July Release - 07/05/2016
This release of RxNorm is consistent with the 2016AA UMLS Metathesaurus release. For additional information about RxNorm releases, including scripts for loading the RxNorm data into Oracle and MySQL databases, read the RxNorm technical documentation.
Sources
The following sources have been updated since the previous RxNorm release:
| Source Name | SAB | Version |
|---|---|---|
| Gold Standard Drug Database | GS | GS_2016_06_07 |
| Medi-Span Master Drug Data Base | MDDB | MDDB_2016_06_01 |
| Multum MediSource Lexicon | MMSL | MMSL_2016_06_01 |
| Micromedex RED BOOK | MMX | MMX_2016_06_06 |
| FDA Structured Product Labels | MTHSPL | MTHSPL_2016_06_23 |
| FDB MedKnowledge (formerly NDDF Plus) | NDDF | NDDF_2016_06_08 |
| Veterans Health Administration National Drug File - Reference Terminology | NDFRT | NDFRT_2016_07_05 |
| NDFRT FDASPL relationships | NDFRT_FDASPL | NDFRT_FDASPL_2016_07_05 |
| NDFRT FMTSME relationships | NDFRT_FMTSME | NDFRT_FMTSME_2016_07_05 |
| Veterans Health Administration National Drug File | VANDF | VANDF_2016_05_18 |
The following sources have not been updated in this release:
| Source Name | SAB | Version |
|---|---|---|
| Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical Classification System | ATC | ATC_2016 |
| Medical Subject Headings (MeSH) | MSH | MSH2016_2016_02_26 |
| CMS Formulary Reference File | MTHCMSFRF | MTHCMSFRF_2014 |
| US Edition of SNOMED CT (drug information) | SNOMEDCT_US | SNOMEDCT_US_2016_01_31 |
Data Changes
New Dose Form Added
RxNorm includes a new dose form: Metered Dose Nasal Spray. This dose form replaces the Nasal Inhaler dose form and is defined as a nasal solution intended for use in the nasal cavity delivered by a spray as a measured dose. All drugs previously using the Nasal Inhaler dose form now have the Metered Dose Nasal Spray dose form. This change affects approximately 50 active drugs.
Data Counts
| Term Type or Attribute | Number |
|---|---|
| Active GPCKs | 366 |
| Active BPCKs | 411 |
| Active SCDs | 18778 |
| Active SBDs | 10666 |
| Active RXNORM MINs | 3986 |
| Active RXNORM INs | 10981 |
| Active RXNORM PINs | 2567 |
| Active RXNORM BNs | 6371 |
| Active RXNORM DFs | 117 |
| Obsolete GPCKs | 144 |
| Obsolete BPCKs | 129 |
| Obsolete SCDs | 16244 |
| Obsolete SBDs | 10117 |
| Obsolete RXNORM MINs | 0 |
| Obsolete RXNORM INs | 0 |
| Obsolete RXNORM PINs | 0 |
| Obsolete RXNORM BNs | 9506 |
| Obsolete RXNORM DFs | 55 |
| Editor-suppressed SCDs | 1517 |
| Editor-suppressed SBDs | 1306 |
| Source-asserted NDCs | 1204747 |
| Distinct source-asserted NDCs | 566968 |
| SAB=RXNORM NDCs | 215736 |
| Distinct SAB=RXNORM NDCs | 215736 |
Last Reviewed: July 14, 2016