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<strong>KCE</strong> Reports 126 Reference Price System 3<br />

LIST OF ABRREVIATIONS<br />

ACE Angiotens<strong>in</strong>-Convert<strong>in</strong>g Enzyme (<strong>in</strong>hibitors)<br />

ATC Anatomical <strong>The</strong>rapeutic Chemical<br />

BCFI Belgisch Centrum voor Farmacotherapeutische Informatie<br />

CBIP Centre Belge d'Information Pharmacothérapeutique<br />

CI Confidence Interval<br />

CNMM Commission Nationale Médico-Mutualiste<br />

CRM Commission de Remboursement des Médicaments<br />

CTG Commissie Tegemoetkom<strong>in</strong>g Geneesmiddelen<br />

DDD Def<strong>in</strong>ed Daily Dose<br />

DRC Drug Reimbursement Committee<br />

EMEA European Medic<strong>in</strong>es Agency<br />

EU European Union<br />

GEE Generalized Estimat<strong>in</strong>g Equations<br />

GMR Global Medical Record<br />

GP General Practitioner<br />

ICD International Common Denom<strong>in</strong>ation<br />

ISCED International St<strong>and</strong>ard Classification of Education<br />

IMA Intermutualistic Agency<br />

INAMI Institut National d'Assurance Maladie et Invalidité<br />

INN International Nonproprietary Name<br />

MM Maison Médicale<br />

MR Maison de repos (Rest or nurs<strong>in</strong>g home for the elderly)<br />

NCAZ Nationale Commissie Arsten-Ziekenfondsen<br />

NCPS National Convention between Physicians <strong>and</strong> Sickness funds<br />

NIHDI National Institute for Health <strong>and</strong> Disability Insurance<br />

NLM National Library of Medic<strong>in</strong>e<br />

NSAID Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drug<br />

NUTS Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics<br />

OECD Organisation for Economic Co-operation <strong>and</strong> Development<br />

PPRI Pharmaceutical Pric<strong>in</strong>g <strong>and</strong> Reimbursement Information<br />

RD Royal Decree<br />

RIZIV Rijks<strong>in</strong>stituut voor Ziekte- en InvaliditeitsVerzeker<strong>in</strong>g<br />

RP Reference Pric<strong>in</strong>g<br />

RPS Reference Price System<br />

SS Statistical Sector<br />

SSRI Selective Seroton<strong>in</strong> Reuptake Inhibitor<br />

VAT Value Added Tax<br />

WG WijkGezondheidscentrum<br />

WHO World Health Organization

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