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AACP Australian Association of Consultative Pharmacists ABN Australian Business Number
ACNM Advisory Committee of Non-prescription Medicines ACP Australian College of Pharmacy
ACPP Australian College of Pharmacy Practice
ADF Australian Defence Force
AHPA Allied Health Professionals Australia
AHPRA Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency AHS Aboriginal Health Service
AIPM Australian Institute of Pharmacy Management AMH Australian Medicines Handbook
AMT Australian Medicines Terminology
ANU Australian National University
APC Australian Pharmacy Council
APEC Australian Pharmacy Examining Council
APF Australian Pharmaceutical Formulary and Handbook
APP Australian Pharmacy Professional (conference)
APPFSC Advanced Practice Pharmacist Framework Steering Committee
AQF Australian Qualifications Framework ARTG Australian Register of Therapeutic Goods ATAR Australian Tertiary Admission Rank BPharm Bachelor of Pharmacy
CAE Certificate in Advanced English
CEC Clinical Excellence Commission
CEO Chief Executive Officer
CMI Consumer Medicines Information
CPA Community Pharmacy Agreement
CPAP Continuous Positive Airway Pressure
CPD Continuing Professional Development
CPE Continuing Professional Education
CSP Commonwealth Supported Place
CSU Charles Sturt University
CU Curtin University
DAAs Dose Administration Aids
EPS Experimental Products Section
GAMSAT Graduate Australian Medical Admissions Test GCRP Good Clinical Research Practice
GP General Practitioner
GPA Grade Point Average
HAC Health Administration Corporation
HCP Healthcare professional
HECS- Higher Education Contribution Scheme-Higher HELP Education Loan Program
HMR Home Medicines Review
HPCA Health Professional Councils Authority
HSC Higher School Certificate
HSU Health Services Union
IELTS International English Language Testing System
IMPS Initial Minimum Period of Service
INR International Normalised Ratio
ITP Intern Training Program
KPI Key Performance Indicator
KPO Key Performance Objectives
MBBS Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery
MCAT Medical College Admission Test
MIMS Monthly Index of Medical Specialties
MMR Medication Management Review
MPharm Master of Pharmacy
MSL Medical Science Liaison
MQ Macquarie University
MU Monash University
NAHRLS Nursing and Allied Health Rural Locum Scheme
NAPE National Alliance for Pharmacy Education
NCSFPA National Competency Standards Framework for Pharmacists in Australia
NDSS National Diabetes Services Scheme OTC Over The Counter
OTP Opioid Treatment Program
PBA Pharmacy Board of Australia
PBAC Pharmaceutical Benefits Advisory Committee PBS Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme
PCCA Professional Compounding Chemists of Australia PD Professional Development
PGA Pharmacy Guild of Australia
PhARIA Pharmacy Access/ Remoteness Index of Australia Pharma Pharmaceutical industry
PhD Doctor of Philosophy
PHN Primary Health Network
PI Product Information
PII Professional Indemnity Insurance
PPI Pharmacy Practice Incentives
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