Home » Pharmaceutical Glossary » Commonly used abbreviation in product information leaflets and literature

Commonly used abbreviation in product information leaflets and literature


A quick reference list of commonly used abbrevations in product information leaflets and literature
1 ACE Angiotensin converting enzyme 56 IVU Intravenous urography
           
2 ACTH Adreocorticotrophic hormone 57 JVP Jugular venous pressure
           
3 ADH Antidinratic hormone 58 LA Left atrium
           
4 ADHD Attention deficit hypersensitivity 59 LBBB Left bundle branch block
    disorder      
      60 LDH Lactate dehydrogenase
5 AF Atrial fibrillation      
      61 LDL Low density lipoprotein
6 AIDS Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome      
      62 LFT Liver function test
7 ALL Acutelymphoblastic leukemia      
      63 LH Lutenizing hormone
8 ALT Alanine Transaminase      
      64 LVF Left ventricular failure
9 AML Acute myeloid anaemia      
      65 MCV Mean cell Volume
10 ANF Antinuclear factor      
      66 MI Myocardial infarction
11 ASD Atrial septal defect      
      67 MSU Midstream urine
12 ASO Antistreptolysin O      
      68 MTP Metatarso phalyugeal
13 AST Aspartate Transaminase      
      69 NSAID Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug
14 ATN Acutetubular necrosis      
      70 OCP Oral contraceptive pill
15 BBB Bundle branch block      
      71 OGTT Oral glucose tolerance test
16 BMT Bone marrow transplant      
      72 PA Pulmonary Artery
17 CABG Coronary artery bypass graft      
      73 PABA Para- amino benzoic acid
18 CAPD Chronic ambulatory peritoneal      
    dialysis. 74 PAS Para-amino salicylic acid
           
19 CCF Congestive cardiac failure 75 PCP Pneumocystis carini phenmonia
20 CCU Coronary care Unit.      
      76 PCV Packed cell volume
21 CEA Carcinoembryonic antigen      
      77 PDA Patent ductus arteriosus.
22 CLL Chronic lymphoblastic leukemia      
      78 PEEP Positive-end expiratory pressure
23 CML Chronic myeloid leukemia      
      79 PEFR Peak expiratory flow rate
24 CMV Cytomegalovirus      
      80 PPD Purified protein derivature
25 COLD Chronic obstructive lung disease      
      81 PTH Parathyroid hormone
26 CRF Chronic renal failure      
      82 PT Prothrombin tune
27 CSF Cerebrospinal fluid      
      83 PTT Partial thromboplastin time
28 CT Computed tomography      
      84 PUO Pyrescia of unknown origin
29 CVA Cerebrovascular accident      
      85 RA Rheumatoid arthritis
30 CVP Central venous pressure      
      86 RAD Right anis deviation
31 CXR Chest X-ray      
      87 RAG R antigen
32 DIC Disseminated intravascular      
    coagulation 88 RAST RAdioallergrosorbent test
           
33 DM Diabetes mellitus 89 RVF Right ventricular failure
           
34 DU Duodenal Ulcer 90 SBE Subacute bacterial endocarditis
           
35 DVT Deep Venous Thrombosis 91 SLE Systemic Lupus Erythrematosus
           
36 EBV Esptein - Barr Virus 92 SVT Supraventricular tachycardia
           
37 ELISA Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay 93 TIA Transient ischemic attack
           
38 EMG Electromyography 94 SVC Superior Venacava
           
39 ESR Erythrocyte sedimentation rate 95 TPHA Treponema pallidum hemagglutination
           
40 FFP Fresh frozen plasma 96 TPN Total parenteral nutrition
           
41 FTA Flouroscent treponemal antibody test 97 TRH Thyroid Releasing Hormone
           
42 FVC Forced Vital Capacity 98 TSH Thyroid stimulating hormone
           
43 GABA Gamma aminobutyric acid 99 TURP Transurethral resection of prostate
           
44 GFR Glomeruler filtration rate 100 U&E Urea and Electrolyte
           
45 HBV Hepatitis B Virus 101 UC Ulcerative colitis
           
46 HIV Human immunodeficiency virus 102 URTI Upper respiratory tract infection
           
47 HOCM Hypertrophic obstruction 103 UTI Urinary tract infection
    cardiomyopathy      
      104 US Ultrasound
48 HSV Herpes Simplex Virus      
      105 VDRL Venereal disease research laboratory
49 IBD Inflammatory bowel disease      
      106 VF Ventricular fibrillation
50 ICP Intracramial pressure      
      107 VLDL Very low density lipoprotein
51 IDL Intermediate density lipoprotein      
      108 VSD Varticular septal defect
52 IHD Ischemic heart disease      
      109 VT Ventricular tachycardia
53 INR International normalised Ratio      
      110 WPW Wolf - Parkinson - white
54 ITP Idiopathic thrombocytic purpura      
           
55 IVC Inferior Venacava      
    Compiled by Suresh Sukheja      
Pharmaceutical Abbreviations | Abbreviations in product information leaflets and literature
Acronyms | Glossary of Terms | Abbreviations used in the British Pharmaceutical