CT = clinical trail
CTAB = cetyltrimethylammonium bromide
CTD = Common Technical Document
CTQ = critical to quality
CV = curriculum vitae
CVA = Cardiovascular Accident
DA = Dopamine
DBL = data base lock
DBMS = database management system
DCC = data change convention
DCF = data clarification form
DCI = Data Capture Interface
DCFs = data clarification forms
DCM = Data collection module
DDAVP® = desmopressin acetate, 1-deamino-8- d -arginine vasopressin
DEHP = diethylhexylphthalate
DEMO = Demographics and subject characteristics
DHHS = department of health and human services
DHP = Data Handling Protocol
DIA = Drug Information Association
DISPOSIT = Disposition
DIN = Drug Identification Number
DIT = diiodotyrosine
DMARD = disease-modifying antirheumatic drug
DMAIC = process (define, measure, analyze, improve, control)
DMADV methodology (define, measure, analyze, design, verify)
DMF = drug master file
DMID = Division of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases
DMOP = data management operational plan
DOB = date of birth
DOD = date of death
DOPA = 3,4-dihydroxyphenylalanine
DPD = Drug Product Database
DPMO = Defects per Million Opportunities
DSMB = Data and Safety Monitoring Board
DSMBs = Data and Safety Monitoring Boards
DVGs = discrete value groups
ECG = Electrocardiogram
ECF = Extra Cellular Fluid
e-CRF = Electronic Case Report Form
ECs = ethics committees
EDC = Electronic Data Capture
EFPIA = European Federation of Pharmaceutical Industries and
Associations
EFTA = European Free Trade Agreement
EFTA = European Free Trade Association
EIR = Establishment Inspection Report
ELISA = enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay
EMEA = European Agency for te Evaluation of Medical Products
EMR = electronic medical record
EPA = Environmental Protection Agency
EPDM = ethylene propylene diene monomer
ERISA = Employee Retirement Income Security Act 1974
ESA = EMISSION SPECTROGRAPHIC ANALYSIS
EtO = Ethylene oxide
EU = endotoxin units
EWG = Expert Working Group
EXPOSURE = Drug exposure
FDA = Food and Drug Administration
FDM = Functional Deployment Matrix
FOB = functional observation battery
FOI = Freedom of Information
FOIA = Freedom of Information Act
FSH = Follicle Stimulating Hormone
FU = fraction unbound
G6PD = Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase
GABA = Gamma-Aminobutyric acid
GAMP = Good Automated Manufacturing Practice
GC = gas chromatography
GCP = Good Clinical practice
GCDMP = Good Clinical Data Management Practice
GDP = Good Distribution Practice
GFR = glomerular filtration rate
GH = Growth Hormone
GHTF = Global Harmonization Task Force
GI = Gastro Intestinal
GIT = Gastro Intestinal Tract
GLP = Good Laboratory Practices
GMP = good manufacturing practice (cGMP)
GTP = guanosine triphosphatE
GUI = Graphical User Interface
