ADR

adverse drug reaction

AIDS

acquired immunodeficiency syndrome

ARV

antiretroviral

ASEAN

Association of South-East Asian Nations

BSE

bovine spongiform encephalopathy

CAM

complementary and alternative medicine

CIOMS

Council for International Organizations of Medical Sciences

CJD

Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease

CPMP

Committee for Proprietary Medicinal Products

CPP

Certificate of a Pharmaceutical Product

CRO

contract research organization

DRA

drug regulatory authority

DT

diphtheria and tetanus (vaccine)

EMEA

European Agency for the Evaluation of Medicines

EU

European Union

GCC

Gulf Cooperation Council

GCP

Good Clinical Practices

GLP

Good Laboratory Practices

GMP

Good Manufacturing Practices

GSP

Good Supplies Practices

HAV

hepatitis A virus

HBV

hepatitis B virus

HCV

hepatitis C virus

HIV

human immunodeficiency virus

HTLV

human T-cell lymphotropic virus

ICDRA

International Conference of Drug Regulatory Authorities

ICH

International Conference on Harmonization of Technical Requirements for Registration of Pharmaceuticals for Human Use

MMR

measles, mumps, rubella (vaccine)

MOH

Ministry of Health

NAT

nucleic acid testing

OECD

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development

OIE

Office international des Epizooties

R&D

research and development

SPC

summary of product characteristics

TCM

traditional Chinese medicine

TRIPS

Trade-Related Intellectual Property Rights (Agreement)

TSE

transmissible spongiform encephalopathy

TT

tetanus toxoid

UMC

Uppsala Monitoring Centre

WHA

World Health Assembly

WHO

World Health Organization