FDA U.S. Food and Drug

FDA, U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Toxicological Principles for the Safety of Food Ingredients, Redbook 2000. http //www.cfsan.fda.gov/ redbook/red-toca.html. 

FDA (U.S.) Food and Drug Administration FFA free fatty acids... 

ADR = adverse reaction FDA = U.S. Food and Drug Adrninistration FLA = lieadaclie. 

AKC = atopic keratoconjunctivitis FDA = U.S. Food and Drug Administration GI = gastrointestinal GPC = giant papillary conjrmctivitis OTC = over the cormter VKC = vernal keratoconjunctivitis URI = upper respiratory infection MAOI = monoamine oxidase inhibitor... 

CDC —U.S. Centers for Disease Control FDA —U.S. Food and Drug Administration... 

FAGGT Foundation for Accountability FDA (U.S.) Food and Drug Administration FMEA Failure Mode and Effects Analysis FIMPS Flarvard Medical Practice Study FIRO high-reliability organization IFII Institute for Healthcare Improvement lOM Institute of Medicine IPS intensive (care unit) physician staffing ISMP Institute for Safe Medication Practices JAMA Journal of the American Medical Association... 

Biomedical and Biotechnology. The use of microcapsules for a variety of biomedical and biological applications has been promoted for many years (42,43). Several biomedical microcapsule applications are in clinical use or have approached clinical use. One application is the use of liquid-filled microcapsules or microbubbles as ultrasoimd contrast agents. Such microcapsules can be formed in several different ways (44). Perfluorocarbon-gas-filled microbubbles with ahiunan albumin shell (45) are FDA (U.S. Food and Drug Administration) approved. 

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