March Release - 03/07/2016
This release of RxNorm is consistent with the 2015AB 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 | 02/01/2016 |
| Medi-Span Master Drug Data Base | MDDB | 01/27/2016 |
| Multum MediSource Lexicon | MMSL | 02/01/2016 |
| Micromedex RED BOOK | MMX | 02/01/2016 |
| FDA Structured Product Labels | MTHSPL | 02/26/2016 |
| FDB MedKnowledge (formerly NDDF Plus) | NDDF | 02/03/2016 |
| Veterans Health Administration National Drug File - Reference Terminology | NDFRT | 03/07/2016 |
| NDFRT FDASPL relationships | NDFRT_FDASPL | 03/07/2016 |
| NDFRT FMTSME relationships | NDFRT_FMTSME | 03/07/2016 |
| US Edition of SNOMED CT (drug information) | SNOMEDCT_US | 01/31/2016 |
| Veterans Health Administration National Drug File | VANDF | 01/21/2016 |
The following sources have not been updated in this release:
| Source Name | SAB | Date Updated |
|---|---|---|
| Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical Classification System | ATC | 2016 |
| Medical Subject Headings (MeSH) | MSH | 08/18/2015 |
| CMS Formulary Reference File | MTHCMSFRF | 2014 |
Data Changes
New Dose Form and Dose Form Group
RxNorm includes one new dose form: Nasal Powder. This dose form occurs in a handful of new drugs. Along with the new dose form comes a new dose form group: Nasal Product.
This release also includes many changes to dose forms for injectable products as part of the ongoing prescribable names (TTY=PSN) work.
Data Counts
| Term Type or Attribute | Number |
|---|---|
| Active GPCKs | 361 |
| Active BPCKs | 408 |
| Active SCDs | 18740 |
| Active SBDs | 10724 |
| Active RXNORM MINs | 3990 |
| Active RXNORM INs | 10865 |
| Active RXNORM PINs | 2503 |
| Active RXNORM BNs | 6425 |
| Active RXNORM DFs | 114 |
| Obsolete GPCKs | 145 |
| Obsolete BPCKs | 129 |
| Obsolete SCDs | 16264 |
| Obsolete SBDs | 10012 |
| Obsolete RXNORM MINs | 0 |
| Obsolete RXNORM INs | 0 |
| Obsolete RXNORM PINs | 0 |
| Obsolete RXNORM BNs | 9400 |
| Obsolete RXNORM DFs | 54 |
| Editor-suppressed SCDs | 1437 |
| Editor-suppressed SBDs | 1276 |
| Source-asserted NDCs | 1183133 |
| Distinct source-asserted NDCs | 556496 |
| SAB=RXNORM NDCs | 213141 |
| Distinct SAB=RXNORM NDCs | 213141 |
Last Reviewed: March 7, 2016