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PICC peripherally inserted central catheter
PK pharmacokinetics
PMS Pathways for Medication Safety
POCA Phonetic Orthographic Computer Analysis
POL Physician Office Link
PPAG Pediatric Pharmacy Advocacy Group
PSET Patient Safety Event Taxonomy
PSI Premier Safety Institute
QSHC Quality and Safety in Healthcare
R&D research and development
RFID radio frequency identification
RHIO Regional Health Information Organization
RoA route of administration
RSW Roper Starch Worldwide
RWJF The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
SAGE Systematic Assessment of Geriatric drug use via Epidemiology
SPL Structured Product Label
TGA Therapeutic Goods Administration
UNC University of North Carolina
USAN United States Adopted Name Council
USP U.S. Pharmacopeia
USP-ISMP MERP United States Pharmacopeia-Institute for Safe Medication Practices Medication Errors Reporting Program
VA (Department of) Veterans Affairs
VAERS Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System
VHA Veterans Health Administration
VistA Veterans Health Information Systems and Technology Architecture