August Release - 08/04/2014
This release of RxNorm is consistent with the 2014AA UMLS Metathesaurus release. 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 have been updated since the previous RxNorm release:
| Source Name | SAB | Date Updated |
|---|---|---|
| Gold Standard Drug Database | GS | 07/09/2014 |
| Medi-Span Master Drug Data Base | MDDB | 07/09/2014 |
| Multum MediSource Lexicon | MMSL | 07/01/2014 |
| Micromedex RED BOOK | MMX | 07/07/2014 |
| FDA Structured Product Labels | MTHSPL | 07/24/2014 |
| FDB MedKnowledge (formerly NDDF Plus) | NDDF | 07/16/2014 |
| Veterans Health Administration National Drug File | VANDF | 06/19/2014 |
The following sources have not been updated in this release:
| Source Name | SAB | Date Updated |
|---|---|---|
| Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical Classification System | ATC | 2014 |
| Medical Subject Headings (MeSH) | MSH | 02/10/2014 |
| FDA National Drug Code Directory | MTHFDA | 06/01/2011 |
| Veterans Health Administration National Drug File - Reference Terminology | NDFRT | 07/07/2014 |
| NDFRT FDASPL relationships | NDFRT_FDASPL | 07/07/2014 |
| NDFRT FMTSME relationships | NDFRT_FMTSME | 07/07/2014 |
| US Edition of SNOMED CT (drug information) | SNOMEDCT_US | 01/31/2014 |
Data Changes
Prescribable Names:
Building upon last month's release of prescribable names (TTY=PSN), the August release includes prescribable names for many drugs with cream and lotion dose forms.
RXNREL Suppress Values:
The SUPPRESS field in RXNREL is no longer being populated. In previous RxNorm releases, while most rows included no SUPPRESS value, some rows mistakenly included a SUPPRESS='N' value. Because RxNorm editors do not suppress any relationships in RXNREL, the SUPPRESS field is no longer being populated. The SUPPRESS field for all rows is null.
Data Counts
| Term Type or Attribute | Number |
|---|---|
| Active GPCKs | 342 |
| Active BPCKs | 428 |
| Active SCDs | 19733 |
| Active SBDs | 10821 |
| Active RXNORM MINs | 3891 |
| Active RXNORM INs | 9937 |
| Active RXNORM PINs | 2281 |
| Active RXNORM BNs | 6735 |
| Active RXNORM DFs | 103 |
| Obsolete GPCKs | 119 |
| Obsolete BPCKs | 111 |
| Obsolete SCDs | 14571 |
| Obsolete SBDs | 10337 |
| Obsolete RXNORM MINs | 0 |
| Obsolete RXNORM INs | 0 |
| Obsolete RXNORM PINs | 0 |
| Obsolete RXNORM BNs | 9460 |
| Obsolete RXNORM DFs | 57 |
| Editor-suppressed SCDs | 1071 |
| Editor-suppressed SBDs | 939 |
| OCD atoms | 329875 |
| Source-asserted NDCs | 1305790 |
| Distinct source-asserted NDCs | 589869 |
| SAB=RXNORM NDCs | 202370 |
| Distinct SAB=RXNORM NDCs | 202370 |
Last Reviewed: August 4, 2014