CDER DATA STANDARDS MANUAL


CDER Specifications. Sponsor/Applicant is represented by variable length alphanumeric text consisting of a maximum of two-hundred forty (240) characters. Punctuation will be limited to hyphenated Person Surnames, and virgules (e.g., in A/S and C/O). Hyphens in firm names will be replaced by a space. Text before and after an apostrophe will be concatenated. Valid abbreviations from the list below are mandatory.

FDA Approved Date.

CDER Approved Date. April 13, 1993

FDA Revised Date.

CDER Revised Date. April 4,1994

Data Values.

NAME DEFINITION FDA CODE
ASSOCIATES Literal ASSOC
ASSOCIATION Literal ASSN
ATTENTION Literal ATTN
CARE OF Literal C/O
COLLEGE Literal COLL
COMPANY Literal CO
CORPORATION Literal CORP
DEPARTMENT Literal DEPT
DIVISION Literal DIV
DOCTOR OF DENTAL MEDICINE Literal DMD
DOCTOR OF DENTAL SURGERY Literal DDS
DOCTOR OF MEDICINE Literal MD
DOCTOR OF OPTOMETRY Literal OD
DOCTOR OF OSTEOPATHY Literal DO
DOCTOR OF PHARMACY Literal PHARMD
DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY Literal PHD
DOCTOR OF VETRINARY MEDICINE Literal DVM
FOUNDATION Literal FDN
HOSPITAL Literal HOSP
INCORPORATED Literal INC
LIMITED Literal LTD
MEDICAL CENTER Literal MEDCTR
RESEARCH CENTER Literal RESCTR
SAINT Literal ST
SCHOOL Literal SCH
SUBSIDIARY Literal SUB
UNIVERSITY Literal UNIV
UNLIMITED Literal UNLTD

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