| ART | Assisted reproduction technique |  | 
| BfArM | Bundesinstitut für Arzneimittel und Medizinprodukte |  | 
| CDER | (FDA) Center of Drug Evaluation and Research |  | 
| CER | Clinical export report |  | 
| COPD | Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease |  | 
| COS | Controlled ovarian stimulation |  | 
| CPMP | Committee for Proprietary Medicinal Products |  | 
| CRF | Case report form |  | 
| CRO | Contract research organisation |  | 
| CTD | Common technical document (ICH) |  | 
| CTX | Clinical Trial Exemption |  | 
| DGPharMed | Deutsche Gesellschaft für Pharmazeutische Medizin | www.dgpharmed.de | 
| ECPM | European Center of Pharmaceutical Medicine | www.ecpm.ch | 
| eCTD | Electronic common technical document |  | 
| EMA | European Medicinal Agency (formerly: EMEA) | www.emea.eu.int | 
| EMWA | European Medical Writers Association | www.emwa.org | 
| EUCOR | Europäische Conföderation der oberrheinischen Universitäten (Basel, Freiburg, Strasbourg) | www.eucor-uni.org | 
| FDA | Food and Drug Administration (USA) | www.fda.gov | 
| GCP | Good clinical practice |  | 
| IB | Investigator's brochure |  | 
| ICH | International conference of harmonisation (of technical requirements for registration of pharmaceuticals for human use) | www.ich.org | 
| IND | Investigational new drug (application) |  | 
| ISE | Integrated Summary of Efficacy |  | 
| ISS | Integrated Summary of Safety |  | 
| MAA | Marketing authorisation application (UK) |  | 
| MCA | Medicines Control Agency (UK) |  | 
| NDA | New drug application (US) |  | 
| SOP | Standard operating procedure |  | 
| SwAPP | Swiss Association of Pharmaceutical Professionals | www.swapp.ch |