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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 2018AB UMLS Metathesaurus Release Files.

RxNorm Full Monthly Release
January 7, 2019		RxNorm Weekly Updates
January 2019
RxNorm_full_01072019.zip
MD5 checksum: e210346358a89a122c5dda759054adaf

Release Notes 01/07/2019

RxNorm Technical Documentation		 Current: RxNorm_weekly_01162019.zip
Source Update: MTHSPL - 01/11/2019
MD5 checksum: 7ed17df1f13c7f2d02be1e2018edafed

RxNorm_weekly_01092019.zip
Source Update: MTHSPL - 01/04/2019
MD5 checksum: e637767336e723980c51a596668e9530
Current Prescribable Content Monthly Release
January 7, 2019		Current Prescribable Content Weekly Updates
January 2019
RxNorm_full_prescribe_01072019.zip (no license required)
MD5 checksum: 060889d571c856871969e3d72e04e58b

Release Notes 01/07/2019

Current Prescribable Content Documentation		 Current: RxNorm_weekly_prescribe_01162019.zip
Source Update: MTHSPL - 01/11/2019
MD5 checksum: fcfe15aec33c91349d99aa32ff4124c4

RxNorm_weekly_prescribe_01092019.zip
Source Update: MTHSPL - 01/04/2019
MD5 checksum: 25eda0e6b031de1edbefcf94a8ac654b

 

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 2018AB UMLS Metathesaurus

RxNorm_full_12032018.zip, Release Notes 12/03/2018
       RxNorm_full_prescribe_12032018.zip, Release Notes 12/03/2018

RxNorm_full_11052018.zip, Release Notes 11/05/2018
       RxNorm_full_prescribe_11052018.zip, Release Notes 11/05/2018

RxNorm Files Consistent with 2018AA UMLS Metathesaurus

RxNorm_full_10012018.zip, Release Notes 10/01/2018
       RxNorm_full_prescribe_10012018.zip, Release Notes 10/01/2018

RxNorm_full_09042018.zip, Release Notes 09/04/2018
       RxNorm_full_prescribe_09042018.zip, Release Notes 09/04/2018

RxNorm_full_08062018.zip, Release Notes 08/06/2018
       RxNorm_full_prescribe_08062018.zip, Release Notes 08/06/2018

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 Release Archives for 2005-2016