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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
October 1, 2018		RxNorm Weekly Updates
October 2018
RxNorm_full_10012018.zip
MD5 checksum: d0c965105e6a2a4e022dbae963ee4417

Release Notes 10/01/2018

RxNorm Technical Documentation		 Current: RxNorm_weekly_10172018.zip
Source Update: MTHSPL - 10/11/2018
MD5 checksum: d0025f09fa78c771b41cc4d512d17cc3

RxNorm_weekly_10102018.zip
Source Update: MTHSPL - 10/02/2018
MD5 checksum: ce4386141d21beb6cac16820f739dfe2

RxNorm_weekly_10032018.zip
Source Update: MTHSPL - 09/28/2018
MD5 checksum: 2f609dc1b06fec0f196416fc2caa64dd
Current Prescribable Content Monthly Release
October 1, 2018		Current Prescribable Content Weekly Updates
October 2018
RxNorm_full_prescribe_10012018.zip (no license required)
MD5 checksum: 0e2fcbc3bb7482c448186938192ec036

Release Notes 10/01/2018

Current Prescribable Content Documentation		 Current: RxNorm_weekly_prescribe_10172018.zip
Source Update: MTHSPL - 10/11/2018
MD5 checksum: 9b750df36d20569e5b6564f9889bc524

RxNorm_weekly_prescribe_10102018.zip
Source Update: MTHSPL - 10/02/2018
MD5 checksum: 11476a33e5a1d55560a7a0a73af96b84

RxNorm_weekly_prescribe_10032018.zip
Source Update: MTHSPL - 09/28/2018
MD5 checksum: 198713364410c8209b7bdcb8538eefb6

 

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_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 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