- Afssaps
- Agence Francaise de Sécurité Sanitaire des Produits de Santé
- AfSSAPS
- Agence Francaise de Sécurité Sanitaire des Produits de Santé
- AIDS
- Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome
- AMIS
- Arzneimittel Informationssystem
- BEMA
- Benchmarking of European Medicines Agencies
- BfArM
- Bundesinstitut für Arzneimittel und Medizinprodukte
- CADREAC
- Collaboration Agreement between Drug Regulatory Authorities in EU Associated Countries
- CAVDRI
- Collaboration Agreement between Veterinary Drug Regulatory Institutions in the EU Candidate Countries
- CHMP
- Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use
- CIOMS
- Council for International Organisations of Medical Sciences
- CMD(h)
- Coordination group for Mutual recognition and Decentralised procedure (human)
- CMD(v)
- Coordination group for Mutual recognition and Decentralised procedure (veterinary)
- CMS
- Concerned Member State
- COX
- Cyclo Oxygenase
- CPMP
- Committee for Proprietary Medicinal Products
- CTFG
- Clinical Trial Facilitation Group
- CVMP
- Committee for Veterinary Medicinal Products
- DCP
- Decentralised Procedure
- DIMDI
- Deutsches Institut für medizinische Dokumentation und Information
- DIN
- Deutsche Industrienorm
- EACR
- European Association for Cancer Research
- EC
- Europena Community
- EDQM
- European Directorate for the Quality of Medicines
- EEA
- European Ecconomic Area
- EFTA
- European Free Trade Association
- EGA
- European Generic medicines Association
- EMA
- European Medicines Agency
- EMEA
- European Medicines Agency
- EMRN
- European Medicines Regulator Network
- ERMN
- European Regulatory medicines network
- ESTP
- European Society of Toxicologic Pathology
- EU
- European Union
- EWP
- Efficacy Working Party
- EWR
- Europäischer Wirtschaftsraum
- Fa.
- Firma
- FAQ
- Frequently Asked Questions
- FEDESA
- Fédération Européenne de la Santé Animale
- FIP
- Federation International Pharmaceutique
- GENARS
- German Network on Antimicrobiol Resistance
- HCWH
- Health Care Without Harm
- HIV
- Human Immunodefiency Virus
- HMA
- Heads of Medicines Agencies
- HMPWG
- Homeopathic Medicinal Products Working Group
- ICH
- International Conference on Harmonisation of Technical Requirements for Registration of Pharmaceuticals for Human Use
- IFAH
- International Federation for Animal Health
- IFPMA
- International Federation of Pharmaceutical Manufacturers and Associations
- IMB
- Irish Medicines Board
- Inc.
- Incorporate
- ISO
- International Standards Organization
- kb
- Kilobytes
- MA
- Marketing authorisation
- MAH
- Marketing Authorisation Holder
- MEDDEV
- Medical Devices
- MHRA
- Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency
- MRFG
- Mutual Recognition Facilitation Group
- MRI
- mutual recognition information
- MRP
- Mutual Recognition Procedure
- n.a.
- not applicable
- NCA
- National Competent Authority
- NCAs
- National Competent Authorities
- OMCL
- Official Medicines Control Laboratory
- PDF
- Portable Document Format
- PEI
- Paul-Ehrlich-Institut
- PhVWP
- Pharmacovigilance Working Parties
- PO
- Post Office
- PSSG
- PSUR Synchronisation Sub Group
- PSUR
- Periodic Safety Update Report
- QRD
- Quality Review of Documents
- RMS
- Reference Member State
- s.c.l
- summa cum laude
- SOT
- Society of Toxicology
- SPC
- Summary of Product Characteristics
- UK
- United Kingdom
- USA
- United States of America
- VMRFG
- Veterinary Mutual Recognition Facilitation Group
- VMRI
- veterinary mutual recognition information
- WGCP
- Working Group of Communication Professionals
- WGQM
- Working Group of Quality Managers
- ZIP
- Compressed File
