| ACIM | Action against Counterfeit & Illicit Medicines |
| AED | Advance electronic data |
| AMR | Antimicrobial resistance |
| ASOP EU | Alliance for Safe Online Pharmacy in the EU |
| ASOP Global | Alliance for Safe Online Pharmacies - Global |
| ATD | Anti-tamper device |
| CBP | US Customs and Border Protection |
| DEA | Drug Enforcement Administration |
| DG TAXUD | European Commission’s Directorate-General for Taxation and Customs Union |
| EAASM | European Alliance for Access to Safe Medicines |
| EU | European Union |
| EUIPO | European Union Intellectual Property Office |
| FDA | Federal Drug Administration |
| FMD | Falsified Medicines Directive |
| FTZ | Free trade zone |
| ICANN | Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers |
| ICC | International Chamber of Commerce |
| ICE | US Immigration and Customs Enforcement |
| IFPMA | International Federation of Pharmaceutical Manufacturers & Associations |
| IMF | International mail facility |
| INTERPOL | International Criminal Police Organization |
| IOM | Institute of Medicines of the National Academies |
| IP | Intellectual property |
| IPR | Intellectual property rights |
| IRACM | International Institute of Research against Counterfeit Medicines |
| MHRA | Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency |
| NAPB | National Association of Boards of Pharmacy |
| NMRA | National or regional Medicines Regulatory Authority |
| OCG | Organised crime groups |
| OECD | Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development |
| OTC | Over-the-counter |
| PPC | Pay-per-click |
| PSI | Pharmaceutical Security Institute |
| R&D | Research and development |
| RCAP-e | Relative comparative advantage for production |
| RCAT-e | Relative comparative advantage for being a transit point |
| RPSGB | Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain |
| TRIPS | Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights |
| UNICEF | United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund |
| UNICRI | United Nations Interregional Crime and Justice Research Institute |
| UNIDO | United Nations Industrial Development Organization |
| UNODC | United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime |
| VIPPS | Verified Internet Pharmacy Practice Sites |
| WCO | World Customs Organization |
| WHO | World Health Organization |
| WIPO | World Intellectual Property Organization |
| WTO | World Trade Organization |
Trade in Counterfeit Pharmaceutical Products
