The list of Abbreviations used in Pharmaceutical Industry
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- AADA: Abbreviated antibiotic drug application
- ADE: Adverse drug event
- ADME: Absorption, distribution, metabolism, and excretion
- AHU: Air Handling Unit
- ANDA: Abbreviated new drug application
- ANVISA: Agência Nacional de Vigilância Sanitária (National Health Surveillance Agency Brazil)
- AP: Applicants Part (of EDMF)
- API: Active pharmaceutical ingredient
- APR: Annual product review (APQR – Annual product quality review)
- AQL: Acceptable quality level
- AR: Analytical Reagent
- ASHRAE: American Society of heating, Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Engineers
- ASM: Active Substance Manufacturer
- ASMF: Active Substance Master File
- AST: Accelerated stability testing
- ASTM: American Society for Testing and Materialsa
- BA/BE: Bioavailability/bioequivalence
- BCS: Biopharmaceutical classification system