AML |
Acute Myeloid Leukemia |
ACS |
American Chemical Society |
ACT |
Advanced Characterisation Technology |
ADR |
Alternative Dispute Resolution |
AIDS |
Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome |
AIF |
American Indian Foundation |
ANDA |
Abbreviated New Drug Application |
ANVISA |
Agncia Nacional de Vigilncia Sanitria (National Health Surveillance Agency, Brazil) |
AOK |
Allgemeinen Ortsrankenkassen, Germany |
API |
Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients |
ASRS |
Automatic Storage and Retrieval System |
ATFD |
Agitated Thin Film Dryer |
AVD |
Alternate Vendor Development |
B2Y |
Business to Youth |
BDC |
Biologics Development Centre |
BDMA |
Bulk Drug Manufacturers Association |
BOD |
Biochemical Oxygen Demand |
BOPP |
Biaxially Oriented Polypropylene |
Br |
Bromine |
BU |
Business Unit |
CAGR |
Compounded Annual Growth Rate |
CAPA |
Corrective Action and Preventive Action |
CBIT |
Competency Based Interviewing Technique |
CCM |
Cell Culture Manufacturing |
CCR |
Capacity Constraint Resource |
CDLI |
Carbon Disclosure Leadership Index |
CDP |
Carbon Disclosure Project |
CEA |
Cause and Effect Analysis |
CEO |
Chief Executive Officer |
CETP |
Common Effluent Treatment Plant |
CFC |
Chlorofluorocarbon |
CFO |
Chief Financial Officer |
CFR |
Code of Federal Regulations |
CGMP |
Current Good Manufacturing Practices |
CHEER |
Committed to Help, Educate and Encourage Renal Patients |
CHIP |
Community Health Intervention Programme |
CI |
Continuous Improvement |
CII |
Confederation of Indian Industry |
CIS |
Commonwealth of Independent States |
CKD |
Chronic Kidney Disease |
CME |
Continuing Medical Education |
CNBC |
Consumer News and Business Channel |
CNG |
Compressed Natural Gas |
CO2e |
Carbon Dioxide Equivalent |
COA |
Certificate of Analysis |
COC |
Certificate of Compliance |
COD |
Chemical Oxygen Demand |
COO |
Chief Operating Officer |
COPD |
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease |
COSO |
Committee of Sponsoring Organisations |
CPC |
Custom Pharmaceutical services |
CPW |
Community Pure Water |
CS |
Company Secretary |
CSIM-H |
Centre for Social Initiative and Management – Hyderabad |
CSR |
Corporate Social Responsibility |
CTO |
Chemical Technical Operations |
CTQ |
Critical to Quality Attributes |
Cu.M |
Cubic Metre |
CVD |
Cardiovascular Disease |
DCGI |
Drugs Controller General of India |
DCS |
Distributed Control System |
DMAIC |
Define, Measure, Analyse, Improve, Control |
DMF |
Drug Master File |
DNA |
Deoxyribonucleic Acid |
DQA |
Development Quality Assurance |
DR |
Discovery Research |
DR-CPS |
Dr. Reddy’s Custom Pharmaceutical Services |
DRF |
Dr. Reddy’s Foundation |
DRFHE |
Dr. Reddy’s Foundation for Health Education |
EBIDTA |
Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation and Amortization |
eBPR |
Electronic Batch Processing Record |
EC |
Electronically Commuted |
ECCE |
Early Childhood Care & Education |
ELN |
Electronic Laboratory Notebook |
Eq |
Equivalent |
ER |
Extended Release |
ERM |
Enterprise-wide Risk Management |
ESI |
Employees' State Insurance |
ETP |
Effluent Treatment Plant |
FAPCCI |
Federation of Andhra Pradesh Chambers of Commerce & Industry |
FDA |
Food & Drugs Administration |
FDHS |
Fixed Day Healthcare Service |
FICCI |
Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry |
FIRM |
Finance, Investment and Risk Management Council |
FMEA |
Failure Mode Effect Analysis |
FTA |
Fault Tree Analysis |
FTO |
Formulations Technical Operations |
FY |
Financial Year |
GAAP |
Generally Accepted Accounting Principles |
GCI |
Green Chemistry Institute |
GEP |
Good Engineering Practices |
GHG |
Greenhouse Gas |
GJ |
Giga Joules |
GMP |
Good Manufacturing Practices |
GPA |
Group Personal Accident Insurance |
GRI |
Global Reporting Initiative |
GSD |
Gas Safe Device |
GSK |
GlaxoSmithKline |
GTLI |
Group Term Life Insurance |
H2O |
Water |
H2O2 |
Hydrogen Paroxide |
HACCP |
Process Mapping, Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points |
HAZOP |
Hazard Operability Analysis |
HbA1c |
Glycosylated Haemoglobin |
HBr |
Hydrobromic Acid |
HC |
Head Count |
HCL |
Hydrochloric Acid |
HDL |
High Density Lipoprotein |
HHT |
Hand Holding Team |
HIV |
Human Immunodeficiency Virus |
HMI |
Human Machine Interface |
HPLC |
High Performance Liquid Chromatography |
HRD |
Human Resource Development |
IACC |
Indo American Chamber of Commerce |
IAS |
Indian Administrative Services |
ICAI |
Institute of Chartered Accountants of India |
ICH |
International Conference on Harmonization |
ICON |
Indian Co-operative Oncology Network |
ICSI |
Institute of Company Secretaries of India |
IDA |
Indian Dental Association |
IDMA |
Indian Drug Manufacturers’ Association |
IDP |
Individual Development Plan |
IFRS |
International Financial Reporting Standards |
IIM |
Indian Institute of Management |
IIT |
Indian Institute of Technology |
IMA |
International Market Assessment India Pvt. Ltd. |
IND |
Investigational New Drug |
IP |
Intellectual Property |
IPA |
Indian Pharmaceutical Alliance |
IPDO |
Integrated Product Development Organization |
IPM |
Integrated Project Management |
IRC |
Internal Review Committee |
ISB |
Indian School of Business |
ISO |
International Organization for Standardization |
IT |
Information Technology |
JSA |
Job Safety Analysis |
KARV |
Kallam Anji Reddy Vidyalaya |
KMP |
Key Managerial Personnel |
KRI |
Key Risk Indicator |
kWh |
Kilo Watt Hour |
KYB |
Know Your Business |
KYC |
Know Your Customer |
LABS |
Livelihood Advancement Business School |
LAYDS |
Life At Your Doorsteps |
LEED |
Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design |
LIMS |
Laboratory Information Management System |
LMS |
Learning Management System |
LOTO |
Lock Out Tag Out |
LTA |
Loss Time Accident |
M.Sc |
Master of Science |
MBA |
Masters in Business Administration |
MC |
Management Council |
MCC |
Medicines Control Council, South Africa |
MDS |
Myelodysplastic Syndrome |
MEE |
Multiple Effect Evaporator |
MEG |
Monoethylene Glycol |
MES |
Manufacturing Execution System |
MHRA |
Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency |
Mn |
Million
|
MOC |
Management of Change |
MOST |
Maynard Operations Sequence Technique |
MS/M.S |
Master of Science |
MSDS |
Material Safety Datasheet |
MSQA |
Material Sourcing Quality Assurance |
MT |
Metric Ton |
NASSCOM |
National Association of Software and Services Companies, India |
NCE |
New Chemical Entity |
NGO |
Non Governmental Organisation |
NHLP |
New Horizons Leadership Programme |
NMI |
Near Miss Incidents |
NOx |
Oxides of Nitrogen |
NVQEF |
National Vocational Qualification Education Framework |
NYSE |
New York Stock Exchange |
OCMS |
Digital Observations Compliance Management System |
ODS |
Ozone Depleting Substances |
OE |
Operational Excellence |
OEE |
Overall Equipment Effectiveness |
OHS |
Occupational Health and Safety |
OPE |
Overall People Effectiveness |
OTC |
Over the Counter |
PACE |
Programme to Achieve Cost and Capabilities Excellence |
PACT |
Practice Aid for Cancer Treatment |
PAT |
Process Analytical Technology |
PCT |
Patent Cooperation Treaty |
PDF |
Post Doctoral Fellow |
PGDHM |
Post Graduate Diploma in Health Management |
PHA |
Process Hazards Analysis |
PLC |
Programmable Logic Controller |
PMDA |
Pharmaceuticals Medical Devices Agency, Japan |
PO4 |
Phosphates |
PP |
Proprietary products |
PPAR |
Peroxisome Proliferator Activated Receptor |
PPE |
Personal Protective Equipment |
PPO |
Pre-Placement Offer |
PSAI |
Pharmaceutical Services and Active Ingredients |
PSI |
Process Safety Information |
PSM |
Process Safety Management |
PSR |
Pharmaceutical Sales Representatives |
PSSR |
Pre-Start up Safety Review |
PV |
Pharmacovigilance |
QA |
Quality Assurance |
QbD |
Quality by Design |
QII |
Quality Incident Investigation |
QMS |
Quality Management System |
QT |
Quality Transformation |
QUEST |
Quality Enhancement and Sustainability |
₹ |
Indian National Rupee |
R&D |
Research & Development |
RASBIC |
Recruitment & Staffing Best in Class Award |
RBTM |
Role Based Training Module |
RCC |
Risk Containment Committee |
RFQ |
Request for Protection |
RGKA |
Rajiv Gandhi Khel Abhiyan |
ROW |
Rest of the World |
SAFA |
South Asian Federation of Accountants |
SAP |
System Analysis and Programming |
SBP |
Strategic Business Partner |
SBPS |
Skill Based Progression System |
SCDA |
Soyabean Casein Digest Agar Media |
SEC |
Security Exchange Commission |
SEZ |
Special Economic Zone |
SFA |
Safety Field Audits |
SHE |
Safety, Health, Environment |
SIP |
School Improvement Programme |
SKU |
Stock Keeping Unit |
SLP |
Senior Leaders Programme |
SMED |
Single Minute Exchange of Dye |
SMP |
Senior Management Personnel |
SMT |
Self Managed Team |
SOx |
Oxides of Sulphur |
SRS |
Solvent Recovery System |
SRY |
Skilling Rural Youth |
STP |
Sewage Treatment Plant |
TAT |
Talent Acquisition Team |
TDS |
Total Dissolved Solids |
TERI |
The Energy Research Institute |
TGA |
Therapeutic Goods Administration, Australia |
TISS |
Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai |
TMA |
Team Medical Affairs |
TMB |
Talent Management Board |
TRII |
Total Quality Improvement Index |
TSE |
Twin Screw Extruder |
TT |
Technical Trainee |
TTC |
Technical Training Centre |
TVR |
Thermo Vapour Re-compressor |
UAE |
United Arab Emirates |
UK |
United Kingdom |
UN |
United Nations |
UNGC |
United Nations Global Compact |
URJA |
U R Just Awesome |
US |
United States |
US-FDA |
United States Food and Drug Administration |
USD |
United States Dollar |
USPTO |
United States Patent and Trademark Office |
UV |
Ultraviolet |
VOC |
Voice of Customer |
VPPB |
Variable Plant Performance Bonus |
VSM |
Value Stream Map |
WBCSD |
World Business Council for Sustainable Development |
WHO |
World Health Organization |
WL |
Women in Leadership |
WRI |
World Resources Institute |
WWRF |
Wastewater Recycling Facility |
ZLDP |
Zero Liquid Discharge Plant |
ZPHS |
Zilla Parishad High School |