RxNorm Adds Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Vaccines Administered Data

RxNorm Adds Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Vaccines Administered Data. NLM Tech Bull. 2017 Mar-Apr;(415):b4.

The National Library of Medicine (NLM) is pleased to announce the addition of CVX (Vaccines Administered) as a new data source to RxNorm.

The addition of CVX data to RxNorm helps facilitate the electronic exchange of vaccine information in electronic health records. CVX includes both active and inactive vaccines available in the United States. CVX codes for inactive vaccines allow electronic transmission of historical immunization records. CVX is maintained and developed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), National Center of Immunization and Respiratory Diseases (NCIRD).