Help! Acronym mayhem. What’s a DOFU, what’s a POA? What’s the difference between a label and a PI? What’s the difference between SSI and ISI?

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Shouldn’t be hesitant to ask your supervisor these things if you are brand new and not getting the onboarding you need. But in short:

DOFU = date of first use, usually used around sales materials/pieces for a launch.
POA = a (somewhat dated) term for “period of action” or something like that that’s basically planned sales periods where they may push a new campaign or message angle
Label = PI = a drug’s prescribing information.
SSI = selected safety info, whereas ISI is all of the important safety information.

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These are all really helpful, in Europe we use almost none of these (apart from PI, but our PI sounds like your SSI).

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How are you working at CDM?

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I’m brand new and there’s not much onboarding.

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SSI: select safety information
ISI: important safety information

It’s been a while since I’ve done pharma but I think PI is prescribed information

POA and DOFA didn’t come up in my work, sounds like it’s specific to the agency or kind of pharma

Good luck

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If PDUFA had children their names would be POA and DOFA

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When I first started in pharma a helpful copywriter gave me a page of acronyms. It was a needed lifeline. It is confusing and like a new language. Others have given great answers. Best of luck.

Oof, talk to your supervisor or PM. They should understand and give you the answers!

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