFSAN) — Division of Dietary Supplement Programs and Compliance (CFSAN)
• DIMS (OC) — Division of Infrastructure Management and Services (OC)
• ORO (ORA) — Office of Regional Operations (ORA)
• CISET — Committee on International Science Engineering and Technology
• BUF-DO (ORA) — Buffalo (New York) District Office (ORA)
• SGO — Surgeon General's Office
• MVT (CFSAN) — Molecular Virology Team (CFSAN)
• IPRMS (OC) — International Planning and Resource Management Staff (OC)
• GOCO — government-owned contractor-operated
• DTDFA (CVM) — Division of Therapeutic Drugs for Food Animals (CVM)
• CCID — Coordinating Center for Infectious Diseases
• MERS-TM — Medical Event Reporting System - Transfusion Medicine
• CSREES — Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Services
• ADRA — Administrative Dispute Resolution Act
• SDWA — Safe Drinking Water Act (as amended in 1986)
• GILS — Government Information Locator Service
• AB — Analysis Branch
• ULDB (CDRH) — Urology and Lithotripsy Devices Branch (CDRH)
• CBE — Changes Being Effected
• CES (CFSAN) — Consumer Education Staff (Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition)
• CCST — Clinical Chemistry Support Team
• DB VI (CDER) — Division of Biometrics VI (CDER)
• GADPTRA — Generlc Animal Drug and Patent Term Restoration Act
• NADE — New Animal Drug Evaluation
• BST — Bovine Somatotropin
• DESE — Division of Electrical and Software Engineering
• EDQM — European Directorate for the Quality of Medicines
• RESNA — Rehabilitation Engineering and Assistive Technology Society of North America
• ET (CFSAN) — Education Team (CFSAN)
• ALFB (CBER) — Acess Litigation and FOI Branch (CBER)
• DRM (OC) — Division of Resource Management (OC)
• FPLP — Federal Premier Lodging Program
• DFARS — Drug Firm Annual Registration Status

• EEPS — Electronic Entry Processing System
• DDMSS (CDER) — Division of Data Management Services and Solutions (CDER)
• BT — Bacillus thuringiensis Berliner
• DP (CDRH) — Division of Physics (Center for Devices and Radiological Health)
• DIT (NCTR) — Division of Information Technology (National Center for Toxicological Research)
• OBA — Office of Biotechnology Activities
• DSRCS (CDER) — Division of Surveillance, Research and Communication Support (CDER)
• DARPA — Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DoD)
• CMO — Contract Management Organization
• HAI — Health Action International
• DDPS — Detailed Description of the Pharmacovigilance System
• NDAB — National Drugs Advisory Board
• S/C — Servings per Container
• IV & V — independent verification and validation
• FICEMS — Federal Interagency Committee on Emergency Medical Services
• ADMIA (CBER) — Associate Director for Medical and International Affairs (CBER)
• DPA I (CDER) — Division of Pre-marketing Assessment I (CDER)
• ADRM — Associate Director for Review Management
• CRIX — Clinical Research Information Exchange
• OSO (OC) — Office of Security Operations (OC)
• CC/RVDF — Codex Committee on Residues of Veterinary Drugs in Foods
• MARCS — Mission Accomplishment and Regulatory Compliance Services System (ORA)
• GCPP (OC) — Good Clinical Practice Program (OC)
• FHA — Federal Health Architecture
• GRC — Gerontology Research Center
• PDE-4 — PhosphoDiEsterase-4
• VISB (OC) — Visual Information Services Branch (OC)
• REG NEG — regulatory negotiation
• EHSB — Environmental Health Services Branch
• DGP (CDER) — Division of Gastroenterology Products (CDER)
• LCH (CBER) — Laboratory of Cellular Hematology (CBER)
• DSDB (CDRH) — Diagnostic and Surgical Devices Branch (CDRH)
• SAD — Single Ascending Dose
• OFAS (CFSAN) — Office of Food Additive Safety (CFSAN)
• NAHC — National Advisory Health Council
• MEFA — Foreningen Af MEdicinfabrikanter
• NDMS (CDER) — New Drug Microbiology Staff (CDER)
• PMB — Program Management Board
• CTB (CBER) — Cell Therapies Branch (CBER)
• AOPC — Agency/Organization Program Coordinator
• NMPF — National Milk Producers Federation
• CS (CVM) — Communications Staff (CVM)
• OIT (CDRH) — Office of Information Technology (Center for Devices and Radiological Health)
• TIACC — Therapeutic Inequivalence Action Coordinating Committee
• DPHB (CFSAN) — Division of Public Health and Biostatistics (CFSAN)
• SIMT — Scientific, Internet/Intranet and Middle Tier (CFSAN)
• DES (CVM) — Division of Epidemiology and Surveillance (Center for Veterinary Medicine)
• FORM 1932A — Veterinary Adverse Drug Reaction, Lack of Effectiveness, Product Defect Report - Voluntary
• NSAPE — North American Society for Pacing and Electrophysiology
• DSATOS (CFSAN) — Division of Science and Applied Technology (OS) (CFSAN)

• APEC — Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Council
• GPHA — Generic Pharmaceutical Association
• ITSO — Information Technology Services Officer
• IFMFS (CFSAN) — Infant Formula and Medical Foods Staff (CFSAN)
• DRP II (CDER) — Division of Regulatory Policy II (CDER)
• LRN — Laboratory Response Network
• OMP (CDER) — Office of Medical Policy (CDER)
• DFM (NCTR) — Division of Financial Management (NCTR)
• FLTCIP — Federal Long Term Care Insurance Program
• DDDP — Division of Dermatology and Dental Products
• IMB — Irish Medicines Board
• BLST (CFSAN) — Building and Laboratory Services Team (CFSAN)
• SNRI — Serotonin-Norepinephrine Reuptake Inhibitor
• HTRB (CBER) — Human Tissue and Reproduction Branch (CBER)
• DCP 2 (CDER) — Division of Clinical Pharmacology 2 (CDER)
• DIS (CDER) — Division of Information Services (CDER)
• DPAMS (CDER) — Division of Pre-marketing Assessment III and Manufacturing Science (CDER)
• ACS — Automated Commercial System
• PDQ — physician data query information from national cancer institute
• OSEL (CDRH) — Office of Science and Engineering Laboratories (CDRH)
• ASICS — Application Specific Integrated Circuits
• IPOAB — Information Processing and Office Automation Branch
• ESB — Enterprise Systems Branch
• LR2 — Low-value non-prescription Radiation-emitting products, level 2 (between $200 and $1000)
• INNS — International Neural Network Society
• LCP (CDER) — Laboratory of Clinical Pharmacology (CDER)
• NDRMMP — National Drug Residue Milk Monitoring Program
• NFSS — National Food Safety System
• DS (CVM) — Division of Surveillance (CVM)
• DCP 4 (CDER) — Division of Clinical Pharmacology 4 (CDER)
• EOP2 — End-Of-Phase 2
• AS (CVM) — Administrative Staff (CVM)
• DRFDD (ORA) — Deputy Regional Food and Drug Director (ORA)
• SSB — Systems Support Branch
• CAC — Carcinogenicity Assessment Committee
• ANOC — Annual Notice of Changes
• ACE — Adverse Clinical Event
• QTV — Qualified Through Verification
• ASLAP — American Society of Laboratory Animal Practitioners
• RSMB (CDRH) — Reporting Systems Monitoring Branch (CDRH)
• GLPBB (CDER) — Good Laboratory Practices and Bioequivalence Investigations Branch (CDER)
• DFRM — Drug Facility Registration Module (FURLS)
• SR — Sustained-Release
• DRP I (CDER) — Division of Regulatory Policy I (CDER)
• RPS (CDER) — Regulatory Policy Staff (CDER)
• ORD — Office of Research and Demonstrations
• DMAT (CBER) — Division of Manufacturers Assistance and Training (CBER)
• LRPDB (CDRH) — Labeling Research and Policy Development Branch (CDRH)
• OIASI — Office of International Activities and Strategic Initiatives
• EUCOMED — EUropean COnfederation of MEDical Devices Associations

• MATTB (CBER) — Manufacturers Assistance and Technical Training Branch (CBER)
• DHFS (CVM) — Division of Human Food Safety (CVM)
• HQO — Home Quarantine Order
• LEAA — Law Enforcement Alliance of America
• BIG — Blacks In Government
• NPSB (CFSAN) — Nutritional Product Studies Branch (CFSAN)
• DIS (CBER) — Division of Inspections and Surveillance (CBER)
• OCP (CDER) — Office of Clinical Pharmacology (CDER)
• BOP — Boards Of Pharmacy
• RMS (CDER) — Review Management Staff (CDER)
• TVBB (CBER) — Tumor Vaccines and Biotechnology Branch (CBER)
• DCM (CDRH) — Division of Communications Media (CDRH)
• CCRA — Clinical Contract Research Association
• RMS/BLA — Regulatory Management System for the Biologics License Application
• NVPO — National Vaccine Program Office
• GDEA — Generic Drug Enforcement Act of 1992
• CDCP — Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
• OFDCER (CFSAN) — Office of Food Defense, Communication and Emergency Response (CFSAN)
• CCOP — Community Clinical Oncology Program
• CPG — Compliance Policy Guide
• AIIS — Analogous Industrial Injuries Scheme
• LATS — License Application Tracking System
• EIS (OC) — Ethics and Integrity Staff (OC)
• ATPM — Association of Teachers and Preventive Medicine
• LCT (CFSAN) — Labeling Compliance Team (CFSAN)
• NE-FO (ORA) — Regional Field Office, Northeast Region
• ELIPS — Electronic Labeling Information Processing System
• ITTT — Information Technology Training Team
• RADAR — Radio Detecting and Ranging
• HITSP — Health Information Technology Standards Panel
• GCC — Government Coordinating Council of the Food and Agriculture Sector
• NME — New Molecular Entity
• FPVST (OC) — Facilities Planning and Voice Services Team (OC)
• CSPDB (CDRH) — Circulatory Support and Prosthetic Devices Branch (CDRH)
• DPEB — Division of Planning, Evaluation, and Budget
• FARM — Food Additives Regulatory Management System
• LMDCI (CBER) — Laboratory of Mycobacterial Diseases and Cellular Immunology (CBER)
• BIRA — British Institute of Regulatory Affairs
• VEDB (CDRH) — Vitreal and Extraocular Devices Branch (CDRH)
• CEDR — Comprehensive Epidemiologic Data Resource (U.S. Department of Energy)
• FSIS — Food Safety and Inspection Service
• COMSTAT — COMpliance STATus Information System
• OIT (CVM) — Office of Information Technology (Center for Veterinary Medicine)
• AE — Approvable, but not yet approved
• PTCC — Pharmacology and Toxicology Coordinating Committee
• DRAT (CFSAN) — Division of Research and Applied Technology (CFSAN)
• CSG — Counterterrorism Security Group
• OTRR (CBER) — Office of Therapeutics Research and Review (CBER)
• ALL — Adult Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia
• CGMPR — Current Good Manufacturing Practices Regulations

• SUPAC-MR — scale-up and postapproval changes--modified release
• ARL (ORA) — Arkansas Regional Laboratory (ORA)
• SDWIS — Safe Drinking Water Information System
• WNV — West Nile Virus
• DNRD — Division of Nonprescription Regulation Development
• DC II (CDER) — Division of Chemistry II (CDER)
• NOOH — Notice Offering an Opportunity for a Hearing
• ACTIS — AIDS Clinical Trials Information Service
• VCTB (CBER) — Vaccine Clinical Trials Branch (CBER)
• OND — Office of New Drugs
• SUDS — Single-Use Devices
• NNC — National Notification Center
• FLSS (CFSAN) — Food Labeling and Standards Staff (CFSAN)
• CDDI — Collaboration for Drug Development Improvement
• MSAB (CFSAN) — Manufacturing and Storage Adulteration Branch (CFSAN)
• SSRCR — Suggested State Regulations for Control of Radiation
• DCMS (CDRH) — Division of Chemistry and Material Science (CDRH)
• COS (CFSAN) — Cosmetics Staff (CFSAN)
• DIO (CBER) — Division of Information Operations (CBER)
• CCFICS — Codex Committee on Food Import and Export Certification and Inspection Systems
• NCBDDD — National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities
• CONSER — Cooperative Online Serials
• ADAM — Analysis Dataset Model
• EOS (ORA) — Executive Operations Staff (ORA)
• AED — anti-epileptic drug
• FMLA — Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993
• DBEPA (CBER) — Division of Blood Establishment and Product Applications (CBER)
• DAIDS — Division of AIDS (NIAID)
• VSS (NCTR) — Veterinary Services Staff (NCTR)
• SECT 406B — FDA Modernization Act section dealing with getting feedback from stakeholders
• OSD-HD — Office of the Secretary of Defense for Homeland Defense
• LECC — Law Enforcement Coordination Committee
• OIT (NCTR) — Office of Information Technology (National Center for Toxicological Research)
• DPAF — Division of Planning, Analysis, and Finance
• ESS (NCTR) — Executive Secretariat Staff (NCTR)
• PAFA — Priority-Based Assessment of Food Additives
• IMB (CDER) — Interface Management Branch (CDER)
• SISCF/SIFCF — Survey of Inmates of State and Federal Correctional Facilities
• IBB (CFSAN) — Instrumentation and Biophysics Branch (CFSAN)
• ERSB (CFSAN) — Emergency Response and Surveillance Branch (CFSAN)
• DMB (CFSAN) — Division of Molecular Biology (CFSAN)
• FAAN — Food Allergy and Anaphylaxis Network
• CTX — Clinical Trials Exemption
• ISBT — International Society of Blood Transfusion
• NWK-DO (ORA) — Newark District Office (ORA)
• ORPSS (CFSAN) — Office of Regulations, Policy and Social Sciences (CFSAN)
• IRS (OC) — International Relations Staff (OC)
• GPRA — Government Performance Results Act of 1993
• HPAA — Health Policy and Administration
• DCT (CDER) — Division of Counter-terrorism (CDER)

• DDOM — Division of Disclosure and Oversight Management
• CCPR — Codex Committee on Pesticide Residues
• 406B — Section of the FDA Modernization Act dealing with getting feedback from our stakeholders
• BIMS — Biologic IND (Investigational New Drug) Management System
• FPVST — Facilities Planning and Voice Services Team
• IOM — Investigation Operations Manual
• GRDB (CDRH) — Gastroenterology and Renal Devices Branch (CDRH)
• NBCS — National Biomedical Computer System
• DCIA — Debt Collection Act of 1996
• ORO — Office of Regional Operations
• LMS — LABORATORY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
• DVA (CFSAN) — Division of Virulence Assessment (CFSAN)
• BWM — basic workload measurement
• ESS (CBER) — Executive Secretariat Team (CBER)
• BPB (CBER) — Blood and Plasma Branch (CBER)
• DIDP (CBER) — Division of Information Disclosure Policy (CDER)
• APR — Annual Product Review
• CPS — Compendium of Pharmaceuticals and Specialties
• NCER — Non-Conformance Escalation Report
• DC (NCTR) — Division of Chemistry (NCTR)
• RFPT (CFSAN) — Retail Food Protection Team (CFSAN)
• DAVP (CDER) — Division of Anti-viral Products (CDER)
• SIB (CDRH) — Special Investigations Branch (CDRH)
• NCFST — National Center for Food Safety & Technology
• OSB (CDRH) — Office of Surveillance and Biometrics (CDRH)
• DVPS (CVM) — Division of Veterinary Product Safety
• ARNET — Acquisition Reform Network
• SCRAG — Senior Civilian Representative of the Attorney General, Department of Homeland Security
• MT (CFSAN) — Medical Team (CFSAN)
• QOS — Quality Overall Summary
• V/V — Verification/Validation
• SITP 5A8(OC) — Strategic IT Programs (OC)
• BDSS — Biologics Decision Support System
• SMPS (CDRH) — Standards Management Program Staff (CDRH)
• VOAD — Volunteer Organizations Active in a Disaster
• CM — Committee Meeting
• DDRE — Division of Drug Risk Evaluation
• DEPI (CDER) — Division of Epidemiology (CDER)
• PHTN — Public Health Training Network
• EEO (NCTR) — Equal Employment Opportunity Staff (NCTR)
• DFPST (CFSAN) — Division of Food Processing Science and Technology (CFSAN)
• R&W — Recreation and Welfare
• AMT — Asset Management Team
• SPA — Special Protocol Assessment
• BACPAC — Bulk ACtivities Post-Approval Changes
• OTCOM (CDER) — Office of Training and Communications (CDER)
• UKCCR — United Kingdom Coordinating Committee on Cancer Research
• ECRS (CFSAN) — Emergency Coordination and Response Staff (CFSAN)
• DCC (OC) — Division of Customer Care (OC)
• NCAB — National Cancer Advisory Board

• RIAS — Regulatory Impact Analysis Statement
• DER — Drug Experience Report
• DPP (CDER) — Division of Psychiatry Products (CDER)
• DMB (CDER) — Division of Management and Budget (CDER)
• ACB — Accreditation and Certification Branch
• TGA — Therapeutic Goods Administration (Australia)
• TPDS — Training and Professional Development Staff
• HCDB (CDRH) — Hematology and Cytology Devices Branch (CDRH)
• FPA — Food Products Association
• DCD (CDRH) — Division of Cardiovascular Devices (CDRH)
• SDCID — Study Data Common Issues Document
• DMSO — chloroform/2-propanol/dimethylsulfoxide
• EMBS — Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (IEEE)
• AMT (OC) — Asset Management Team (OC)
• SDE — State Designated Entity
• TDDB (CDRH) — Television Design and Development Branch (CDRH)
• FRDTS — Federal Register Document Tracking System
• CENELEC — Comite Europeen de Normalisation Electrotechnique (European Committee for Electrotechnical Standardization)
• MGB (CFSAN) — Molecular Genetics Branch (CFSAN)
• OST (CFSAN) — Office Services Team (CFSAN)
• IPRO — Independent Pharmaceutical Research Organization
• ICIB (CDRH) — Intraocular and Corneal Implants Branch (CDRH)
• AHI — Animal Health Institute
• ACWA — Administrative Careers With America
• PDLB (CDRH) — Pacing, Defibrillator and Leads Branch (CDRH)
• HPO — High Performance Organization
• LIR (CBER) — Laboratory of Immunoregulation (CBER)
• BSE — bovine spongiform encephalopathy (mad cow disease)
• VDB (CDRH) — Virology Devices Branch (CDRH)
• HP — High Potency
• LM — Listeria monocytogenes
• ITATMT (OC) — IT Asset Tracking and Management Team (OC)
• DVS (CBER) — Division of Veterinary Services (CBER)
• DBE (CDER) — Division of Bioequivalence (CDER)
• CM — Case Management
• ABLES — Adult Blood Level Epidemiology & Surveillance
• PAER — Preliminary Adverse Event Report
• ATS (CDER) — Applied Technologies Staff (CDER)
• EES — Establishment Evaluation System
• DEOD (CDRH) — Dental, Ear, Nose, Throat and Ophthalmic Devices Branch (CDRH)
• CDRS (CFSAN) — Case Development and Recall Staff (CFSAN)
• IIMG — Interagency Incident Management Group
• OFACS — Office of Facilities, Acquisitions and Central Services
• AFC — Adult Foster Care
• OPDFB (CFSAN) — Office of Plants, Dairy Foods and Beverages (CFSAN)
• CBSC — Cord Blood Stem Cells
• OD (CDER) — Office of the Center Director (CDER)
• OSS (OC) — Office of Shared Services (OC)
• NRB — Noninstitutional Review Board
• LR (CBER) — Laboratory of Retroviruses (CBER)

• FEDGLOBE — Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender Employees of the Federal Government
• CEN — Comite Europeen de Normalisation (European Committee for Standardization)
• DHS — Department of Homeland Security (U.S.)
• COPTRG — Community Oncology and Prevention Trials Research Group (NCI)
• SPIE — International Society for Optical Engineering
• OSB (CFSAN) — Office Services Branch (CFSAN)
• DRMO (CDRH) — Division of Risk Management Operations (CDRH)
• ANA — Abbreviated New Animal drug number
• GMA — Grocery Manufacturers Association's
• GRAS/E — Generally Recognized As Safe and Effective
• CDDTB (CBER) — Career Development and Directed Training Branch (CBER)
• TAS (NCTR) — Technology Advancement Staff (NCTR)
• C3I — communications, command, control, and intelligence
• HCTERS — Human Cell and Tissue Establishment Registration System
• OFFAS (OC) — Office of Field Financial and Acquisitions Services (OC)
• BCE — Beneficial Clinical Event
• MTOS (CFSAN) — Muirkirk Technical Operations Staff (CFSAN)
• WOC II — Woodmont Office Complex II (South)
• BCP — Bureau of Consumer Protection
• PDS (CDER) — Project Development Staff (CDER)
• PTC — Parklawn Training Center
• NSE — Not Substantially Equivalent
• OSCI (CFSAN) — Office of Science (CFSAN)
• CARS — Compliance Achievement Reporting System
• DPA II — Division of Pre-marketing Assessment II
• CSAT — Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (SAMHSA)
• NSRT — Nutrition Science Review Team
• DPEM — Division of Planning, Evaluation, and Management
• IB (ORA) — International Branch (ORA)
• OB — Orange Book (Approved Drug Products with Therapeutic Equivalence Evaluations)
• DRB — Devices Review Branch
• DRM (CDER) — Division of Records Management (CDER)
• MSTD — Materials Science and Technology Department
• DCP 1 (CDER) — Division of Clinical Pharmacology 1 (CDER)
• DMS (CFSAN) — Division of Microbiological Studies (CFSAN)
• CHII — Consolidated Health Informatics Initiative
• SN/AEMS — Special Nutritional Adverse Events Monitoring System
• DTP (CDER) — Division of Therapeutic Proteins (CDER)
• DEC (CFSAN) — Division of Education and Communication (CFSAN)
• CHI — Consolidated Health Initiative
• MMRB — Microbiological Methods Research Branch
• RSB (CDER) — Review Support Branch (CDER)
• FPIF — Finnish Pharmaceutical Industry Association
• OCI — Office of Criminal Investigations (FDA)
• OP 4 — Operations Team 4
• RDI — Reference Daily Intake
• CP — Compliance Program
• ASPER — Assistant Secretary for Personnel
• BEQ — bioequivalence
• IFAD — International Food Additives Database

• CERCLIS — Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Information System (EPA)
• ICB (CDRH) — Inspection and Compliance Branch (CDRH)
• LPD (CBER) — Laboratory of Plasma Derivatives (CBER)
• ECRI — Emergency Care Research Institute (no longer uses name initials only)
• ADSA — Aging and Disability Services Administration
• LH (CBER) — Laboratory of Hemostasis (CBER)
• RFDD — Regional Food and Drug Director
• IQA — Institute of Quality Assurance (UK)
• ASD(HD) — Assistant Secretary of Defense for Homeland Defense
• DRISK (CDER) — Divison of Risk Management (CDER)
• REE — Research, Education, and Economics
• LBPUA (CBER) — Laboratory of Bacterial, Parasitic and Unconventional Agents (CBER)
• OCO (CFSAN) — Office of Constituent Operations (CFSAN)
• NEFLE — National Exchange for Food Labeling Education
• OPPL — Office of Policy, Planning, and Legislation
• OMS (CFSAN) — Office of Management Systems (CFSAN)
• IPCB (CDER) — Investigations and Preapproval Compliance Branch (CDER)
• AGA — Association of Government Accounts
• RES — Residence
• DSM — Data Standards Manual
• LASA — Linear Analog Self-Assessment measure
• FGIS — Comisión Federal para la Protección contra Riesgos Sanitarios (Federal Commission for the Protection Against Sanitary Risks) (Mexico)
• OPFIT (NCTR) — Office of Planning, Finance and Information Technology (NCTR)
• CRIS — Clinical Research Information System (NIH)
• DSPTP (CDER) — Division of Special Pathogen and Transplant Products (CDER)
• IAVG — Interagency Vaccine Group
• ABE — Adverse Biologic Experience
• BAC — Billing Agency Code
• BACON — Bacterial CONtamination
• DBCP (CBER) — Division of Blood Collection and Processing (CBER)
• OTCDHFB (CDER) — OTC Drugs and Health Fraud Branch (CDER)
• INFARMED — Instituto Nactional da FARMaciae e do MEDicamento (Portugal)
• DCGT (CBER) — Division of Cell and Gene Therapies (CBER)
• DSDB — Diagnostic and Surgical Devices Branch
• NGFA — National Grain and Feed Association
• CFOI — Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries
• NVSS — National Vital Statistics System
• DPR (CFSAN) — Division of Petition Review (CFSAN)
• MMSB (CFSAN) — Molecular Methods and Subtyping Branch (CFSAN)
• EREA — Export Reform and Enhancement Act of 1996
• DMA (CDER) — Division of Monoclonal Antibodies (CDER)
• MSQA — Mammography Quality Standards Act of 1992
• OCTGT (CBER) — Office of Cellular, Tissue and Gene Therapies (CBER)
• DCP (NCTR) — Division of Contracts and Procurement (NCTR)
• BPB — Blood and Plasma Branch
• DSMICA (CDRH) — Division of Small Manufacturers, International and Consumer Assistance (CDRH)
• DC (CVM) — Division of Compliance (CVM)
• NOAA — National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration (U.S.)
• ASHRAE — American Society of Heating, Refrigeration & Air Conditioning Engineers
• HTLV-III — human lymphotropic virus, type III (AIDS agent, HIV)

• NCWM — National Conference on Weights and Measures
• CUVP — Committee for Veterinary Medicinal Products (EMEA)
• LPT (CFSAN) — Liaison and Policy Team (CFSAN)
• NDIRS (CFSAN) — New Dietary Ingredients Review Staff (CFSAN)
• DMAT — Division of Manufacturers Assistance and Training
• MFRPS — Manufactured Food Regulatory Program Standards
• RAA — Research Across America (various locations)
• OCTMA — Office of Communication, Training and Manufacturers Assistance
• BSB (CFSAN) — Biotechnology Studies Branch (Chicago, Illinois) (CFSAN)
• NARMS — National Antimicrobial Resistance Monitoring System
• FEHBP — Federal Employees Health Benefits Program
• SRS (CDER) — Science and Research Staff (CDER)
• DPFRM — Division of Planning and Financial Resources Management
• DNRD (CDER) — Division of Nonprescription Regulation Development (CDER)
• BSC — Blood Safety Committee
• CPSA — Consumer Product Safety Act
• EEO (CFSAN) — Equal Employment Opportunity Office (CFSAN)
• ACEC — Autism Centers of Excellence Program (NIH)
• NIDR — National Institute of Dental Research (see NIDCR)
• DM (NCTR) — Division of Microbiology (NCTR)
• DE (CBER) — Division of Epidemiology (CBER)
• NPRM — Notice of Proposed Rulemaking
• NTF — National Turkey Federation
• CDR — Central Document Room
• IAST (CFSAN) — International Activities Staff (CFSAN)
• OIRA — Office of Information & Regulatory Affairs
• NOAE — no observed adverse effect
• AICRC — Association of Independent Clinical Research Contractors
• DDRE (CDER) — Division of Drug Risk Evaluation (CDER)
• FES (OC) — Financial Enterprise Solutions (OC)
• BMIS — Bioresearch Monitoring Information System
• VATS — Viral Activation Transfusion Study
• HBOC — hemoblogin-based oxygen carrier
• RPB (CDRH) — Radiation Programs Branch (CDRH)
• PARS (CDER) — Program Activities Review Staff (CDER)
• RCT (CFSAN) — Recall Team (CFSAN)
• TBP — Therapeutic Biologic Product
• LERN — Library Electronic Reference Network
• DRR (NCTR) — Deputy Director for Research (NCTR)
• CDTL — Cross Discipline Team Leader
• VMAC — Veterinary Medicine Advisory Committee
• NCID — National Center for Infectious Diseases (CDC)
• DMD (CDRH) — Division of Microbiology Devices (CDRH)
• CACTIS — Center ADP/TC Computer Tracking and Inventory System
• DMO (CFSAN) — Division of Management Operations (CFSAN)
• FORCG — Foodborne Outbreak Response Coordinating Group
• SUPEC — Scale-Up and Post-Approval Changes
• ADRA — Associate Director of Regulatory Affairs
• HSIN — Homeland Security Information Network
• DHT (CBER) — Division of Human Tissues (CBER)

• NASAR — National Association of Search and Rescue
• OVI — Organic Volatile Impurity
• CASPER — Center Automated System Process Exchange and Reporting
• BDPA — Bureau of Drug Policy and Administration (China)
• CPFP — Cancer Prevention Fellowship Program (NCI)
• SMS (CFSAN) — Safety Management Staff (CFSAN)
• PPIA — Poultry Products Inspection Act
• DVS (NCTR) — Division of Veterinary Services (NCTR)
• SSB (CDRH) — Systems Support Branch (CDRH)
• CBCTN — Community-Based Clinical Trials Network
• HARTS — Hoechst Adverse Reaction Terminology System
• DBT (NCTR) — Division of Biochemical Toxicology (NCTR)
• JAN — Japanese Adopted Names
• DRAT — Division of Research and Applied Technology
• CERTS — Centers for Education and Research on Therapeutics (DHHS)
• DID (CBER) — Division of Information Development (CBER)
• BRMAC — Biological Response Modifiers Advisory Committee
• OTR (CDER) — Office of Testing and Research (CDER)
• NCPHI — National Center for Public Health Informatics (CDC)
• FWP — Federal Women's Program
• TOR — Threshold of Regulation
• NAD — NED Animal Drug number
• DTBE — Division of Tuberculosis Elimination
• EB (CDRH) — Epidemiology Branch (CDRH)
• SNIP — Syndicat National de l'Industrie Pharmaceutique
• OMP (OC) — Office of Management Programs (OC)
• SBREFA — Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act
• ALFB — Access Litigation and FOI (Freedom Of Information) Branch
• NHF — National Hemophilia Foundation
• JLCS (OC) — Jefferson Laboratory Complex Staff (OC)
• MSI — Magnetic Source Imaging
• DFOI (OC) — Division of Freedom of Information (OC)
• NAGC — National Association of Government Communicators
• EIDE — Electronic Investigational Device Exemption
• ANRC — American National Red Cross
• MAS CELL — manipulated autologous structural cell
• FACD — Food Additives and Chemicals Division
• USAMRIID — U.S. Army Medical Research Institute for Infectious Diseases
• ITC — International Trade Commission
• CSI — Consumer Safety Inspector
• IBE — individual bioequivalence
• ESB (ORA) — Enterprise Systems Branch (ORA)
• SGEMT (CFSAN) — Special Government Employees Management Team (CFSAN)
• ADI — Acceptable Daily Intake (National Academy of Science)
• WOC I — Woodmont Office Complex I (North)
• BPWG — Business Process Working Group
• NICCL — National Incident Communications Conference Line
• CSA — Clinical Study Agreement
• DCC (CFSAN) — Division of Cosmetics and Compliance (CFSAN)
• UCUM — Unified Codes for Units of Measure (Regenstrief Institute)

• AIP — APHIS (Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service) Integrated Planning
• SSE — Summary of Safety and Effectiveness
• DEOD — Dental, Ear, Nose, Throat, and Ophthalmic Devices Branch
• OPL (OC) — Office of Planning (OC)
• RCS (CFSAN) — Regulations Coordination Staff (CFSAN)
• OHSC — OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH and SAFETY CENTRE
• IOTF — Interagency Oncology Task Force
• RTL (NCTR) — Reproductive Toxicology Laboratory (NCTR)
• DQRS — Drug Quality Reporting System
• CI — Clinical Investigator
• PDUFA — Prescription Drug User Fee Act of 1992
• GAAP — Greater Access to Affordable Pharmaceuticals Act of 2003
• B&F — Budget and Finance
• ECT (CFSAN) — Economics Team (CFSAN)
• NVTB (CFSAN) — Neurotoxicological and In Vitro Toxicology Branch (CFSAN)
• FDAGLOBE — Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender Employees of the Federal Government within FDA