Pharma Abbreviation Dictionary

Pharma Abbreviation Dictionary

ACO - accountable care organization
AMCP - Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy
APhA - American Pharmacists Association API - active pharmaceutical ingredient ASP - average sales price
CFR - Code of Federal Regulations
CIA - corporate integrity agreement
CRL - complete response letter
CMO - contract manufacturing organization; Chief Medical Officer
CRO - contract research organization
CSR - clinical study report
DALY - disability-adjusted life year
EBM - evidence based medicine
EMA - European Medicines Agency
FDA - Food & Drug Administration
FDC - fixed dose competition
GPP - good publication practice GWAS - genome wide association study HCDM - healthcare decision-maker
HCP - healthcare provider
HEOR - health economics & outcomes research
HTA - health technology assessment
IC - incentive compensation
ICER - incremental cost-effectiveness ratio; Institute for Clinical and Economic Research
IDN - integrated delivery network
IEGP - integrated evidence generation plan
IME - independent medical education
IPI - international pricing index
ISS - investigator sponsored study
ITC - indirect treatment comparison
KOL - key opinion leader
KTL - key thought leader
KPI - key performance indicator LCM - life cycle management
LRP - long range planning
MAx - market access
MIS - medical information services
MSL - medical science liaison
MVA - master visual aid
NDC - national drug code
NICE - National Institute for Health and Care Excellence
NIR - non-interventional study NIS - non-interventional research NMA - network meta-analysis
NPP - new product planning
OL - outcomes liaison
PD - pharmacodynamics
PK - pharmacokinetics
PMPM - per member per month
PMPY - per member per year
PRO - patient reported outcome
PTR - probability of regulatory success PTRS - probability of technical and regulatory success PTS - probability of technical success PV - pharmacovigilance
QALY - quality-adjusted life year
RML - regional medical liaison
RWE - real world evidence
SAP - statistical analysis plan
SRL - standard response letter
TL - thought leader
UM - utilization management
V&A - value and access
VC - venture capital
WAC - wholesale acquisition cost