April Release - 04/03/2017
This release of RxNorm is consistent with the 2016AB 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Vaccines Administered | CVX | CVX_2017_03_03 |
| DrugBank | DRUGBANK | DRUGBANK5.0_2017_03_09 |
| Gold Standard Drug Database | GS | GS_2017_03_13 |
| Medi-Span Master Drug Data Base | MDDB | MDDB_2017_03_08 |
| Multum MediSource Lexicon | MMSL | MMSL_2017_03_01 |
| Micromedex RED BOOK | MMX | MMX_2017_03_13 |
| FDA Structured Product Labels | MTHSPL | MTHSPL_2017_03_27 |
| FDB MedKnowledge (formerly NDDF Plus) | NDDF | NDDF_2017_03_08 |
| Veterans Health Administration National Drug File - Reference Terminology | NDFRT | NDFRT_2017_04_03 |
| NDFRT FDASPL relationships | NDFRT_FDASPL | NDFRT_FDASPL_2017_04_03 |
| NDFRT FMTSME relationships | NDFRT_FMTSME | NDFRT_FMTSME_2017_04_03 |
| Veterans Health Administration National Drug File | VANDF | VANDF_2017_02_16 |
The following sources have not been updated in this release:
| Source Name | SAB | Version |
|---|---|---|
| Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical Classification System | ATC | ATC_2017 |
| CMS Formulary Reference File | MTHCMSFRF | MTHCMSFRF_2014 |
| Medical Subject Headings (MeSH) | MSH | MSH2017_2016_08_12 |
| US Edition of SNOMED CT (drug information) | SNOMEDCT_US | SNOMEDCT_US_2017_01_31 |
Data Changes
The National Library of Medicine (NLM) is delighted to announce that the April 2017 RxNorm monthly release contains Prescribable Names (TTY=PSN) for all RxNorm normal forms for active human drugs sold in the United States (US) with a few exceptions. Drugs without PSNs include allergenic extracts and certain forms containing three or more ingredients. Prescribable names are user-friendly synonyms of RxNorm SCD/SBD/GPCK/BPCK concepts and are meant to be used as display names in e-prescribing systems. Unlike other RxNorm synonyms (TTY=SY and TTY=TMSY), there can only be a single prescribable name associated with an RxNorm concept (i.e., RXCUI). RxNorm editors create prescribable names based upon the drug packaging in the Structured Product Labels (SPLs) on DailyMed (https://dailymed.nlm.nih.gov/). Prescribable names may contain common ingredient abbreviations and tall man lettering, and their strengths may not be normalized as they are in the SCD/SBD/GPCK/BPCK names.
PSNs were first introduced in the July 2014 release of RxNorm. NLM would like to thank the US Department of Veterans Affairs, Veterans Health Administration (VHA) for help with funding this project, and the National Council For Prescription Drug Programs (NCPDP) for help with organizing content discussions with stakeholders. The addition of prescribable names to RxNorm is a major step towards improving the efficiency and accuracy of drug information management in e-prescribing systems.
Data Counts
| Term Type or Attribute | Number |
|---|---|
| Active GPCKs | 370 |
| Active BPCKs | 433 |
| Active SCDs | 18745 |
| Active SBDs | 10461 |
| Active RXNORM MINs | 3957 |
| Active RXNORM INs | 11323 |
| Active RXNORM PINs | 2645 |
| Active RXNORM BNs | 6115 |
| Active RXNORM DFs | 116 |
| Obsolete GPCKs | 156 |
| Obsolete BPCKs | 133 |
| Obsolete SCDs | 16222 |
| Obsolete SBDs | 10317 |
| Obsolete RXNORM MINs | 0 |
| Obsolete RXNORM INs | 0 |
| Obsolete RXNORM PINs | 0 |
| Obsolete RXNORM BNs | 9825 |
| Obsolete RXNORM DFs | 59 |
| Editor-suppressed SCDs | 1676 |
| Editor-suppressed SBDs | 1333 |
| Source-asserted NDCs | 1255822 |
| Distinct source-asserted NDCs | 594035 |
| SAB=RXNORM NDCs | 222743 |
| Distinct SAB=RXNORM NDCs | 225743 |
Last Reviewed: April 3, 2017