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Unified Medical Language System® (UMLS®)

RxNorm Release Notes

February Release - 02/05/2024

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
Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical Classification System ATC ATC_2024_01_19
Vaccines Administered CVX CVX_2024_01_08
DrugBank DRUGBANK DRUGBANK5.0_2024_01_04
Gold Standard Drug Database GS GS_2024_01_05
Multum MediSource Lexicon MMSL MMSL_2024_01_01
Micromedex RED BOOK MMX MMX_2024_01_02
FDA Structured Product Labels MTHSPL MTHSPL_2024_01_27
FDB MedKnowledge (formerly NDDF Plus) NDDF NDDF_2024_01_03
RxNorm normalized names and codes RXNORM RXNORM_20AA_240205F
USP Compendial Nomenclature USP USP_2024_01_08
Veterans Health Administration National Drug File VANDF VANDF_2023_12_29

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

Source Name Source Abbreviation (SAB) Version
CMS Formulary Reference File MTHCMSFRF MTHCMSFRF_2020
US Edition of SNOMED CT (drug information) SNOMEDCT_US SNOMEDCT_US_2023_06_30

*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 587
Active BPCKs 691
Active SCDs 17270
Active SBDs 9553
Active RXNORM MINs 3800
Active RXNORM INs 14315
Active RXNORM PINs 3457
Active RXNORM BNs 5098
Active RXNORM DFs 123
   
Obsolete GPCKs 245
Obsolete BPCKs 230
Obsolete SCDs 19385
Obsolete SBDs 11693
Obsolete RXNORM MINs 0
Obsolete RXNORM INs 0
Obsolete RXNORM PINs 0
Obsolete RXNORM BNs 6410
Obsolete RXNORM DFs 63
Editor-suppressed SCDs 2022
Editor-suppressed SBDs 1684
SAB=RXNORM NDCs 245758
Distinct SAB=RXNORM NDCs 245758

Last Reviewed: February 5, 2024