| ACIP | Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices |
| ADE | Adverse drug events |
| ADHD | Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder |
| AHRQ | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality |
| AIDS | Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome |
| APhA | American Pharmacist’s Association |
| ASHP | American Society of Health-System Pharmacists |
| ASTHO | Association of State and Territorial Health Officials |
| BID | Twice daily |
| BP | Blood pressure |
| BPM | Beats per minute |
| CC | Chief complaint |
| CDC | Centers for Disease Control and Prevention |
| CMR | Comprehensive Medication Review |
| CMS | Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services |
| COPD | Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease |
| CT | Computed tomography |
| CV | Cardiovascular |
| CVA | Cerebrovascular accident |
| DOT | Directly observed therapy |
| ED | Emergency department |
| eDOT | Electronic directly observed therapy |
| EHR | Electronic health record |
| EPT | Expedited partner therapy |
| FBG | Fasting blood glucose |
| FDA | Food and Drug Administration |
| FGC | Female genital cutting |
| FGM | Female genital mutilation |
| FH | Family history |
| FQHC | Federally-qualified health center |
| HCV | Hepatitis C virus |
| HEENT | Head, eyes, ears, nose and throat |
| HgA1c | Glycosylated hemoglobin |
| HIV | Human immunodeficiency virus |
| HLD | Hyperlipidemia |
| HPI | History of present illness |
| HR | Heart rate |
| HTN | Hypertension |
| IAC | Immunization Action Coalition |
| IPE | Interprofessional education |
| IPEC | Interprofessional Education Collaborative |
| KFF | Kaiser Family Foundation |
| LTBI | Latent tuberculosis infection |
| LRN | Laboratory Response Network |
| MAI | Medication Appropriateness Index |
| MDR | Multi-drug resistant |
| MDR-TB | Multi-drug resistant tuberculosis |
| MI | Myocardial infarction |
| MOU | Memorandum of understanding |
| MSM | Men who have sex with men |
| MTM | Medication Therapy Management |
| N/A | Not available |
| NACDS | National Association of Chain Drug Stores |
| NASPA | National Alliance of State Pharmacy Associations |
| NKDA | No known drug allergies |
| NT/ND | Non-tender, non-distended |
| ODPHP | Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion |
| OTC | Over-the-counter |
| PATH | Partnership Assessment Tool for Health |
| PDMP | Prescription drug monitoring program |
| PERT | Pharmacy emergency response team |
| PMH | Past medical history |
| PO | Per oral |
| POD | Point of dispensing |
| POC | Point of care |
| PPD | Pack per day/Purified protein derivative |
| PRN | As needed |
| ROS | Review of systems |
| RR | Respiratory rate |
| SBIRT | Screening followed by brief interventions |
| SDG | Sustainable Development Goals |
| SDH | Social determinants of health |
| SH | Social history |
| SNS | Strategic National Stockpile |
| SQ | Subcutaneously |
| STD | Sexually transmitted disease |
| STI | Sexually transmitted infection |
| STOPP/START | Screening Tool of Older People’s Prescriptions/Screening Tool to Alert to Right Treatment |
| T2DM | Type 2 diabetes mellitus |
| TB | Tuberculosis |
| Tdap | Tetanus, diphtheria and acellular pertussis |
| TID | Three times daily |
| UN | United Nations |
| US | United States |
| USPSTF | United States Preventive Services Task Force |
| VS | Vital signs |
| WHO | World Health Organization |
| WNL | Within normal limits |
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