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Sunday, July 22, 2012

MOST COMMONLY USED ABBREVATIONS IN PHARMA FIELD



Ø  AHU – AIR HANDLING UNIT
Ø  ANDA- ABBREVIATED NEW DRUG APPLICATIONS
Ø  API- ACTIVE PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRY
Ø  APR- ANNUAL PRODUCT REVIEW
Ø  AOP- AIR OVER PRESSURE
Ø  APA- ASEPTIC PROCESSING AREA
Ø  ASTM-AMERICAN STANDARDS FOR TESTING MATERIALS
Ø  BPCR- BATCH PRODUCTION CONTROL RECORD
Ø  BMR- BATCH MANUFACTURING RECORD
Ø  BPT- BUBBLE POINT TEST
Ø  BP- BRITISH PHARMACOPOEIA
Ø  BET- BACTERIAL ENDOTOXIN TEST
Ø  BOPP- BIAXIALLY ORIENTED POLY PROPYLENE
Ø  CFR- CODE OF FEDRAL REGULATIONS
Ø  CGMP- CURRENT GOOD MANUFACTURING PROCEDURES
Ø  CDSCO- CENTRAL DRUGS & STANDARDS CONTROL ORGANISATION
Ø  CAPA- CORRECTIVE AND PREVENTIVE ACTION
Ø  CIP- CLEAN IN PLACE
Ø  DC- DOCUMENTAION CONTROLLER
Ø  DMF- DRUG MASTER FILE
Ø  DOP- DI OCTYL PTHALATE
Ø  DRA- DRUG REGULETORY AFFAIRS
Ø  EPE- EXPANDABLE POLY ETYLENE
Ø  EU- ENDOTOXIN UNITS
Ø  EPS- EXPANDABLE POLY STERENE
Ø  EPU- EXANPADABLE POLY URETHANE
Ø  EPA- ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
Ø  FDA- FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION
Ø  FIFO- FIRST IN FIRST OUT
Ø  FEFO- FIRST END FIRST OUT
Ø  GLP-GOOD LABORATORY PRACTICES
Ø  GMP- GOOD MANUFACTURING PROCEDURES
Ø  GPT- GROWTH PROMOTION TEST
Ø  HEPA- HIGH EFFICIANCY PARTICULATE AIR
Ø  HMI- HUMAN MACHINE INTERFACE
Ø  HDPE- HIGH DENSITY POLT ETHYELENE
Ø  HVAC- HEATING VENTILLATION AIR CONDITIONING
Ø  IP- INDIAN PHARMACOPOEIA
Ø  IBD-INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT
Ø  IPQA- IN PROCESS QUALITY ASSURANCE
Ø  ISO- INTERNATIONAL ORGANISATION FOR STANDARDISATION
Ø  JP- PHARMACOPEIA OF JAPAN
Ø  LAF- LAMINAR AIR FLOW
Ø  MF NO. – MASTER FORMULA NUMBER
Ø  MHRA- MEDICINES & HEALTH CARE PRODUCTS REGULATORY AGENCY
Ø  MCC- MEDICINE CONTROL COUNCIL
Ø  MPCR- MASTER PRODUCTION & CONTROL RECORD
Ø  MHW- MINISTRY OF HEALTH & WELFARE
Ø  MPA- MEDICAL PRODUCTS AGENCY
Ø  MMI- MAIN MENU IMAGE
Ø  MCB- MAIN CONTROL BOARD
Ø  NF- NATIONAL FORMULARY
Ø  NIST- NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS & TECHNOLOGY
Ø  NDA- NATIONAL DRUG AUTHORITY
Ø  NAPA- NON ASEPTIC PRACESSING AREA
Ø  NMT- NOT MORE THAN
Ø  NLT- NOT LESS THAN
Ø  OMRN- ONLINE MATERIAL REJECTION NOTE
Ø  OSHA- OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY & HEALTH ASSOCIATION
Ø  PDA- PARENTRAL DRUG ASSOCIATION
Ø  PIC- PHARMACEUTICAL INSPECTION CONVECTION
Ø  PVP- POLY VENYL PROPYLENE
Ø  PUF- POLY URTHENE FOAM
Ø  PFS- PRE FILLED SYRINGES
Ø  PVDC- POLY VINYLIDINE CHLORIDE
Ø  PLC- PROGRAMMABLE LOGICAL CONTROLLER
Ø  PPIC- PRODUCTION PLANNING AND INVENTORY CONTROL
Ø  QA- QUALITY ASSURANCE
Ø  QC- QUALITY CONTROL
Ø  RH- RELATIVE HUMIDITY
Ø  RAD- RETURN AIR DUCT
Ø  SS- STAINLESS STEEL
Ø  SOP-STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES
Ø  SCP- STANDARD CLEANING PROCEDURES
Ø  SUPAC- SCALE UP & POST APPROVAL CHANGES
Ø  SIP- STERILIZATION IN PLACE
Ø  SIP- STEAM IN PLACE
Ø  TOC- TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON
Ø  USP- UNITED STATES PHARMACOPOEIA
Ø  UPS- UNINTERRUPTED POWER SUPPLY
Ø  VMCH-VINYL MONO CHLORO HYDRINE
Ø  WIP-WORK IN PLACE

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