LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS

Sl. no.

Abbreviation

Full form

1.

A0

Angstrom

2.

API

Active Pharmaceutical ingredient

3.

Avg

Average

4.

BCS

Bio-Pharmaceutical classification system

5.

BP

British Pharmacopoeia

6.

Degree centigrade

7.

cal/g

Calories per gram

8.

cm

Centimetre

9.

cm2/sec

Square centimetre per second

10.

CMC

Carboxy methyl cellulose

11.

cps

Centipoises

12.

CR

Controlled release

13.

CSF

Cerebrospinal fluid

14.

Da

Daltons

15.

et.al.

and others

16.

FTIR

Fourier transform Infrared

17.

Gram(s)

18.

g/mol

Gram/mole

19.

g/mL

Gram/millilitre

20.

g/cc (or) g/cm3

Gram/cubic centimetre

21.

g/sec

Gram per second

22.

G.I.T

Gastrointestinal Tract

23.

hrs

Hour(s)

24.

Fig.no

Figure number

25.

HPMC

Hydroxy propyl methylcellulose

26.

IP

Indian Pharmacopoeia

27.

IR

Infra-red

28.

IV

Intra venous

29.

JP

Japanese Pharmacopoeia

30.

J/gm

Joules per gram

31.

Ka

Absorption constant

32.

Kg/cm2

Kilogram per square centimetre

33.

Kr

Release rate constant

34.

MCC

Microcrystalline cellulose

35.

Mcg (or) g

Microgram(s)

36.

mm

Millimetre

37.

mm Hg

Millimetres of mercury

38.

Micrometre

39.

mg

Milligram(s)

40.

min(s)

Minutes

41.

mL

Millilitre(s)

42.

mPa

milli pascal

43.

NaOH

Sodium hydroxide

44.

nm

Nanometer

45.

NLT

Not less than

46.

NMT

Not more than

47.

pH

48.

Ph. Eur

Negative logarithm of hydrogen ion

concentration
European Pharmacopoeia

49.

ppm

Parts per million

50.

PVP

Polyvinyl pyrrolidone

51.

q.s.

Quantity sufficient

52.

RH

Relative humidity

53.

rpm

Revolutions per minute

54.

SD

Standard deviation

55.

ER

Extended release

56.

TI

Therapeutic index

57.

USP

United States Pharmacopoeia

58.

USPNF

59.

United States Pharmacopoeia National

Formulary
Percentage

60.

% w/v

Percentage weight/volume

61.

% w/w

Percentage weight/weight