Pharmaceutical Alphabet Soup

Twenty Commonly Utilized Acronyms from the Pharmaceutical Industry that Physicians Need to Know

Absorption, Distribution, Metabolism and Excretion (ADME)

Biologics License Application (BLA)

Chief XXX Officer (CXO)

            Chief Executive Officer (CEO)

            Chief Medical Officer (CMO)

            Chief Financial Officer (CFO)

European Medicines Agency (EMA)

Food & Drug Administration (FDA)

Global Medical Affairs (GMA)

Good Publication Practices (GPP)

Good XXX Practice (GXP)

            Good Clinical Practice (GCP)

            Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP)

Good Laboratory Practice (GLP)

Health Economics and Outcomes Research (HEOR)

Investigational New Drug (IND)

Investigator Sponsored Research (ISR)

Key Opinion Leader (KOL)

Mechanism of Action (MOA)

Medical Science Liaison (MSL)

New Drug Application (NDA)

Program Management/Manager (PM)

Program Team (PT)

Promotional Review Committee (PRC)

Target Product Profile (TPP)

Therapeutic Area (TA)