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| Acronym/abbreviation | Meaning |
|---|---|
| ABS | Australian Bureau of Statistics |
| ACE | Annual Charge Exemption (Scheme) |
| ACMS | Advisory Committee on Medicines Scheduling |
| AMA | Australian Medical Association |
| ARTG | Australian Register of Therapeutic Goods |
| ASMI | Australian Self Medication Industry |
| BAU | Business-as-usual |
| CMI | Consumer Medicine Information |
| DoH | Department of Health |
| GMP | Good Manufacturing Practice |
| GP | General Practitioner |
| GSK | GlaxoSmithKline |
| MBS | Medicare Benefits Schedule |
| NDPSC | National Drugs and Poison's Committee |
| OBPR | Office of Best Practice Regulation |
| OTC | Over-the-counter |
| PBAC | Pharmaceutical Benefits Advisory Committee |
| PBS | Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme |
| PGA | Pharmaceutical Guild of Australia |
| PI | Product Information |
| PSA | Pharmaceutical Society of Australia |
| QALY | Quality Adjusted Life Year |
| RASML | Required Advisory Statements for Medicine Labels |
| RBM | Regulatory Burden Measure |
| RIS | Regulation Impact Statement |
| SUSMP | Standard for the Uniform Scheduling of Medicines and Poisons (legally known as 'the Poisons Standard') |
| TGA | Therapeutic Goods Administration |