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Abbreviations
Version 1.1, December 2016
Last updated
Abbreviation | Meaning |
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ACMS | Advisory Committee for Medicines Scheduling |
ACSOM | Advisory Committee on the Safety of Medicines |
ARGPM | Australian Regulatory Guidelines for Prescription Medicines |
AHMAC | Australian Health Ministers' Advisory Council |
AMA | Australian Medical Association |
API | Active Pharmaceutical Ingredient(s) |
ARTG | Australian Register of Therapeutic Goods |
ASMI | Australian Self Medication Industry |
AusPAR | Australian Public Assessment Report |
BAU | business as usual |
CACC | combination analgesic containing codeine |
CATAG | Council of Australian Therapeutic Advisory Groups |
CCA | codeine-containing analgesics |
CMI | Consumer Medicines Information |
DHC | dihydrocodeine |
EMA | European Medicines Agency |
FDA | Food and Drug Administration (USA) |
GMP | Good Manufacturing Practice |
GI | gastrointestinal |
GP | general practitioner |
MBS | Medicare Benefits Schedule |
MHRA | Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (UK) |
NDPSC | National Drugs and Poisons Schedule Committee |
OBPR | Office of Best Practice Regulation |
OTC | over the counter |
PBS | Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme |
PGA | The Pharmacy Guild of Australia |
PI | Product Information |
PIL | Patient Information Leaflet |
PSA | Pharmaceutical Society of Australia |
QALY | quality adjusted life year |
RACGP | Royal Australian College of General Practitioners |
RACP | Royal Australian College of Physicians |
RASML | Required Advisory Statements for Medicine Labels |
RBE | Regulatory Burden Estimate |
RBM | Regulatory Burden Measure |
RIS | Regulation Impact Statement |
RTM | real-time monitoring |
SHPA | Society of Hospital Pharmacists of Australia |
SmPC | Summary of product characteristics |
SPF | Scheduling Policy Framework |
SUSMP | Standard for the Uniform Scheduling of Medicines and Poisons; Poisons Standard |
TGA | Therapeutic Goods Administration |
WHO | World Health Organization |