Pharmacy

NDA medical abbreviation

NDA means "new drug application".

Each meaning matched at least two public references (3 in all for NDA), checked October 23, 2026. The table lists them.

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What NDA means

MeaningLatin originWhere usedChecked against
new drug applicationNonePrescriptions, Pharmacy

Example

Sample reference: "NDA approval."

A made-up line that shows the abbreviation in place. It is not about any patient and is not an instruction.

Related abbreviations

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Questions

What does NDA mean in medical terms?

NDA means "new drug application".

Where is NDA used?

NDA shows up in prescriptions and pharmacy. Its category here is pharmacy.

Is NDA on the Joint Commission Do Not Use list?

No. NDA is not on the Joint Commission Do Not Use list or the ISMP error-prone list as checked on October 23, 2026.

Source: NCI Thesaurus, including CDISC SDTM terminology (NCI EVS); NLM SPECIALIST Lexicon abbreviations file (LRABR); FDA Acronyms and Abbreviations. Data as of October 23, 2026. Last updated October 23, 2026. How we source data. Spotted an error? Send a correction.

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