Abbreviations
A list of commonly used abbreviations used in GOT YOUR SHOTS? A Providers Guide to
Immunizations in Minnesota.
ACIP............. Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices
APRN........... Advanced Practice Registered Nurse
BPC.............. Berna Products Corporation
C°................. Celsius
CDC.............. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
CFR.............. Code of Federal Regulations
CPR.............. Cardiopulmonary resuscitation
CPT ............. Current Procedural Terminology
CSL............... CSL Biotherapies
CVX.............. Vaccine Administered Code
DT................. Diphtheria and tetanus vaccine
DTaP............. Diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis vaccine
EHR.............. Electronic health record
F°.................. Fahrenheit
FDA.............. Food and Drug Administration
GFCI............. Ground-fault circuit interrupter
GFI .............. Ground fault interrupter
HBIG............. Hepatitis B immune globulin
HCT.............. Hematopoietic cell transplant
HepA............. Hepatitis A vaccine
HepB ........... Hepatitis B vaccine
Hib................ Haemophilus Influenzae type b
HIPAA .......... Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
HPV.............. Human papillomavirus vaccine
HRIG............. Human rabies immune globulin
IAC............... Immunization Action Coalition
IDB............... ID Biomedical
IG.................. Immune globulin
IM ................ Intramuscular
IPV................ Inactivated polio vaccine
JE................. Japanese encephalitis vaccine
LA................. Left arm
LAIV.............. Live attenuated influenza vaccine
LD................. Left deltoid
LPN.............. Licensed Practical Nurse
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LSC.............. Left subcutaneous
LT.................. Left thigh
MA ............... Medical Assistance
MA ............... Medical Assistant
MBL.............. Massachusetts Biologic Labs
MCV.............. Meningococcal conjugate vaccine
MD................ Multi-dose vial
MD................ Physician
MDH............. Minnesota Department of Health
MED.............. MedImmune, Inc.
MF................ Manufacturer-filled syringe
MHCP........... Minnesota Health Care Program,
MIIC.............. Minnesota Immunization Information Connection
MMR............. Measles, mumps, rubella vaccine
MMRV........... Measles, mumps, rubella, varicella vaccine
MMWR.......... Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report
MnCare......... MinnesotaCare
MnVFC......... Minnesota Vaccines for Children Program
MPSV........... Meningococcal polysaccharide vaccine
MSD.............. Merck & Co, Inc.
NCVIA........... National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act
NDC.............. National Drug Code number
NOV.............. Novartis
NS................ Nasal sprayer
OSHA........... Occupational Safety and Health Administration
PA................. Physician assistant
PCV.............. Pneumococcal conjugate vaccine
PFR.............. Pfizer
PHI .............. Protected health information
PMAP........... Prepaid Medical Assistance Program
PMC.............. sanofi pasteur, Inc.
PPSV............ Pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine
RA................. Right arm
RD................ Right deltoid
RN ............... Registered nurse
RPh.............. Pharmacist
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RT................. Right thigh
RV................. Rotavirus vaccine
SC or SQ...... Subcutaneous
SD................ Single-dose vial
SKB.............. GlaxoSmithKline
T................... Tubes
Td................. Tetanus and diphtheria vaccine
Tdap............. Tetanus, diphtheria, pertussis vaccine
TIG................ Tetanus immune globulin
TIV................ Trivalent inactivated influenza vaccine
TT................. Tetanus toxoid vaccine
USCIS.......... U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
USDHHS...... U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
VAERS.......... Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System
VAR.............. Varicella vaccine
VFC.............. Vaccines for Children
VICP............. Vaccine Injury Compensation Program
VIS................ Vaccine Information Statement
VSQG........... Very small quantity generators
VZIG............. Varicella zoster immune globulin
WAL.............. Wyeth Vaccines
YF-VAX......... Yellow fever vaccine
ZOS.............. Zoster vaccine
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