Glossary of terms related to the pharmaceutical industry and GM(D)P (How to use this site)

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Keyword search and specification of conditions

Enter search conditions in the keyword input box and click the magnifying glass icon.
Keywords can be searched by abbreviation, original spelling, or Japanese translation. You can also search using Japanese kana.
(Input example: AFRO, Regional Office for Africa, Africa Regional Office, Afrikaans)

Match criteria

Please select "partial match", "full text match", or "forward match".
Select "partial match" if you want to enter a part of the word you are looking for.
If there are a large number of partial matches, or if you have a specific word you want to find, or if you know the first letter of the word you want to find, please select "full text match" or "forward match".

Search Target

Please select "Abbreviation", "Original spelling" or "Japanese translation" for the scope of the word you want to find.

Legend

For headwords that are used only or mainly in a specific country, the country is indicated after the Japanese word by parentheses such as (US)-United States, (UK)-United Kingdom, (Germany)-Germany, (France)-France, etc. The country is indicated by parentheses.
Synonyms and references are marked with → to indicate related terms.

U.S.A. = United States, U.K. = United Kingdom, Europe = Europe, Japan = Japan,
China = China, Taiwan = Taiwan, Philippines = Philippines, Singapore = Singapore, Malaysia = Malaysia,
Indonesia = Indonesia, India = India,
France = France, Germany = Germany, Italy = Italy, Netherlands = Netherlands, West = Spain,
Sweden = Sweden, Norway = Norway, Ireland = Ireland, Russia = Russia, Ireland, Russia=Russia,
Australia=Australia, New=New Zealand,
Canada

  • As of December 2023
    This glossary of pharmaceutical industry and GM(D)P terms is not intended as a guarantee of content.
  • As of December 2023
    If any damage should occur as a result of the use of this glossary of pharmaceutical industry and GM(D)P-related terms, or any other reason, MMA makes no warranty and assumes no legal obligation or liability.

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