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. 2016 May 9;13(5):479. doi: 10.3390/ijerph13050479
A/E Accident and emergency
ACEI Angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitor
ADE Adverse drug event
ADR Adverse drug reaction
AF Atrial fibrillation
AT Angiotensin
CCB Calcium channel blocker
CHF Congestive heart failure
CVDs Cardiovascular diseases
DM Diabetes mellitus
DMT2 Diabetes mellitus type 2
GP General practitioner
GTN Glyceryl trinitrate
HTN Hypertension
ICD-10 International Classification of Diseases
LVD Left ventricular disease
IHD Ischaemic heart disease
ME Medication error
MI Myocardial infarction
MRH Medicine-related hospitalisation
MRP Medicine-related problem
N Number
NCDs Non-communicable diseases
NICE National Institute of Health and Care Excellence
NPSA National Patient Safety Agency
NSTEMI Non-ST elevated myocardial infarction
OP Operations
OR Odds ratio
PCNE Pharmaceutical Care Network Europe
PPI Proton pump inhibitor
SA Saudi Arabia
SVD Supraventricular disease
TE Treatment effectiveness
WHO World Health Organisation