Section C - Acronyms and Definitions Flashcards
AAC
Actual Acquisition Cost
-the actual price a pharmacist pays when purchasing drug product. Typically discounted from Average Wholesale Price (AWP)
ADE
Adverse Drug Experience
ADR
Adverse Drug Reaction
AMP
Average Manufacturer Price
-average price paid by wholesailers to manufacture drugs
ANDA
Abbreviated New Drug Application
ATF
Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms agency
AWP
Average Wholesale Price
-used for basis for pricing prescriptions
CAM
Complementary and Alternative Medicine
CDER
Center for Drug Evaluation and Research
CFR
Code of Federal Regulations
-compilation of final regulations and notices promulgated by the federal goverment
CMS
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
CPSC
Consumer Product Safety Commission
CSOS
Controlled Substance Ordering System
-electronic DEA 222 Form
DHHS
Department of Health and Human Services
-includes FDA
DI
Dietary Ingredent
-vitamin, mineral, herb, botanical, amino acid, or dietary substance that suplements diet
DQSA
Drug Quality and Security Act
DRG
Diagnosis Related Groups
-classification system for hospital inpatients
DS
Dietary Supplement
-OTC containing dietary ingredients
DSHEA
Dietary Supplement Health Education Act
EAC
Estimated Acquisition Cost
-estimated cost of drug by information by DHHS
EHR
Electronic Health Records
EOB
Electronic Orange Book
GRAS
Generally Recognized As Safe
-inert ingredients permitted to be used in pharmaceutical and food products as excipients
GRASE
Generally Recognized as Safe and Effective
HHA
Home Health Agency
HP/HPUS
Homeopathic Pharmacopoea of the United States
HSD
Home-use Sterile Drug products
IND
Investigational New Drug
LVP
Large Volume Parenteral
MAC
Maximum Allowable Cost
-highest price allowed under a specific plan for a specific drug. If patient wants more expensive, must pay the difference
NDA
New Drug Application
NIH
National Institutes of Health
NDI
New Dietary Ingredient
Non-DI
excipient used in the manufacturer of a DS
PFFS
Private Fee-For-Service plans that allow you to go to any doctor or hospital that accepts their terms
PHS
Public Health Service
PI
Package Insert
PPI
Patient Package Insert
PPO
Preferred Provider Organization
PPPA
Poison Prevention Packaging Act
SDA
Specially Denatured Alcohol
SNDA
Supplemental New Drug Application
SNF
Skilled Nursing Facility
SNP
Special Needs Plan
-medicare advantage plan for people in LTC recieving Madicaid and Medicare
SP
Sterile Product or Supervising Pharmacist
TCAM
Traditional, Complimentary, and Alternative Medicint
TRP
TAmper Resistant Packaging
USAN
United States Adoped Names
USP/NF
United States Pharmacopoea/National Formulary
USP DI
United States Pharmacopoeia Dispensing Information
VIPPS
Verified Internet Pharmacy Practice Site
Cosmetic
applied to human body for purpose of cleansing, beautifying, promoting attractiveness, or alternating appearance (except soap)