AAC
Actual Acquisition Cost
AARP
American Association of Retired Persons
ADE/ADR
Adverse Drug Experience or Adverse Drug Reaction
AMP
Average Manufacturer Price
ANDA
Abbreviated New Drug Application
ATF
Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms Agency
AWP
Average Wholesale Price
CAM
Complementary and Alternative Medicine
CDC
Centers for Disease Control
CDER
Center for Drug Evaluation and Research
CFR
Code of Federal Regulations
CMS
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
CPSC
Consumer Product Safety Comission
CSOS
Controlled Substance Ordering System
DEA
Drug Enforcement Agency
DHHS
Department of Health and Human Services
DI
Dietary Ingredient
DME
Durable Medical Equipment
DQSA
Drug Quality and Security Act
DRG
Diagnosis Related Groups
DS
Dietary Supplement
DSHEA
Dietary Supplement Health Education Act
DUR
Drug Utilization Review
EAC
Estimated Acquisition Cost
EHR
Electronic Health Records
EOB
Electronic Orange Book
FDA
Food and Drug Administration
FDCA
Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act
FTC
Federal Trade Commission
GMP
Good Manufacturing Practice
GRAS
Generally Recognized as Safe
GRASE
Generally Recognized as Safe and Effective
HCFA
Health Care Financing Administration
HHA
Home Health Agency
HIPAA
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
HMO
Health Maintenance Organization
HP/HPUS
Homeopathic Pharmacopoeia of the United States
HSA
Health Savings Account
HSD
Home-use Sterile Drug products
IND
Investigational New Drug
JCAHO
Joint Commission on Accreditation of Health Care Organizations
LVP
Large Volume Parenteral
MAC
Maximum Allowable Cost
NABP
National Association of Boards of Pharmacy
NDA
New Drug Application
NDC
National Drug Code
NIH
National Institutes of Health
NDI
New Dietary Ingredient
NPI
National Provider Identifer
OBRA
Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act
OSHA
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
OTC
Over-the-Counter
PBM
Pharmacy Benefits Management
PFFS
Private fee for service plans
PHS
Public Health Service
PI
Package Insert
PPI
Patient Package Insert
PPO
Preferred Provider Organization
PPPA
Poison Prevention Packaging Act
REMS
Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategy
SDA
Specially Denatured Alcohol
SNDA
Supplemental New Drug Application
SNF
Skilled Nursing Facility
SNP
Special Needs Plan
SP
Sterile Product or Supervising Pharmacist
TCAM
Traditional, complementary, and alternative medicine
TRP
Tamper Resistant Packaging
USAN
United States Adopted Names
USP/NF
United States Pharmacopoeia/National Formulary
USP DI
United States Pharmacopoeia Dispensing Information
VIPPS
Verified Internet Pharmacy Practice Sites