| ASHP | American Society of Health-system Pharmacists |
| API | active pharmaceutical ingredient |
| CF-ID | clinical formulation identifier |
| CMC | children with medical complexity |
| CNSP | compounded nonsterile preparation |
| CMM | comprehensive medication management |
| CSHCN | children with special healthcare needs |
| CSP | compounded sterile preparations |
| eCDS | electronic clinical decision support |
| HER | electronic health record |
| EP | Expert Panel on Exchange of Compounded Drug Preparation Information in Health IT Systems |
| eRx | electronic prescribing |
| FDA | United States Food and Drug Administration |
| HCPCS | Healthcare Common Procedural Coding System |
| HIT | health information technology |
| JCCP | Joint Commission of Pharmacy Practitioners |
| NCPDP | National Council of Prescription Drug Programs |
| NLM | National Library of Medicine |
| ONC | Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology |
| PBMI | Pharmacy Benefit Management Institute |
| PCMA | Pharmaceutical Care Management Association |
| Pharmacy HIT | Pharmacy Health Information Technology Collaborative |
| SNOMED-CT | systematized nomenclature of medicine-clinical terms |
| RxCUI | RxNorm concept unique identifier |
| SPL | structured product labeling |
| TPP | target product profiles |
| USAN | United States adopted name |
| USP | United States Pharmacopeia |
| WHO | World Health Organization |