Section C - Acronyms and Definitions

Question 1

AAC

Answer 1

Actual Acquisition Cost
-the actual price a pharmacist pays when purchasing drug product. Typically discounted from Average Wholesale Price (AWP)

Question 2

ADE

Answer 2

Adverse Drug Experience

Question 3

ADR

Answer 3

Adverse Drug Reaction

Question 4

AMP

Answer 4

Average Manufacturer Price

-average price paid by wholesailers to manufacture drugs

Question 5

ANDA

Answer 5

Abbreviated New Drug Application

Question 6

ATF

Answer 6

Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms agency

Question 7

AWP

Answer 7

Average Wholesale Price

-used for basis for pricing prescriptions

Question 8

CAM

Answer 8

Complementary and Alternative Medicine

Question 9

CDER

Answer 9

Center for Drug Evaluation and Research

Question 10

CFR

Answer 10

Code of Federal Regulations

-compilation of final regulations and notices promulgated by the federal goverment

Question 11

CMS

Answer 11

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services

Question 12

CPSC

Answer 12

Consumer Product Safety Commission

Question 13

CSOS

Answer 13

Controlled Substance Ordering System

-electronic DEA 222 Form

Question 14

DHHS

Answer 14

Department of Health and Human Services

-includes FDA

Question 15

DI

Answer 15

Dietary Ingredent

-vitamin, mineral, herb, botanical, amino acid, or dietary substance that suplements diet

Question 16

DQSA

Answer 16

Drug Quality and Security Act

Question 17

DRG

Answer 17

Diagnosis Related Groups

-classification system for hospital inpatients

Question 18

DS

Answer 18

Dietary Supplement

-OTC containing dietary ingredients

Question 19

DSHEA

Answer 19

Dietary Supplement Health Education Act

Question 20

EAC

Answer 20

Estimated Acquisition Cost

-estimated cost of drug by information by DHHS

Question 21

EHR

Answer 21

Electronic Health Records

Question 22

EOB

Answer 22

Electronic Orange Book

Question 23

GRAS

Answer 23

Generally Recognized As Safe

-inert ingredients permitted to be used in pharmaceutical and food products as excipients

Question 24

GRASE

Answer 24

Generally Recognized as Safe and Effective

Question 25

HHA

Answer 25

Home Health Agency

Question 26

HP/HPUS

Answer 26

Homeopathic Pharmacopoea of the United States

Question 27

HSD

Answer 27

Home-use Sterile Drug products

Question 28

IND

Answer 28

Investigational New Drug

Question 29

LVP

Answer 29

Large Volume Parenteral

Question 30

MAC

Answer 30

Maximum Allowable Cost -highest price allowed under a specific plan for a specific drug. If patient wants more expensive, must pay the difference

Question 31

NDA

Answer 31

New Drug Application

Question 32

NIH

Answer 32

National Institutes of Health

Question 33

NDI

Answer 33

New Dietary Ingredient

Question 34

Non-DI

Answer 34

excipient used in the manufacturer of a DS

Question 35

PFFS

Answer 35

Private Fee-For-Service plans that allow you to go to any doctor or hospital that accepts their terms

Question 36

PHS

Answer 36

Public Health Service

Question 37

PI

Answer 37

Package Insert

Question 38

PPI

Answer 38

Patient Package Insert

Question 39

PPO

Answer 39

Preferred Provider Organization

Question 40

PPPA

Answer 40

Poison Prevention Packaging Act

Question 41

SDA

Answer 41

Specially Denatured Alcohol

Question 42

SNDA

Answer 42

Supplemental New Drug Application

Question 43

SNF

Answer 43

Skilled Nursing Facility

Question 44

SNP

Answer 44

Special Needs Plan | -medicare advantage plan for people in LTC recieving Madicaid and Medicare

Question 45

SP

Answer 45

Sterile Product or Supervising Pharmacist

Question 46

TCAM

Answer 46

Traditional, Complimentary, and Alternative Medicint

Question 47

TRP

Answer 47

TAmper Resistant Packaging

Question 48

USAN

Answer 48

United States Adoped Names

Question 49

USP/NF

Answer 49

United States Pharmacopoea/National Formulary

Question 50

USP DI

Answer 50

United States Pharmacopoeia Dispensing Information

Question 51

VIPPS

Answer 51

Verified Internet Pharmacy Practice Site

Question 52

Cosmetic

Answer 52

applied to human body for purpose of cleansing, beautifying, promoting attractiveness, or alternating appearance (except soap)