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Acronyms beginning with A & B
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10/21/2012

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AAAS
Definition
American Association for the Advancement of Science
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AABB
Definition
American Association of Blood Banks
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AADA
Definition
Abbreviated Antibiotic Drug Application (FDA) (used primarily for generics)
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AAMC
Definition
Association of American Medical Colleges
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AAPS
Definition
American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists
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ABPI
Definition
Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry
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ACCP
Definition
American College of Clinical Pharmacology
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ACDM
Definition
Association for Clinical Data Management (UK)
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ACE
Definition
Angiotensin-converting enzyme
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ACIL
Definition
A national trade association representing independent, commercial scientific, and engineering firms
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ACPU
Definition
Association of Clinical Pharmacology Units
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ACRA
Definition
Associate Commissioner for Regulatory Affairs (FDA)
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ACRP
Definition
Association of Clinical Research Professionals
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ACRPI
Definition
Changed its name to ICR- Institute of Clinical Research
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ACT
Definition
Applied Clinical Trials magazine
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ACTG
Definition
AIDS Clinical Trials Group (NIAID)
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ACTU
Definition
AIDS Clinical Trials Unit (NIH)
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ADaM
Definition
Analysis Data Model (a CDISC standard)
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ADE
Definition
Adverse Drug Event/Experience
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ADME
Definition
Absorption, distribution, metabolism, and excretion (pharmacokinetics)
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ADR
Definition
Adverse Drug Reaction- any noxious and unintended response associated with the use of a drug in humans
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AE
Definition
Adverse Event- any untoward medical occurrence in subjects which does not necessarily have a casual relationship with the treatment
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AEGIS
Definition
ADROIT Electronically Generated Information Service, a subscription service that provides subscribing organizations with access to adverse drug reaction data from Adverse Drug Reaction Online Information Tracking database
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AERS
Definition
Adverse Even Reporting System (FDA)
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AFMR
Definition
American Federation for Medical Research (formerly American Federation for Clinical Research AFCR)
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AHA
Definition
American Heart Association
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AHCPR
Definition
Agency for Health Care Policy Research (NIH)
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AHIC
Definition
American Health Information Community
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AICRC
Definition
Association of Independent Clinical Research Contractors (UK)
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AIDS
Definition
Acquired immune deficiency syndrome, acquired immunodeficiency syndrome
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ALCOA
Definition
Attributable, legible, contemporaneous, original, accurate (dimensions of data integrity)
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am
Definition
Ante meridian (morning)
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AMA
Definition
American Medical Association
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AMC
Definition
Antibody-mediated cytotoxicity
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AmFAR
Definition
American Foundation for AIDS research
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AMG
Definition
Arzneimittelgesetz (German Drug Law)
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AMWA
Definition
American Medical Writers Association
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ANDA
Definition
Abbreviated New Drug Application (for generic drug)
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ANOVA
Definition
Analysis of variance (statistics)
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ANSI
Definition
American National Standards Institute- coordinator for US voluntary standards efforts, acts as approval body to recognize documents developed by other national organizations, acts as US representative in international and regional standards efforts, and serves as a clearinghouse for national and international standards development information
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AOAC
Definition
Association of Official Analytical Chemists
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APB
Definition
Association Pharmaceutique Belge (Belgium)
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APhA
Definition
American Pharmacists Association
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API
Definition
active pharmaceutical ingredient
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APPI
Definition
Academy of Pharmaceutical Physicians and Investigators
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ARCS
Definition
Association of Regulatory & Clinical Scientists (Australia)
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ARO
Definition
academic research organizaiton
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ASAP
Definition
Administrative Systems Automation Project (FDA)
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ASCII
Definition
American Standard Code for Information Interchange (computer files)
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ASCPT
Definition
American Society for Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics
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ASP
Definition
application service provider delivering a computer application via the www
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ASQ
Definition
American Society for Quality (formerly American Society for Quality Control)
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ATC
Definition
Anatomic-Therapeutic Chemical Coding dictionary
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AUC
Definition
area under the curve (statistics)
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action letter
Definition
An official communication from FDA to an NDA sponsor announcing an agency decision- includes approval, not approval, clinical hold and warning letters
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activation
Definition
Enabling an eClinical trial system to capture data; usually used for EDC systems
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admission criteria
Definition
basis for selecting target population for a clinical trial
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algorithm
Definition
step-by-step procedure for solving a mathematical problem
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alpha error
Definition
the likelihood that a relationship observed between 2 variables is due to chance
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analysis dataset
Definition
an organized collection of data or information with a common theme arranged in rows and columns and represented as a single file; comparable to database table
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analysis set
Definition
set of subjects whose data are to be included in the main analyses- should be defined in the statistical section of the protocol
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analysis variables
Definition
variables used to test the statistical hypotheses identified in the protocol; variables to be analyzed
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anchor
Definition
designation for a planned activity, often marking the transition between epochs or elements of a clinical plan
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anonymized
Definition
personal data which have been processed to be made anonymous
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applet
Definition
a small application, typically downloaded from a server
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application
Definition
1. Computer software designed to fill users' needs 2. Regulatory application- made to a health authority to investigate, market or license a new product or indication
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approvable letter
Definition
An official communication from FDA to an NDA/BLA sponsor that lists issues to be resolved before an approval can be issued
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approval (in relation to IRBs)
Definition
Affirmative decision of the IRB that the clinical trial has bene reviewed and may be conducted within the constraints set forth by the IRB, the institution, GCP and regulatory requirements
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approval letter
Definition
An official communication from FDA to inform an application of decision to allow commercial marketing consistent with conditions of approval
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arm
Definition
a planned sequence of elements, typically equivalent to a treatment group
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assessment
Definition
a measurement evaluation, or judgement fr a study variable pertaining to the status of a subject
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attribute
Definition
in data modeling, refers to specific items of data that can be collected for a class
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audit
Definition
a systematic and independent examination of trial-related activities and documents to determine whether they were done according to protocol, SOPs, GCP and regulatory requirements
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audit certificate
Definition
a document certifying that the audit has taken place
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audit report
Definition
a written evaluation by the auditor of the results of the audit
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audit trail
Definition
a process that captures details such as additions, deletions, or alterations of information in an electronic record- facilitates the reconstruction of the history of such actions
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back translation
Definition
translating a document back that had been translated to another language
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background material
Definition
information pertinent to the understanding of a protocol
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balanced study
Definition
trial in which a particular type of subject is equally represented in each study group
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bandwidth
Definition
indicator of the throughput (speed) of data flow on a transmission path
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baseline assessment
Definition
assessment of subjects as they enter a trial and before they receive any treatment
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baseline characteristics
Definition
demographic, clinical, and other data collected for each participant at the beginning of the trial before the intervention is administered
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baseline imbalance
Definition
systematic error in creating intervention groups, such that they differ with respect to prognosis (participants are not representative of the population of all possible participants)
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Bayesian approaches
Definition
approaches to data analysis that provide a posterior probability distribution for some parameter derived from the observed data and a prior probability distribution for the parameter- used as the basis for statistical inference
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Bayesian statistics
Definition
statistical approach named for Thomas Bayes, accepting the idea that it is possible to talk about the probability of hypotheses being true and parameters having particular values
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beta error
Definition
probability of showing no significant difference when a true difference exists; a false acceptance of the null hypothesis
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bias
Definition
situation or condition that causes the result to depart from the true value in a consistent direction
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bioanalytical assays
Definition
methods for quantitative measurement of a drug, metabolites, or chemicals in biological fluids
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bioavailability
Definition
rate and extent to which a drug is absorbed or is otherwise available to the treatment site in the body
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bioequivalence
Definition
scientific basis on which drugs with the same active ingredients are compared
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BLA
Definition
Biologics Licensing Application- application to FDA for a license to market a new biologic product in the US
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biomarker
Definition
a characteristic that is objectively measured and evaluated as an indicator of normal biological processes, pathogenic processes, or pharmacologic responses to a therapeutic intervention
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biostatistics
Definition
branch of statistics applied to the analysis of biological phenomena
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blind review
Definition
checking and assessing data prior to breaking the blind, for the purpose of finalizing the planned analysis
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blinded (masked) medications
Definition
made impossible to distinguish whether active or placebo is being administered
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blinded study
Definition
the subject, investigator, or anyone assessing the outcome is unaware of the treatment assignments
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blinding
Definition
a procedure to limit bias by preventing subjects and study personnel from identifying which treatments or procedures are administered
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branch
Definition
point within a study where there is an allocation of subject subsets to particular procedures or treatment groups
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browser
Definition
computer program that runs on the user's desktop to navigate the world wide web
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BARQA
Definition
British Association of Research Quality Assurance
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BCE
Definition
beneficial clinical event
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BDPA
Definition
Bureau of Drug Policy and Administration (China)
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BEUC
Definition
European Bureau of Consumer Unions
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BfArM
Definition
Federal Institute for Drugs and Medical Devices, Germany
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BGA
Definition
Federal health office, former German public health agency
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BGVV
Definition
Federal Institute for Health Protection of Consumers and Veterinary Medicine, Germany
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BIO
Definition
Biotechnology industry Organization
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BIRA
Definition
British Institute of Regulatory Affairs
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BLA
Definition
Biologics License Application (FDA)
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BPI
Definition
Bundesverband der Pharmazeutischen Industrie EV (Germany)
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BrAPP
Definition
British Association of Pharmaceutical Physicians
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BRIDG
Definition
Biomedical Research Integrated Domain Group
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BSA
Definition
body surface area
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501(k)
Definition
A premarket notification submitted to FDA to demonstrate that the medical device to be marketed is as safe and effective or "substantially equivalent" to a legally marketed device
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ACE
Definition
Adverse Clinical Event
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ACS
Definition
American Chemical Society
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active ingredient
Definition
a drug component intended to furnish pharmacological activity or other direct effect in the diagnosis, cure, mitigation, treatment or prevention of disease
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adulterated
Definition
product containing any filthy, putrid, or decomposed substance; or prepared under unsanitary conditions; or not made according to GMPs; etc
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AFDO
Definition
Association of Food and Drug Officials
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AMIDD
Definition
Active Implantable Medical Device Directive
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AIP
Definition
Application Integrity Policy. FDA's approach to reviewing applications that may be affected by wrongful acts that raise significant questions regarding data reliability
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ANADA
Definition
Abbreviated New Animal Drug Application
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APA
Definition
American Psychological Association
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APHIS
Definition
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
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approved
Definition
FDA designation given to drugs, biologics and medical devices that have been granted marketing approval
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AQL
Definition
Acceptable Quality Level
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ASM
Definition
American Society for Microbiolgoy
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ATF
Definition
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms
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BACPAC
Definition
Bulk Activities Chemical Post Approval Changes
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banned device
Definition
device presenting a substantial deception, unreasonable risk of injury or illness, or unreasonable direct and substantial danger to public health
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biologic
Definition
any virus, therapeutic serum, toxin, antitoxin, or analogous product applicable to the prevention, treatment or cure of diseases or injuries in man
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