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

• FLSA — Fair Labor Standards Act
• UK — United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
• PDF — Portable Document Format (created by Adobe Acrobat)
• FIFO — First In, First Out
• FAQ — Frequently Asked Questions (sometimes Pronounced Fak)
• R & W — recreation and welfare
• MOU — Memorandum of Understanding (an MOU between Food & Drug Administratin and a regulatory agency in another country allows mutual recognition of inspections)
• POC — Point Of Contact
• DAT — Diet As Tolerated
• PNS (CDRH) — Premarket Notification Section (CDRH)
• R&D — Research & Development
• GUI — Graphical User Interface (goo-ey)
• QC — Quality Control
• PMS (OC) — Print Media Staff (OC)
• ATM — Automatic Teller Machine
• M&IE — Meals and Incidental Expenses
• PNC (ORA) — Prior Notice Center (ORA)
• HIPAA — Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996
• PMSB (CBER) — Program Management Services Branch (Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research)
• PMSB (CDER) — Program Management Services Branch (Center for Drug Evaluation and Research)
• TQM — Total Quality Management
• R & D — research and development
• CSR — Customer Service Representative
• MRI — Magnetic Resonance Imaging
• PMS (CDRH) — Program Management Staff (CDRH)
• CVA — Cerebrovascular Accident
• PNS — Premarket Notification Section
• BPM — Beats Per Minute
• EDI — Electronic Data Interchange
• RFP — Request For Proposal
• ISP — Internet Service Provider
• UNESCO — United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
• PMSC — Pre-Market Surveillance and Compliance
• CY — Calendar Year
• PIC/S — Pharmaceutical Inspection Co-operation Scheme
• TBD — To Be Determined
• PMSB — Pharmaceutical and Medical Safety Bureau (Japan)
• CBC — Complete Blood Count
• VPN — Virtual Private Network (ATM)
• FEMA — Federal Emergency Management Agency
• SSN — Social Security Number
• UNICEF — United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund
• PGB (CFSAN) — Policy Guidance Branch (CFSAN)
• ANOVA — Analysis of Variance (statistics)
• PETG — Polyethylene Terephthalate Glycol
• OTC — Over The Counter (medications not requiring a prescription)
• CPP — Certificate of Pharmaceutical Product
• MRB — Material Review Board
• CT — Computed Tomography
• PIB (CBER) — Program Inspection Branch (CBER)

• CEO — Chief Executive Officer
• PMHS (CDER) — Pediatric and Maternal Health Staff (CDER)
• ASME — American Society of Mechanical Engineers
• OCC (OC) — Office of the Chief Counsel (OC)
• SME — Subject Matter Expert
• PGB — Policy Guidance Branch
• P & PC — production and process controls
• WWW — World Wide Web
• QA — Center for Quality Assurance in International Education
• DOD — United States Department of Defense
• IV — Intravenous
• PNIG — Patient Narrative Information Guide
• ASTM — American Society for Testing and Materials (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
• BA/BE — Bio-Availability/Bio-Equivalence
• PLI — Pre-License Inspection
• PMN# — Pre-Market Notification number of a device
• FY — Fiscal Year
• PMC — Post-Marketing Commitment
• HTTP — Hypertext Transfer Protocol
• ADP — Automated Data Processing
• ACTH — Adrenocorticotropic Hormone
• WAN — Wide Area Network
• ADH — Antidiuretic Hormone
• FYI — For Your Information
• PMA# — Pre-Market Approval device number
• RSV — Respiratory Syncytial Virus
• SD — Standard Deviation
• PHSA — Public Health Service Act of 1944
• PLF — Product Licensing Framework (Canada)
• EEO — Equal Employment Opportunity
• MSDS — Material Safety Data Sheets
• WBS — Work Breakdown Structure
• PIP — Plant-Incorporated Protectant
• SMTP — Simple Mail Transfer Protocol
• ARPA — Advanced Research Projects Agency (made early internet)
• GI — Gastrointestinal
• SOW — Statement Of Work
• PIB — Program Inspection Branch
• CNS — Central Nervous System
• PMCC — Project Management Coordinating Committee
• FX — Fracture
• RAM — random-access memory
• IPO — Initial Public Offering
• PMHS — Pediatric and Maternal Health Staff
• USDA — United States Department of Agriculture
• KG — Kilogram
• PHN — Population, Health, and Nutrition Center
• CPI — Consumer Price Index
• E-CRF — electronic case report form
• BP — Blood Pressure

• PLAS — Prior Label Approval System
• PC — Personal computer (host)
• A-VO2 — arteriovenous oxygen
• AMA — American Medical Association
• AARP — American Association of Retired Persons
• DBA — Doing Business As
• 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.
• BBS — Bulletin Board System
• XDR-TB — Extensively Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis
• CBO — Congressional Budget Office
• CV — Curriculum Vitae
• PKLN — ParkLawn Building
• CFR — Code of Federal Regulations
• DIC — disseminated intravascular coagulation
• DAARP (CDER) — Division of Anesthesia, Analgesia, and Rheumatology Products (CDER)
• B&F (CVM) — Budget and Finance Team (CVM)
• DX — Diagnosis
• PIFSI — Produce and Imported Foods Safety Initiative
• CVP — Central Venous Pressure
• SQL — Structured Query Language
• ISDN — Integrated Services Digital Network
• PSUR — Periodic Safety Update Report
• DHCP — Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol
• DSS — Decision Support System
• G-MED (LNE) — Groupfor Medical Device Assessment (Laboratoire National de Metrologie et d'Essias)
• OBP (CDER) — Office of Biotechnology Products (CDER)
• CIO — Chief Information Officer
• CV — Cardiovascular
• RFI — Request For Information. Sales department shorthand. Special priority when use in conjunction with RFN (see below).
• FBI — Federal Bureau of Investigation
• DVM — Doctor of Veterinary Medicine
• DNR — Do Not Resuscitate
• NCR — Non-Conformance Report
• FR — Federal Register
• COBRA — Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985
• SACX — Secretary's Advisory Committee on Xenotransplantation
• OMB — Office of Management and Budget (U.S.)
• AABB — American Association of Blood Banks
• ADA — Americans With Disabilities Act Of 1990 (Text Of ADA Legislation)
• DAAP (CDER) — Division of Anesthesia and Analgesia Products (CDER)
• WYSIWYG — What You See Is What You Get (pronounced Wizzy-wig. See Entry For Derived Acronyms)
• TB — Tuberculosis
• HMO — Health Maintenance Organization
• CONUS — Continental United States (48 Contiguous States and DC)
• M2 EWG — ICH M2 Expert Working Group
• QIS-P — Quality Information Summary - Pharmaceuticals
• DNA — Deoxyribose Nucleic Acid
• NIST — National Institute of Standards and Technology
• CGI — Common Gateway Interface
• P&PC — Production and Process Control

• D0AF (CDRH) — Division of Planning, Analysis and Finance (CDRH)
• NSN — National Stock Number
• BUN — Blood Urea Nitrogen
• AAR — After Action Review
• CFO — Communication Filing Officer
• DAC (CFSAN) — Division of of Analytical Chemistry (CFSAN)
• RDBMS — Relational Database Management System
• DL — Deciliter
• EEOC — Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
• TAB (OC) — Travel Audit Branch (OC)
• E-ARCH — Extended Adult Residential Care Home
• RACT (CFSAN) — Risk Assessment Coordination Team (CFSAN)
• WAT (CFSAN) — Worklife Analysis Team (CFSAN)
• CSF — Cerebrospinal Fluid
• C-CDA — Consolidated - Clinical Document Architecture
• ANZFA — Australia New Zealand Food Authority (now Food Standards Australia New Zealand)
• DA (OC) — Division of Accounting (OC)
• ℮ — estimated
• CAD — Coronary Artery Disease
• QAS (CBER) — Quality Assurance Staff (CBER)
• UCBU — Umbilical Cord Blood Unit
• NGO — Non-governmental organization. (Red Cross/Crescent, Doctors without Borders, etc.)
• ASD — Atrial Septal Defect
• IUPAC — International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry
• IAB (ORA) — Infrastructure Applications Branch (ORA)
• AS — Aortic Stenosis
• DAFM (CVM) — Division of Animal and Food Microbiology (CVM)
• BARS (CDER) — Business Analysis and Reporting Staff (CDER)
• DOJ — Department of Justice (US)
• CAB (OC) — Computer Applications Branch (OC)
• DADS (CDER) — Division of Applications Development and Services (CDER)
• FACS (CFSAN) — Food Advisory Committee Staff (CFSAN)
• EEG — Electro-EncephaloGram
• EAB (CFSAN) — Exposure Assessment Branch (CFSAN)
• SAR — Search And Rescue
• DAS (NCTR) — Division of Administrative Services (NCTR)
• ﾧ — Section; shorthand symbol used to designate a section in a legal document
• QAT (CBER) — Quality Assurance Team (CBER)
• RA — Rheumatoid Arthritis
• ICAO — International Civil Aviation Organization
• DAS (CFSAN) — Division of Administrative Services Management (CFSAN)
• TEAE — Treatment-Emergent Adverse Event
• FARMINDU STRIA — Association of Italian Pharmaceutical Manufacturers
• HAB (CFSAN) — Hazard Assessment Branch (CFSAN)
• HQ — Headquarters (HDQ Preferred)
• NCCLS — National Committee for Clinical Laboratory Standards
• IAB (CDRH) — Information and Analysis Branch (CDRH)
• EFT — Electronic Funds Transfer
• MAB (CFSAN) — Methods Application Branch (CFSAN)
• IAS (OC) — International Agreements Staff (OC)

• BX — Biopsy
• FOIA — Freedom of Information Act
• FACTS@FDA — system for electronically communicating approved drug labeling and for disseminating prescribing information
• TAB (CDRH) — Technical Assistance Branch (CDRH)
• CMC — Chemical Manufacturing Control
• M4 EWG — ICH M4 Expert Working Group
• DAEA II — Division of Adverse Event Analysis 2
• ANA — Antinuclear Antibody
• MACS (CBER) — Manufacturers Assistance and Communications Staff (CBER)
• EO — Executive Order
• OCAC (CFSAN) — Office of Cosmetics and Colors (CFSAN)
• ARF — Acute Renal Failure
• DJD — Degenerative Joint Disease
• OC (CDRH) — Office of Compliance (CDRH)
• IAMFES — International Association of Milk, Food and Environmental Sanitarians
• LOV — List Of Values
• EAS (CDER) — Enterprise Architecture Staff (CDER)
• QAU (CFSAN) — Quality Assurance Unit (CFSAN)
• OBRR (CBER) — Office of Blood Research and Review (CBER)
• OC (CDER) — Office of Compliance (CDER)
• OAGS (OC) — Officeof Acquisitions and Grants Services (OC)
• LANGUAL — Langua Alimentaria (Language of Foods)
• DBMS — Database Management System
• CRF — Chronic Renal Failure
• OCD (CDRH) — Office of the Center Director (CDRH)
• PAB (CFSAN) — Product Adulteration Branch (CFSAN)
• DAE (OC) — Division of Applied Engineering (OC)
• J/D — Judgment for the Defendant
• DARRTS — Document Archiving, Reporting, and Regulatory Tracking System
• OCBQ (CBER) — Office of Compliance and Biologics Quality (CBER)
• EEC — European Economic Community (predecessor of the European Union|EU)
• OB (CDER) — Office of Biostatistics (CDER)
• OCD (CVM) — Office of the Center Director (CVM)
• FAO — Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
• DHR — Device History Record
• DAF (CVM) — Division of Animal Feeds (CVM)
• AAAS — American Association for the Advancement of Science
• ﾧﾧ — Sections; shorthand symbol used to designate sections in a legal document
• LOA — Letter Of Agreement
• OAP (CDER) — Office of Antimicrobial Products (CDER)
• VBPV — Vegetative Bacteria, Protozoa, and Viruses
• USGS — United States Geological Survey (DOI)
• MAB (CDER) — Management Analysis Branch (CDER)
• HGB — Hemoglobin
• OC (CFSAN) — Office of Compliance (CFSAN)
• GSA — U.S. General Services Administration
• NAET (CFSAN) — Nutrition Assessment and Evaluation Team (CFSAN)
• ICU — Intensive Care Unit
• T/PT — Traceability/Product Tracing
• C — with (usually written with a bar on top of the "c")

• NTIS — National Technical Information Service Technology Administration
• CRS — Congressional Research Service
• PAIS (ORA) — Public Affairs and Information Staff (ORA)
• DAGID (CDRH) — Division of Anesthesiology, General Hospital, Infection Control, and Dental Devices (CDRH)
• OBFP (OC) — Office of Budget Formulation and Presentation (OC)
• OCD (CFSAN) — Office of the Center Director (CFSAN)
• DAR (CVM) — Division of Animal Research (CVM)
• S/NDS — Supplemental / New Drug Submission
• UN — United Narions
• OARSA (CFSAN) — Office of Applied Research and Safety Assessment (CFSAN)
• DAIOP (CDER) — Division of Anti-infective and Ophthalmology Products (CDER)
• OBPS (CDER) — Office of Business Process Support (CDER)
• DEA — Drug Enforcement Administration (U.S. Department of Justice)
• IMO — International Maritime Organization
• CPAP — Continuous Positive Airway Pressure
• AHU — Air Handling Unit
• OBQI/M — Outcome-Based Quality Improvement/Monitoring
• CC — Chief Complaint
• QMS — Quality Management System
• MACMIS — Marketing, Advertising and Communication Management Information System
• FAEMS — Foods Adverse Event Monitoring System
• DAPR (CDER) — Division of Applied Pharmacology Research (CDER)
• NHLBI — National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
• BPR — Business Process Re-engineering
• OBES (OC) — Office of Business Enterprise Solutions (OC)
• RSS (CDER) — Regulatory Support Staff (CDER)
• LF — Low Frequency
• J-ART — Japanese Adverse Reaction Terminology
• RRSS (CDER) — Regulatory Review Support Staff (CDER)
• IATA — International Air Transport Association
• HAZMAT — Hazardous Material
• LOD — Limit Of Detection
• MTD — Maximum Tolerated Dose (that does not produce unacceptable toxicity)
• TDY — temporary duty (non-unit-related personnel)
• EANDA — Electronic Abbreviated New Drug Application
• GMP — Good Manufacturing Practice
• GAO — Government Accountability Office [formerly the General Accounting Office]
• OPM — Office of Personnel Management
• SES — Senior Executive Service
• ARC — American Red Cross
• IDP — Individual Development Plan
• COOP — Continuity of Operations
• MCO — Managed Care Organization
• TPN — Total Parenteral Nutrition
• PPP — Point-to-Point Protocol
• EMC — Electromagnetic Compatibility
• ADR — Adverse Drug Reaction
• HCT — Hematocrit
• CACBERS — Committee for the Advancement of CBER Science
• GU — Genitourinary

• NPI — National Provider Identifier
• RNA — Ribo Nucleic Acid
• CIA — Central Intelligence Agency
• AAP — American Academy of Pediatrics
• W3C — World Wide Web Consortium
• FAPMC — Food Animal Production Medicine Consortium
• ALARA — As Low As Reasonably Achievable
• DAILYMED — NLM-based database of information on marketed drugs including FDA-approved labels.
• CRO — Contract Research Organization
• APHIS — U.S. Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
• º — section û shorthand symbol used to designate a section in a legal document; as in º201(m) of the FD&
• CM — Configuration Management
• BLM — Bureau of Land Management of United States Department of the Interior
• NSC — National Security Council
• DKA — Diabetic Ketoacidosis
• IVP — Intravenous Pyelogram
• MDV — Medical Device Vigilance
• I&O — Intake & Output
• ME — Medical Examiner
• ERP — Enterprise Resource Planning
• ECL — Electrochemiluminescence
• COP — Continuation Of Pay
• PVC — Polyvinyl Chloride
• AQL — Acceptable Quality Level
• JPEG — Joint Photographic Experts Group (24-bit image storage format)
• FTC — Federal Trade Commission (U.S.)
• AVMA — American Veterinary Medical Association
• NOS — Network Operating System
• AMS — Aseptic Meningitis Syndrome
• RTF — Rich Text Format
• BPA — Blanket Purchase Agreement
• AAO — American Academy of Ophthalmology
• CMV — Cytomegalovirus
• ADA — American Dental Association
• SSA — Social Security Administration
• OAI — Official Action Indicated (serious Food & Drug Administration post-inspection classification)
• AAEP — American Association of Equine Practitioners
• OASDI — Old Age Survivors Disability Insurance
• (B)(4) — Freedom of Information Act Exemption 4, which protects from disclosure ôtrade secrets and commercial
• BEA — Bureau of Economic Analysis
• AML — Acute Myelogenous Leukemia
• DUNS — Data Universal Numbering System
• ARDS — Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome
• FECA — Federal Employee's Compensation Act
• BMI — Body Mass Index
• IAW — In Accordance With
• ECRF — Electronic Case Report Form
• PER DIEM — Per Day allowance for daily travel expenses
• CRCL — Creatinine Clearance
• BMR — Basal Metabolic Rate

• CJD — Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease
• AUC — Area under the Curve (statistics)
• C&S — Culture and Sensitivity
• COI — Conflict Of Interest
• CHIP — Children's Health Insurance Program
• PIN — Personal Identification Number
• WFI — Water For Injection (pharmaceutical Term)
• QOL — Quality of Life
• A2LA — American Association for Laboratory Accreditation
• TNTC — Too Numerous To Count
• AIS — Automated Information System
• ERT — Emergency Response Team
• ADME — absorption, distribution, metabolism, and excretion
• HTN — Hypertension
• MBC — Minimum Bactericidal Concentration
• SEC — Securities and Exchange Commission (US)
• SIDS — Sudden Infant Death Syndrome
• MI — Myocardial Infarction
• SSRI — Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitor
• AHA — American Hospital Association
• USPS — United States Postal Services
• PCR — Polymerase Chain Reaction
• PNR — Passenger Name Record
• HCG — Human Chorionic Gonadotropin
• EFTA — European Free Trade Association (Geneva)
• NBS — National Bureau of Standards (US)
• HCFA — Health Care Financing Administration
• CHO — Carbohydrate
• ARRT — American Registry of Radiologic Technologists
• OPV — Oral Polio Vaccine
• CAPD — Continuous Ambulatory Peritoneal Dialysis
• OLE — Object Linking and Embedding (Microsoft communication protocol)
• Y2K — Year 2000
• BSA — Body Surface Area
• SWAT — Special Weapons and Tactics
• FAT — Factory Acceptance Test
• ABPI — Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry
• ALJ — Administrative Law Judge
• DI — Diabetes Insipidus
• DME — Durable Medical Equipment
• USC — United States Code (book of laws)
• EBS — Emergency Broadcast System
• CRF — Case Report Form
• ITA — International Trade Administration
• PHI — Protected Health Information
• CVD — Cardiovascular Disease
• ISS/ISE — Integrated Summary of Safety / Integrated Summary of Effectiveness
• TCP/IP — transmission control protocol/internet protocol
• TRO — Temporary Restraining Order
• AACR — American Association for Cancer Research

• CME — Continuing Medical Education
• AFP — Alpha Fetoprotein
• NAFTA — North American Free Trade Agreement
• ESD — Electrostatic Discharge
• ECE — Economische Commissie voor Europa (United Nations) (Dutch: Economic Commission for Europe)
• ALT — Alanine Aminotransferase
• FASAB — Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board
• IPCS — International Programme on Chemical Safety
• BNA — Bureau of National Affairs, Inc.
• FBS — fasting blood sugar
• ELISA — enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay
• CDRH — Center for Devices and Radiological Health (Food & Drug Administration)
• DCC — Document Control Center
• AAFP — American Academy of Family Physicians
• I&D — Incision and Drainage
• EC — European Community
• IVF — in vitro fertilization;
• AASP — American Association of Swine Practitioners
• FERC — Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (U.S.)
• AANS — American Association of Neurological Surgeons
• CRA — Clinical Research Associate
• NHANES — National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey
• NCE — New Chemical Entity
• NCC MERP — National Coordinating Council for Medication Error Reporting and Prevention
• AST — Aspartate Aminotransferase
• APHA — American Public Health Association
• AE — Adverse Event
• CRP — Cold Reactive Protein
• ODI — Oswestry Disability Index
• ASM — American Society for Microbiology
• CPE — Continuing Professional Educational
• AABP — American Association of Bovine Practitioners
• MRP — material requirements planning
• CONOPS — Concept of Operations
• CE — Continuing Education
• CPK — Creatinine Phosphokinase
• AAPM — American Association of Physicists in Medicine's
• CAPA — Corrective And Preventive Action
• CHD — Coronary Heart Disease
• AALAS — American Association for Laboratory Animal Science
• T&A — Time & Attendance
• ACG — American College of Gastroenterology
• AASRP — American Association of Small Ruminant Practitioners
• TLC — Thin Layer Chromatography
• NEC — not elsewhere classified
• 482 — FDA form for notice of inspection
• NTIA — National Telecommunications and Information Administration
• FERS — Federal Employees Retirement System
• PKI — Public Key Infrastructure (cryptography)
• DNS — Domain Name Server

• ICS — Incident command system
• BPD — Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia
• BIA — Bureau of Indian Affairs (U.S.)
• DHHS — Department of Health and Human Services (U.S.)
• SPC — Summary of Product Characteristics
• AAI — American Association of Immunologists
• ORNL — Oak Ridge National Laboratory's
• HCO — Health Care Organization
• CSR — Clinical Study Report
• ULN — upper limit of normal
• BBB — Bundle Branch Block
• TSP — Thrift Savings Plan
• TOC — Total Organic Carbon
• NOD — Notice of Deficiency
• PHS — Public Health Service (U.S.)
• TSH — thyroid stimulating hormone
• HDPE — High Density Polyethylene Electrical
• OPO — Organ Procurement Organization
• AHCPR — Agency for Health Care Policy and Research
• SAMHSA — Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
• MIC — Minimum Inhibitory Concentration
• DC — discontinue
• PUD — Peptic Ulcer Disease
• IDDM — insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus
• ATSDR — Agency for Toxic Substance and Disease Registry
• DC — Discharge
• PR — Public Relations
• AAVMC — Association of American Veterinary Medical Colleges
• CBG — Capillary Blood Gas
• AFIA — American Feed Industry Association
• RX — prescriptions
• SIP — Sterilization in Place
• SQ — Subcutaneous
• VMS — Virtual Memory System
• EAR — Export Administration Regulations
• NASA — National Aeronautics and Space Administration (US)
• CEA — Council of Economic Advisors
• SAL — Sterility Assurance Level
• HX — Medical History
• ALL — Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia
• ORR — Objective Response Rate
• USP — United States Pharmacopeia
• AODM — Adult-Onset Diabetes Mellitus
• HBP — High Blood Pressure
• NS — Not Significant
• UMDNS — Universal Medical Device Nomenclature System
• USA — United States Army
• APIC — Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients Committee (of CEFIC)
• CP — Cerebral Palsy of New Jersey
• DMARD — disease-modifying antirheumatic drug

• WBC — White blood cells
• ASBPO — Armed Services Blood Program Office
• PPTP — Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol
• IRDM — Insulin Resistant Diabetes Mellitus
• ADAP — AIDS Drug Assistance Program
• HHS — U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
• OSTP — Office of Science and Technology Policy
• ADAMHA — Alcohol, Drug Abuse, and Mental Health Administration (now SAMHSA)
• CCC — Commodity Credit Corporation
• USCG — United States Coast Guard
• 510(K) — Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act Section 501(k), Pre-Market Notification
• RH — Relative Humidity
• OOB — OOS out of business
• ARS — United States Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Research Service
• NMFS — National Marine Fisheries Services
• BSL — Biosafety Level
• FTT — Failure To Thrive
• DMR — Device Master Record
• ACIP — Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices
• FOUO — For Official Use Only
• BOS (CBER) — Building Operations Staff (CBER)
• SHOP — Small Business Health Options Program
• NTG — Nitroglycerin
• SBIR — Small Business Innovation Research
• SAE — Serious Adverse Event
• SMPC — Summary of Product Characteristics
• NABR — National Association for Biomedical Research
• CMP — Civil Money Penalty
• CIR — Cosmetic Ingredient Review
• CPT — Current Procedural Terminology
• HDL — High-Density Lipoprotein (a type of cholesterol)
• LOCF — Last Observation Carried Forward
• SBA — Small Business Administrations
• CEQ — Council on Environmental Quality (U.S.)
• CCC — Chinese ceramicware factory code (ORA AofC code)
• NWS — National Weather Service (formerly U.S. Weather Bureau)
• NAI — No Action Indicated (Most Favorable Food & Drug Administration Post-inspection Classification)
• SC — Subcutaneous
• AAVLD — American Association of Veterinary Laboratory Diagnosticians
• TMJ — TemporoMandibular Joint (syndrome)
• RSS — Really Simple Syndication
• IMS — Information Management System (LTPP)
• QNS — Quantity Not Sufficient
• BRFSS — Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System
• FMRI — Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging
• ANPRM — Advance Notice of Proposed Rule Making
• EH & S — environmental health and safety
• DES — diethyl sulphate
• EEA — European Economic Area
• MDR — Medical Device Reporting

• RIA — Radio Immuno-Assay
• RUO — Research Use Only
• TVA — Tennessee Valley Authority (US) (electricity)
• CFOC — Chief Financial Officers Council
• CI — Confidential Informant
• FDA BLA — Food and Drug Administration - Biologicals License Application
• PBM — Pharmacy Benefits Management (or Manager)
• QHS — quaque hora somni (every night at bedtime)
• VHA — Veterans Health Administration's
• DIA — Drug Information Association
• SAR — Specific Absorption Rate
• ASHD — AtheroSclerotic Heart Disease
• CRO — Clinical Research Organization
• PNNL — Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (DOE) (US)
• PIM — Product Information Management
• DMF — Drug Master File
• A-V — ArterioVenous
• LD — Lethal Dose
• COLD — Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease
• JTF — Joint Task Force
• NOC — National Operations Center
• ANDA — Abbreviated New Drug Application (for a generic drug)
• DIA — Defense Intelligence Agency (USA)
• QWL — Quality of Work Life
• CAP — College of American Pathologists
• ASR — Analyte Specific Reagent
• RDA — Recommended Daily Allowance
• ACF — Administration for Children and Families
• SF — Standard Form
• AAAP — American Association of Avian Pathologists
• ASIC — Application Specific Integrated Circuit
• AAHA — American Animal Hospital Association
• IIS — Internet Information Services
• FMECA — failure modes, effects, and criticality analysis
• CO — Compliance Officer
• LSD — Lysergic Acid Diethylamide
• PDCA — Plan-do-check-action
• NARA — United States National Archives And Records Administration
• HA — Headache
• KCAL — kilocalories
• DLI — Donor Lymphocyte Infusion
• PHRMA — Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (formerly PMA, Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Association)
• EINECS — European Inventory Of Existing Commercial Chemical Substances
• FONSI — Finding of no significant impact. See Environmental impact statement (US)
• AVDA — American Veterinary Distributors Association
• DVD — Digital Video Disc
• DSMB — Data Safety Monitoring Board
• 21 CFR PART 314 SUBPART H — Subpart of Part 314 pertaining to accelerated approval of drugs
• GLP — Good Laboratory Practice
• IV&V — independent verification and validation

• CPP — Critical Process Parameter
• IACUC — Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee
• CEF — chick embryo fibroblast
• NCI — National Cancer Institute, USA
• ARENA — Applied Research Ethics National Association
• GCP — Good Clinical Practice
• APHA — American Pharmaceutical Association
• CCR — Center for Cancer Research
• HAV — Hepatitis A Virus
• MSSO — Maintenance and Support Services Organization
• SRD — System Requirements Document
• GM — Genetic Modification
• BW — Body Weight
• PADER — Periodic Adverse Drug Experience Report
• BMS (OC) — Broadcast Media Staff (OC)
• CCU — Clean Catch Urine
• CRADA — Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (with National Institutes of Health)
• NTP — National Toxicology Program
• NICE — National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence
• CP — Chest Pain
• VAX — Virtual Address Extension
• SX — syndrome X
• ASCP — American Society for Clinical Pathology
• RVU — Relative Value Unit
• IRM — Information Resources Management
• NCBA — National Cattlemen's Beef Association
• TDI — Tolerable Daily Intake
• NPR — National Performance Review (office)
• FNS — Food and Nutrition Service
• IG — Inspector General (HHS)
• EMV — eye-motor-verbal (Glasgow coma scale)
• CFDA — Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance
• IND — Investigational New Drug
• USAID — United States Agency for International Development
• CERT — Community Emergency Response Team
• PAO — Public Affairs Officer
• EMI — Electro-Magnetic Interference
• DOI — Department of the Interior (US)
• FPS — Federal Protective Service
• QS — Quality System
• GEP — Good Engineering Practice
• NHC — United States National Hurricane Center
• MTBF — Mean Time Between Failures
• CGL — Chronic Granulocytic Leukemia
• USAHA — United States Animal Health Association's
• BSI — British Standards Institute
• AD LIB — As Much As Needed
• LGA — large for gestational age
• EPFA — European Plasma Fractionation Association
• HFA — HydroFluoroAlkane

• CINAHL — Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature
• IB — Investigator's Brochure
• CN — Cranial Nerve
• CAP — Corrective Action Plan
• ANA — Administration for Native Americans
• CAB — Conformity Assessment Body
• TLA — Three-Letter Acronym
• DIBD — Development International Birth Date
• LOQ — Limit Of Quantification
• NIEHS — National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (National Institutes of Health)
• TRB — Technical Review Board (MRR)
• SNDA — Supplemental New Drug Application
• TDD — Telecommunications Device for the Deaf
• HVAC — Heating, Ventilating, And Air Conditioning
• CDER — Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (Food & Drug Administration)
• SARS — Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome
• REMS: — Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategies
• ICRP — International Commission on Radiological Protection
• ODAC — Oncologic Drugs Advisory Committee (U.S.)
• CVA — Costovertebral Angle
• MDI — Metered-Dose Inhaler
• NASDA — National Association of State Departments of Agriculture
• NICHD — National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
• AERS — Adverse Event Reporting System (Food & Drug Administration)
• NDC — National Drug Code
• PART — Program Assessment Rating Tool
• IBD — International Birth Date
• MAC — Mental Adjustment to Cancer Scale
• CIOMS — Council for International Organizations of Medical Sciences
• ICMJE — International Committee of Medical Journal Editors
• GDS — Global Distribution System
• SGA — small for gestational age
• LMO — Living Modified Organism
• PFGE — Pulsed-Field Gel Electrophoresis
• CTFA — Cosmetic, Toiletry, and Fragrance Association
• SUSAR — Suspected Unexpected Serious Adverse Reactions
• DODAAC — Department Of Defense Activity Address Code
• CTC — Common Toxicity Criteria
• DVT — Deep Venous Thrombosis
• MOD 1 — Module One laboratory facility
• AADA — Abbreviated Antibiotic Drug Application
• EDMS — Electronic Document Management System
• GHTF — Global Harmonization Task Force
• BIO — Biotechnology Industry Organization
• FEI — FDA Establishment Identifier (ORA)
• CSR — Center for Scientific Review
• WHO — World Health Organisation
• ANPR — Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking
• DESI — Drug Efficacy Study Implementation Notice (Food & Drug Administration, to evaluate drugs in use befaore 1962)
• CRB — Change Review Board

• AV — Atrio-Ventricular (cardiac)
• RBRVS — Resource-Based Relative Value Scale
• NCCDPHP — National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion
• CEU — Continuing Education Units
• NACMCF — National Advisory Committee on Microbiological Criteria for Foods
• FDLI — Food and Drug Law Institute
• HCI — Human-Computer Interaction
• CHMP — Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use
• AID — Agency for International Development (U.S.)
• FFS — Fee-For-Service
• BFAD — Bureau of Food & Drug Administration
• WB — Western Blot
• DUR — Drug Utilization Review
• AANN — American Association of Neurosciences Nurses
• API — Active Pharmaceutical Ingredient
• DART — Developmental And Reproductive Toxicology (database / base de données)
• CSB — Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board
• R-CHOP — Drug combination that includes rituximab, cyclophosphamide, doxorubicin, vincristine, and prednisone
• AFGE — American Federation of Government Employees
• ACR — American College of Radiology
• AMS — Agricultural Marketing Service
• IEEE — Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
• CIP — Critical Infrastructure Protection (US)
• LIMS — Laboratory Information Management System
• PKU — Phenylketonuria
• CAS — Chemical Abstract Service
• NVLAP — National Voluntary Laboratory Accreditation Program
• RFA — Request For Application
• CBER — Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research
• HIM — Health Information Management
• INCI — International Nomenclature of Cosmetic Ingredients
• FORM 482 — Notice Of Inspection
• OVR — Operations Variance Report
• TSE — Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies
• HIMA — Health Industry Manufacturers Association
• SEER — Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results
• SRS — Spontaneous Reporting System
• NIA — National Institute on Aging
• JCAHO — Joint Commission on Accreditation of Health Care Organizations
• GS — General Schedule
• CMA — Chemical Manufacturers Association
• FACA — Federal Advisory Committee Act 1972
• PERV — Porcine Endogenous Retrovirus
• UL — Underwriters Laboratories
• SDS-PAGE — Sodium Dodecyl Sulfate Polyacrylamide Gel Electrophoresis
• CTCAE — Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events
• BAM — Bacteriological Analytical Manual
• WHO-ART — World Health Organisation Adverse Reaction Terminology
• RCT — randomized controlled trial
• QSR — Quality System Regulation

• VAI — Voluntary Action Indicated (Food & Drug Administration postaudit inspection classification)
• ENL — Erythema Nodosum Leprosum
• HRSA — U.S. Health Resources and Services Administration
• JECFA — Joint (FAO/WHO) Expert Committee on Food Additives
• IHS — Indian Health Service
• BATF — Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, & Firearms
• MEDPAC — Medicare Payment Advisory Commission
• ADMS — Alcohol, Drug Abuse and Mental Health Services
• TSCA — Toxic Substances Control Act of 1976
• FDASS (OC) — FDA Safety Staff (OC)
• NCRP — National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements
• E2B — FDA Working Group that defined Efficacy Topics' Data Elements for Transmission of Adverse Drug Reactions Reports
• OASH — Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health
• EFD — Engineering Flow Diagram
• PCS — Permanent Change Of Station. Reassignment To A Different Duty Station.
• PFS — Piper Fatigue Scale
• NIGMS — National Institute Of General Medical Sciences (NIH)
• ETOH — Ethyl Alcohol (Ethanol)
• TRI — Toxics Release Inventory
• JAD — Joint Application Development
• EKG — electrocardiogram
• NIMS — National Incident Management System
• CFU — Colony Forming Unit (for Bacteria Counting In Water Disinfection)
• SMO — Site Management Organization
• USIA — United States Information Agency (changed To IIP)
• HTML — Hyper-Text Markup Language
• OQ — Operational Qualification
• CPSC — Consumer Product Safety Commission
• INDA — Investigational New Drug Application
• QAO — Quality Assurance Office
• PTU — Propylthiouracil
• UIN — Unique Identification Number
• CASE — Computer-Aided Software Engineering
• LS/LS — Life Supporting/Life Sustaining
• DFAS — Defense Finance & Accounting Service
• PETA — People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals
• CIT — Center for Information Technology
• CFC — Combined Federal Campaign
• USCA — United States Code Annotated
• DILI — drug-induced liver injury
• ABI — Automated Broker Interface
• ADVAMED — Advanced Medical Technology Association
• CRC — Clinical Research Coordinator
• MF — Master File
• DSUR — Development Safety Update Report
• FTS — Federal Telecommunications System
• SRM — Specified Risk Material
• NCHS — National Center for Health Statistics standards
• SHE — Safety, Health and Environmental
• BLA — Biologics License Application (Food & Drug Administration)

• ONC — Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (United States Government Health and Human Services)
• JIC — Joint Information Center
• DTC — Direct-to-Consumer (drug advertising)
• NCBI — National Center for Biotechnology Information
• PWS — Performance Work Statement
• EHR — Electronic Health Record
• LAF — Laminar Air Flow
• GMDN — Global Medical Device Nomenclature
• ICF — Informed Consent Form
• CGMP — current Good manufacturing practicess
• LES — Leave and Earnings Statement
• CTD — Common Technical Document
• GAP — Good Agricultural Practice
• DICOM — Digital Imaging and Communications in Medicine
• ERC — Engineering Research Center
• EH&S — Environmental Health and Safety
• TRALI — transfusion-related acute lung injury
• NEHA — National Environmental Health Association
• NAL — National Agricultural Library
• NEI — National Eye Institute (National Institutes of Health)
• CHPA — Consumer Healthcare Products Association
• NIDA — National Institute on Drug Abuse (National Institutes of Health)
• GCLP — Good Clinical Laboratory Practice
• ABCS — Active Bacterial Core Surveillance
• ACEP — American College of Emergency Physicians
• OIP — Office of International Programs
• CFG — Certificate for Foreign Government
• PMAP — Performance Management Appraisal Program
• QCP — Quality Control Program
• TOI — Trial Outcome Index
• AL — Annual Leave
• SNL — Sandia National Laboratories
• VSD — Vaccine Safety Datalink
• FARAD — Food Animal Residue Avoidance Databank
• STEPS — System for Thalidomide Education and Prescribing Safety
• IPV — Inactivated Polio Vaccine
• A/L — Annual Leave
• NACDS — National Association of Chain Drug Stores
• DURSA — Data Use and Reciprocal Support Agreement
• PK — Pharmacokinetics
• URS — User Requirement Specification
• ADP — Alternative Disposition Plan
• FASEB — Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology's
• FDASIA — Food and Drug Administration Safety and Innovation Act
• FQ — Fluoroquinolone
• USCS — United States Customs Service
• ASA — Aminosalicylic Acid
• SOPP — Standard Operating Procedures and Policies
• SCOGS — Select Committee On GRAS (Generally Recognized As Safe) Substances
• FOI — Freedom of Information

• CIAC — Computer Incident Advisory Capability
• ASA — American Statistical Association
• RSS — Rich Site Summary
• ASAP — Administrative Systems Automation Project (Food & Drug Administration)
• CIN — Color Index number (ORA AofC code)
• ICD — Informed Consent Document
• CTC — Chlortetracycline
• BB IND — Biological-Based Investigational New Drug
• MDMA — Medical Device Manufacturers Association
• USP-DI — United States Pharmacopeia-Drug Information
• MMWR — Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report
• POV — Privately-Owned Vehicle. A Soldier's Personal Automobile.
• CPCSEA — Committee for the Purpose of Control and Supervision on Experiments on Animals (India)
• AOA — Administration on Aging
• NETBEUI — NETBIOS Extended User Interface
• HFD — Headquarters, FDA Drug; mail code for Center for Drug Evaluation and Research
• QSAR — Quantitative Structure Activity Relationship
• USPSTF — United States Preventive Services Task Force
• DAWN — (U.S.) Drug Abuse Warning Network
• CAMP — Childhood Asthma Management Program
• COP — Clean Out of Place
• MMA — Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement and Modernization Act of 2003
• ERCP — Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangio-pancreatography Procedures
• MEDEC — Medical Devices Canada
• ASCO — American Society of Clinical Oncology's
• VFD — Veterinary Feed Directive
• OOS — Out Of Specification
• ORANGE BOOK — Approved Drug Products with Therapeutic Equivalence Evaluations
• CSTE — Council of State & Territorial Epidemiologists
• SPAC — State Pharmaceutical Administration of China
• MMR — measles, mumps, and rubella
• MERP — Medication Error Reporting and Prevention
• ICH — International Conference on Harmonization (of Technical Requirements for Registration of Pharmaceuticals for Human Use)
• AHF — Antihemophilic Factor
• ASGE — American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
• AIM — Active Ingredient Manufacturer
• TESS — Treatment-Emergent Signs and Symptoms
• RRCC — Regional Response Coordination Center
• CNS — Congress of Neurological Surgeons
• NIDCR — National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research
• MTCT — mother-to-child transmission
• KOS — Knowledge Organization System
• HHMI — Howard Hughes Medical Institute
• RPSGB — Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain
• VADM — Vice Admiral
• D & C — Dilation and Curettage
• VMP — Validation Master Plan
• NHIN — Nationwide Health Information Network
• EFPIA — European Federation of Pharmaceutical Industries and Associations
• CWD — Chronic Wasting Disease

• VEE — Venezuelan Equine Encephalomyelitis
• TROIF — Total Recordable Occupational Illness Frequency
• AWP — Average Wholesale Price
• OSHRC — Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission
• USACE — United States Army Corps of Engineers
• FSH — Follicular Stimulating Hormone
• SPECT — single-photon emission computed tomography
• AMFAR — American Foundation for AIDS Research
• ETASU — Elements To Assure Safe Use
• FACT — Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy--General
• NIBIB — National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering
• DPT — Diphtheria, Pertussis And Tetanus
• COE — Center of Excellence
• SRCS — Division of Surveillance, Research, and Communication Support
• ICRU — International Commission on Radiation Units and Measurements
• SG — Surgeon General
• GXP — Good "x" Practices (x = any type of practice)
• APLB (CBER) — Advertising and Promotional Labeling Branch (Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research)
• BGA — BundesGesundheitsAmt (German Federal Health Office)
• LOAEL — Lowest Observed Adverse Effect Level
• NGA — National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (formerly National Imagery and Mapping Agency; US government)
• ECU — European Currency Unit
• EWG — Expert Working Group
• BCPT — Breast Cancer Prevention Trial
• DBRA — Division of Biometry and Risk Assessment
• SDO — Standards Development Organization
• ORISE — Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education
• CITES — Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora
• ASTHO — Association of State and Territorial Health Officials
• GHC — Group Health Cooperative
• CSR — Customer Service Record
• DCU — Document Control Unit
• SSED — Summary of Safety and Effectiveness Data
• LRI — Lower Respiratory Infection
• NBII — National Biological Information Infrastructure
• DAL — Defect Action Level
• ADMC — Advance Determination of Medicare Coverage
• NIAAA — National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism
• RDNA — Recombinant Deoxyribonucleic Acid
• QSIT — Quality System Inspection Technique
• PACE — Patient-centered Assessment and Counseling for Exercise
• DGFPS — Direccion General de Farmacia y Productos Sanitarios (Directorate General of Pharmacy and Sanitary Products) (Spain)
• DPAMS — Division of Pre-marketing Assessment III and Manufacturing Science
• TVC — Total Viable Count
• CATCH — Child and Adolescent Trial for Cardiovascular Health
• OGE — Office of Government Ethics (formerly part of Office of Personnel Managment, separate executive branch in 1989)
• OCR — Office of Civil Rights
• PERI — Pharmaceutical Education & Research Institute
• HPFB — Health Products and Food Branch (Canada)
• KS — Kaposi's Sarcoma

• FFDCA — Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act of 1938
• IMPD — Investigational Medicinal Product Dossier (EU)
• CRMTS — CBER (Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research) Regulatory Meetings management Tracking System
• N.B. — nota bene (note well)
• DRLM — Device Registration and Listing Module (FURLS)
• MFCU — Medicaid Fraud Control Unit
• EAA — essential amino acidsolution
• USPTO — United States Patent and Trademark Office
• ARCRT — American Registry of Clinical Radiography Technologists
• CBP — Customs and Border Protection
• RM — Raw Material
• NACCHO — National Association of County and City Health Officials
• DWPE — Detention without Physical Examination
• HL7 — Health Level 7 (a not-for-profit ANSI-accredited standards-developing organization (SDO)
• IQ — Installation Qualification
• GIS — Geographical Information System
• SCD — Service Computation Date
• BT ACT — Bioterrorism Act (Public Health Security and Bioterrorism Preparedness and Response Act of 2002)
• ORI — Office of Research Integrity
• DNP (CDER) — Division of Neurology Products (Center for Drug Evaluation and Research)
• ACS (CDER) — Advisors and Consultants Staff (Center for Drug Evaluation and Research)
• CRCPD — Conference of Radiation Control Program Directors
• STAMP — Systematic Technology Assessment of Medical Products
• ED — Effective Dose
• URL — Uniform Resource Locator
• AC — Advisory Committee
• CEFIC — Conseil Européen des Fédérations de l'Industrie Chimique (European Chemical Industry Council
• HSA — Health Services Administration
• RR — Relative risk of death
• NLEM — National List of Essential Medicines
• CA — Chemical Abstracts
• PDMP — Prescription Drug Monitoring Program
• FCCSET — Federal Coordinating Council for Science, Engineering, and Technology
• LF3 — Low-value Foor or Food-related products, level 3 (between $500 and $1000)
• HCTZ — Hydrochlorothiazide
• DMAT — Disaster Medical Assistance Team
• SIP — Summer Internship Program
• LRC — Lipid Research Clinic
• VAERS — Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System
• BPCI ACT — Biologics Price Competition and Innovation Act of 2009
• HAART — Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy ﾖ the name commonly given to combinations of anti-HIV drugs
• FFLA — Family Friendly Leave Act
• NCEH — National Center for Environmental Health
• HSPD — Homeland Security Presidential Directive
• HEPA — High-Efficiency Particulate Air filter
• OIT (CDER) — Office of Information Technology (Center for Drug Evaluation and Research)
• NIS — National Inpatient Sample
• MRL — Maximum Residue Limit
• PDB (CDER) — Prescription Drugs Branch (Center for Drug Evaluation and Research)
• PHPPO — Public Health Practice Program Office

• HRG — Health Research Group
• FAERS — FDA Adverse Event Reporting System
• SUPAC-IR — Scale-Up and Post-Approval Changes - Immediate Release
• EAS — Emergency Alert System
• AAFCO — Association of American Feed Control Officials
• BPE — Bulk Pharmaceutical Excipients
• ORP (CDER) — Office of Regulatory Policy (Center for Drug Evaluation and Research)
• FEB — Federal Executive Board
• GME — Graduate Medical Education
• BECON — Bioengineering Consortium
• ASPE — Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation
• NSAPB — National Surgical Adjuvant Breast and Bowel Project
• BPAC — Blood Products Advisory Committee
• PARQ — Physical Activity Readiness Questionnaire
• COA — Certificate of Analysis
• CRL — Complete Response Letter
• QP — Qualified Person
• ABC — American Blood Commission
• EDIPI — Electronic Data Interchange Personal Identifier
• AWS — Alternate Work Schedule
• PDO — Protected Designation of Origin
• FD&C ACT — Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act of 1938
• NARB — National Advertising Review Board
• CSV — Computer System Validation
• AT — antithrombin III
• BVB — Bacterial Vaccine and Allergenic Products Branch
• NCDC — National Centre for Disease Control, India
• DV — Daily Values
• TTTC — Take Time To Care
• CIRMS — Council on Ionizing Radiation Measurements and Standards
• DCPS — Defense Civilian Pay System
• ACRPI — Association of Clinical Research for the Pharmaceutical Industry
• NIOSH — National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (CDC)
• NCHSTP — National Center for HIV, STD, & TB Prevention
• AMP — Average Manufacturer Price
• JINAD — Generic Investigational New Animal Drug File
• SCLIR — Secondary Calibration Laboratories for Ionizing Radiation
• FPLA — Fair Packaging and Labeling Act of 1967
• OPDP — Office of Prescription Drug Promotion (CDER) (formerly Division of Drug Marketing, Advertisement and
• OM (CDER) — Office of Management (Center for Drug Evaluation and Research)
• SCR — System Change Request
• CMP/ HMO — Comprehensive Medical Plan/Health Maintenance Organization
• NIDDK — National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases
• GRAS — Generally Recognized As Safe
• ATC — Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical
• IARC — International Agency for Research on Cancer
• COS — Certificate of Suitability
• LOC — Level Of Concern
• DONED — Division of Ophthalmic, Neurological, and Ear, Nose and Throat Devices (CDRH)
• ADEERS — Adverse Event Expedited Reporting System

• DIT (CDRH) — Division of Information Technology (Center for Drug Evaluation and Research)
• MQSA — Mammography Quality Standards Act of 1992
• SBRS — SENIOR BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH SERVICE
• DCPA (CBER) — Division of Congressional and Public Affairs (Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research)
• ESF — Emergency Support Function
• BOCF — Baseline Observation Carried Forward
• OD — Office of the Director
• DTAP — diphtheria, tetanus and acellular pertussis
• PHA — Public Health Advisory
• JBIG — Joint Bi-level Image experts Group
• APAP — N-Acetyl-Para-Amino-Phenol
• GIF — Graphics Interchange Format
• PCP — Pneumocystis Carinii Pneumoniae
• AATB — American Association of Tissue Banks
• NVP — National Vaccine Program
• EP — European Pharmacopoeia
• AOB (OC) — Accounting Operations Branch (OC)
• OWH (OC) — Office of Women's Health (OC)
• ACPM — American College of Preventive Medicine
• HTLV — human T-lymphotropic viruse
• EDMF — European Drug Master File
• NS/EP — National Security and Emergency Preparedness
• COLA — Cost Of Living Allowance
• C — Gl With Correction
• BIVAS — Body Image Visual Analog Scale
• MLD — Minimum Lethal Dose
• ER — Extended-Release
• CC — Coordinating Committee
• EPAR — European Public Assessment Report
• CDA — Clinical Document Architecture
• CEARS — CBER (Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research) Error and Accident Reporting System
• NUCC — National Uniform Claim Committee
• RAD — Rapid Application Design
• 3500A — FDA form for mandatory reporting of adverse events
• ISSO — Information Systems Security Officer
• ESIG — Electronic Signature
• M4 — ICH M4 Expert Working Group (EWG) [focusing on Common Technical Documents for sections of the NDA]
• AE(S) — adverse event(s)
• AUSA — Assistant United States Attorney
• OP (OC) — Office of Policy (Office of the Commissioner)
• TSCSB (CFSAN) — Telecommunications and Scientific Computer Support Branch (CFSAN)
• OP 2 (OC) — Operations Team 2 (OC)
• C — Gl With Glasses
• S/L — Sick Leave
• CDC — Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
• OIT (CBER) — Office of Information Technology (Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research)
• FALCPA — Food Allergen Labeling and Consumer Protection Act
• SSOP — Sanitation Standard Operating Procedures
• ACS (CBER) — Analytical Chemistry Staff (Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research)
• FFD & C — Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act of 1938

• RAMP — Remedial Action Management Program
• ADE/ADER — Adverse Drug Experience/Adverse Drug Experience Report
• NLEA — Nutrition Labeling and Education Act of 1990
• C/CC — Career or Career Conditional
• 2301 — FDA form for transmittal of periodic reports and promotional material for new animal drugs
• STN — Submission Tracking Number
• MCAFT — Modified Canadian Aerobic Fitness Test
• ABN — Advance Beneficiary Notice
• ACBSA — Advisory Committee on Blood Safety and Availability
• DFO — Designated Federal Official
• USJFCOM — United States Joint Forces Command
• CDASH — Clinical Data Acquisition Standards Harmonization
• USRDS — United States Renal Data System
• CAPAR — Corrective Action Preventive Action Report
• SECT 505(B)(2) — New drug application
• SUPAC-SS — scale-up and postapproval changes--nonsterile solid
• CEB (CFSAN) — Compliance and Enforcement Branch (CFSAN)
• TEB (CBER) — Therapeutics Evaluation Branch (CBER)
• SCARP — Supplier Corrective Action Report
• CTA — Clinical Trial Agreement
• C-TPAT — Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism
• MUMS ACT — Minor Use and Minor Species Animal Health Act of 2004
• CA — Competent Authority
• DIN — Drug Identification Number
• TCS — Temporary Change of Station
• DHSS — Department of Health and Social Security (U.K.)
• SAP — Service Access Point
• KPS — Karnofsky Performance Status scale
• RCR — Replication Competent Retrovirus
• QMIS — Quality Management Information System
• WFH — World Federation of Hemophilia
• 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)
• DAA — Designated Approving Authority
• WITS — Washington Interagency Telecommunications System
• VVB (CBER) — Viral Vaccines Branch (CBER)
• ACP — Advance Care Planning
• CAAT — Center for Alternatives to Animal Testing
• SUBPART H — That subpart of 21 CFR Part 314 pertaining to accelerated approval of drugs
• AIMBE — American Institute For Medical and Biological Engineering
• BRAPP — British Association of Pharmaceutical Physicians
• PA — Physical Activity
• CGTP — Current Good Tissue Practice
• ISBT 128 — International Society of Blood Transfusion standard for blood, tissue, and organ identification
• DHCP — Dear Health Care Professional
• CT — Clinical Trial
• BISTIC — Biomedical Information Science and Technology Initiative Consortium
• COTA — Career Opportunities Training Agreement (HHS)
• SBOA — Summary Basis of Approval
• PDCS (OC) — Policy Development and Coordination Staff (OC)
• CLSI — Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute

• RPMS (OC) — Regulations Policy and Management Staff (OC)
• GXT — graded exercise tolerance (Stress test)
• PEB (CBER) — Planning and Evaluation Branch (CBER)
• FORM 3500A — Mandatory Reporting of Adverse Events
• CIP — Clean-In-Place
• OSHA — Occupational Safety and Health Administration (U.S. Department of Labor)
• RMB (CBER) — Resource Management Branch (CBER)
• CIB (CFSAN) — Compliance Information Branch (CFSAN)
• OM (OC) — Office of Management (Immediate Office of the Commissioner)
• NMA — National Medical Association
• EPC — Evidence-based Practice Center
• SID — Source-to-Image Distance
• APHL — Association of Public Health Laboratories
• CPB (CFSAN) — Compliance Programs Branch (CFSAN)
• MAH — Marketing Authorization Holder
• OPB (ORA) — Operations and Policy Branch (Office of Regulatory Affairs)
• PADE — Postmarketing Adverse Drug Experience
• BARDA — Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority
• DNCE (CDER) — Division of Nonprescripton Clinical Evaluation (CDER)
• WG — Wage Grade
• OS (OC) — Operations Staff (OC)
• DDDP (CDER) — Division of Dermatology and Dental Products (CDER)
• DHF — Design History File
• ITIPS — Information Technology Investment Portfolio System
• C OF A — Certificate of Analysis
• PMN — Pre-Market Notification
• ACGME — Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education
• CHCB (CFSAN) — Chemical Contaminants Branch (CFSAN)
• UPLC — Ultra Performance Liquid Chromatography
• ODM — Operational Data Model
• ORTF — Obesity Research Task Force
• GBL — Government Bill of Lading
• MA — Marketing Authorization
• FSANZ — Food Standards Australia New Zealand's
• DDES (CFSAN) — Division of Dairy and Egg Safety (CFSAN)
• PDE — Permitted Daily Exposure
• NCCAM — National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine
• C & S — Culture and Sensitivity
• HDF — mail code for CDER (Center for Drug Evaluation and Research)
• MOD 2 — Module Two laboratory facility
• CHAMPVA — Civilian Health And Medical Program Of The Department Of Veterans Affairs
• DRLS — Drug Registration and Listing System
• ENTB (CDRH) — Ear, Nose, and Throat Devices Branch (CDRH)
• PEB (ORA) — Program Evaluation Branch (ORA)
• IFT — Institute of Food Technologists
• CSM — Committee on Safety of Medicines
• NLT — Not Less Than
• CTEB (CFSAN) — Cosmetics Technology Branch (CFSAN)
• CBIAC — Chemical and Biological Defense Information Analysis Center
• 1932A — FDA form for veterinary adverse drug reaction, lack of effectiveness, product defect report--voluntary

• LOEL — Lowest Observed Effect Level
• NCTR — National Center for Toxicological Research
• SPCS (CDER) — Safety Policy and Communications Staff (CDER)
• ECT — Electro-Convulsive Therapy
• PEB 1 (CDRH) — Postmarket Evaluation Branch 1 (Center for Devices and Radiological Health)
• OBE — Online Booking Engine
• ASD (HD) — Assistant Secretary of Defense for Homeland Defense
• FSMS — Food Safety Management System
• NCDCP — National Council on Prescription Drug Programs
• MEG — Magnetoencephalography
• PQRI — Product Quality Research Institute
• OIT (ORA) — Office of Information Technology (Office of Regulatory Affairs)
• ICCBBA — International Council for Commonality in Blood Banking Automation, Inc.
• WONF — With Other Natural Flavors
• CTDB 1 (CDRH) — Chemistry and Toxicology Devices Branch 1 (CDRH)
• NHW — National Health and Welfare Department (Canada's equivalent of DHHS)
• ADRAC — Adverse Drug Reactions Advisory Committee
• QBD — Quality by Design
• CDM — Clinical Data Management
• SEIU — Service Employees International Union
• CPGM — Compliance Program Guidance Manual
• BCB (CFSAN) — Bioanalytical Chemistry Branch (CFSAN)
• OM (CBER) — Office of Management (Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research)
• OCP (OC) — Office of Combination Products (OC)
• SOC — System Organ Classification
• DSHEA — Dietary Supplement and Health Education Act of 1994
• OVST (CFSAN) — Operations and Veterinary Support Team (CFSAN)
• DFS (ORA) — Division of Field Science (ORA)
• DIHD (CDRH) — Division of Immunology and Hematology Devices (CDRH)
• FERN — Food Emergency Response Network
• IBR (CFSAN) — Import Branch (CFSAN)
• CODEX — Codex Alimentarius collection of food standards
• AAPHP — American Association of Public Health Physicians
• FORM 348 — Sponsored Travel
• OIT (OC) — Office of Information Technology (Immediate Office of the Commissioner)
• CMS — Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (formerly Health Care Financing Administration)
• CSV — Comma Separated Values file format
• TEACA — Trolox-Equivalent Antioxidant Capacity Assay
• X-SCID — X-linked severe combined immunodeficiency disorder
• CRMT (OC) — Cosmetics Toxicology Branch (CFSAN)
• HFS — Headquarters, FDA Safety; mail code for Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition
• CDISC — Clinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium (formerly a DIA special interest group called the Clinical Data Interchange Standards Committee)
• LR1 — Low-value non-prescription Radiation-emitting products, level 1 (less than $200)
• DESE (CDRH) — Division of Electrical and Software Engineering (CDRH)
• CDSA — Controlled Drugs and Substances Act (Canada)
• DPEM (ORA) — Division of Planning, Evaluation and Management (ORA)
• QD — Quaque in Die (once daily)
• GRASE — Generally Recognized As Safe and Effective
• ER/ES — Electronic Records/Electronic Signatures
• DES — Drug Eluting Stent

• AIP — Application Integrity Policy
• ACLAM — American College of Laboratory Animal Medicine
• BOCB (CFSAN) — Biological and Organic Chemistry Branch (CFSAN)
• ACSM — American College of Sports Medicine's
• WRAIR — Walter Reed Army Institute of Research
• BMB (CFSAN) — Bioanalytical Methods Branch (CFSAN)
• QL — Quality of Life
• COOP — Continuity of Operations Procedure
• DSMICA — Division of Small Manufacturers, International and Consumer Assistance (FDA)
• CLIA — Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendment
• PIC — Pharmaceutical Inspection Convention
• DPL — Drug Product Licensing (Canada)
• FDA-WO — Food and Drug Administration White Oak campus
• HHI — Herth Hope Index
• CLT — Central Limit Theorem
• AMPI — Associated Milk Producers Inc.
• IGIV — Immune Globulin Intravenous
• QMS (CDER) — Quality Management Staff (CDER)
• VCJD — Variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease
• CMGB (CDER) — Cae Management and Guidance Branch (CDER)
• FAN — Food Allergy Network
• BP — British Pharmacopoeia
• QIJ — Quality Inspection Journal
• NCL — National Consumers League
• NF — National Formulary
• OSG — Office of the Surgeon General
• OLA (OC) — Office of Legislative Affairs (Office of the Commissioner)
• ISAC — Information Sharing and Analysis Center
• RSO — Radiation Safety Officer
• OEO (OC) — Office of Executive Operations (OC)
• ERB (CFSAN) — Elemental Research Branch (CFSAN)
• OIVD (CDRH) — Office of In Vitro Diagnostic Device Evaluation and Safety (CDRH)
• WISQARS — Web-based Injury Statistics Query and Reporting System
• FDARA — Food and Drug Administration Revitalization Act
• TRX — Total number of Prescriptions
• DPS — Division of Post-marketing Surveillance
• 348 — FDA form for sponsored travel
• BIRAMS — Biologics Investigational and Related Applications Management System
• BVC — British Veterinary Codex
• DEB (CFAN) — Dairy and Egg Branch (CFSAN)
• VMB (CFSAN) — Virulence Mechanisms Branch (CFSAN)
• QID — Quater In Die (Four Times a Day)
• BPL — Biologic Product License Number
• PNSI — Prior Notice System Interface
• ACCME — Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education
• SPR — System Problem Report
• WPADP — Working Party on Automation and Data Processing
• FTE — Full-Time Equivalent
• OITSS (OC) — Office of Information Technology Shared Services (Immediate Office of the Commissioner)
• DPAMS (CDER) — Division of Pre-marketing Assessment III and Manufacturing Science (CDER)

• FDCA — Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act of 1938
• PBSC — Peripheral Blood Stem Cell
• DCLD (CDRH) — Division of Clinical Laboratory Devices (CDRH)
• FORM 356V — New Animal Drug Application
• OSC (CVM) — Office of Surveillance and Compliance (CVM)
• DCB (CFSAN) — Domestic Compliance Branch (CFSAN)
• NMDP — National Marrow Donor Program
• OFPA — Organic Foods Production Act of 1990
• CO — Commissioned Officer
• GMID — Global Market Information Database
• CCRC — Certified Clinical Research Coordinator
• ECTD — Electronic Common Technical Document
• RPMCC — Regulatory Project Management Coordinating Committee (CDER)
• ASRM — American Society for Reproductive Medicine
• DD (CVM) — District Director (Center for Veterinary Medicine)
• WAE — When Actually Employed
• CHSB (CFSAN) — Chemical Hazards Science Branch (CFSAN)
• OER (OC) — Office of External Relations (OC)
• ACLA — American Clinical Laboratory Association
• BFARM — Bundesinstitut Fur Arzneimittel und Medizinprodukte (German Ministry of Health)
• TV — Travel Voucher
• DMIP — Division of Medical Imaging Products (CDER)
• CFN — Central File Number
• FLETC — Federal Law Enforcement Training Center
• DP — Drug Product
• CTDB 1 — Chemistry and Toxicology Devices Branch 1
• ITB (CFSAN) — Immunotoxicology Branch (CFSAN)
• ASAS — American Society of Animal Science
• BPC — Bulk Pharmaceutical Chemical
• OSO — Office of Security Operations
• CCP — Critical Control Point
• TOPRA — The Organisation for Professionals in Regulatory Affairs
• GPRD — General Practice Research Database
• DMIRDP (CDER) — Division of Medical Imaging and Radiopharmaceutical Drug Products (CDER)
• AER — Adverse Event Reporting
• CCB (CFSAN) — Color Certification Branch (CFSAN)
• DGSS (CFSAN) — Division of General Scientific Support (CFSAN)
• DPE (CDER) — Division of Post-marketing Development (CDER)
• DDM (NCTR) — Deputy Director for Management (National Center for Toxicological Research)
• TPLC — Total Product Life Cycle
• CSPI — Center for Science in the Public Interest
• NOEL — no observed effect level
• IMCC — Information Management Coordinating Committee
• S&E — Safety and Effectiveness
• DIMS (OC) — Division of Infrastructure Management and Services (OC)
• DIAM (CDRH) — Division of Imaging and Applied Mathematics (CDRH)
• HAM/TSP — HTLV-I-associated myelopathy / tropical spastic paraparesis
• DTP — Direct-to-Patient
• BARQA — British Association of Research Quality Assurance
• CSO — Consumer Safety Officer

• GOVTRIP — government travel website operated by Northrop Grumman
• AAALAC — Association for the Assessment and Accreditation of Laboratory Animal Care International
• IO — Immediate Office
• UFMS — Unified Financial Management System
• ACPE — Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education
• PAP — Patient Assistance Program
• BSC — Biological Safety Cabinet
• ACE — Automated Commercial Environment (US Customs)
• DRARD (CDRH) — Division of Reproductive, Abdominal and Radiological Devices (CDRH)
• FDC — Food Drug and Cosmetic
• SCSB (CFSAN) — Scientific Computer Support Branch (CFSAN)
• CUE — Confidential Unit Exclusion
• HHS SERT — Health and Human Services Secretary's Emergency Response Team
• BID — Bis In Die (Twice Daily)
• PEB 2 (CDRH) — Postmarket Evaluation Branch 2 (Center for Devices and Radiological Health)
• ADAA — Animal Drug Availability Act of 1996
• CPID — Certified Product Information Document (Canada)
• EUP — Experimental Use Permit
• FQPA — Food Quality Protection Act of 1996
• CCBC — Council of Community Blood Centers
• CTIA — Cellular Telecommunications and Internet Association's
• PEB (CDRH) — Program Enforcement Branch (CDRH)
• U — Units
• PSSB (CFSAN) — Program Support Services Branch (CFSAN)
• POB — Program Operations Branch
• CS — Civil Service
• PAHO — Pan American Health Organization
• DCIQA (ORA) — Division of Compliance Information and Quality Assurance (ORA)
• AOAC — Association of Official Analytical Chemists
• PAS (CDRH) — Premarket Approval Section (CDRH)
• DDMS (CDER) — Division of Database Management and Services (CDER)
• OND (CDER) — Office of New Drugs (CDER)
• PAI — Pre-Approval Inspection
• FPB (CDRH) — Field Programs Branch (Center for Devices and Radiological Health)
• EDIFACT — Electronic Data Interchange for Administration, Commerce, and Transportation
• TDDS — Transdermal Drug Delivery System
• SPTPB (CFSAN) — Seafood Processing and Technology Policy Branch (CFSAN)
• CIAO — Critical Infrastructure Assurance Office
• ADRM — Associate Director for Review Management
• WMS (OC) — Website Management Staff (OC)
• OCS — Office of the Chief of Staff
• AASA — Aging and Adult Services Administration
• RIBAﾙ — recombinant immunoblot assay (Chiron ﾮ)
• MAPP — Manual of Policy and Procedures
• SC (CDRH) — Staff College (Center for Devices and Radiological Health)
• PHIN — Public Health Information Network
• PTS (CBER) — Product Testing Section (CBER)
• GTL (NCTR) — Genetic Toxicology Laboratory (NCTR)
• USTR — United States Trade Representative
• ACLAD — American Committee on Laboratory Animal Diseases

• 483 — FDA form used as a written notice of deficiencies found in inspections
• CTDB 2 — Chemistry and Toxicology Devices Branch 2
• SL — Signature Line
• CTAP — Career Transition Assistance Plan
• PQG — Pharmaceutical Quality Group
• CRB (CBER) — Clinical Review Branch (CBER)
• EIND — Electronic Investigational New Drug Application (US Food and Drug Administration)
• PUFI — Packed Under Federal Inspection
• BIOB (CFSAN) — Biostatistics Branch (CFSAN)
• DMIHP (CDER) — Division of Medical Imaging and Hematology Products (CDER)
• BSC — Business Service Center
• SMCC — Standards Management Coordinating Committee
• SDAB (CDER) — Surveillance and Data Analysis Branch (CDER)
• PHPS — Public Health Prevention Service
• APTF — Application Policy Task Force
• CAERST (CFSAN) — CFSAN Adverse Event Reporting System Team
• STS (CBER) — Standards and Testing Staff (CBER)
• NINR — National Institute of Nursing Research
• DPD (OC) — Division of Portfolio Development (OC)
• FOB — Federal Office Building
• ACIL — A national trade asociation representing independent, commerical scientific, and engineering firms (formerly the American Council of Independent Laboratories)
• AMI — American Meat Institute
• ELEXNET — Electronic Laboratory Exchange Network
• CIS — Cancer Information Service
• INV SAMPLE — INVestigational Sample
• COB (OC) — Contract Operations Branch (Office of the Commissioner)
• IMS (CDRH) — Issues Management Staff (CDRH)
• POA — privately owned automobile
• HCCN — Health Center-Controlled Network
• FD-1932 — FDA form, Veterinary Adverse Drug Reaction, lack of effectiveness, product defect report - Mandatory
• COOP — Continuity of Operations Program
• USFDA — United States Food & Drug Administration
• JPMA — Japan Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Association
• BGH — Bovine Growth Hormone
• VSB (CBER) — Vaccine Safety Branch (CBER)
• CFSAN — Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition
• DHC — dioxin health certificate (ORA AofC code)
• HFZ — Headquarters, FDA code Z; mail code for Center for Devices and Radiological Health
• CPMP — Committee for Proprietary Medicinal Products
• APIFARMA — Associação Portuguesa da Indústria FARMAcêutica (Association of the Portuguese Pharmaceutical Industries)
• CRTP — Clinical Research Training Program
• TURBO EIR — Turbo Establishment Inspection Report (ORA)
• AEA — Actual Expense Allowance
• PN — Product Name
• OPHEP — Office of Public Health Emergency Preparedness
• NOAEL — No Observable Adverse Effect Level
• PPE — Pay Period Ending
• PDCS — Policy Development and Coordination Staff
• PCBS — polychlorinated biphenyls
• CTDB 2 (CDRH) — Chemistry and Toxicology Devices Branch 2 (CDRH)

• FDERA — Food and Drug Export Reform and Enhancement Act of 1996
• LWC — Lead Wire or patient Cable
• FTB (CFSAN) — Food Technology Branch (CFSAN)
• CAPLAR — Computer-Assisted Product License Application Review
• CAPRA — Canadian Association of Professional Regulatory Affairs
• IMLS — Institute of Museum and Library Services
• NACHO — National Association of County Health Officials
• OOPD — Office of Orphan Product Development (FDA)
• QOD — Quaque Altere Die (take every other day)
• NALBOH — National Association of Local Boards of Health
• TTY — TeleTYpewriter
• BPHC — Bureau of Primary Health Care
• PTO — Patent and Trademark Office (U.S. Department of Commerce)
• SPIE — International Society for Optical Engineering
• COOP — Continuity of Operations Policy
• GEBAT — Government Excess Baggage Authorization Ticket
• BIMO — bioresearch monitoring
• USBR — Bureau of Reclamation (U.S. Department of the Interior)
• ODE I — Office of Drug Evaluation I (CDER)
• DIVBT (CFSAN) — Division of In Vitro and Biochemical Toxicology (CFSAN)
• DRFDD (ORA) — Deputy Regional Food and Drug Director (ORA)
• RLD — Reference Listed Drug
• DCRER (CFSAN) — Division of Chemistry Research and Environmental Review (CFSAN)
• ODE III — Office of Drug Evaluation III (CDER)
• MSS (CVM) — Management Support Staff (CDRH)
• VMO — Veterinary Medical Officer
• CAPLA — Computer-Assisted Product License Application
• DPMU — Disaster Portable Morgue Unit
• BDB (CDRH) — Bacteriology Devices Branch (CDRH)
• RAE — Remedial Action Exemption
• GINAD — Generic Investigational New Animal Drug file
• WSL (CFSAN) — Washington Seafood Laboratory (CFSAN)
• JTR — Joint Travel Regulations
• ECDT — Electronic Common Technical Document
• SMSB (CFSAN) — Spectroscopy and Mass Spectrometry Branch (CFSAN)
• DDMAC (CDER) — Division of Drug Marketing, Advertising and Communication (CDER)
• DEB — Dairy and Egg Branch
• OPPL (OC) — Office of Policy, Planning and Legislation (OC)
• DAAS — Division of Aging and Adult Services
• LOB (ORA) — Laboratory Operations Branch (ORA)
• CFIA — Canadian Food Inspection Agency
• FDAMA — Food and Drug Administration Modernization Act of 1997
• SNOMED-RT — Systematized Nomenclature of Medicine Reference Terminology
• AIMDD — Active Implantable Medical Device Directive
• DRP (CBER) — Division of Regulations and Policy (CBER)
• ISMP — Institute for Safe Medication Practices
• ACRA (ORA) — Associate Commissioner for Regulatory Affairs (ORA)
• AHIC — American Health Information Community
• EOC — Emergency Operations Center (FDA)
• DPDD (CDER) — Division of Pediatric Drug Development (CDER)

• TID — three times a day
• ACRA — Associate Commissioner for Regulatory Affairs (Food & Drug Administration)
• NATAG — North American Technical Advisory Group
• NEMA — National Emergency Management Association
• MAPCB (CDER) — Manufacturing Assessment & Pre-Approval Compliance Branch (CDER)
• ICCVAM — Inter-agency Coordinating Committee on Validation of Alternative Methods
• CCST (CFSAN) — Clinical Chemistry Support Team (CFSAN)
• DRB (CBER) — Devices Review Branch (CBER)
• OCER (CDRH) — Office of Communication, Education and Radiological Programs (CDRH)
• MVB (CFSAN) — Molecular Virology Branch (CFSAN)
• MAD — Multiple Ascending Dose
• ABIFARMA — Brazilian Association of the Pharmaceutical Industry
• OCI (ORA) — Office of Criminal Investigations (ORA)
• PB (CFSAN) — Pathology Branch (Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition)
• OSHC (OC) — Office of Science and Health Coordination (OC)
• MRB (CFSAN) — Methods Research Branch (Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition)
• NDE/MIS — New Drug Evaluation Management Information System
• 3RS — Recruitment and Relocation Bonuses and Retention Allowances
• OS (CDER) — Operations Staff (CDER)
• TSA — Transportation Security Administration
• EFOIA — Electronic Freedom of Information Act
• PFO — Principal Federal Official
• SMDA — Safe Medical Devices Act of 1990
• AFIP — Armed Forces Institute of Pathology (DoD)
• EDRLS — Electronic Drug Registration and Listing Systems
• HNK CELLS — human neonatal kidney cells
• ALJ (OC) — Office of the Administrative Law Judge (OC)
• OPS (CDER) — Office of Pharmaceutical Science (CDER)
• DPAP (CDER) — Division of Pulmonary and Allergy Products (CDER)
• PPQ — Plant Protection and Quarantine
• DDOP (CDER) — Division of Drug Oncology Products (CDER)
• DBEC (OC) — Division of Budget Execution and Control (OC)
• GCPB I (CDER) — Good Clinical Practice Branch I (CDER)
• INADA — Investigational New Animal Drug Application
• OP 1 (OC) — Operations Team 1 (OC)
• OEL — Occupational Exposure Level
• BI — Boehringer Ingelheim
• NIFC — National Interagency Fire Center
• DNP (CFSAN) — Division of Natural Products (Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition)
• DSP (OC) — Division of Strategic Projects (OC)
• DSST (CFSAN) — Division of Seafood Science and Technology (CFSAN)
• RU-486 — Roussel Uclaf drug number 486
• US & R — urban search and rescue
• GCSL (CFSAN) — Gulf Coast Seafood Laboratory (Dauphin Island, Alabama) (CFSAN)
• CCFAC — Codex Committee on Food Additives and Contaminants
• M2 — ICH M2 Expert Working Group (EWG) [electronic standards for transmission of regulatory information]
• OM (CVM) — Office of Management (Center for Veterinary Medicine)
• 1932 — FDA form for veterinary adverse drug reaction, lack of effectiveness, product defect report--mandatory
• DDSPC (CFSAN) — Division of Dietary Supplement Programs and Compliance (CFSAN)
• OVRR (CBER) — Office of Vaccines Research and Review (CBER)

• PERT — Product-enhanced Reverse Transcriptase
• DCGM (OC) — Division of Contracts and Grants Management (OC)
• VEB (CBER) — Vaccine Evaluation Branch (CBER)
• FASS — Federation of Animal Science Societies
• TO — Transportation Officer
• DPEB (CBER) — Division of Planning, Evaluation and Budget (CBER)
• OSD-HD — Office of the Secretary of Defense for Homeland Defense
• RADAR — Risk Assessment of Drugs Analysis and Response
• MSU — Medical Statistics Unit
• AMG — ArzeneiMittelGesetz (West Germany drug law)
• NEDSS — National Electronic Disease Surveillance System
• IFIC — International Food Information Council
• NPCC — National Poison Control Center
• ACB (CDRH) — Accreditation and Certification Branch (CDRH)
• DATS — Document Accountability and Tracking System
• DRMP (CDER) — Division of Review Management and Policy (CDER)
• QSI — Quality Step Increase
• OHRMS — Office of Human Resources and Management Services
• ASLAP — American Society of Laboratory Animal Practitioners
• FURLS — FDA Uniform Registration & Listing System
• USITC — United States International Trade Commission
• CMGB — Cae Management and Guidance Branch
• ADCOM — ADvisory COMmittee
• DNPL (CFSAN) — Division of Nutrition Programs and Labeling (Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition)
• LNE — Laboratoire National de Metrologie et d'Essias (National Laboratory of Metrology and Essays)
• ICE — Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Department of Homeland Security)
• IUO — investigation use only
• ITS (CBER) — Information Technology Staff (CBER)
• DPFRM (CFSAN) — Division of Planning and Financial Resources Management (CFSAN)
• ES — Effect Size
• DFEM (NCTR) — Division of Facilities Engineering and Maintenance (NCTR)
• EMOPS (OC) — Office of Emergency Operations (OC)
• USFS — United States Forest Service (U.S. Department of Agriculture)
• RODS — Real-Time Outbreak & Disease Surveillance System
• WIN — Welfare Information Network
• CSB (OC) — Customer Support Branch (Office of the Commissioner)
• CCVDF — Codex Committee on Veterinary Drugs in Foods
• CNPP — USDA Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion
• CISET — Committee on International Science Engineering and Technology
• IPOAB (CDRH) — Information Processing and Office Automation Branch (CDRH)
• CTEP — Cancer Therapy Evaluation Program
• TAS (NCTR) — Technology Advancement Staff (NCTR)
• SPCS — Safety Policy and Communications Staff
• OSHI (OC) — Office of Special Health Issues (OC)
• ºº — sections û shorthand symbol used to designate sections in a legal document; as in ºº201(m), 301(k) o
• DSORD — Division of Surgical, Orthopedic, and Restorative Devices
• ICDR — Interagency Committee on Disability Research
• BLS — Biologics License Supplement
• BC/BS — Blue Cross and Blue Shield
• BRMD — Bureau of Radiation and Medical Devices

• ANA — Abbreviated New Animal drug number
• ADRP — Association of Donor Recruitment Professionals
• DCF — Data Clarification request Form
• AB (CDRH) — Analysis Branch (CDRH)
• IRMC — Information Resources Management College
• SOAB (OC) — Systems and Office Automation Branch (Immediate Office of the Commissioner)
• DEMO (CDRH) — Division of Ethics and Management Operations (CDRH)
• LTSS — Long-Term Services and Supports
• CI/KR — Critical Infrastructure and Key Resources
• WOC II — Woodmont Office Complex II (South)
• CHLIA — chemi-luminescent immunoassay
• IB (CFSAN) — Immunobiology Branch (CFSAN)
• ICD-9-CM — International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Revision, Clinical Modification
• DHRD (ORA) — Division of Human Resources Development (ORA)
• DCRP (CDER) — Division of Cardiovascular and Renal Products (CDER)
• FAM — Foreign Affairs Manual
• ANADA — Abbreviated New Animal Drug Application
• ICL — idiopathic CD4 T-lymphocytopenia
• IIG — Inactive Ingredient Guide
• DDRE (CDER) — Division of Drug Risk Evaluation (CDER)
• LNC — Labeling and Nomenclature Committee
• ACCP — American College of Clinical Pharmacology
• FCO — Federal Coordinating Officer (in disaster areas)
• CFA — Catfish Farmers of America
• OO (CFSAN) — Office of Operations (CFSAN)
• C & R — corrections and removals
• PMOA — Primary Mode Of Action
• DTBIMP (CDER) — Division of Therapeutic Biological Internal Medicine Products (CDER)
• OP 3 (OC) — Operations Team 3 (OC)
• NMT — Not More Than
• DTD (CDER) — Division of Training and Development (CDER)
• DMEP (CDER) — Division of Metabolism and Endocrinology Products (CDER)
• ROC — receiver operating characteristic curve
• DMEPA (CDER) — Division of Medical Error Prevention and Analysis
• PELT (CFSAN) — Product Evaluation and Labeling Team (CFSAN)
• NNMC — National Naval Medical Center
• DMETS (CDER) — Division of Medical Errors and Technical Support (CDER)
• SAPB (CFSAN) — Shellfish and Aquaculture Policy Branch (CFSAN)
• GSFA — General Standard for Food Additives
• DPD (CVM) — Division of Production Drugs (CVM)
• BGMA — British Generic Manufacturers Association
• WPS (OC) — Workforce Programs Staff (OC)
• SRD — Swine Respiratory Disease
• DCRMS (CDER) — Division of Compliance Risk Management and Surveillance (CDER)
• DOED (CDRH) — Division of Ophthalmic, Ear, Nose and Throat Devices (CDRH)
• EMAC — Emergency Management Assistance Compact
• ACMP — American College of Medical Physics
• ET (CFSAN) — Education Team (CFSAN)
• GTIB (CBER) — Gene Transfer and Immunogenicity Branch (CBER)
• MIS (OC) — Management Initiatives Staff (OC)

• DRF — Dose Range Findings
• EML — Environmental Measurement Laboratory
• AND — Abbreviated New Drug application number
• SSB — Systems Support Branch
• NEP — National Exercise Program
• RMAB (CDRH) — Risk Management and Analysis Branch (CDRH)
• ODE II — Office of Drug Evaluation II (CDER)
• NDF-RT — National Drug File Reference Terminology
• ENG (OC) — Engineering Team (OC)
• FLTCIP — Federal Long Term Care Insurance Program
• MB (CFSAN) — Microanalytical Evaluations Branch of the Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition
• RAC — Raw Agricultural Commodity
• AMDUCA — Animal Medicinal Drug Use Clarification Act of 1994
• LESTD (CBER) — Laboratory of Enteric and Sexually Transmitted Diseases (CBER)
• NCSES — National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics (NSF)
• CTS — Correspondence Tracking System
• DMST (CFSAN) — Division of Market Studies (CFSAN)
• RMS — Regulatory Management System
• V/V — Verification/Validation
• GDUF — Generic Drug User Fees
• RAC — Reviewer Affairs Committee
• OVST — Operations and Veterinary Support Team
• GEMCRIS — Genetic Modification Clinical Research Information System (NIH)
• DIOP (ORA) — Division of Import Operations and Policy (ORA)
• DIDP (CBER) — Division of Information Disclosure Policy (CDER)
• IDR — Idiosyncratic Drug Reaction
• DAVP (CDER) — Division of Anti-viral Products (CDER)
• RBC — Red Blood Cells
• ASCPT — American Society for Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics
• REMS — Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategy
• DSRCS (CDER) — Division of Surveillance, Research and Communication Support (CDER)
• IMDB (CDRH) — Immunology and Molecular Diagnostics Devices Branch (CDRH)
• MITA — Medicaid Information Technology Architecture
• DUSM — Deputy United States Marshal (U.S. Department of Justice)
• OIT (CFSAN) — Office of Information Technology (Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition)
• ORP (CFSAN) — Office of Regulations and Policy (Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition)
• OTR (CDER) — Office of Testing and Research (CDER)
• EVS (OC) — Evaluation Staff (OC)
• NVICP — National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program
• DFO (OC) — Division of Field Operations (OC)
• FPBR (CFSAN) — Food Packaging Branch (Chicago, Illinois) (CFSAN)
• CMCCC — Chemistry and Manufacturing Controls Coordinating Committee
• SB (ORA) — Systems Branch (ORA)
• SUPAC — Scale-Up and Postapproval Changes
• ESRA — European Society of Regulatory Affairs
• LCDC — Laboratory Centre for Disease Control
• RCHSA — Radiation Control for Health and Safety Act of 1968
• SPS — Sanitary and PhytoSanitary
• HERG — human ether-a-go-go gene
• FEDRIP — FEDeral Research In Progress Database

• OGUD (CDRH) — Obstetrics and Gynecology Devices Branch (CDRH)
• QBR — Question-Based Review
• DFLSC (CFSAN) — Division of Food Labeling, Standards, and Compliance (CFSAN)
• LRIT (CFSAN) — Labeling Regulations Implementation Team (CFSAN)
• OCM (OC) — Office of Crisis Management (OC)
• UNOS — United Network for Organ Sharing
• COTT — Committee Of Ten Thousand
• OIASI (OC) — Office of International Activities and Strategic Initiatives (OC)
• COCB (CFSAN) — Communication and Coordination Branch (CFSAN)
• RPMB (CBER) — Regulatory Project Management Branch (CBER)
• BTCB (CBER) — Blood and Tissue Compliance Branch (CBER)
• PICNIC — Professionals and Citizens Network for Integrated Care
• CMMI — Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation
• DDES — Division of Dairy and Egg Safety
• DRC (CVM) — Division of Residue Chemistry (CVM)
• DEPI (CBER) — Division of Ethics and Program Integrity (CBER)
• DFCN (CFSAN) — Division of Food Contact Notifications (CFSAN)
• DPQR (CDER) — Division of Product Quality Research (CDER)
• DBRA (NCTR) — Division of Biometry and Risk Assessment (NCTR)
• EIS (OC) — Ethics and Integrity Staff (OC)
• CDISC — Clinical Data Interchange Standards Committee
• PSNI — Pharmaceutical Society of Northern Ireland
• CS (OC) — Communications Staff (OC)
• DMPQ (CDER) — Division of Manufacturing and Product Quality (CDER)
• DES (OC) — Division of Engineering Services (Immediate Office of the Commissioner)
• APEC — Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Council
• SDWA — Safe Drinking Water Act (as amended in 1986)
• TRAC — Tolerance Reassessment Advisory Committee
• CPS — Compendium of Pharmaceuticals and Specialties
• AHFS — American Hospital Formulary Service
• JIFSAN — Joint Institute for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition
• ELS — Establishment License Supplement
• FT (OC) — Financial Team (OC)
• GARR — Grants Application Review Request
• BDR — Budget Data Request
• CE MARK — CE (Conformite Europeene or European Conformity) marking
• DP (NCTR) — Division of Planning (National Center for Toxicological Research)
• NCVIA — National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act of 1986
• ABE — Adverse Biologic Experience
• OP 4 (OC) — Operations Team 4 (OC)
• ACOL — Acceptable Carry-Over Limit
• OTCOM (CDER) — Office of Training and Communications (CDER)
• ONDQA (CDER) — Office of New Drug Quality Assessment (CDER)
• CFR — Contract Financial Requirements
• OFM (OC) — Office of Financial Management (OC)
• MMAB (CFSAN) — Microbiological Methods Application Branch of the Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition
• SMB (OC) — Space Management Branch (OC)
• ARDB (CDRH) — Anesthesiology and Respiratory Devices Branch (CDRH)
• DIRM (CFSAN) — Division of Information Resources Management (CFSAN)
• CET (CFSAN) — Clinical Evaluation Team (Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition)

• NFPA — National Food Processors Association
• DPS (CDRH) — Division of Post-marketing Surveillance (CDRH)
• CVM — Center for Veterinary Medicine (Food & Drug Administration)
• GTB (CBER) — Gene Therapies Branch (CBER)
• NEEP — National Exercise and Evaluation Program
• NAION — non-arteritic anterior ischemic optic neuropathy
• MRRA (CFSAN) — Microbial Research and Risk Assessment Staff (CFSAN)
• LRA — Local Registration Authority
• VCRP — Voluntary Cosmetic Registration Program
• LF1 — Low-value Food or Food-related products, level 1 (less than $200)
• DPQ (CBER) — Division of Product Quality (CBER)
• ANCOVA — Analysis of Covariance
• COFEPRIS — Comisi�n Federal para la Protecci�n contra Riesgos Sanitarios (Federal Commission for the Protection Against Sanitary Risks) (Mexico)
• OIT (CDRH) — Office of Information Technology (Center for Devices and Radiological Health)
• TEPRSSC — Technical Electronic Product Radiation Safety Standards Committee
• UNAIDS — Joint United Nations Program on HIV/AIDS
• HAZOP — HAZard and OPerability analysis
• BMBL — Biosafety in Microbiological and Biomedical Laboratories
• BDB — Biologic Devices Branch (CBER)
• GOVCC — government travel charge card
• NHF — National Hemophilia Foundation
• CBRG — Cancer Biomarkers Research Group
• COSTART — Coding Symbols for Thesaurus of Adverse Reaction Terms
• NCID — National Center for Infectious Diseases (CDC)
• NAHC — National Advisory Health Council
• AO — Administrative Officer
• HPAA — Health Policy and Administration
• DRV — Daily Reference Value
• OBA — Office of Biotechnology Activities
• MERS-TM — Medical Event Reporting System - Transfusion Medicine
• HSOC — Homeland Security Operations Center
• QSR — Quality System Record
• IDE (CDRH) — Investigational Device Exemptions Sections (CDRH)
• MUMS — Minor Use and Minor Species Animal Health Act of 2004
• SHEMS — Safety, Health, and Environmental Management Section
• GILS — Government Information Locator Service
• ADEC — Australian Drug Evaluation Committee
• STARS — Submission Tracking and Reporting System
• BHPR — Bureau of Health Professions
• NAGC — National Association of Government Communicators
• CSB (ORA) — Customer Support Branch (Office of Regulatory Affairs)
• TBSB (CBER) — Therapeutics and Blood Safety Branch (CBER)
• DMSO — chloroform/2-propanol/dimethylsulfoxide
• COOP — Continuity of Operations Project
• NSR — Non-Significant Risk
• FCRDC — Frederick Cancer Research and Development Center
• JRIES — Joint Regional Information Exchange System
• NCIPC — National Center for Injury Prevention and Control (CDC)
• DPDFS (CFSAN) — Division of Plant and Dairy Food Safety (CFSAN)
• DEIO (ORA) — Division of Emergency and Investigational Operations (ORA)

• NIDRR — National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research
• FORM 1932 — Veterinary Adverse Drug Reaction, Lack of Effectiveness, Product Defect Report - Mandatory
• ACUS — Administrative Conference of the United States
• SDM — System Development Methodology
• COP — Coastal Ocean Program
• NTB (CFSAN) — Neurotoxicology Branch (CFSAN)
• ABRA — American Blood Resource Association
• IVDS — in-vitro diagnostic devices
• SISCF/SIFCF — Survey of Inmates of State and Federal Correctional Facilities
• OTS (CDER) — Office of Translational Sciences (CDER)
• FOP — Financial Operating Plan
• FTCA — Federal Trade Commission Act
• FDAS — Defense Finance and Accounting Services
• ICPEMC — International Commission for Protection against Environmental Mutagens and Carcinogens
• DCMO (ORA) — Division of Compliance Management and Operations (ORA)
• CAFDAS — Committee for the Advancement of FDA Science
• FD-483 — FDA form, Written Notice of Deficiencies Found in Inspections
• MPEG — Moving Pictures Experts Group
• DM (NCTR) — Division of Microbiology (NCTR)
• OMT — Oral Mucosal Transudate
• DBE (CDER) — Division of Bioequivalence (CDER)
• BCAA — branched-chain amino acids
• DSI (CDER) — Division of Scientific Investigation (CDER)
• DFRM — Drug Facility Registration Module (FURLS)
• MTOS (CFSAN) — Muirkirk Technical Operations Staff (CFSAN)
• OCTMA (CBER) — Office of Communication, Training and Manufacturers Assistance (CBER)
• COTB (CBER) — Communication Technology Branch (CBER)
• ADE — Adverse Drug Event
• ONP (CDER) — Office of Nonprescription Products (CDER)
• NINDS — National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke
• MEO — Most Efficient Organization (Navy)
• LMV (CBER) — Laboratory of Molecular Virology (CBER)
• EPMS — Employee Performance Management System
• CMHS — Center for Mental Health Services
• EB (NCTR) — Engineering Branch (NCTR)
• BLST (CFSAN) — Building and Laboratory Services Team (CFSAN)
• BPCA — Best Pharmaceuticals for Children Act of 2002
• DSM — Data Standards Manual
• PP — Pay Period
• 356V — FDA form for new animal drug appication
• DCEPT (CBER) — Division of Clinical Evaluation and Pharmacology/Toxicology (CBER)
• ASICS — Application Specific Integrated Circuits
• DDMAC — Division of Drug Marketing, Advertising, and Communications
• DP (CDRH) — Division of Physics (Center for Devices and Radiological Health)
• ICLAS — International Council for Laboratory Animal Science
• DUPSA (CDRH) — Division of Device User Programs and System Analysis (CDRH)
• DVRPA (CBER) — Division of Vaccines and Related Product Applications (CBER)
• ORO (ORA) — Office of Regional Operations (ORA)
• NMPF — National Milk Producers Federation
• PVDB (CDRH) — Peripheral Vascular Devices Branch (CDRH)

• DNDLC (CDER) — Division of New Drugs and Labeling Compliance (CDER)
• ADMIA (CBER) — Associate Director for Medical and International Affairs (CBER)
• ICB (CFSAN) — Implementation and Compliance Branch (CFSAN)
• BAH — Booz-Allen & Hamilton
• DLPS (CDER) — Division of Labeling and Program Support (CDER)
• ECS (OC) — Economics Staff (OC)
• DRAT (CFSAN) — Division of Research and Applied Technology (CFSAN)
• CAERS — CFSAN (Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition) Adverse Event Reporting System
• OES (OC) — Office of Executive Secretariat (OC)
• ORPS (OC) — Office of Real Property Services (OC)
• LRSP (CBER) — Laboratory of Respiratory and Special Pathogens (CBER)
• RUG — Resource Utilization Group
• OIP (OC) — Office of International Programs (OC)
• OPF — Official Personnel Folder
• DPPS (CFSAN) — Division of Plant Product Safety (CFSAN)
• PCBE — President's Council on Bioethics
• CSC — Cigarette Smoke Concentrate
• DRMO (CDRH) — Division of Risk Management Operations (CDRH)
• DSFM (CDRH) — Division of Solid and Fluid Mechanics (CDRH)
• CC — Clinical Center
• ITDS — International Trade Data System
• OARSA — Office of Applied Research and Safety Assessment
• DDI (CDER) — Division of Drug Information (CDER)
• C3I — communications, command, control, and intelligence
• TFM — Tentative Final Monograph
• SPA — Special Protocol Assessment
• DMPQ (CBER) — Division of Manufacturing and Product Quality (CBER)
• TPP — Target Product Profile
• UCB — umbilical cord blood cells
• EOS (CDER) — Executive Operations Staff (CDER)
• IPRMS (OC) — International Planning and Resource Management Staff (OC)
• OCIO (OC) — Office of the Chief Information Officer (OC)
• CCFL — Codex Committee on Food Labeling
• OCTGT (CBER) — Office of Cellular, Tissue and Gene Therapies (CBER)
• GCPB II (CDER) — Good Clinical Practice Branch II (CDER)
• FCIC — Federal Consumer Information Center
• DCCA (CBER) — Division of Communication and Consumer Affairs (CBER)
• DTDNFA (CVM) — Division of Therapeutic Drugs for Non-food Animals (CVM)
• RMCC — Review Management Coordinating Committee
• DAR — Division of Animal Research
• QU — Quality Unit
• SBA — Summary Basis of Approval
• RIBAÖ — recombinant immunoblot assay (Chiron «)
• DMT (CVM) — Division of Manufacturing Technologies (CVM)
• HAD — Hospital Anxiety and Depression scale
• DDOM (CBER) — Division of Disclosure and Oversight Management (CBER)
• CABP — Community-Acquired Bacterial Pneumonia
• HFEB (CDRH) — Human Factors Engineering Branch (CDRH)
• ARAB (OC) — Accounting Reports and Analysis Branch (OC)
• WTA — WITHHOLDING TAX ALLOWANCE

• OPD (OC) — Office of Orphan Products Development (OC)
• OIT (NCTR) — Office of Information Technology (National Center for Toxicological Research)
• BRMS — Biologics Regulatory Management System
• ASC — Advertising Standards Council
• TSD (OC) — Travel Services Division (OC)
• PAITS — Pre-Approval Inspection Tracking System
• FFRM — Food Facility Registration Module (FURLS)
• MIRA — Medicare Innovation Responsiveness Act of 2003
• EMEA — European Medicines Agency (formerly European Medicines Evaluation Agency)
• RMS/BLA — Regulatory Management System for the Biologics License Application
• DFPP (CFSAN) — Division of Food Processing and Packaging (Chicago, Illinois) (CFSAN)
• BSE — bovine spongiform encephalopathy (mad cow disease)
• HBOT — Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy
• IDL — International Date Line
• NED — NIH (National Institutes of Health) Enterprise Directory
• CIB — Clinical Investigator's Brochure
• CTTB (CBER) — Cellular and Tissue Therapy Branch (CBER)
• GRP — Good Review Practice
• DEOD (CDRH) — Dental, Ear, Nose, Throat and Ophthalmic Devices Branch (CDRH)
• CBE — Changes Being Effected
• CSS (CDER) — Controlled Substance Staff (CDER)
• CSG — Counterterrorism Security Group
• OPMAD (CDRH) — Orthopedic Physical Medicine and Anesthesiology Devices Branch (CDRH)
• SIREN — Scientific Information Retrieval and Exchange Network (CFSAN)
• 3500 — FDA form for voluntary reporting of adverse events
• OFSDO (CFSAN) — Office of Food Safety, Defense and Outreach (CFSAN)
• ITGS (OC) — IT Governance Staff (OC)
• EOFP — electronic Official Personnel File
• DEPI — Division of Ethics and Program Integrity
• DBOP (CDER) — Division of Biologic Oncology Products (CDER)
• ORM (ORA) — Office of Resource Management (ORA)
• IPEC — International Pharmaceutical Excipients Council
• CODB (CDRH) — Cardiovascular and Ophthalmic Devices Branch (CDRH)
• DIMS (CFSAN) — Data Information Management Staff (CFSAN)
• LIB (CBER) — Laboratory of Immunobiochemistry (CBER)
• DNRD (CDER) — Division of Nonprescription Regulation Development (CDER)
• GDEA — Generic Drug Enforcement Act of 1992
• 3R — Recruitment, Relocation bonuses, and Retention allowances
• CIPP — Critical Infrastructure Protection Program
• HP — High Potency
• RSGEMS (CFSAN) — Regulations and Special Government Employees Management Staff (CFSAN)
• GRDB (CDRH) — Gastroenterology and Renal Devices Branch (CDRH)
• SUD — Sudden Unexpected Death
• FSPS (ORA) — Federal-State Program Staff (ORA)
• GHDB (CDRH) — General Hospital Devices Branch (CDRH)
• ILINET — Influenza-like Illness Surveillance Network
• INAD — Investigational New Animal Drug
• NPSB (CFSAN) — Nutritional Product Studies Branch (CFSAN)
• GATT — General Agreement of Tariffs and Trade
• NBAC — National Bioethics Advisory Commission (replaced By PCBE; Archived At GU)

• DC I (CDER) — Division of Chemistry I (CDER)
• NTA — Notice to Applicants
• SOCRA — Society of Clinical Research Associates
• AT (OC) — Acquisitions Team (OC)
• DBPAP (CBER) — Division of Bacterial, Parasitic and Allergenic Products (CBER)
• C&R — Corrections and Removals
• CND (CDRH) — Cardiovascular/Neurological Devices Branch (CDRH)
• ISASS (OC) — International Scientific Activities and Standards Staff (OC)
• NSAPE — North American Society for Pacing and Electrophysiology
• COMAH — Control Of Major Accident Hazards Regulation of 1999
• SOP — Standard Operating Procedure
• LVBD (CBER) — Laboratory of Vector-Borne Diseases (CBER)
• LDV (CBER) — Laboratory of DNA Viruses (CBER)
• CFG — Center for Functional Genomics
• ONPLDS (CFSAN) — Office of Nutritional Products, Labeling and Dietary Supplements (CFSAN)
• LR (CBER) — Laboratory of Retroviruses (CBER)
• DMB (CDER) — Division of Management and Budget (CDER)
• NMI — Non-Medicinal Ingredient
• JMO — Japanese Maintenance Organization
• DBA (CBER) — Division of Blood Applications (CBER)
• IVTB (CFSAN) — In Vitro Toxicology Branch (CFSAN)
• RAC — Recombinant-DNA Advisory Committee
• DDMSS (CDER) — Division of Data Management Services and Solutions (CDER)
• ACC — RCHSA (Radiation Control for Health and Safety Act) ACCession number
• SORN — System of Records Notices
• DETTD — Division of Emerging and Transfusion Transmitted Diseases
• IAN — International Approved Names for pharmacopoeial substances
• ADER — Adverse Drug Experience Report
• OPPB — Office of Policy Planning and Budget
• ADRM (CBER) — Associate Director for Review Management (CBER)
• CDDTB (CBER) — Career Development and Directed Training Branch (CBER)
• MPCC — Medical Policy Coordinating Committee
• ADMIA — Associate Director for Medical and International Affairs
• SC (CFSAN) — Staff College (Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition)
• TOA — Total Obligation Authority
• NCPDP — National Council for Prescription Drug Programs
• DDM (OC) — Division of Dockets Management (OC)
• DMARDS — disease-modifying antirheumatic drug
• IVD — In-Vitro Diagnostics
• ORADSS — Office of Regulatory Affairs Reporting, Analysis, and Decision Support System
• OMP (CDER) — Office of Medical Policy (CDER)
• CAO — Change of Appointing Office
• OSO (OC) — Office of Security Operations (OC)
• ODE IV (CDER) — Office of Drug Evaluation IV (CDER)
• IDBD — Infectious Disease Biomarker Database
• FDOT (CFSAN) — Food Defense Oversight Team (CFSAN)
• OB-GYN — Obstetrics-Gynecology
• SADR — Suspected Adverse Drug Reaction
• ACTB (NCTR) — Analytical Chemical Techniques Branch (NCTR)
• FMB — Financial Management Branch

• RDB (CDRH) — Radiological Devices Branch (CDRH)
• DLAM — Division of Laboratory Animal Medicine
• DTBOP (CDER) — Division of Therapeutic Biological Oncology Products (CDER)
• HSIN — Homeland Security Information Network
• DODP (CDER) — Division of Oncologic Drug Products (CDER)
• IQA — Institute of Quality Assurance (UK)
• AIMS — Agency Information Management System
• DFM (NCTR) — Division of Financial Management (NCTR)
• CES (CFSAN) — Consumer Education Staff (Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition)
• DCCT (CFSAN) — Division of Color Certification and Technology (CFSAN)
• OSAS (CFSAN) — Office of Scientific Analysis and Support (CFSAN)
• CEMB (CDRH) — Cardiac Electrophysiology and Monitoring Devices Branch (CDRH)
• ARL (ORA) — Arkansas Regional Laboratory (ORA)
• CEN — Comite Europeen de Normalisation (European Committee for Standardization)
• RIS (CBER) — Retroviral Immunology Section (CBER)
• OSE (CDER) — Office of Surveillance and Epidemiology (CDER)
• CDUS — Clinical Data Update System (NCI)
• NDMS (CDER) — New Drug Microbiology Staff (CDER)
• ATPA — American Technology Pre-eminence Act of 1991
• PPT — Plasma Preparation Tube
• NASS — National Agricultural Statistics Service
• NPCR — National Program of Cancer Registries
• CM — Case Management
• BER — Blood Establishment Registration and Product Listing
• HFES — Human Factors and Ergonomics Society's
• DPA I — Division of Pre-marketing Assessment I
• ASB (OC) — Accounting Services Branch (OC)
• PARN — Problem/Action Request Notice
• S/C — Servings per Container
• IAST (CFSAN) — International Activities Staff (CFSAN)
• OEP (CDER) — Office of Executive Programs (CDER)
• LPET (CFSAN) — Laboratory Proficiency and Evaluation Team (CFSAN)
• FPB (CFSAN) — Field Programs Branch (Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition)
• NPRM — Notice of Proposed Rulemaking
• COCB — Communication and Coordination Branch
• GSDB (CDRH) — General Surgery Devices Branch (CDRH)
• SBREFA — Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act
• IMB (CDER) — Interface Management Branch (CDER)
• IMB — Irish Medicines Board
• CPI — Critical Path Institute
• OFAS (CFSAN) — Office of Food Additive Safety (CFSAN)
• OODP (CDER) — Office of Oncology Drug Products (CDER)
• DGRND (CDRH) — Division of General, Restorative and Neurological Devices (CDRH)
• PDQ — physician data query information from national cancer institute
• R&E — Recall and Emergency
• ONADE (CVM) — Office of New Animal Drug Evaluation (CVM)
• CDCP — Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
• SMPS (CDRH) — Standards Management Program Staff (CDRH)
• DGRT (NCTR) — Division of Genetic and Reproductive Toxicology (NCTR)
• CCHIT — Certification Commission for Healthcare Information Technology

• GTIS — Gene Therapy Information System
• ITATMT (OC) — IT Asset Tracking and Management Team (OC)
• FIC — John E. Fogarty International Center
• ITTT — Information Technology Training Team
• EORTC — European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer
• ADR — Adverse Drug Report
• CEB (CDER) — Clinical Evaluation Branch (CBER)
• ISB (CDRH) — Inspection Support Branch (CDRH)
• VRBPAC — Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee
• CSREES — Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Services
• LRN — Laboratory Response Network
• DER — Drug Experience Report
• DHFS (CVM) — Division of Human Food Safety (CVM)
• MUMS (CVM) — Office of Minor Use and Minor Species (CVM)
• CC/RVDF — Codex Committee on Residues of Veterinary Drugs in Foods
• 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)
• ULDB (CDRH) — Urology and Lithotripsy Devices Branch (CDRH)
• FASA — Federal Acquisition Streamlining Act (of 1994)
• FHB — Food and Health Bureau
• ALFB (CBER) — Acess Litigation and FOI Branch (CBER)
• DRM (OC) — Division of Resource Management (OC)
• DPEPOS (CFSAN) — Division of Programs and Enforcement Policy (OS) (CFSAN)
• WRAMC — Walter Reed Army Medical Center
• OND — Office of New Drugs
• MPAB (OC) — Management Programs and Analysis Branch (OC)
• GRAS/E — Generally Recognized As Safe and Effective
• NFSS — National Food Safety System
• OMB (NCTR) — Operations and Maintenance Branch (NCTR)
• OP 1 — Operations Team 1
• DCIA — Debt Collection Act of 1996
• DD — Division Director
• DIO (OC) — Division of Infrastructure Operations (OC)
• MOC — Management and Operations Council
• CEDR — Comprehensive Epidemiologic Data Resource (U.S. Department of Energy)
• PNC — Prior Notice Center
• MHSB (CFSAN) — Microbial Hazards Science Branch (CFSAN)
• EPD (CDRH) — Electronic Product Devices Branch (CDRH)
• RIAS — Regulatory Impact Analysis Statement
• HDC — High-Dose Chemotherapy
• ASIA — American Sheep Industry Association
• LRPDB (CDRH) — Labeling Research and Policy Development Branch (CDRH)
• DB V (CDER) — Division of Biometrics V (CDER)
• PEP — Performance Evaluation Plan
• DTNPS (CFSAN) — Division of Toxicology and Nutrition Product Studies (CFSAN)
• LCH (CBER) — Laboratory of Cellular Hematology (CBER)
• APA — Administrative Procedures Act
• IMB (CDRH) — Information Management Branch (CDRH)
• EBPDR — electronic biological product deviation reporting
• DFPG (CFSAN) — Division of Field Programs and Guidance (CFSAN)

• NHIC — National Health Information Center
• AOFC — Affirmation of Compliance
• HCPCS — HCFA (Health Care Financing Administration) Common Procedure Coding System
• DDI — Division of Drug Information
• FRP — Federal Response Plan (FEMA)
• UADE — Unanticipated Adverse Device Event
• IOM — Investigation Operations Manual
• OCTEC (CDER) — Office of Counter-terrorism and Emergency Coordination (CDER)
• EREA — Export Reform and Enhancement Act of 1996
• BMS — Broadcast Media Staff
• IIMB (CDRH) — IT Infrastructure Management Branch (CDRH)
• ONLDS (CFSAN) — Office of Nutrition, Labeling and Dietary Supplements (CFSAN)
• AVEG — AIDS Vaccine Evaluation Group
• MDII — Medical Device Innovation Initiative
• RR — repeatedly reactive
• BSA — Broad-Spectrum Antibiotic
• DIAM — Division of Imaging and Applied Mathematics
• OSDB (CDRH) — Orthopedic Spine Devices Branch (CDRH)
• OPDFB (CFSAN) — Office of Plants, Dairy Foods and Beverages (CFSAN)
• FIS — Field Information System
• ORPSS (CFSAN) — Office of Regulations, Policy and Social Sciences (CFSAN)
• OGD (CDER) — Office of Generic Drugs (CDER)
• DPDFS — Division of Plant and Dairy Food Safety
• NSV-DO (ORA) — Nashville (Tennessee) District Office (ORA)
• TIND — Treatment Investigational New Drug
• MEFA — Foreningen Af MEdicinfabrikanter
• ITACS — Import Trade Auxiliary Communication System
• ACWA — Administrative Careers With America
• CARTS — CFSAN (Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrtition) Automated Research Tracking System
• OPT (OC) — Office of Pediatric Therapeutics (OC)
• SMS — Standards Management Staff (CDRH)
• CCOP — Community Clinical Oncology Program
• MVT (CFSAN) — Molecular Virology Team (CFSAN)
• CDP — Career Development Plan
• ADSA — Aging and Disability Services Administration
• DMA (CDER) — Division of Monoclonal Antibodies (CDER)
• FLQ — Fluoroquinolone
• DB III (CDER) — Division of Biometrics III (CDER)
• DPIC (CFSAN) — Division of Pesticides and Industrial Chemicals (CFSAN)
• FEGLI — Federal Employees Group Life Insurance
• FMLA — Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993
• CDRS (CFSAN) — Case Development and Recall Staff (CFSAN)
• DVH — Division of Viral Hepatitis (CDC)
• MDCN — Medicare Data Communication Network
• IDIQ — indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity [contracts]
• DVP (CBER) — Division of Viral Products (CBER)
• IBB (CFSAN) — Instrumentation and Biophysics Branch (CFSAN)
• NONS — Notification of New Substance Regulations 193 (EC)
• SNRI — Serotonin-Norepinephrine Reuptake Inhibitor
• CST (CFSAN) — Consumer Studies Team (CFSAN)

• CGS (ORA) — Contract and Grants Staff (ORA)
• ARDB — Anesthesiology and Respiratory Devices Branch
• DFARS — Drug Firm Annual Registration Status
• FPET (CFSAN) — Food Processing Evaluation Team (CFSAN)
• EHSB — Environmental Health Services Branch
• BT — Bacillus thuringiensis Berliner
• DRUP (CDER) — Division of Reproductive and Urologic Products (CDER)
• APSB (OC) — Accounting Policy and Systems Branch (OC)
• CIQI — Clinical Investigator Qualification Information
• AMA — Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946
• WAG — Widely Attended Gathering
• SIMT — Scientific, Internet/Intranet and Middle Tier (CFSAN)
• LMD (CBER) — Laboratory of Method Development (CBER)
• MMSB (CFSAN) — Molecular Methods and Subtyping Branch (CFSAN)
• QTV — Qualified Through Verification
• GLPBB (CDER) — Good Laboratory Practices and Bioequivalence Investigations Branch (CDER)
• SSB (CDRH) — Systems Support Branch (CDRH)
• PDS (CDER) — Project Development Staff (CDER)
• NAA — National Aquaculture Association
• EES — Establishment Evaluation System
• DRP II (CDER) — Division of Regulatory Policy II (CDER)
• CERTS — Centers for Education and Research on Therapeutics (DHHS)
• OIT (CVM) — Office of Information Technology (Center for Veterinary Medicine)
• NRCC — National Response Coordination Center
• ELINCS — European List of Notified Chemical Substances
• LECC — Law Enforcement Coordination Committee
• DBGNR (CFSAN) — Division of Biotechnology and GRAS Notice Review (CFSAN)
• EB (CDRH) — Epidemiology Branch (CDRH)
• GCPP (OC) — Good Clinical Practice Program (OC)
• CCST — Clinical Chemistry Support Team
• FDAAA — Food and Drug Administration Amendments Act
• CBSC — Cord Blood Stem Cells
• OD (CDER) — Office of the Center Director (CDER)
• LBVB — Laboratory of Biochemistry and Vascular Biology
• DSDB (CDRH) — Diagnostic and Surgical Devices Branch (CDRH)
• FD-1932A — FDA form for veterinary adverse drug reaction, lack of effectiveness, product defect report - voluntary
• EEPS — Electronic Entry Processing System
• DCP 3 (CDER) — Division of Clinical Pharmacology 3 (CDER)
• QOS — Quality Overall Summary
• MACPAC — Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission
• SBIR — Small Business Initiated Research
• FCLAA — Federal Cigarette Labeling and Advertising Act of 1965
• HPO — High Performance Organization
• CPDF — Central Personnel Data File (OPM)
• BUF-DO (ORA) — Buffalo (New York) District Office (ORA)
• DFPST (CFSAN) — Division of Food Processing Science and Technology (CFSAN)
• DARPA — Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DoD)
• LST — LiSTing number of a device
• PMF — Public Master File
• LH (CBER) — Laboratory of Hemostasis (CBER)

• EOS (ORA) — Executive Operations Staff (ORA)
• VEDB (CDRH) — Vitreal and Extraocular Devices Branch (CDRH)
• AMB (CDRH) — Adminstrative Management Branch (CDRH)
• DB IV (CDER) — Division of Biometrics IV (CDER)
• DMQRP (CDRH) — Division of Mammography Quality and Radiation Programs (CDRH)
• CTTI — Clinical Trials Transformation Initiative
• LMDQC (CBER) — Laboratory of Methods Development and Quality Control (CBER)
• DDB (CDRH) — Diagnostic Devices Branch (Center for Devices and Radiological Health)
• NOAA — National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration (U.S.)
• ITSO — Information Technology Services Officer
• CRIX — Clinical Research Information Exchange
• DAIDS — Division of AIDS (NIAID)
• OCOD — Office of Communication Outreach and Development (CBER)
• FPA — Food Products Association
• RESNA — Rehabilitation Engineering and Assistive Technology Society of North America
• DVPS (CVM) — Division of Veterinary Product Safety
• NMQAAC — National Mammography Quality Assurance Advisory Committee
• DMS (OC) — Division of Management Systems (OC)
• RMS (CDER) — Review Management Staff (CDER)
• DCSC (OC) — Division of Construction and Service Contracts (OC)
• BTR — Blood and Tissue Registration System
• OSB (CFSAN) — Office Services Branch (CFSAN)
• HLGT — high level group term
• FORM 483 — Written Notice Of Deficiencies Found In Inspections
• RSB (CDER) — Review Support Branch (CDER)
• NRTE — Not Ready-To-Eat
• AS (CVM) — Administrative Staff (CVM)
• LATS — License Application Tracking System
• ATPM — Association of Teachers and Preventive Medicine
• ICB (CDRH) — Inspection and Compliance Branch (CDRH)
• OPA (OC) — Office of Public Affairs (OC)
• HISPC — Health Information Security and Privacy Collaboration
• RPS (CDER) — Regulatory Policy Staff (CDER)
• DCC (OC) — Division of Customer Care (OC)
• FQHC — Federally-Qualified Health Center
• MSS (CDRH) — Management Support Staff (Center for Devices and Radiological Health)
• TERMIS — Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine International Society
• OIASI — Office of International Activities and Strategic Initiatives
• CI — Clinical Investigator
• DETTD (CBER) — Division of Emerging and Transfusion Transmitted Diseases (CBER)
• RFPT (CFSAN) — Retail Food Protection Team (CFSAN)
• LHV (CBER) — Laboratory of Hepatitis Viruses (CBER)
• MMDB (CFSAN) — Microbial Methods Development Branch (CFSAN)
• BST — Bovine Somatotropin
• VISB (OC) — Visual Information Services Branch (OC)
• BISTI — Biomedical Information Science and Technology Initiative
• CFBR — Center for Biologics Research
• DCP 2 (CDER) — Division of Clinical Pharmacology 2 (CDER)
• CENELEC — Comite Europeen de Normalisation Electrotechnique (European Committee for Electrotechnical Standardization)
• DVR — Deviation Variance Report

• DC III (CDER) — Division of Chemistry III (CDER)
• CCPR — Codex Committee on Pesticide Residues
• FHSA — Federal Hazardous Substances Act (Consumer Product Safety Commission)
• CTB (CBER) — Cell Therapies Branch (CBER)
• ONCHIT — Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology
• APBI — Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry
• FORM 1932A — Veterinary Adverse Drug Reaction, Lack of Effectiveness, Product Defect Report - Voluntary
• NPPC — National Pork Producers Council
• DPC-PTR ACT — Drug Price Competition and Patent Trade Restoration Act of 1984
• DPEB — Division of Planning, Evaluation, and Budget
• DVA (CFSAN) — Division of Virulence Assessment (CFSAN)
• ITCB (OC) — Information Technology Contracts Branch (OC)
• DSMICA (CDRH) — Division of Small Manufacturers, International and Consumer Assistance (CDRH)
• MATTB (CBER) — Manufacturers Assistance and Technical Training Branch (CBER)
• REE — Research, Education, and Economics
• MDUFMA — Medical Device User Fee and Modernization Act of 2002
• ICSR — Individual Case Safety Report
• OS (CFSAN) — Office of Seafood (CFSAN)
• RIC — Resident in Charge
• DMAT — Division of Manufacturers Assistance and Training
• ALL — Adult Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia
• GADPTRA — Generlc Animal Drug and Patent Term Restoration Act
• CGMPR — Current Good Manufacturing Practices Regulations
• AFAB — Absorbable Fibrin Adhesive Bandage
• NTL — National Testing Laboratory
• SAD — Single Ascending Dose
• MAS CELL — manipulated autologous structural cell
• NOP — National Organic Program
• DMO (CFSAN) — Division of Management Operations (CFSAN)
• ACTIS — AIDS Clinical Trials Information Service
• MMRB (CFSAN) — Microbiological Methods Research Branch (CFSAN)
• FD-2301 — FDA form, Transmittal of Periodic Reports and Promotional Material for New Animal Drugs
• DSPTP (CDER) — Division of Special Pathogen and Transplant Products (CDER)
• DDRE — Division of Drug Risk Evaluation
• NNC — National Notification Center
• LCT (CFSAN) — Labeling Compliance Team (CFSAN)
• NVSS — National Vital Statistics System
• LRIS — Lot Release Imaging System
• OIA (OC) — Office of Internal Affairs (OC)
• ORO — Office of Regional Operations
• LMDCI (CBER) — Laboratory of Mycobacterial Diseases and Cellular Immunology (CBER)
• GOCO — government-owned contractor-operated
• DCP (NCTR) — Division of Contracts and Procurement (NCTR)
• CCOHTA — Canadian Coordinating Office for Health Technology Assessment
• DMAT (CBER) — Division of Manufacturers Assistance and Training (CBER)
• RFCPCS (CFAN) — Retail Food and Cooperative Programs Coordination Staff (CFSAN)
• NHRIC — national health related items code (CDRH)
• AF — Administrative File
• DPA II (CDER) — Division of Pre-marketing Assessment II (CDER)
• SIB (CDRH) — Special Investigations Branch (CDRH)

• OPPL — Office of Policy, Planning, and Legislation
• DSCI (OC) — Division of Systems, Compliance and IMPAC (OC)
• ORL-DO (ORA) — ORLando District Office (Office of Regulatory Affairs)
• CBRA — California Biomedical Research Association
• EDQM — European Directorate for the Quality of Medicines
• RES — Residence
• LS — Labelling Standard
• DI — De-Ionized
• ACEC — Autism Centers of Excellence Program (NIH)
• AOPC — Agency/Organization Program Coordinator
• DCTD (CDRH) — Division of Chemistry and Toxicology Devices (CDRH)
• BIMS — Biologic IND (Investigational New Drug) Management System
• ACE — Adverse Clinical Event
• CMO — Contract Management Organization
• RSMB (CDRH) — Reporting Systems Monitoring Branch (CDRH)
• DRGUD — Division of Reproductive, Gastrorenal and Urology Devices (CDRH)
• GRN — Generally Recognized as Safe Notification
• BIRA — British Institute of Regulatory Affairs
• DDPS — Detailed Description of the Pharmacovigilance System
• DRUP — Division of Reproductive and Urologic Products
• ASD(HD) — Assistant Secretary of Defense for Homeland Defense
• LBP (CBER) — Laboratory of Bacterial Polysaccharides (CBER)
• NSRT — Nutrition Science Review Team
• HQO — Home Quarantine Order
• NCWM — National Conference on Weights and Measures
• BRB — Biometric Research Branch
• DRM (CDER) — Division of Records Management (CDER)
• DBM (CDRH) — Division of Bioresearch Monitoring (CDRH)
• DGP (CDER) — Division of Gastroenterology Products (CDER)
• FAAN — Food Allergy and Anaphylaxis Network
• OCP (CDER) — Office of Clinical Pharmacology (CDER)
• FTIM — first time in man
• JMPR — Joint FAO-WHO Meeting of Pesticide Residues
• FRDTS — Federal Register Document Tracking System
• OSEL (CDRH) — Office of Science and Engineering Laboratories (CDRH)
• SRS (CDER) — Science and Research Staff (CDER)
• CM — Committee Meeting
• MFC — Model Food Code
• EOP2 — End-Of-Phase 2
• AIIS — Analogous Industrial Injuries Scheme
• R&W — Recreation and Welfare
• DCMS (CDRH) — Division of Chemistry and Material Science (CDRH)
• FMB (CDRH) — Financial Management Branch (CDRH)
• DPHB (CFSAN) — Division of Public Health and Biostatistics (CFSAN)
• DIO (CBER) — Division of Information Operations (CBER)
• HCTERS — Human Cell and Tissue Establishment Registration System
• UCUM — Unified Codes for Units of Measure (Regenstrief Institute)
• LMS — LABORATORY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
• DID (CBER) — Division of Information Development (CBER)
• AB — Analysis Branch

• SECT 406B — FDA Modernization Act section dealing with getting feedback from stakeholders
• BPB (CBER) — Blood and Plasma Branch (CBER)
• FHA — Federal Health Architecture
• BDLS — Blood Donor Locator Service
• NBDRC — National Blood Data Resource Center
• DPAF — Division of Planning, Analysis, and Finance
• DMB (CFSAN) — Division of Molecular Biology (CFSAN)
• EMBS — Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (IEEE)
• ACT — Applied Clinical Trials
• SCRAG — Senior Civilian Representative of the Attorney General, Department of Homeland Security
• NOOH — Notice Offering an Opportunity for a Hearing
• SDE — State Designated Entity
• SEND — Standards for Exchange of Nonclinical Data
• IRS (OC) — International Relations Staff (OC)
• RDI — Reference Daily Intake
• FLSS (CFSAN) — Food Labeling and Standards Staff (CFSAN)
• VDB (CDRH) — Virology Devices Branch (CDRH)
• KMT (OC) — Knowledge Management Staff (OC)
• FEDROOMS — Federal Premier Lodging Program
• MSAB (CFSAN) — Manufacturing and Storage Adulteration Branch (CFSAN)
• CSPDB — Circulatory Support and Prosthetic Devices Branch
• CFOI — Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries
• CFO (OC) — Chief Financial Officer (OC)
• BDPA — Bureau of Drug Policy and Administration (China)
• CCFICS — Codex Committee on Food Import and Export Certification and Inspection Systems
• HAI — Health Action International
• SR — Sustained-Release
• DBT (NCTR) — Division of Biochemical Toxicology (NCTR)
• CDP — Candidate Development Program
• NHIS — National Institute of Hygienic Sciences
• NCAB — National Cancer Advisory Board
• RPB (CDRH) — Radiation Programs Branch (CDRH)
• DCP (ORA) — Division of Compliance Policy (ORA)
• MARCS — Mission Accomplishment and Regulatory Compliance Services System (ORA)
• OTRR (CBER) — Office of Therapeutics Research and Review (CBER)
• EHPAS (NCTR) — Environmental Health and Program Assurance Staff (NCTR)
• CST — Consumer Safety Technician
• IPCB (CDER) — Investigations and Preapproval Compliance Branch (CDER)
• DESE — Division of Electrical and Software Engineering
• ORPSS — Office of Regulations, Policy, and Social Sciences
• SPGC — Standards and Practice Guidelines Committee
• TE — Therapeutic Equivalence
• SITP 5A8(OC) — Strategic IT Programs (OC)
• FPIF — Finnish Pharmaceutical Industry Association
• PMB — Program Management Board
• WEDA — Workforce Equity and Diversity Action
• DHT (CBER) — Division of Human Tissues (CBER)
• NIDR — National Institute of Dental Research (see NIDCR)
• ITC — International Trade Commission
• CSI — Consumer Safety Inspector

• WEDI — Workgroup for Electronic Data Interchange
• CERCLIS — Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Information System (EPA)
• ANOC — Annual Notice of Changes
• DCP 5 (CDER) — Division of Clinical Pharmacology 5 (CDER)
• HITSP — Health Information Technology Standards Panel
• SGO — Surgeon General's Office
• DRARD — Division of Reproductive Abdominal and Radiological Devices
• NMR — nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy
• FSIS — Food Safety and Inspection Service
• BMIS — Bioresearch Monitoring Information System
• ADRA — Administrative Dispute Resolution Act
• DBEPA (CBER) — Division of Blood Establishment and Product Applications (CBER)
• MPQA — Medical Products Quality Assurance
• DOE B (CDRH) — Division of Enforcement B (CDRH)
• PTCC — Pharmacology and Toxicology Coordinating Committee
• PARS (CDER) — Program Activities Review Staff (CDER)
• DPEM — Division of Planning, Evaluation, and Management
• USP-NF — United States Pharmacopeia-National Formulary
• EPIA — Egg Products Inspection Act
• LPT (CFSAN) — Liaison and Policy Team (CFSAN)
• ESS (CBER) — Executive Secretariat Team (CBER)
• CSAT — Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (SAMHSA)
• ACB — Accreditation and Certification Branch
• SDWIS — Safe Drinking Water Information System
• MEDSA — Medicine Equity and Drug Safety Act of 2000
• FPLP — Federal Premier Lodging Program
• BSB (CFSAN) — Biotechnology Studies Branch (Chicago, Illinois) (CFSAN)
• IRPB — International Research and Programs Branch
• DMD (CDRH) — Division of Microbiology Devices (CDRH)
• MGB (CFSAN) — Molecular Genetics Branch (CFSAN)
• OPFIT (NCTR) — Office of Planning, Finance and Information Technology (NCTR)
• CPSA — Consumer Product Safety Act
• GMA — Grocery Manufacturers Association's
• OCI — Office of Criminal Investigations (FDA)
• LF2 — Low-value Food or Food-related products, level 2 (between $200 and $500)
• DEPI (CDER) — Division of Epidemiology (CDER)
• SAS — Symptom Assessment Scale
• SCRRB (ORA) — Scientific Compliance and Regulatory Review Branch (ORA)
• AMT — Asset Management Team
• LM — Listeria monocytogenes
• GWQAP — Government Wide Quality Assurance Program
• DLPS — Division of Labeling and Program Support
• PAER — Preliminary Adverse Event Report
• CONSER — Cooperative Online Serials
• NST — National Support Team
• RAM — Reporting and Analysis Module
• OPMAD — Orthopedic Physical Medicine and Anesthesiology Devices Branch
• OFACS — Office of Facilities, Acquisitions and Central Services
• RCT (CFSAN) — Recall Team (CFSAN)
• LEAA — Law Enforcement Alliance of America

• DRR (NCTR) — Deputy Director for Research (NCTR)
• EHRP — Enterprise Human Resources and Payroll System
• OSB (CDRH) — Office of Surveillance and Biometrics (CDRH)
• AMT (OC) — Asset Management Team (OC)
• CTX — Clinical Trials Exemption
• ISBT — International Society of Blood Transfusion
• ANRC — American National Red Cross
• DOT (CFSAN) — Division of Toxicology (CFSAN)
• SFLEO — Senior Federal Law Enforcement Official
• CCC — Compliance Coordinating Committee
• DCM (CDRH) — Division of Communications Media (CDRH)
• LOINC — Logical Observation Identifier Name Code
• PDLB (CDRH) — Pacing, Defibrillator and Leads Branch (CDRH)
• DSDB — Diagnostic and Surgical Devices Branch
• ADI — Acceptable Daily Intake (National Academy of Science)
• WNET — Women's Network for Entrepreneurial Training
• BOS-DO (ORA) — Boston (Massachusetts) District Office (ORA)
• DVS (CBER) — Division of Veterinary Services (CBER)
• IDC — Information and Data Committee
• IV & V — independent verification and validation
• FPVST (OC) — Facilities Planning and Voice Services Team (OC)
• ATS (CDER) — Applied Technologies Staff (CDER)
• FORM 3500 — Voluntary Reporting of Adverse Events
• GPHA — Generic Pharmaceutical Association
• ECT (CFSAN) — Economics Team (CFSAN)
• DDMS — Division of Database Management and Services
• SAB — Science Advisory Board (USEPA)
• FNH — Febrile Non-Hemolytic reaction
• NADE — New Animal Drug Evaluation
• CID — Center for Infectious Diseases
• HTRB (CBER) — Human Tissue and Reproduction Branch (CBER)
• DHS — Department of Homeland Security (U.S.)
• TDDB (CDRH) — Television Design and Development Branch (CDRH)
• MT (CFSAN) — Medical Team (CFSAN)
• RKW1 — Rockwall Building I
• CCRA — Clinical Contract Research Association
• IPRO — Independent Pharmaceutical Research Organization
• OFDCER (CFSAN) — Office of Food Defense, Communication and Emergency Response (CFSAN)
• OTCDHFB (CDER) — OTC Drugs and Health Fraud Branch (CDER)
• DIT (NCTR) — Division of Information Technology (National Center for Toxicological Research)
• SSRCR — Suggested State Regulations for Control of Radiation
• TIACC — Therapeutic Inequivalence Action Coordinating Committee
• WOC I — Woodmont Office Complex I (North)
• COS (CFSAN) — Cosmetics Staff (CFSAN)
• NCBDDD — National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities
• IPPIA — International Plasma Products Industry Association
• CSPDB (CDRH) — Circulatory Support and Prosthetic Devices Branch (CDRH)
• NDAB — National Drugs Advisory Board
• BCP — Bureau of Consumer Protection
• NOAE — no observed adverse effect

• AICRC — Association of Independent Clinical Research Contractors
• DPA I (CDER) — Division of Pre-marketing Assessment I (CDER)
• DTDFA (CVM) — Division of Therapeutic Drugs for Food Animals (CVM)
• REIS — Regional Economic Information System
• NPS (CFSAN) — Nutrition Programs Staff (CFSAN)
• NTEU — National Treasury Employees Union
• TPCC — Therapeutic Products Classification Committee
• B&F — Budget and Finance
• DCP 1 (CDER) — Division of Clinical Pharmacology 1 (CDER)
• DB VI (CDER) — Division of Biometrics VI (CDER)
• ACTB — Analytical Chemical Techniques Branch
• ARNET — Acquisition Reform Network
• DNRD — Division of Nonprescription Regulation Development
• DSPB — Data Standards Program Board
• USAMRIID — U.S. Army Medical Research Institute for Infectious Diseases
• OST (CFSAN) — Office Services Team (CFSAN)
• NVPO — National Vaccine Program Office
• SUPEC — Scale-Up and Post-Approval Changes
• USPEA — US Poultry & Egg Association
• DBCP (CBER) — Division of Blood Collection and Processing (CBER)
• RMT (CFSAN) — Regulations Management Team (CFSAN)
• ASPER — Assistant Secretary for Personnel
• PHTN — Public Health Training Network
• LPB (OC) — Leasing and Policy Branch (OC)
• DBS (CDRH) — Division of Biostatistics (CDRH)
• UKCCR — United Kingdom Coordinating Committee on Cancer Research
• NCNR — National Center for Nursing Research (NIH)
• AED — anti-epileptic drug
• ORD — Office of Research and Demonstrations
• HTM — Health Technical Memorandum
• NVCJD — New Variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease
• DPA II — Division of Pre-marketing Assessment II
• LVCH — Local VouCHer
• DRPM — Dispute Resolution Project Manager
• DDDP — Division of Dermatology and Dental Products
• LERN — Library Electronic Reference Network
• HLBT — Heat Labile Bacterial Toxins
• SUPAC-MR — scale-up and postapproval changes--modified release
• NCHGR — National Center for Human Genome Research (NIH)
• SID — schedule identifier number (ORA AofC code)
• EOP1 — End-Of-Phase 1
• MDB (CFSAN) — Methods Development Branch (CFSAN)
• BOS-DO — BOSton, Massachusetts, District Office
• DS (CVM) — Division of Surveillance (CVM)
• EEO (NCTR) — Equal Employment Opportunity Staff (NCTR)
• DB II (CDER) — Division of Biometrics II (CDER)
• DES (CVM) — Division of Epidemiology and Surveillance (Center for Veterinary Medicine)
• OR — Office of Research
• CCID — Coordinating Center for Infectious Diseases
• NOH — Notice Of Hearing

• ADUFA — Animal Drug User Fee Act of 2003
• PTC — Parklawn Training Center
• CGCS — computer-generated cover sheet
• CUF — Commissione Unica del Farmaco (Italy)
• CTA — Clinical Trial Application
• NOA — Notice Of Availability
• BWM — Biologics Workload Management
• PAFA — Priority-Based Assessment of Food Additives
• DMS (CFSAN) — Division of Microbiological Studies (CFSAN)
• OCTMA — Office of Communication, Training and Manufacturers Assistance
• SGE — special Government employee
• DTP (CDER) — Division of Therapeutic Proteins (CDER)
• DCM (CBER) — Division of Case Management (CBER)
• BIND — Biological Investigational New Drug
• VMAC — Veterinary Medicine Advisory Committee
• DPS (CFSAN) — Division of Program Services (CFSAN)
• GPEA — Government Paperwork Elimination Act
• DEHP — Di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate
• IPOAB — Information Processing and Office Automation Branch
• DCP 4 (CDER) — Division of Clinical Pharmacology 4 (CDER)
• MTOS — Muirkirk Technical Operations Staff (Laurel, Maryland)
• NGFA — National Grain and Feed Association
• RADAR — Radio Detecting and Ranging
• DE (CFSAN) — Division of Enforcement (CFSAN)
• CBCTN — Community-Based Clinical Trials Network
• OCPP — Office of Critical Path Programs
• IFMFS (CFSAN) — Infant Formula and Medical Foods Staff (CFSAN)
• SE — Standard Error
• PAG — Project Advisory Group
• TEP — therapeutic exchange plasmapheresis
• IB (ORA) — International Branch (ORA)
• DIS (CBER) — Division of Inspections and Surveillance (CBER)
• DCD (CDRH) — Division of Cardiovascular Devices (CDRH)
• NWK-DO (ORA) — Newark District Office (ORA)
• DMC — Data Monitoring Committee
• ADRA — Associate Director of Regulatory Affairs
• ICIB (CDRH) — Intraocular and Corneal Implants Branch (CDRH)
• EEO (CFSAN) — Equal Employment Opportunity Office (CFSAN)
• SUDS — Single-Use Devices
• INNS — International Neural Network Society
• 406B — Section of the FDA Modernization Act dealing with getting feedback from our stakeholders
• CAC — Carcinogenicity Assessment Committee
• SGEMT (CFSAN) — Special Government Employees Management Team (CFSAN)
• DCC (CFSAN) — Division of Cosmetics and Compliance (CFSAN)
• MNVP — Medically Necessary Veterinary Product
• DRP I (CDER) — Division of Regulatory Policy I (CDER)
• DCP (CFSAN) — Division of Cooperative Programs (CFSAN)
• DVS (NCTR) — Division of Veterinary Services (NCTR)
• ADAM — Analysis Dataset Model
• FARM — Food Additives Regulatory Management System

• FICEMS — Federal Interagency Committee on Emergency Medical Services
• OMO (CDRH) — Office of Management Operations (CDRH)
• OIRA — Office of Information & Regulatory Affairs
• DSRIT (CFSAN) — Dietary Supplement Regulations Implementation Team (CFSAN)
• COMSTAT — COMpliance STATus Information System
• NEFLE — National Exchange for Food Labeling Education
• ASHRAE — American Society of Heating, Refrigeration & Air Conditioning Engineers
• OSS (OC) — Office of Shared Services (OC)
• AOB — Accounting Operations Branch
• BIG — Blacks In Government
• IDBR — Infectious Disease Board Review
• DEC (CFSAN) — Division of Education and Communication (CFSAN)
• FAIR — Federal Activities Inventory Reform Act of 1998
• DIS (CDER) — Division of Information Services (CDER)
• SDCID — Study Data Common Issues Document
• TBSB — Therapeutics and Blood Safety Branch
• CARES — Cardiac Arrest Registry to Enhance Survival [CDC]
• VCTB (CBER) — Vaccine Clinical Trials Branch (CBER)
• CPG — Compliance Policy Guide
• NDRMMP — National Drug Residue Milk Monitoring Program
• BACON — Bacterial CONtamination
• CDDI — Collaboration for Drug Development Improvement
• CIRS — Center Information Retrieval System
• DCGT (CBER) — Division of Cell and Gene Therapies (CBER)
• DE (CBER) — Division of Epidemiology (CBER)
• INRO — Intramural NIAID Research Opportunities (National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases)
• AR — approvable letter
• NBCS — National Biomedical Computer System
• PPIA — Poultry Products Inspection Act
• EOS — End of Study
• RCS (CFSAN) — Regulations Coordination Staff (CFSAN)
• HCTRS — Human Cell and Tissue Establishment Registration System (usually seen as HCTERS)
• CSA — Controlled Substances Act
• DRISK (CDER) — Divison of Risk Management (CDER)
• PV — Process Validation
• OSCI (CFSAN) — Office of Science (CFSAN)
• DC (CVM) — Division of Compliance (CVM)
• AFC — Adult Foster Care
• MBES — Medicaid Budget and Expenditure System
• NOMI — Federation of Norwegian Pharmaceutical Manufacturers
• FLC — Federal Laboratory Consortium
• TBT — Technical Barriers to Trade
• ESS (NCTR) — Executive Secretariat Staff (NCTR)
• DB (CBER) — Division of Biostatistics (CBER)
• NARMS — National Antimicrobial Resistance Monitoring System
• DC II (CDER) — Division of Chemistry II (CDER)
• RRHR — Regional Radiological Health Representative
• OEEODEM (OC) — Office of EEO and Diversity Management (OC)
• IAVG — Interagency Vaccine Group
• NCIMS — National Conference on Interstate Milk Shipments

• CSDD — Center for the Study of Drug Development (Tufts University)
• LCP (CDER) — Laboratory of Clinical Pharmacology (CDER)
• NASAR — National Association of Search and Rescue
• HCT/P — human cellular and tissue-based products
• BEST — Biomonitoring of Environmental Status and Trends (Biological Resources Division, USGS)
• ELIPS — Electronic Labeling Information Processing System
• VBPF — vegetative bacteria, protozoa and viruses
• GCC — Government Coordinating Council of the Food and Agriculture Sector
• LD50 — Lethal Dose where 50% of the population dies
• DSATOS (CFSAN) — Division of Science and Applied Technology (OS) (CFSAN)
• UDI — Unique Device Identification
• ECRS (CFSAN) — Emergency Coordination and Response Staff (CFSAN)
• DRAT — Division of Research and Applied Technology
• SQA — Society of Quality Assurance
• WLF — Washington Legal Foundation
• DLS — Document Logging System
• WNV — West Nile Virus
• SRMS — Specified Risk Materials
• DTS — Distribution Tracking System
• USOPM — United States Office of Personnel Management
• DBC (CFSAN) — Division of Bioanalytical Chemistry (CFSAN)
• FORCG — Foodborne Outbreak Response Coordinating Group
• SRAS — Secure Remote Access Service
• ORS (CFSAN) — Office of Regulatory Science (CFSAN)
• BAC — Billing Agency Code
• CADSR — Cancer Data Standards Repository
• DB I (CDER) — Division of Biometrics I (CDER)
• MERCOSUR — MERcado COmún del SUR (Southern Common Market)
• AMA-DE — American Medical Association Drug Evaluation
• ABLES — Adult Blood Level Epidemiology & Surveillance
• NTF — National Turkey Federation
• CERG — CBER Emergency Relocation Group
• RFDD — Regional Food and Drug Director
• ERIC — Employee Resource Information Center
• TSSS (CDER) — Technology Support Services Staff (CDER)
• EUCOMED — EUropean COnfederation of MEDical Devices Associations
• PDUFA — Prescription Drug User Fee Act of 1992
• AE — Approvable, but not yet approved
• CABE — corrective action(s) being effected
• LRS — Lot Release System
• DPS (CBER) — Division of Program Services (CBER)
• CHII — Consolidated Health Informatics Initiative
• SCAW — Scientists Center for Animal Welfare
• OGC — Office of the General Counsel (DHHS)
• CABS — Conformity Assessment Bodies
• NIAMS — National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases
• CHI — Consolidated Health Initiative
• TVBB (CBER) — Tumor Vaccines and Biotechnology Branch (CBER)
• FEDGLOBE — Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender Employees of the Federal Government
• ONDCP — Office Of National Drug Control Policy

• LSHLC — Lipid-Soluble Heat-Labile Chemical
• GPRA — Government Performance Results Act of 1993
• PSSB — Program Support Services Branch
• BEQ — bioequivalence
• NOV — Notice Of Violation letter
• IFAD — International Food Additives Database
• OVI — Organic Volatile Impurity
• DPR (CFSAN) — Division of Petition Review (CFSAN)
• ECRI — Emergency Care Research Institute (no longer uses name initials only)
• USAN — United States Adopted Name
• CSAP — Center for Substance Abuse Prevention (SAMHSA)
• FWP — Federal Women's Program
• OCO (CFSAN) — Office of Constituent Operations (CFSAN)
• HTLV-III — human lymphotropic virus, type III (AIDS agent, HIV)
• MMDB — Microbial Methods Development Branch
• CUVP — Committee for Veterinary Medicinal Products (EMEA)
• DC (NCTR) — Division of Chemistry (NCTR)
• TBP — Therapeutic Biologic Product
• TPDS — Training and Professional Development Staff
• ERSB (CFSAN) — Emergency Response and Surveillance Branch (CFSAN)
• DEEM — Dietary Exposure Evaluation Model (Durango Software LLC)
• BOP — Boards Of Pharmacy
• NIDPOE — Notice of Initiation of Disqualification Proceeding and Opportunity to Explain
• INDE — Investigational New Drug Exemption
• ESB — Enterprise Systems Branch
• VOAD — Volunteer Organizations Active in a Disaster
• LR2 — Low-value non-prescription Radiation-emitting products, level 2 (between $200 and $1000)
• AHI — Animal Health Institute
• LIR (CBER) — Laboratory of Immunoregulation (CBER)
• CCEHRP — Committee to Coordinate Environmental Health and Related Programs (PHS)
• DRA (CFSAN) — Division of Risk Assessment (CFSAN)
• CASPER — Center Automated System Process Exchange and Reporting
• LPD (CBER) — Laboratory of Plasma Derivatives (CBER)
• CSA — Clinical Study Agreement
• DH (CBER) — Division of Hematology (CBER)
• OHSC — OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH and SAFETY CENTRE
• RTL (NCTR) — Reproductive Toxicology Laboratory (NCTR)
• DQRS — Drug Quality Reporting System
• CARS — Compliance Achievement Reporting System
• ART — Assisted Reproductive Therapy
• HDE — Humanitarian Use Exemption
• NCPHI — National Center for Public Health Informatics (CDC)
• FPBR — Food Packaging Branch (Chicago, Illinois)
• MRE — Meal, Ready-To-Eat
• NAD — NED Animal Drug number
• SAT (CFSAN) — Statistical Applications Team (CFSAN)
• NCER — Non-Conformance Escalation Report
• FDAGLOBE — Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender Employees of the Federal Government within FDA
• OEXA — Office of External Affairs (OC)
• INDC — Investigational New Drug Committee

• CDTL — Cross Discipline Team Leader
• [NA]TAG — [North American] Technical Advisory Group
• HSBT — Heat Stable Bacterial Toxins
• SAP — Scientific Advisory Panel (SARCS)
• MEDSUN — Medical Product Safety Network
• DB (CDRH) — Division of Biology (CDRH)
• EDRG — Early Detection Research Group
• NCVHS — National Committee on Vital and Health Statistics
• COS — cosmetic registration number (ORA AofC code)
• SSA — Sector-Specific Agencies
• RRS — Resource Reporting System
• NLN — Nordiska LäkemedelsNämnden (Nordic Council on Medicines)
• SISTIR — Strategic Information Systems Technical Integration Resources
• LRB (CDER) — Labeling Review Branch (CDER)
• CS (CVM) — Communications Staff (CVM)
• IPU — Irish Pharmaceutical Union
• DCM — Division of Case Management
• BACPAC — Bulk ACtivities Post-Approval Changes
• HRRC — Human Research Review Committee
• IFIP — International Federation For Information Processing
• FES (OC) — Financial Enterprise Solutions (OC)
• LRP — Low Regulatory Priority
• SSCT — Swedish Society for Clinical Trials
• BPB — Blood and Plasma Branch
• VATS — Viral Activation Transfusion Study
• UNII — Unique Ingredient Identifier
• DEP — Data Evaluation Project
• OMP (OC) — Office of Management Programs (OC)
• SMT (CFSAN) — Statistical Methodology Team (CFSAN)
• SOC — System Organ Classes
• VSS (NCTR) — Veterinary Services Staff (NCTR)
• MSTD — Materials Science and Technology Department
• AUA — Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
• NCFST — National Center for Food Safety & Technology
• EPRS — Establishment Product Registration System
• AGA — Association of Government Accounts
• IIFAR — Incurably Ill for Animal Research
• RR — Relative Risk Estimates
• BLST — Building and Laboratory Services Team
• EIDE — Electronic Investigational Device Exemption
• QSR — Quality System Representative
• PAAB — Pharmaceutical Advertising Advisory Board (Canada)
• ACS — Automated Commercial System
• FGIS — Comisión Federal para la Protección contra Riesgos Sanitarios (Federal Commission for the Protection Against Sanitary Risks) (Mexico)
• DCT (CDER) — Division of Counter-terrorism (CDER)
• SAI — Single Active Ingredient
• NCMHD — National Center on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIH)
• FPB — Food Processing Branch (Chicago, Illinois)
• SDTM — Study Data Tabulation Model
• SLK — Statens Legemiddel Kontroll (Norwegian Medicines Control Authorities)

• RDTS — Reproductive and Developmental Toxicology Subcommittee (CDER)
• SMS (CFSAN) — Safety Management Staff (CFSAN)
• CALA — computer-assisted license application
• BAER — Brief Adverse Event Report
• HARTS — Hoechst Adverse Reaction Terminology System
• AIP — APHIS (Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service) Integrated Planning
• SHIE — State Health Information Exchange
• IDF — Immune Deficiency Foundation
• STB (ORA) — State Training Branch (ORA)
• DDA — Division of Drug Analysis
• NDAC — Nonprescription Drug Advisory Committee
• DM (CFSAN) — Division of Microbiology (CFSAN)
• LASIK — Laser ASisted In-situ Keratomileusis
• DDOM — Division of Disclosure and Oversight Management
• DME (NCTR) — Division of Molecular Epidemiology (NCTR)
• SUPEC-IR — Scale-Up and Post-Approval Changes - Instant Release
• MHPF — Minority Health Professionals Foundation
• PDMA — Prescription Drug Marketing Act of 1988
• PELT — Product Evaluation and Labeling Team
• DDM — Division of Dockets Management
• OFFAS (OC) — Office of Field Financial and Acquisitions Services (OC)
• FPVST — Facilities Planning and Voice Services Team
• SPS (CFSAN) — Science and Policy Staff (CFSAN)
• NREVSS — National Respiratory and Enteric Virus Surveillance System
• BRMAC — Biological Response Modifiers Advisory Committee
• VCH — Travel VouCHer claim
• JIFSAN (CFSAN) — JIFSAN Liaison Staff (CFSAN)
• LPRVD (CBER) — Laboratory of Pediatric and Respiratory Viral Diseases (CBER)
• IQMP — Integrated Quality Management Plan
• DMS (CDER) — Division of Management Services (CDER)
• AWC — Adequate and well-controlled
• FMS — Financial Management Service (U.S. Department of the Treasury)
• DPP (CDER) — Division of Psychiatry Products (CDER)
• APR — Annual Product Review
• BTCB — Blood and Tissue Compliance Branch
• DADS — Department of Aging and Developmental Services
• GRC — Gerontology Research Center
• PDE-4 — PhosphoDiEsterase-4
• OPS — Office of Pharmaceutical Science
• OSE — Office of Surveillance and Epidemiology
• DM (CFSAN) — Division of Mathematics (CFSAN)
• CACTIS — Center ADP/TC Computer Tracking and Inventory System
• ECP — Emergency Contraception Pill
• NIPP — National Infrastructure Protection Plan
• BUF-DO — BUFfalo, New York, District Office
• DB — Double-Blind
• NE-FO (ORA) — Regional Field Office, Northeast Region
• CTP — Center for Tobacco Products
• NME — New Molecular Entity
• SSE — Summary of Safety and Effectiveness

• DQ — Design Quality
• QMS — Quality Management Staffing
• DEOD — Dental, Ear, Nose, Throat, and Ophthalmic Devices Branch
• NIMH — National Institute of Mental Health (NIH)
• NSE — Not Substantially Equivalent
• LBPUA (CBER) — Laboratory of Bacterial, Parasitic and Unconventional Agents (CBER)
• FEHB — Federal Employees Health Benefits
• DTBE — Division of Tuberculosis Elimination
• SCVIR — Society for Cardiovascular and Interventional Radiologists (now SIR)
• IIMG — Interagency Incident Management Group
• NSRT (CFSAN) — Nutrition Science Review Team (CFSAN)
• SACS — Scientific Advisors and Consultants Staff
• HCDB (CDRH) — Hematology and Cytology Devices Branch (CDRH)
• NRB — Noninstitutional Review Board
• SN/AEMS — Special Nutritional Adverse Events Monitoring System
• RCS — Records Control Schedule
• COPTRG — Community Oncology and Prevention Trials Research Group (NCI)
• BENS — Business Executives For National Security
• DPFRM — Division of Planning and Financial Resources Management
• EPO — European Patent Office
• WO (NCTR) — Washington Office (NCTR)
• OSCAR — ORACLE System for Center Automation and Retrieval
• DSAC — Division of Scientific Advisors and Consultants
• SSAST (CFSAN) — Senior Science Advisor's Staff (CFSAN)
• EAC — Expert Advisory Committee (Canada)
• CDR — Central Document Room
• MLTC — Managed Long-Term Care
• MFA — Medicated Feed Application number
• OSMP — Office of Special Medical Programs
• DLS — Diagnostic Laboratory Services
• ADWOH — Average Day's Work On Hand
• SPLAT — Structured Product Labeling Advisory Team
• COPR — Council of Public Representatives (NIH OD)
• TGA — Therapeutic Goods Administration (Australia)
• RAA — Research Across America (various locations)
• RVIS — Residue Violation Information System
• MSI — Magnetic Source Imaging
• REG NEG — regulatory negotiation
• SAER — Standard Adverse Event Report Review (CDRH)
• MMRB — Microbiological Methods Research Branch
• APSB — Accounting Policy and Systems Branch
• MPAB — Management Programs and Analysis Branch
• NRP-CIS — National Response Plan Catastrophic Incident Supplement
• INFARMED — Instituto Nactional da FARMaciae e do MEDicamento (Portugal)
• FEEA — Federal Employee Assistance and Education Fund
• OIA — Office of Internal Affairs
• FSA — Farm Service Agency (USDA)
• CHISSA — Center for High Integrity Software System Assurance
• DFFI — Division of Foreign Field Investigations (ORA)
• NICCL — National Incident Communications Conference Line

• LBL — Ernest Orlando Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
• BCE — Beneficial Clinical Event
• RIHSC — Research Involving Human Subjects Committee (FDA)
• FIFR — first-in-first reviewed
• DC — Discharge Clinic
• GRNS — Generally Recognized as Safe Notifications
• IFU — Instructions For Use
• OB — Orange Book (Approved Drug Products with Therapeutic Equivalence Evaluations)
• SNIP — Syndicat National de l'Industrie Pharmaceutique
• SCGD — Special Controls Guidance Document
• DRB — Devices Review Branch
• NISAC — National Infrastructure Simulation and Analysis Center (Department of Homeland Security)
• NDMA — Nonprescription Drug Manufacturers Association (now CHPA)
• LUACRG — Lung and Upper Aerodigestive Cancer Research Group
• NEXT — Nationwide Evaluation of X-ray Trends (CDRH)
• MVB — Molecular Virology Branch
• ETA — EASE (Enterprise Administrative Support Environment) Time and Attendance module
• CRIS — Clinical Research Information System (NIH)
• PAMP — Post-approval Monitoring System
• OP 4 — Operations Team 4
• DMO (ORA) — Division of Management Operations (ORA)
• ODE (CDRH) — Office of Device Evaluation (CDRH)
• CP — Compliance Program
• RIMS — Regulatory Information Management Staff
• ESB (ORA) — Enterprise Systems Branch (ORA)
• BPWG — Business Process Working Group
• ROA — Read Only Access
• MSQA — Mammography Quality Standards Act of 1992
• AMB — Adminstrative Management Branch
• EGA — European Generics Medicines Association
• IOTF — Interagency Oncology Task Force
• URAA — Uruguay Round Agreements Act of 1994
• SMART — Submission Management and Review Tracking
• ATO — Authorization to Operate
• ADAM7 — Analysis Data Model
• BWM — basic workload measurement
• ITT — Intent to Treat
• TBLS — Team Biologics Liaison Staff (CBER)
• CPAC — Central Pharmaceutical Affairs Council (Japan)
• RPM — Regulatory Project Manager
• CTM — Clinical Trials Materials
• LARD — Licensing Action Recommendation Document
• DDSL — Division Data Standards Leads
• BPD — Biological Product Deviation
• CABIG — Cancer Biomedical Informatics Grid (NIH)
• BPC — Bureau of Policy and Coordination
• OMS (CFSAN) — Office of Management Systems (CFSAN)
• PST — Porcine Somatotropin
• PPV — Patient Profile Viewer
• UMCP — University of Maryland-College Park

• NDE — New Drug Evaluation
• INS — Incident of National Significance
• HIRS — Health Information Resources Service
• IMC — Information Management Consultants, Inc.
• RACC — Reference Amount Customarily Consumed
• BSC — Blood Safety Committee
• GIPSA — Grain Inspection, Packers & Stockyards Administration (USDA)
• MIWG — Mentoring Implementation Working Group
• ADRS — Adverse Drug Reporting System
• OAP — Office of Antimicrobial Products
• SSC — Systems Steering Committee
• CPFP — Cancer Prevention Fellowship Program (NCI)
• PTB — Pharmacology and Toxicology Branch
• BUS — BIMS (Biologic IND (Investigational New Drug) Management System) User Support Group
• AIN — food additive identification number (ORA AofC code)
• NHE — National Health Expenditures
• JFTR — Joint Federal Travel Regulations
• SWDB (CDRH) — Software and Web Development Staff (CDRH)
• SME — Significant Medical Event
• NEFARMA — NEederlandse FARMAceutische Industrie (NEtherland Association of the Research-oriented PHARMAceutical Industry)
• HBOC — hemoblogin-based oxygen carrier
• NCHM — National Center for Health Marketing
• NAM — National Agency for Medicines
• OFS (OC) — Office of Financial Services (OC)
• OP 2 — Operations Team 2
• SACD — Special Assistant to the Center Director
• ADP (CBER) — Associate Director for Policy (CBER)
• NCRM — National Comorbidity Survey Replication
• MIG — Medicaid Infrastructure Grant
• CVMP — Committee on Veterinary Medical Products
• GCRC — General Clinical Research Centers
• JLCS (OC) — Jefferson Laboratory Complex Staff (OC)
• MCA — Medicines Control Agency (part of MHRA)
• CODB — Cardiovascular and Ophthalmic Devices Branch
• OP 3 — Operations Team 3
• MIP — Management Improvement Plan
• FEHBP — Federal Employees Health Benefits Program
• ASB — Administrative Services Branch
• UMLS — Unified Medical Language System (NLM)
• GRS — General Records Schedule
• BDSS — Biologics Decision Support System
• CRWG — Hurricane Katrina Comprehensive Review Working Group
• IMDA — Irish Medical Device Association
• LACF — Low-Acid Canned Food
• S&I — Standards and Interoperability
• NVOAD — National Volunteer Organizations Active in Disaster
• DEN — Drug Experience Network
• RTL — Reproductive Toxicology Laboratory
• OPL (OC) — Office of Planning (OC)
• CTS — counseling and testing site

• DXA — Dual-energy X-ray Absorptiometry test
• SPL — Structured Product Labeling
• FAME — Formula for Achieving Managerial Excellence
• DSSC — Dietary Supplements Subcommittee
• NDIRS (CFSAN) — New Dietary Ingredients Review Staff (CFSAN)
• ISR — Individual safety report
• NEPA — National Environmental Policy Act
• INA — Investigational New Animal drug number
• CCA — Clinger-Cohen Act (formerly the Information Technology Management Reform Act)
• HIDE — High Impact Data Elements
• RDB — Radiological Devices Branch
• ADR (CBER) — Associate Director for Research (CBER)
• MCMI — Medical Countermeasures Initiative
• FACD — Food Additives and Chemicals Division
• SAF — state access to FACTS
• AI — Additional Information (Letter)
• FTR — Federal Travel Regulations
• TRANS NET — internet-based blood shortage reporting program (FDA)
• TSOPS — temperature standard operating procedures
• GEO — Genetically Engineered Organism
• BT — Bioterrorism
• PTEI — Pittsburgh Tissue Engineering Initiative
• DSRIT — Dietary Supplement Regulations Implementation Team
• NFT — Notification of Foreign Travel
• BFAC — Biologics Field Advisory Committee (CBER)
• ADP — Associate Director for Policy
• IGM — VCA)-immunoglobin M
• EAB — Ethics Advisory Board
• COOL — country-of-origin labeling
• GHS — Globally Harmonised System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals
• ALFB — Access Litigation and FOI (Freedom Of Information) Branch
• NVTB (CFSAN) — Neurotoxicological and In Vitro Toxicology Branch (CFSAN)
• CO — Contract Officer
• CRC — Civil Rights Center (U.S. Department of Labor)
• SIA — Strip Immunoblot Assay
• NRSP — National Research Support Project
• LASA — Linear Analog Self-Assessment measure
• BLT — Blood Logging and Tracking System
• LCP — Laboratory of Clinical Pharmacology
• PTC — Points to Consider
• ITIC — Information Technology Implementation Committee (CBER)
• OVRR — Office of Vaccines Research and Review
• TSS — Transfusion Safety Study
• HPUS — Homeopathic Pharmacopeia of the United States
• DRFDD — Deputy Regional Food and Drug Director
• MHBG — Mental Health Services Block Grant
• INN — International Non-Proprietary Name
• BRAIN — Brain Research through Advancing Innovative Neurotechnologies
• TSSRC — Toxicology Study Selection and Review Committee
• ORWH — Office Research into Women's Health (NIH)

• PQAS — Pharmaceutical Quality Assessment System
• MATTB — Manufacturers Assistance and Technical Training Branch
• RSS — RDF (Resource Data Framework) Site Summary
• ESM — Electronic Secure Messaging
• SIS — Streamlined Inspection System
• RIS — Retroviral Immunology Section
• ACT — AIDS Clinical Trials
• CRS — Contamination Response System
• FPET — Food Processing Evaluation Team
• LDPE — Low Density Poly-Ethylene
• SPLIEP — Structured Product Labeling Interagency Executive Panel
• PTE — Patent Term Extension
• IEC — Independent Ethics Committee
• PAM — Pesticide Analytical Manual
• JFHQ — Joint Force Headquarters
• MEMO — Medicines Evaluation and Monitoring Organization
• DPR — Division of Petition Review
• MGSS — Multi-Generation Support System
• PB (CDRH) — Planning Branch (CDRH)
• OIVD — Office of In-Vitro Diagnostic Device Evaluation and Safety
• MACS — Manufacturers Assistance and Communications Staff
• CHID — Combined Health Information Database (NIH)
• RUP — Restricted Use Pesticide
• EVA — Entry Validation Application
• MATS — Management Assignment Tracking System
• BCB — Bioanalytical Chemistry Branch
• IFE — Import for Export
• NCP — Non-Conforming Product
• ILAR — Institute For Laboratory Animal Research
• OJDB (CDRH) — Orthopedic Joint Devices Branch (CDRH)
• TAVC — total aerobic viable count
• BOCB — Biological and Organic Chemistry Branch
• IA — Import Administration (United States Department of Commerce)
• REG — Drug REGistration number
• MDUFSA — Medical Device User Fee Stabilization Act of 2005
• DFSR — Division of Federal-State Relations (Office of Regulatory Affairs)
• SOC — System Organ Class
• LARM — Licensing Action Recommendation Memorandum
• OE (ORA) — Office of Enforcement (ORA)
• DD — Department of Drugs (Swedish regulatory agency)
• NWR — NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration) Weather Radio
• DPAP — Division of Pulmonary and Allergy Products
• RTAU — Review and Technical Assistance Unit
• PTFE — Polytetrafluroethylene
• BRCC — Biologics Research Coordinating Committee
• ELIST — electronic listing system
• NAF — Notice of Adverse Findings
• SCC — Sector Coordinating Council for Food and Agriculture
• TI — Tolerable Intake
• GAAP — Greater Access to Affordable Pharmaceuticals Act of 2003

• VSOF — Visual Status of Funds
• IMTS — Industry Meeting Tracking System
• ARIES — Administrative Resources Information Exchange System
• ABC — America's Blood Centers
• OCTGT — Office of Cellular Tissue and Gene Therapies
• ODSIR — Office of Drug Security Integrity and Recalls
• IRIS — International Regulatory Issues Staff
• RSVIG — respiratory synctial virus immune globulin
• LCI — Livestock Conservation Institute
• DPA — Division of Pharmaceutical Analysis
• SPOTS — Special Products On-line Tracking System
• MVT — Molecular Virology Team
• BPSRG — Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Sciences Research Group
• STS — Standards and Testing Staff
• SLIP — serial line internet protocol/point-to-point protocol
• DNT (NCTR) — Division of Neurotoxicology (NCTR)
• DTDFA — Division of Therapeutic Drugs for Food Animals
• DPRF — Drug Product Reference File
• REDS-II — Retrovirus Epidemiology Donor Study Two
• AVA — American Veal Association
• ARCH — Administrative Resources Core Hub
• COBTA — Council On Biologics and Therapeutic Agents
• DS — Drug Substance
• VHSP — Viral Hepatitis Surveillance Program (CDC)
• OMRF — Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation
• SRS — Substance Registration System
• OC — Immediate Office of the Commissioner
• ELDU — Extra-Label Drug Use
• FOIB (CDRH) — Freedom of Information Branch (CDRH)
• ARTCA — Antimicrobial Regulations Technical Correction Act of 1998
• REGO — Reinventing the United States Government
• EIEIO — External Interference Engineering Investigations Office
• DDSPC — Division of Dietary Supplement Programs and Compliance
• WEAC — Winchester Engineering & Analytical Center
• SSC — Special search category
• RDE — Remote Data Entry
• RTE — Ready-To-Eat
• TB — Tuberculosis Basic
• MDDRP — Medical Device Dispute Resolution Panel
• HSUS — Humane Society of the United States
• SITP(OC) — Strategic IT Programs (OC)
• VETTRADE — Veterinarian Trading Post (website)
• RRS16A0S — Regulatory Review Support Staff
• CRR — Consult Review Request
• AME — Absorption Metabolism Excretion
• HAA — Hepatitis-Associated Antigen
• ADR — Associate Director for Research
• PMPRB — Patented Medicine Prices Review Board
• OSS — Office of Shared Services
• LS (CDRH) — Library Staff (CDRH)

• IGA — Immunoglobin A
• PAT — Process Analytical Technology Initiative
• NAT — Nucleic Acid-based Tests
• IHSP — influenza Hospitalization Surveillance Project
• OCTEC — Office of Counter-Terrorism and Emergency Coordination
• ICAM — International Cooperative Agreements Manual
• MDL — MoDeL number
• ICCR — International Cooperation on Cosmetics Regulation
• OPL — Office of PLanning
• CA — Committee Assignment
• ULDB — Urology and Lithotripsy Devices Branch
• ISIS — import support and information system
• DPCPSI — Division of Program Coordination, Planning, and Strategic Initiatives
• TOR — Threshold of Regulation
• LHV — Laboratory of Hepatitis Viruses
• SE — SUBSTANTIALLY EQUIVALENT
• SMF — Site Master File
• USTFA — U.S. Trout Farmers Association
• STAI — STrait Anxiety Inventory
• CAN — Common Accounting Number
• DEV — DEVice Registration Number
• DFOI (OC) — Division of Freedom of Information (OC)
• NCRR — National Center for Research Resources (NIH)
• CS — Clinically significant
• EPT (CFSAN) — Epidemiology Team (CFSAN)
• TSOP — Temperature Standard Operating Procedure
• OOP — Order Of Predominance (in the ingredients statement)
• CEPPO — Chemical Emergency Preparedness and Prevention Office (EPA)
• USPC — United States Pharmacopeial Convention
• ISA — Information Systems Architecture
• MSAB — Manufacturing and Storage Adulteration Branch
• PAMS — Post-Approval Monitoring System
• RIF — reduction-in-force
• DOE A (CDRH) — Division of Enforcement A (CDRH)
• ESG — Electronic Submissions Gateway
• SIR — Society of Interventional Radiology (formerly SCVIR)
• ODS — Office of Dietary Supplements
• NON — Notice Of Non-Compliance
• CM — Chemistry and Manufacturing
• RCC — Research Coordinating Committee
• PAIS — Public Affairs and Information Staff
• IFWG — Interagency Food Working Group
• FIREBIRD — Federal Investigator REegistry for BioInformatics Research Data
• IVMD — In-Vitro Medical Device
• BSD — Blood Service Directive
• VCPR — Veterinarian Client/Patient Relationship
• GGP — Good Guidance Practice
• ITS — Information Technology Staff
• TA — Technology Administration
• AIRIO — Agency Intramural Research Integrity Officer

• ERSR — Electronic Regulatory Submissions and Review
• EPRG — European Pharmacovigilance Research Group
• VATS — Vacancy Announcement Tracking System
• VMD — Veterinariae Medicinae Doctoris
• PIV — Personal Identify Verification
• UN — unacceptable
• JAN — Japanese Adopted Names
• MOD — Miscellaneous Obligation Document
• AGRICOLA — AGRICultural On-Line Access
• MHW — Ministry of Health and Welfare (Japan)
• NPSB — Nutritional Product Studies Branch
• TA — Travel Authorization
• GPP — good programming practices
• EPI — ESSENTIAL PRESCRIBING INFORMATION
• PDLB — Pacing, Defibrillator, and Leads Branch
• LSHSC — Lipid-Soluble Heat-Stable Chemical
• MON — Memorandum of Need
• OBI — Office of Business Informatics
• CRM — corporate records management
• TEB — Therapeutics Evaluation Branch
• CMG — Cetyl Myristoleate, MSM, Glucosamine
• WIC — Women, Infants, and Children nutrition program
• LHREA (CBER) — Laboratory of Hepatitis and Related Emerging Agents (CBER)
• DSS (CDRH) — Division of Surveillance Systems (CDRH)
• SMT — Statistical Methodology Team
• GOCRG — Gastrointestinal and Other Cancer Research Group
• BNF — biotechnology notification file
• TWG — Technical Working Groups
• NVTB — Neurotoxicological and in-Vitro Toxicology Branch
• RAMB — Research Animal Medicine Branch
• DDOP — Division of Drug Oncology Products (FDA)
• NSV-DO — Nashville, Tennessee, District Office
• TSEAC — Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies Advisory Committee (CBER)
• CORE — Central REpository module
• DPP — Division of Psychiatry Products
• RCR — Risk Control Review
• TB — Tuberculosis Background
• RL — regulatory letter (FDA post-audit letter)
• FAQD — Frequently Asked Questions Database
• DID — Department of Infectious Diseases
• OTFP — Other Than a Food Processing facility
• HIBCC — Health Industry Business Communication Council
• RFCPCS — Retail Food and Cooperative Programs Coordination Staff
• NDTI — National Disease and Therapeutic Index
• ORPS — Office of Real Property Services
• FCE — Food Canning Establishment number
• RPM — Regulatory Procedures Manual (ORA)
• ULPA — Ultra-Low Penetration Air
• MFRPS — Manufactured Food Regulatory Program Standards
• NRP — National Response Plan (Department of Homeland Security)

• WNME — West Nile MeningoEncephalitis
• OMS (NCTR) — Office of Management Services (NCTR)
• SMPS — Standards Management Program Staff
• PTR — Platelet Transfusion Reaction
• SPPA — Strategic Partnership Program Agroterrorism initiative
• WTW — Welfare-to-Work
• IBE — individual bioequivalence
• RIS — Regulatory Information Specialist
• AIS — Abbreviated Inspection System
• TOL — total organic carbon
• LAR — Licensing Action Recommendation
• DTDNFA — Division of Therapeutic Drugs for Non-food Animals
• RICHS — Rural Information Center Health Service
• NAET — Nutrition Assessment and Evaluation Team
• BSB — Biotechnology Studies Branch (Chicago, Illinois)
• DADS — Developers and Distributors System
• ARL — Arkansas Regional Laboratory
• LCT — Labeling Compliance Team
• ODA — Orphan Drug Act of 1983
• CIS — Catastrophic Incident Supplement
• NGC — National Guideline Clearinghouse (DHHS)
• MMSB — Molecular Methods and Subtyping Branch
• NSABPB — National Surgical Adjuvant Breast and Bowel Project
• M204 — Model 204 DataBase Management System
• NLRC — Nicholson Lane Research Center
• VS (CBER) — Validation Staff (CBER)
• ATS — Applied Technologies Staff
• MDUFA — Medical Device User Fee Amendments of 2007
• SDSRCCG — Study Data Standards Resources Change Control Group
• RMS — Reference Member State
• RSVIGIV — respiratory synctial virus immune globulin intravenous
• OD (NCTR) — Office of the Director (NCTR)
• VIG — Vaccinia Immune Globulin
• PSS (CDRH) — Patient Safety Staff (CDRH)
• IGD — Immunoglobin D
• ECBS — Expert Committee on Biological Standardization (WHO)
• OFFAS — Office of Field Financial and Acquisitions Services
• CTOB — Cosmetics TOxicology Branch
• BSTS — Bundled Supplement Tracking System
• RRS0S — Regulatory Review Support Staff
• ORAC — Oxygen-Radical Absorbance Capacity
• DSB — Drug Safety Oversight Board
• CPMS — Chief, Project Management Staff (CDER)
• IOB — International Operations Branch (ORA)
• MCM — Medical Countermeasures
• UFC — Unacceptable to Foreign Country
• AMF — Administrative Management of Files
• LVP — Large-Volume Parenteral
• GT — Gutta (drops)
• USUHS — Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences

• BDS — Bureau of Drug Surveillance (Canada)
• NSWL — Naval Surface Weapons Laboratory (now FDA White Oak campus)
• PAD — Pharmacologically Active Drug
• RES — Recall Enterprise System (ORA)
• SAN-DO — San Francisco District Office
• RPS — Regulatory Policy Staff
• IRA — Immediate Response Authority
• AL — Approvable Letter
• DCIS — Design Control Inspection Strategy
• ITCC — Information Technology Coordinating Committee
• NIP — National Immunization Program (CDC)
• WSHSC — water soluble, heat stable chemicals
• CTEB — Cosmetics TEchnology Branch
• FAHCT — Foundation for Accreditation of Hematopoietic Cell Therapy
• VICH — Veterinary International Committee on Harmonisation
• MRRA — Microbial Research and Risk Assessment Staff
• IBP — Indian Black Pepper certificate
• WEBSDM — Web-based Submission Data Manager
• USMS — United States Marshals Service's
• NLM — National Library of Medicine (NIH)
• TDS — TOTAL DIET STUDY
• FACS — Food Advisory Committee Staff
• RKW2 — Rockwall Building II
• CH — Clinical Hold
• TEDS — Treatment Episode Data Set
• TESS — Toxic Exposure Surveillance System
• RIM — reference information model (HL7)
• SSCA — Statistics, Surveillance, and Control Archive (CDC)
• CDR — Cognitive Drug Research
• HEO — Hispanic Employee Organization
• APAC — Allergenic Products Advisory Committee
• ELPS — establishment licensing and product surveillance
• SSP — Sector-Specific Plan
• OSP — Office of Suicide Prevention
• LCH — Laboratory of Cellular Hematology
• CAST — Calf Antibiotic and Sulfonamide Test
• IAL — Informal Action Level
• SDN — Screening Deficiency Notice
• UMS — Unified Modeling Language (Object Management Group)
• PVDB — Peripheral Vascular Devices Branch
• TAH — Transfusion-Associated Hepatitis
• BBR — Bureau of Biologics and Radiopharmaceuticals
• SDSC — Study Data Standards Catalog
• OR (CVM) — Office of Research (CVM)
• SLO — State Liaison Officer
• ESC — Electronic Submission Coodinator
• WCHI — Workers Compensation Health Initiative
• RSS — Regulatory Support Staff
• EDKB — Endocrine Disrupter Knowledge Base
• TVBB — Tumor Vaccines and Biotechnology Branch

• SITP — Strategic Information Technology Program
• HCP — HealthCare Provider
• STCD — sterile connecting device
• NVSN — New Vaccine Surveillance Network
• NDCR — New Drug Comparison Rating
• IAG — Inter-Agency Agreement
• EER — Establishment Evaluation Request
• FU — Farmacopea Ufficiale (Italian Pharmacopoeia)
• SCL — Symptom CheckList
• STA — Special Temporary Authority
• CLA — conference lodging allowance
• MHSB — Microbial Hazards Science Branch
• OJDB — Orthopedic Joint Devices Branch
• CP — Citizen Petition
• VSPB — Viral Special Pathogens Branch (CDC)
• WIGI — WithIn-Grade Increase
• PSS — Patient Safety Staff
• MT — Medical Team
• RIT — RELOCATION INCOME TAX
• OST — Office Services Team
• VCTB — Vaccine Clinical Trials Branch
• CRU — Center Recall Unit
• PAL — Public Affairs Liaison
• BMB — Bioanalytical Methods Branch
• NA — Not Approvable
• HSS — hemophilia surveillance system
• CND — Cardiovascular/Neurological Devices Branch
• SDSD — Study Data Specifications Document
• SLR — Supplement Labeling Revision
• NKCA — Natural Killer cell Cytotoxic Activity
• DDR — Donor Deferral Registry
• STOP — Safe Tables Our Priority
• RFPT — Retail Food Protection Team
• SSM — Skin Surface Microscopy
• CC — Commissioned Corps
• MRFG — Mutual Recognition Facilitating Group
• CAP — Color Additive Petition
• ISS — Integrated Summary of Safety
• PKA — Prekallikrein Activator
• PT — Preferred Term
• PB — Planning Branch
• DA — Division of Accounting
• CC — Conference Call
• SDS — Submission Data Standards
• TRIMS — Tissue Residue Information Management System
• USHIK — United States Health Information Knowledge Base
• DFS — Division File System
• LBP — Laboratory of Bacterial Polysaccharides
• IDHL — Inherently Dangerous to Human Life
• OMP — Office of Management Programs

• EPL — Effective Patent Life
• SRD — Single Rising Dose
• TAA — transfusion-associated AIDS
• MGB — Molecular Genetics Branch
• DRS — Drug-Resistance Survey
• SNS — strategic national stockpile (CDC)
• MRTP — Modified Risk Tobacco Products
• CSC — Centre for Surveillance Coordination
• VMF — Veterinary Master File
• UDHQ — Uniform Donor Health Questionnaire
• TELECON — TELEphone CONferencing
• FF — Fogarty Fellow
• HCBW — Home and Community-Based Waiver
• DDSLWG — Division Data Standards Leads Working Group
• CPC — Compliance Policy Council
• SCRRB — Scientific Compliance and Regulatory Review Branch
• NOSB — National Organic Standards Board
• BCA — Blood Center of America
• GCBS — Global Collaboration for Blood Safety (WHO)
• TMO — Trial Management Organization
• BIP — Balancing Incentive Program
• DMA — Danish Medicines Agency
• RTA — Refusal To Accept
• NC — Non-Clinical
• MARS — Mobile Automated Regulatory Services (ORA)
• HDP — Hydroxymethylene Di-Phosphonate
• PSP — Physician Special Pay
• LI — Learned Intermediary
• IPM — Import Program Manager
• FIT — FDA Internet Improvement Team
• CMT — Cosmetics Toxicology Branch
• SDOS — Study Data Operations Subcommittee
• TLV — Threshhold Limit Value
• SPS — Science and Policy Staff
• IIC — Inspector-In-Charge
• NIM — No Inspection Made
• RES (OC) — Regulations Editorial Section (OC)
• BPA — Bureau of Pharmaceutical Assessment
• MPN — Metro Park North
• ABM — Application Briefing Meeting
• SDM — Submission Data Model
• NPG — National Preparedness Goal
• PLR — Physician Labeling Rule
• MID — Manufacturer IDentifier
• DIMS — Data Information Management Staff
• BASIS — Blood Availability and Safety Inventory System
• TPI — Tan Protection Index
• VE — vaccine efficacy
• RCS — Regulations Coordination Staff
• SE — Safe and Effective

• CCI — Corrected Count Increment
• MRD — Multiple Rising Dose
• CTC — Clinical Trial Certificate (U.K.)
• VCOOL — Voluntary Country-Of-Origin Labeling
• RMS — Review Management Staff
• SEDS — Shared Establishment Data Service
• OAT — Office for the Advancement of Telehealth
• EA — Environmental Assistance
• NDIRS — New Dietary Ingredients Review Staff
• MFR — ManuFactureR
• EASE — Enterprise Administrative Support Environment
• ERSB — Emergency Response and Surveillance Branch
• OIM — Office of Information Management
• FAI — Further Action Indicated
• MASC — Manipulated Autologous Structural Cell
• SIG — strategic implementation group
• HPK — Human PharmacoKinetic
• MAV — maximum allowable variation
• VS — Visiting Scientist
• NDI — National Death Index (CDC)
• CAP — Control of Automated Processes
• PER — Pharmaceutical Evaluation Report
• SCT — Society for Clinical Trials
• DC — Discharge in Cylindrical
• DPPS — Division of Plant Product Safety
• RCH — Remove Clinical Hold
• DRI — Daily Reference Intake
• RSB — Recalls and Shortages Branch (CDER)
• RSVP — Resource reporting System Via Projects
• WO — White Oak Campus
• VPS — Veterinary Product Safety
• SVP — small-volume parenteral
• MDP — Medical Devices Program
• EFGCP — European Forum on Good Clinical Practice
• SOPA — Submission of Portion of Application
• DIB — Director, Investigations Branch
• SIP — Survey of Institutionalized Persons
• DDE — Dymanic Data Exchange
• OPI — Office of Planning and Informatics
• CR — COLLECTION REPORT
• NSIP — National Seafood Inspection Program
• OPT — Office of Pediatric Therapeutics
• FSTA — federal supervisory travel approver
• IPC — In-Process Control
• RD — Registration Dossier
• FIRST — FDA Information Retrieval System
• DRA — Division of Risk Assessment
• PTS — Product Testing Section
• OEP — Office of Emergency Preparedness (PHS)
• OEI — Official Establishment Inventory

• FML — Firms Master List
• RTM — Recall Team Member
• SR — Significant Risk
• TB — Tuberculosis Bacillus
• FRAC — FDA Research Animal Council
• AGD — action goal date
• EIF — Expected Investment Fund
• DC — Discharge Curve
• DDB — Dental Devices Branch
• ERR — Entry Review Recommended
• BARC — Beltsville Area Agricultural Research Service
• SRD — Significant Risk Device
• CU — Consumer's Union
• GAT — genome amplification testing
• SPRC — Seafood Products Research Center
• NTB — NeuroToxicology Branch
• ETR — Electronic National Tuberculosis Registry
• TAV — travel authorizations and vouchers
• SUD — Single-Use Device
• SG — Study Group
• ISE — Integrated Summary of Efficiency
• SCSB — Scientific Computer Support Branch
• SD — Scientific Director
• FIH — First-In-Human
• TOPOFF — Top Officials
• PARS — Program Activities Review Staff
• WPC — WordPerfect Character (mapping file)
• COE — Certificate of Exportability
• SFB — Spore-Forming Bacteria
• NCC — National Coordinating Committee
• TRU — Temporary Recommendations for Use
• PTK — PhotoTerapeutic Keratectomy
• ML — Manufacturer's License
• AS — Administrative Staff
• LIR — Laboratory of Immunoregulation
• SIMCEN — National Exercise Simulation Center
• SM — Starting material
• PDA — Prescription Drug Advertising
• SOM — Sensitivity of Method
• SMG — Staff Manual Guide
• PSN — Patient Safety News (FDA)
• CDIS — Component Distribution Information System
• OSCI — Office of SCIence
• WIB — Western ImmunoBlot
• PDI — Post-Donation Information
• DC — Discharge Capacity
• SS — Serving Size
• SE — Salmonella Enteriditis
• RCT — ReCall Team
• SEB — Subsequent Entry Biologic

• FR.P. — Pharmacopee Francaise (French Pharmacopoeia)
• RTR — Recall Termination Recommendation
• TPD — TheTherapeutic Products Directorate
• NGB — National Guard Bureal
• SIF — Seafood HACCP Importer Form
• CSC — Computational Science Center
• RDT — rising dose tolerance
• RFR — Reportable Food Registry
• SA — Sustained Action
• CTO — Clinical Trial Outline
• MAT — Modular Antigen Transporter
• CDR — Clinical Drug Request
• PFL — Professional Flexible Labeling
• TPH — Tropical Public Health
• AD — Action Due
• AT — Acquisitions Team
• FPL — Final Printed Labeling
• RPS — Regulated Product Submissions
• TK — Toxicokinetics
• DSC — Drug Safety Communication
• DEPI — Division of EPIpidemiology
• PAGE — PolyAcrylimide Gel Electrophoresis
• IDM — Informational Disclosure Manual
• GSP — Good Statistics Practice
• OD (CBER) — Office of the Director (CBER)
• WSL — Washington Seafood Laboratory
• UA — UrinAnalysis
• DLR — Drug Listing Rule
• SGI — Summer Genetics Institute
• BTA — BioTerroism Act of 2002
• FII — FarmIndustria Italy
• MJ — Major Amendment
• RFD — Request for Designation
• IEE — Intervention Effect Estimate
• FA — Filing Action
• DMB — Dockets Management Branch
• TA — Temporary Abeyance
• RP — Resident Post
• GG — Goal Group
• DDS — Deputy Director for Safety (CDER)
• DC — Discharge Conduit
• RIPA — radioimunoprecipitation assay
• TO — table of oganization
• RR — Recall Recommendation
• MWG — Milk Working Group
• RH — responsible head
• NVC — National Vaccine Commission
• ITF — Inspection Task Force (CBER)

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