Acronyms

 

AUT                               Authority Required

ACE                               Angiotensin Converting Enzyme

ADHD                           Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

BP                                   Blood Pressure

COPD                             Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

EDL                                Essential Drug List

ENT                                Ear, Nose anf Throat

ESCAPPM group:        Enterobacter spp., Serratia spp., Citrobacter freundii, some strains of Acinetobacter spp.,

        Aeromonas spp., Proteus vulgaris and P. penneri, Providencia spp., Morganella morganii.

JFDA                              Jordan Food and Drug Administration

JNDF                              Jordan National Drug Formulary

JNDPIC                          Jordan National Drug and Poison Information Center

JRDL                              Jordan Rational Drug List

JPD                                 Joint Procurement Directorate

GORD                             Gastro Oesophageal Reflux Disease

MOH                              Jordanian Ministry of Health

NDP                                National Drug Policy

NPTC                             National Pharmacy and Therapeutic Committee

RDL                                Rational Drug List

RDU                               Rational Drug Use   

RDU-JFDA                    Rational Drug Use unit at Jordan Food and Drug Administration

RES                                 Restricted 

PHRplus                        The Partners for Health Reform Plus (PHRplus)

PTC                                Pharmacy and Therapeutic Committee

USAID                           U.S. Agency for International Development

URE                                Unrestricted

WHO                              World Health Organization