February Release - 02/06/2023

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 with version names in bold have been updated since the previous RxNorm release:

Source Name	Source Abbreviation (SAB)	Version
Vaccines Administered	CVX	CVX_2022_12_20
DrugBank	DRUGBANK	DRUGBANK5.0_2023_01_04
Gold Standard Drug Database	GS	GS_2023_01_06
Multum MediSource Lexicon	MMSL	MMSL_2023_01_01
Micromedex RED BOOK	MMX	MMX_2023_01_09
FDA Structured Product Labels	MTHSPL	MTHSPL_2023_01_27
FDB MedKnowledge (formerly NDDF Plus)	NDDF	NDDF_2023_01_04
RxNorm normalized names and codes	RXNORM	RXNORM_20AA_230206F
Veterans Health Administration National Drug File	VANDF	VANDF_2022_12_31

The following sources have not been updated since the previous RxNorm release:

Source Name	SAB	Version
Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical Classification System	ATC	ATC_2022
Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)	MSH	MSH2023_2022_07_27
CMS Formulary Reference File	MTHCMSFRF	MTHCMSFRF_2020
US Edition of SNOMED CT (drug information)	SNOMEDCT_US	SNOMEDCT_US_2022_07_31
USP Compendial Nomenclature	USP	USP_2022_12_12

*Reminder: As of October 2017, Medi-Span data will not be included in the RxNorm or UMLS releases. If you have questions about Medi-Span, please contact: medispan-support@wolterskluwer.com.

RxNorm Data Changes

No major changes.

Data Counts

Term Type or Attribute	Number
Active GPCKs	518
Active BPCKs	582
Active SCDs	17274
Active SBDs	9402
Active RXNORM MINs	3775
Active RXNORM INs	13976
Active RXNORM PINs	3336
Active RXNORM BNs	5059
Active RXNORM DFs	122
Obsolete GPCKs	260
Obsolete BPCKs	229
Obsolete SCDs	18837
Obsolete SBDs	11376
Obsolete RXNORM MINs	0
Obsolete RXNORM INs	0
Obsolete RXNORM PINs	0
Obsolete RXNORM BNs	6268
Obsolete RXNORM DFs	63
Editor-suppressed SCDs	1926
Editor-suppressed SBDs	1593
SAB=RXNORM NDCs	246758
Distinct SAB=RXNORM NDCs	246758

Last Reviewed: February 6, 2023