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. 2025 Aug 20;17(8):1073. doi: 10.3390/pharmaceutics17081073
ACE inhibitor Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitor
FDA Food and Drug Administration
EMA European Medicines Agency
WHO World Health Organization
BN Buccal Nitroglycerin
SLGTN Sublingual Glyceryl Trinitrate
BGTN Buccal Glyceryl Trinitrate
NTG Nitroglycerin
TRH Thyrotropin-Releasing Hormone
GLP-1 Glucagon-Like Peptide-1
FITC-dextran Fluorescein Isothiocyanate-Dextran
ISMO Isosorbide Mononitrate
APIs Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients
Tmax Time to Maximum Plasma Concentration
AUC Area Under the Curve
LEV-INS Liposome-Encapsulated Insulin
SLIT Sublingual Immunotherapy
BEMA® BioErodible MucoAdhesive
REMS Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategy
PEG Polyethylene Glycol
ALKS 5461 (No abbreviation; this is a drug code for a specific investigational medication)
VLPs Virus-Like Particles
CTB Cholera Toxin B
APC Antigen-Presenting Cells
CYP3A4 Cytochrome P450 3A4
mRNA Messenger Ribonucleic Acid
RX Prescription only
OTC Over the counter
DISCN Discontinued