ADRAdverse Drug Reaction
AEAdverse Event
ALTAlanine Transaminase (liver enzyme)
ASTAspartate Transaminase (liver enzyme)
BMIBody Mass Index
BPBlood Pressure
BUNBlood Urea Nitrogen (kidney function test)
CCelsius
CAPACorrective and Preventive Action
CIOMSCouncil for International Organizations of Medical Sciences
CKCreatinine Kinase (muscle enzyme)
CRAClinical Research Associate
CRCClinical Research Coordinator
CRFCase Report Form
CROContract Research Organization
CTMSClinical Trial Management System
CVCurriculum Vitae
DCFData Clarification Form
IDMCIndependent Data Monitoring Committee
DSMBData and Safety Monitoring Board
ECGElectrocardiogram
eCRFElectronic Case Report Form
ePROElectronic Patient Reported Outcomes
eTMFElectronic Trial Master File
EDCElectronic Data Capture
EKGElectrocardiogram
EMRElectronic Medical Record
EHRElectronic Health Record
FFahrenheit
FEV1Forced Expiratory Volume in 1 Second
GCPGood Clinical Practices
GIGastrointestinal
GLPGood Laboratory Practices
GMPGood Manufacturing Practices
hCGHuman Chorionic Gonadotrophin
HMOHealth Maintenance Organization
IBInvestigator’s Brochure
ICFInformed Consent Form
ICHInternational Conference on Harmonization
IPInvestigational Product
IRBInstitutional Review Board
IECIndependent Ethics Committee
IVRSInteractive Voice Response System
IWRSInteractive Web Response System
LARLegally Acceptable Representative
MAOIMonoamine Oxidase Inhibitor
mcgmicrogram
mmHgMillimeters of mercury
NSAID(s)Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs(s)
PIPrincipal Investigator
PKPharmacokinetics
PROPatient Reported Outcomes
p.r.n.as needed
QAQuality Assurance
QCQuality Control
QTcECG/EKG QT interval corrected for heart rate
RBCsRed Blood Cells
RBMRisk Based Monitoring
SAESerious Adverse Event
SDVSource Document Verification
SMOSite Management Organization
SOPStandard Operating Procedure
SUSARSuspected Unexpected Serious Adverse Reaction
TMFTrial Master File
WBCsWhite Blood Cells, or leukocytes
