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Unified Medical Language System® (UMLS®)

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RxNorm Release Notes

August Release - 08/05/2024

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
Vaccines Administered CVX CVX_2024_07_15
DrugBank DRUGBANK DRUGBANK5.0_2024_07_05
Gold Standard Drug Database GS GS_2024_07_16
Multum MediSource Lexicon MMSL MMSL_2024_07_01
Micromedex RED BOOK MMX MMX_2024_06_28
FDA Structured Product Labels MTHSPL MTHSPL_2024_07_27
FDB MedKnowledge (formerly NDDF Plus) NDDF NDDF_2024_07_10
RxNorm normalized names and codes RXNORM RXNORM_20AA_240805F
USP Compendial Nomenclature USP USP_2024_07_10
Veterans Health Administration National Drug File VANDF VANDF_2024_06_28

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

Source Name Source Abbreviation (SAB) Version
Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical Classification System ATC ATC_2024_01_19
CMS Formulary Reference File MTHCMSFRF MTHCMSFRF_2020
US Edition of SNOMED CT (drug information) SNOMEDCT_US SNOMEDCT_US_2024_01_01

*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

On August 8th we identified an error involving RXCUI 204536 in the August 2024 release. The atoms listed below were assigned an incorrect code (204536). The correct codes are provided below. NLM is working to correct these errors for the September 2024 release.

RXCUIRXAUISABSTRTTYCODE
2045362642007GSCupric Chloride 0.4mg/1mL Solution for injectionCD10088
20453612890868MMSLCopper, 0.4 mg/mL intravenous solutionBD3644
20453612890869MMSLCupric Chloride, 0.4 mg/mL intravenous solutionBD3644
20453612890870MMSLcopper chloride 0.4 mg/mL intravenous solutionCD3644
2045368224213MMXCopper Chloride 1.07 MG/1 ML Intravenous SolutionCD108646
20453612850904MMXCopper Chloride 0.4 MG/1 ML Intravenous SolutionCD138672
2045363281810MTHSPLCUPRIC CHLORIDE 0.4 mg in 1 mL INTRAVENOUS INJECTION, SOLUTION [COPPER]DP0409-4092
20453612825716MTHSPLCUPRIC CHLORIDE 0.4 mg in 1 mL INTRAVENOUS INJECTION, SOLUTION [CUPRIC CHLORIDE]DP51754-0103
20453612888960MTHSPLCUPRIC CHLORIDE 0.4 mg in 1 mL INTRAVENOUS INJECTIONDP70069-506
20453612904600MTHSPLCUPRIC CHLORIDE 0.4 mg in 1 mL INTRAVENOUS INJECTION, SOLUTIONDP72819-234
2045369763404NDDFcupric chloride 0.4 mg/mL INTRAVEN VIAL (ML)CDA001687
2045369763405NDDFcupric chloride 0.4 mg/mL INTRAVEN VIAL (ML)CDC001687
2045369763408NDDFcupric chloride@0.4 mg/mL@INTRAVEN@VIAL (ML)CDD001687
2045361414092VANDFCOPPER 0.4MG/ML INJCD4004355
2045367240433VANDFCUPRIC CL 0.4MG/ML INJAB4005116
2045361414530VANDFCUPRIC CL 0.4MG/ML INJCD4005116


Data Counts

Term Type or AttributeNumber
Active GPCKs608
Active BPCKs705
Active SCDs17357
Active SBDs9609
Active RXNORM MINs3798
Active RXNORM INs14395
Active RXNORM PINs3477
Active RXNORM BNs5098
Active RXNORM DFs122
  
Obsolete GPCKs251
Obsolete BPCKs236
Obsolete SCDs19497
Obsolete SBDs11735
Obsolete RXNORM MINs0
Obsolete RXNORM INs0
Obsolete RXNORM PINs0
Obsolete RXNORM BNs6438
Obsolete RXNORM DFs64
Editor-suppressed SCDs2055
Editor-suppressed SBDs1713
SAB=RXNORM NDCs248682
Distinct SAB=RXNORM NDCs248682

Last Reviewed: August 12, 2024