About CERTs

Annual Report Year 2

Preface | Steering Committee Letter | Introduction | Focus on the Centers | Focus on the Program | Conclusion | CERTs Organization | Glossary

Glossary

ADE = adverse drug event
ADHD = attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder
ADR = adverse drug reaction
AHRQ = Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
CAD = coronary artery disease
CERTs = Centers for Education & Research on Therapeutics
CDC = Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
CHF = congestive heart failure
CME = continuing medical education
ECG = electrocardiogram
FDA = Food and Drug Administration
GIOP = glucocorticoid-induced osteoporosis
HIV = human immunodeficiency virus
HMO = health maintenance organization
NNRTI = nonnucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor
NSAIDs = nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs
PATHs = Partnerships to Advance THerapeutics
PBM = pharmacy benefits management
PhRMA = Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America
PS = postmarketing surveillance
RA = rheumatoid arthritis
UAB = University of Alabama at Birmingham
UNC = University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
UPenn = University of Pennsylvania
VA = Veterans Affairs
WHO = World Health Organization