Handbook of Medical Abbreviations and International Project Nomenclature

• Ampicillin shorthand — A term used in pharmacology as a commercial abbreviation or condensed conventional name for ampicillin, a beta-lactam antibiotic from the extended-spectrum aminopenicillin class, utilized in the treatment of respiratory, urinary, digestive, or ENT bacterial infections; also, in recent international contexts, the term represents acronyms for ecological projects and marine protected areas of community interest (AMPIC).