PASMI
Trade Association for self-medication in Poland.
PAGB
Proprietary Association of Great Britain.
PhAMA
Pharmaceutical Association of Malaysia.
PHAP
Pharmaceutical and Healthcare Association of the Philippines.
Pharmacy
Retail outlet staffed by a professional pharmacist, licensed to sell both Rx (q.v) and OTC (q.v) medicines.
PIF
Pharma Industry Finland.
Pharyngeals
Medicines for sore throat remedies.
Phytotherapy
Herbal remedies.
POM
'Prescription only medicine'; medicines which can only be obtained with a doctor's prescription (UK).
POM to P
'Prescription only medicine' to pharmacy; alternative term for Rx-to-OTC switch (UK).
PPIs
'Proton pump inhibitor' - a class of medicines which block the production of stomach acid and other sustained prevention and relief.
PREMA
Pharmaceutical Research & Manufacturers Association, WSMI member association in Thailand.
Prescription
Term used to describe both the certificate signed by a doctor permitting the dispensing of a medicine, and the product itself (also ethical and Rx).
Prescription only
Medicines which may only be obtained with a prescription.
Primary Healthcare
Health care that is provided by a health care professional in the first contact of a patient with the health care system.
Private label
Medicines marketed under the name of the retail outlet in which they are sold; they are also known as 'own labels'.
Prophylactic
Term used to describe medicines into a preventive nature.
Proprietary Medicines
Medicines researched and developed by individual research-based companies.
R&D
Research and development.
RDA
Recommended daily allowance/amount; refers to levels of vitamins, minerals and other nutrients recommended for daily intake by state health care agencies; US, RDI (recommended daily intake).
Reimbursement
Subsidy offered by state healthcare systems to consumers medicines.
Rx products
Abbreviation for prescription.
Rx-to-OTC switch
The transfer of medicines or substances from prescription to self-medication status.
Medicines sold without prescription or a classification governing such medicines (see OTC).
