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| Abbreviation | Meaning |
|---|---|
| ACMS | Advisory Committee for Medicines Scheduling |
| ACSOM | Advisory Committee on the Safety of Medicines |
| ARGPM | Australian Regulatory Guidelines for Prescription Medicines |
| AHMAC | Australian Health Ministers' Advisory Council |
| AMA | Australian Medical Association |
| API | Active Pharmaceutical Ingredient(s) |
| ARTG | Australian Register of Therapeutic Goods |
| ASMI | Australian Self Medication Industry |
| AusPAR | Australian Public Assessment Report |
| BAU | business as usual |
| CACC | combination analgesic containing codeine |
| CATAG | Council of Australian Therapeutic Advisory Groups |
| CCA | codeine-containing analgesics |
| CMI | Consumer Medicine Information |
| DHC | dihydrocodeine |
| EMA | European Medicines Agency |
| FDA | Food and Drug Administration (USA) |
| GMP | Good Manufacturing Practice |
| GI | gastrointestinal |
| GP | general practitioner |
| MBS | Medicare Benefits Schedule |
| MHRA | Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (UK) |
| NDPSC | National Drugs and Poisons Schedule Committee |
| OBPR | Office of Best Practice Regulation |
| OTC | over the counter |
| PBS | Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme |
| PGA | The Pharmacy Guild of Australia |
| PI | Product Information |
| PIL | Patient Information Leaflet |
| PSA | Pharmaceutical Society of Australia |
| QALY | quality adjusted life year |
| RACGP | Royal Australian College of General Practitioners |
| RACP | Royal Australian College of Physicians |
| RASML | Required Advisory Statements for Medicine Labels |
| RBE | Regulatory Burden Estimate |
| RBM | Regulatory Burden Measure |
| RIS | Regulation Impact Statement |
| RTM | real-time monitoring |
| SHPA | Society of Hospital Pharmacists of Australia |
| SmPC | Summary of product characteristics |
| SPF | Scheduling Policy Framework |
| SUSMP | Standard for the Uniform Scheduling of Medicines and Poisons; Poisons Standard |
| TGA | Therapeutic Goods Administration |
| WHO | World Health Organization |