Acronyms

AAC

Actual Acquisition Cost

AARP

American Association of Retired Persons

ADE/ADR

Adverse Drug Experience/Adverse Drug Reaction

AMP

Average Manufacture Price

ANDA

Abbreviated New Drug Application

ATF

Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms agency

AWP

Average Wholesale Price

CAM

Complimentary Alternative Medicine

CDC

center for disease control

CDER

center for drug evaluation and research

CFR

Code of federal regulations

CMS

Centers for Medicaid and Medicare Services

CPSC

Consumer Product Safety Commission

CSOS

controlled substance ordering system

DEA

Drug Enforcement Agency

DHHS

Department of Human and Health 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

HIPPA

Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act

HMO

Health Maintenance Organization

HP/HPPUS

Homeopathic Pharmacopeia of the US

HSA

Health Savings Account

HSD

Home use sterile drug products

IND

investigational new drug development

JCAHO

Joint commission on accreditation of health care organizations

LVP

large volume parenteral

MAC

maximum allowable cost

NABP

national association of boards and pharmacy

NDA

new drug application

NDC

NDI

New Dietary Ingredient

NIH

Non DI

NPI

OBRA

OSHA

OTC

PBM

PFFS

PHS

PI

PPI

Patient Package Insert

PPO

PPPA

REMS

SDA

SNDA

SNF

SNP

SP

TCAM

TRP

USAN

USP/NF

USP DI

VIPPS