The Life Science industry and regulatory profession have a plethora of acronyms and technical terms. Our glossary aims to help make sense of these. Search by clicking on the letters above.
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Innovative Medicine
A medicine that contains an active substance or combination of active substances that has not been authorised before.
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Health Technology Assessment Bodies (HTABs)
Regional and national HTA bodies provide recommendations on medicines and other health technologies that can be financed or reimbursed by the…
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Health Technology Assessment
HTA is a multidisciplinary process that summarises information about the medical, social, economic, and ethical issues related to the use…
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Health Economics and Outcomes Research (HEOR)
Health Economics and Outcomes Research (HEOR) is the most common label given to the function within pharmaceutical and life science companies with…
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Foods for Special Medical Purpose (FSMP)
These are specially formulated foods that provide partial or complete nutrient requirements for post-operative convalescing patients or other nutritionally vulnerable…
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Food and Drug Administration (FDA or USFDA)
The FDA is a Federal agency within US Department of Health and Human Services, which is the primary regulating body…
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Field Safety Notice (FSN)
A communication to customers and/or users sent out by a manufacturer or its representative in relation to a Field Safety…
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EXtended EudraVigilance Medicinal Product Dictionary (XEVMPD)
The submission of data on medicines by marketing-authorisation holders into the EVMPD is a legal requirement from the 2010 pharmacovigilance…
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