HDL = high-density lipoproteins +
HEMA = Labs hematology
HHS = Health and Human Services
HIPAA = Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
HIV = human immune-deficiency virus
HIV = Human Immunodeficiency Virus
HLT = High level term
HLGT = High level group term
HMG-CoA = 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl coenzyme A
HMW = high-molecular-weight
HPFB = Health Products and Food Branch
HPFBI = Health Products and Food Branch Inspectorate
HPLC = high-pressure liquid chromatography
HTS = high throughput screening
IACUC = Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee
IB = Investigator's Brochure
IBCTs = Internet Based Clinical Trials
IC = Institute and Center
ICD-CM = International Classification of Diseases with Clinical Modification
ICDRA = International Conference of Drug Regulatory Authorities
ICH = International Conference on Harmonisation
IDDM = Insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus
IDE = independent development evaluation
IDMC = Independent Data-Monitoring Committee
IEC = independent ethics committee
IFPMA = International Federation of Pharmaceutical Manufacturers
Association
IM = intramuscularly
IME = important medical event
IMPs = investigative medicinal products
IND = investigational new drug
IOL = intraocular lens
IOM = Institute of Medicine
IOM = Investigations Operations Manual
IOP = Interim/Interface Operating Procedure
IP = investigational product
IPO = initial public offering
IQ = INSTALLATION QUALIFICATION
IQL = INDIFFERENCE QUALITY LEVEL
IRB = institutional review board
IRB/IEC = INSTITUTIONAL REVIEW BOARD/INDEPENDENT ETHICS COMMITTEE
IRR=internal rate of return
IRS = Internal Revenue Service
ISE = Information Systems Engineering
ISM = Independent Safety Monitor
ISS = Information System Services
IV = intravenous
IVD = in vitro diagnostic
IVDs = in vitro diagnostics
J-ART = Japanese Adverse Reaction Terminology
JD = Doctor of Jurisprudence
JGA = juxtaglomerular apparatus
JPMA = Japan Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Association
KPIs = Key Performance Indicators
LAL = limulus amebocyte lysate
LAR - legally authorized representative
LD50 = lethal dose for 50% of test subjects
LDL = low-density lipoproteins
LH = Luteinizing hormone
LLOQ = lower limit of quantification
LLT = Lowest level term
LMW = low-molecular-weight
LSL = Lower Spec Limit
LTPD = LOT TOLERANCE PERCENT DEFECTIVE
LVLP = last visit, last patient
