| QAs | quality attributes |
| API | active pharmaceutical ingredient |
| CQAs | critical quality attributes |
| QbD | quality by design |
| QTPP | quality target product profile |
| ICH Q8 | international conference on harmonization of technical requirements for registration of pharmaceuticals for human use. ICH harmonized tripartite guideline. Pharmaceutical development |
| CMAs | critical material attributes |
| CPPs | critical process parameters |
| FDA | the US food and drug administration |
| QC | quality control |
| DoE | design of experiment |
| QbT | quality by testing |