- % W/W: Percent weight/weight
- % W/V: Percent weight/volume
- % V/V: Percent volume/volume
- ADE: Advers drug event
- ADR: Advers drug reaction
- ASHP: American Society of Health-System Pharmacists
- BUD: Beyond – use – date
- CNS Depressants: Central nervous system depressants
- EN: English
- FDA: U.S Food & Drug Administration
- FIP: International Pharmaceutical Federation
- GPP: Good Pharmacy Practice
- IPA: Isopropyl alcohol
- ISMP: Institute For Safe Medication Practices
- ISOPP: The International Society of Oncology Pharmacy Practitioners
- MSDS: Material safety data sheet
- NAPRA: National Association of Pharmacy Regulatory Authorities
- NIOSH: The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
- QS: as much as suffices - a sufficient quantity
- SOP: Standard operational procedures
- TML: Tall Man Letters
- TR: Turkish
- TSE: Transmissible spongiform encephalopathy
- USP: United States Pharmacopeia
- USP<795>: USP Chapter 795 Pharmaceutical Compounding—Nonsterile Preparations
- USP<797>: USP Chapter 797 Pharmaceutical Compounding—Sterile Preparations
- USP<800>: USP Chapter 800 Hazardous Drugs –. Handling in Healthcare Settings
