September Release - 09/04/2012
This release of RxNorm is consistent with the 2012AA 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 | Date Updated |
|---|---|---|
| Gold Standard Drug Database | GS | 08/01/2012 |
| Medi-Span Master Drug Data Base | MDDB | 08/01/2012 |
| Multum MediSource Lexicon | MMSL | 08/01/2012 |
| Micromedex RED BOOK | MMX | 07/30/2012 |
| FDA Structured Product Labels | MTHSPL | 08/28/2012 |
| FDB MedKnowledge (formerly NDDF Plus) | NDDF | 08/01/2012 |
| Veterans Health Administration National Drug File - Reference Terminology | NDFRT | 09/04/2012 |
| SNOMED Clinical Terms (drug information) | SNOMEDCT | 07/31/2012 |
| Veterans Health Administration National Drug File | VANDF | 07/27/2012 |
The following sources have not been updated since the previous RxNorm release:
| Source Name | SAB | Date Updated |
|---|---|---|
| Medical Subject Headings (MeSH) | MSH | 02/01/2012 |
| FDA National Drug Code Directory | MTHFDA | 06/01/2011 |
Data Changes
SAB=NDFRT relationships for disease-drug contraindications have been updated. Previously these disease-to-drug and drug-to-disease relationships used 'contraindicated_drug', which did not accurately reflect the relationship between these two entities. The disease-to-drug relationship is now 'has_contraindicated_drug', and the drug-to-disease relationship is now 'contraindicated_with_disease'. These relationships are included in the RXNREL.RRF file.
Data Counts
| Term Type or Attribute | Number |
|---|---|
| Active GPCK forms | 330 |
| Active BPCK forms | 416 |
| Active SCD forms | 20,829 |
| Active SBD forms | 16,769 |
| Active RXNORM MIN atoms | 3,775 |
| Active RXNORM IN atoms | 5,054 |
| Active RXNORM PIN atoms | 1,690 |
| Active RXNORM BN atoms | 15,979 |
| Active RXNORM DF atoms | 103 |
| Obsolete GPCK forms | 76 |
| Obsolete BPCK forms | 47 |
| Obsolete SCD forms | 13,017 |
| Obsolete SBD forms | 4,084 |
| Obsolete RXNORM MIN atoms | 0 |
| Obsolete RXNORM IN atoms | 0 |
| Obsolete RXNORM PIN atoms | 0 |
| Obsolete RXNORM BN atoms | 0 |
| Obsolete RXNORM DF atoms | 52 |
| OCD atoms | 301,194 |
| Source-asserted NDC codes | 1,084,139 |
| Distinct Source-asserted NDC codes | 512,797 |
| SAB=RXNORM NDC codes | 216,012 |
| Distinct SAB=RXNORM NDC codes | 216,012 |
Last Reviewed: September 4, 2012