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RxNorm Files

The license agreement required for the RxNorm releases is available from: https://uts.nlm.nih.gov/license.html. These RxNorm release files contain data consistent with the 2018AA UMLS Metathesaurus Release Files.

RxNorm Full Monthly Release August 6, 2018	RxNorm Weekly Updates August 2018
RxNorm_full_08062018.zip Release Notes 08/06/2018 RxNorm Technical Documentation	Current: RxNorm_weekly_08152018.zip Source Update: MTHSPL - 08/10/2018 RxNorm_weekly_08082018.zip Source Update: MTHSPL - 08/03/2018

Current Prescribable Content Monthly Release August 6, 2018	Current Prescribable Content Weekly Updates August 2018
RxNorm_full_prescribe_08062018.zip (no license required) Release Notes 08/06/2018 Current Prescribable Content Documentation	Current: RxNorm_weekly_prescribe_08152018.zip Source Update: MTHSPL - 08/10/2018 RxNorm_weekly_prescribe_08082018.zip Source Update: MTHSPL - 08/03/2018

RxNorm files are pipe-delimited text files in Rich Release Format (RRF) with the extension ".RRF". They do not require the use of the MetamorphoSys program provided with the UMLS Knowledge Sources Files. The character set of RxNorm release files is Unicode UTF-8. If you need assistance with these files, please e-mail the RxNorm team at: rxnorminfo@nlm.nih.gov. Please read the README file for the release, which is contained in the release zip package. For additional information about RxNorm releases, including scripts for loading the RxNorm data into Oracle and MySQL databases, read the RxNorm Documentation.

For users who wish to automate the download of the RxNorm releases, we created scripts for Windows and Mac/Linux/Solaris computers that, when combined with a scheduling tool, will allow you to automate your downloads. You can download the scripts, along with a README file with instructions, here: https://download.nlm.nih.gov/rxnorm/terminology_download_script.zip

RxNorm Previous Releases

RxNorm Files Consistent with 2018AA UMLS Metathesaurus

RxNorm_full_07022018.zip, Release Notes 07/02/2018
       RxNorm_full_prescribe_07022018.zip, Release Notes 07/02/2018

RxNorm_full_06042018.zip, Release Notes 06/04/2018
       RxNorm_full_prescribe_06042018.zip, Release Notes 06/04/2018

RxNorm_full_05072018.zip, Release Notes 05/07/2018
       RxNorm_full_prescribe_05072018.zip, Release Notes 05/07/2018

RxNorm Files Consistent with 2017AB UMLS Metathesaurus

RxNorm_full_04022018.zip, Release Notes 04/02/2018
       RxNorm_full_prescribe_04022018.zip, Release Notes 04/02/2018

RxNorm_full_03052018.zip, Release Notes 03/05/2018
       RxNorm_full_prescribe_03052018.zip, Release Notes 03/05/2018

RxNorm_full_02052018.zip, Release Notes 02/05/2018
       RxNorm_full_prescribe_02052018.zip, Release Notes 02/05/2018

RxNorm_full_01022018.zip, Release Notes 01/02/2018
       RxNorm_full_prescribe_01022018.zip, Release Notes 01/02/2018

RxNorm_full_12042017.zip, Release Notes 12/04/2017
       RxNorm_full_prescribe_12042017.zip, Release Notes 12/04/2017

RxNorm_full_11062017.zip, Release Notes 11/06/2017
       RxNorm_full_prescribe_11062017.zip, Release Notes 11/06/2017

RxNorm Files Consistent with 2017AA UMLS Metathesaurus

RxNorm_full_10022017.zip, Release Notes 10/02/2017
       RxNorm_full_prescribe_10022017.zip, Release Notes 10/02/2017

RxNorm_full_09052017.zip, Release Notes 09/05/2017
       RxNorm_full_prescribe_09052017.zip, Release Notes 09/05/2017

RxNorm_full_08072017.zip, Release Notes 08/07/2017
       RxNorm_full_prescribe_08072017.zip, Release Notes 08/07/2017

RxNorm_full_07032017.zip, Release Notes 07/03/2017
       RxNorm_full_prescribe_07032017.zip, Release Notes 07/03/2017

RxNorm_full_06052017.zip, Release Notes 06/05/2017
       RxNorm_full_prescribe_06052017.zip, Release Notes 06/05/2017

RxNorm_full_05012017.zip, Release Notes 05/01/2017
       RxNorm_full_prescribe_05012017.zip, Release Notes 05/01/2017

RxNorm Files Consistent with 2016AB UMLS Metathesaurus

RxNorm_full_04032017.zip, Release Notes 04/03/2017
       RxNorm_full_prescribe_04032017.zip, Release Notes 04/03/2017

RxNorm_full_03062017.zip, Release Notes 03/06/2017
       RxNorm_full_prescribe_03062017.zip, Release Notes 03/06/2017

RxNorm_full_02062017.zip, Release Notes 02/06/2017
       RxNorm_full_prescribe_02062017.zip, Release Notes 02/06/2017

RxNorm_full_01032017.zip, Release Notes 01/03/2017
       RxNorm_full_prescribe_01032017.zip, Release Notes 01/03/2017

RxNorm_full_12052016.zip, Release Notes 12/05/2016
       RxNorm_full_prescribe_12052016.zip, Release Notes 12/05/2016

RxNorm_full_11072016.zip, Release Notes 11/07/2016
       RxNorm_full_prescribe_11072016.zip, Release Notes 11/07/2016

RxNorm Files Consistent with 2016AA UMLS Metathesaurus

RxNorm_full_10032016.zip, Release Notes 10/03/2016
       RxNorm_full_prescribe_10032016.zip, Release Notes 10/03/2016

RxNorm_full_09062016.zip, Release Notes 09/06/2016
       RxNorm_full_prescribe_09062016.zip, Release Notes 09/06/2016

RxNorm_full_08012016.zip, Release Notes 08/01/2016
       RxNorm_full_prescribe_08012016.zip, Release Notes 08/01/2016

RxNorm_full_07052016.zip, Release Notes 07/05/2016
       RxNorm_full_prescribe_07052016.zip, Release Notes 07/05/2016

RxNorm_full_06062016.zip, Release Notes 06/06/2016
       RxNorm_full_prescribe_06062016.zip, Release Notes 06/06/2016

RxNorm_full_05022016.zip, Release Notes 05/02/2016
       RxNorm_full_prescribe_05022016.zip, Release Notes 05/02/2016

RxNorm Release Archives for 2005-2016