September Release - 09/05/2017
This release of RxNorm is consistent with the 2017AA 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_08_24 |
| DrugBank | DRUGBANK | DRUGBANK5.0_2017_08_01 |
| Gold Standard Drug Database | GS | GS_2017_08_02 |
| Medi-Span Master Drug Data Base | MDDB | MDDB_2017_08_02 |
| Multum MediSource Lexicon | MMSL | MMSL_2017_08_01 |
| Micromedex RED BOOK | MMX | MMX_2017_08_07 |
| FDA Structured Product Labels | MTHSPL | MTHSPL_2017_08_25 |
| FDB MedKnowledge (formerly NDDF Plus) | NDDF | NDDF_2017_08_02 |
| Veterans Health Administration National Drug File - Reference Terminology | NDFRT | NDFRT_2017_09_05 |
| NDFRT FDASPL relationships | NDFRT_FDASPL | NDFRT_FDASPL_2017_09_05 |
| NDFRT FMTSME relationships | NDFRT_FMTSME | NDFRT_FMTSME_2017_09_05 |
| US Edition of SNOMED CT (drug information) | SNOMEDCT_US | SNOMEDCT_US_2017_07_31 |
| Veterans Health Administration National Drug File | VANDF | VANDF_2017_07_20 |
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_2017_02_14 |
Data Changes
Medi-Span Data Added
A more comprehensive Medi-Span (MDDB) data set is now included in RxNorm.
Changes to MDDB data include the CODE field values. Before the September release, RxNorm used the GPPC-5 as the MDDB CODE field value for TTY = CD. GPPC-5 contains the first 5 characters of a GPPC (Generic Product Packaging Code).
With the September release and onward, the MDDB CODE field value for TTY = CD, BD, MTH_RXN_BD, and MTH_RXN_CD is the Medi-Span Drug Descriptor Identifier (DDID) from MDDB’s Drug Name File MF2NAME. The OID full name is MDDID (Medi-Span Drug Descriptor ID). For TTY = IN, the Ingredient Drug ID from MDDB’s MF2IDRG file is used as the CODE field value. Also, RxNorm no longer includes GPPC-5. RxNorm now represents the full GPPC as an attribute in RXNSAT.
Here is the new MDDB data included in the September release:
Term Types: All term types are new except CD
| TERM_TYPE | Number of Atoms |
|---|---|
| BD | 22891 |
| CD | 15188 |
| IN | 5263 |
| MTH_RXN_BD | 286 |
| MTH_RXN_CD | 373 |
Attributes: All are new
| ATTRIBUTE_NAME | ATTRIBUTE_DESCRIPTION | Number of ATVs |
|---|---|---|
| GPI | Generic Product Identifier | 38751 |
| GPPC | Generic Product Packaging Code | 75596 |
| HRI | HL7 Codesystem Release Id: Release identifier record of last update of this code system | 991 |
| NDC | National Drug Code corresponding to a clinical drug (e.g. 000023082503) | 144451 |
| UPC | Universal Product Code | 14493 |
Relationships: All are new
| FROM_TTY | TO_TTY | RELATIONSHIP_ID | RELATIONSHIP | RELA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BD | CD | 78 | RN | tradename_of |
| BD | IN | 80 | RO | has_ingredient |
| BD | MTH_RXN_CD | 78 | RN | tradename_of |
| CD | MTH_RXN_BD | 74 | RB | has_tradename |
| CD | BD | 74 | RB | has_tradename |
| CD | IN | 80 | RO | has_ingredient |
| IN | CD | 80 | RO | ingredient_of |
| IN | BD | 80 | RO | ingredient_of |
| IN | MTH_RXN_CD | 80 | RO | ingredient_of |
| IN | MTH_RXN_BD | 80 | RO | ingredient_of |
| MTH_RXN_BD | MTH_RXN_CD | 78 | RN | tradename_of |
| MTH_RXN_BD | IN | 80 | RO | has_ingredient |
| MTH_RXN_BD | CD | 78 | RN | tradename_of |
| MTH_RXN_CD | IN | 80 | RO | has_ingredient |
| MTH_RXN_CD | BD | 74 | RB | has_tradename |
| MTH_RXN_CD | MTH_RXN_BD | 74 | RB | has_tradename |
Data Counts
| Term Type or Attribute | Number |
|---|---|
| Active GPCKs | 376 |
| Active BPCKs | 446 |
| Active SCDs | 18611 |
| Active SBDs | 10527 |
| Active RXNORM MINs | 3954 |
| Active RXNORM INs | 11471 |
| Active RXNORM PINs | 2700 |
| Active RXNORM BNs | 6147 |
| Active RXNORM DFs | 116 |
| Obsolete GPCKs | 162 |
| Obsolete BPCKs | 135 |
| Obsolete SCDs | 16501 |
| Obsolete SBDs | 10444 |
| Obsolete RXNORM MINs | 0 |
| Obsolete RXNORM INs | 0 |
| Obsolete RXNORM PINs | 0 |
| Obsolete RXNORM BNs | 9885 |
| Obsolete RXNORM DFs | 59 |
| Editor-suppressed SCDs | 1700 |
| Editor-suppressed SBDs | 1373 |
| SAB=RXNORM NDCs | 229972 |
| Distinct SAB=RXNORM NDCs | 229972 |
Last Reviewed: September 14, 2017