One TLA, two meanings

Lately on the news we have been hearing the three-letter-acronym (TLA), NDA. These news reports have been focusing on something called a Non-Disclosure Agreement:

… a contract through which the parties agree not to disclose information covered by the agreement. An NDA creates a confidential relationship between the parties to protect any type of confidential and proprietary information or trade secrets.

That pretty much explains why we keep hearing about them on the news.

But every time I hear something about an NDA, something quite different comes to mind. In the world of pharmaceutical development, an NDA is a New Drug Application, defined on the web site of the Food and Drug Administration:

The NDA is the vehicle through which drug sponsors formally propose that the FDA approve a new pharmaceutical for sale and marketing in the U.S. The data gathered during the animal studies and human clinical trials of an Investigational New Drug (IND) become part of the NDA.

What is particularly amusing to me is that while the first NDA is essentially about hiding information, the second is a process by which every last bit of information is shared and carefully considered.

There is actually a web site where you can look up the meanings of acronyms: https://www.acronymfinder.com/

This lists 53 different uses of the three-letter acronym NDA, many for agencies and organizations outside the United States.

         New Drug Application (US FDA)

          Non-Disclosure Agreement       

          National Democratic Alliance (group of political parties in India)      

          Notre Dame Academy     

          National Defence Academy (military training school in India)

          National Disability Authority (Ireland)         

          Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (UK)      

          National Defense Academy (Japan)     

          National Dance Association       

          National Department of Agriculture (South Africa)

          Next Day Air        

          No Data Available 

          National Dental Association      

          Nissan Design America (La Jolla, CA)  

          Nevada Development Authority

          National Dart Association         

          National Defence Act (Canada) 

          National Day of Action    

          National Directory Assistance (Sprint)         

          Non-Destructive Assay   

          Nederlandse Dealer Associatie (Dutch)        

          National Deaf Academy  

          Non-Data-Aided    

          Never Die Alone    

          New Defence Age (Brussels, Belgium) 

          Non-Destructive Analysis

          National Drilling Association     

          Niagara Divers' Association      

          National Defense Area    

          Non-Disturbance Agreement    

          National Defense Act (USA)     

          Nepal Dental Association (Lalitpur, Nepal)    

          Not Diagnosed with Anything    

          Network Data Anonymization   

          No Detectable Activity   

          Northern Domestic Airspace    

          Night Duty Allowance (on overtime forms)   

          Nebraska Dietetic Association 

          Nebraska Dressage Association

          Natural Disaster Assistance     

          National Distribution Authority

          National Dealers Association    

          Normal Daily Activity      

          National Diploma of Agriculture (UK)  

          Network Design Activity 

          New Dimensional Applications (SAP)   

          Nigerian Defence Academy (est. 1964)         

          Nevada Department of Agriculture (est. 1915)       

          Natural Death Act (Washington)        

          National Dance Agency (UK)     

          Nonprescription Drug Advisory (US FDA)     

          Not Deliverable as Addressed (shipping)      

          Nuffield Department of Anaesthetics (University of Oxford; UK)

Meanwhile, back to reality, I received treatment #2 on Friday, and that went pretty well. I was a little less wiped out afterwards than I had felt after the first dose, and although I was not able to make it to synagogue for Sabbath morning services, I was up to going to a special presentation in the afternoon followed by the evening services.

Have a great day!

Love,

Rebecca