October Release - 10/07/2013
This release of RxNorm is consistent with the 2013AA 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 | 09/03/2013 |
| Medi-Span Master Drug Data Base | MDDB | 09/04/2013 |
| Multum MediSource Lexicon | MMSL | 09/01/2013 |
| Micromedex RED BOOK | MMX | 09/02/2013 |
| FDA Structured Product Labels | MTHSPL | 09/26/2013 |
| FDB MedKnowledge (formerly NDDF Plus) | NDDF | 09/04/2013 |
| Veterans Health Administration National Drug File - Reference Terminology | NDFRT | 10/07/2013 |
| Veterans Health Administration National Drug File | VANDF | 08/28/2013 |
The following sources have not been updated in this release:
| Source Name | SAB | Date Updated |
|---|---|---|
| Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical Classification System | ATC | 2013 |
| Medical Subject Headings (MeSH) | MSH | 01/21/2013 |
| FDA National Drug Code Directory | MTHFDA | 06/01/2011 |
| US Edition of SNOMED CT (drug information) | SNOMEDCT_US | 07/31/2013 |
Data Changes
With this release, RxNorm no longer round strengths for solid dose form drugs to three significant digits. For example, 'carvedilol 3.125 MG Oral Tablet' was rounded to 'carvedilol 3.13 MG Oral Tablet' in previous releases but will be represented in the unrounded form 'carvedilol 3.125 MG Oral Tablet' now. New drugs in the October release were not rounded. Previously rounded drugs will be updated over the next few months.
Data Counts
| Term Type or Attribute | Number |
|---|---|
| Active GPCK forms | 332 |
| Active BPCK forms | 405 |
| Active SCD forms | 20,076 |
| Active SBD forms | 10,513 |
| Active RXNORM MIN atoms | 3,850 |
| Active RXNORM IN atoms | 9,283 |
| Active RXNORM PIN atoms | 2,186 |
| Active RXNORM BN atoms | 6,593 |
| Active RXNORM DF atoms | 104 |
| Obsolete GPCK forms | 123 |
| Obsolete BPCK forms | 104 |
| Obsolete SCD forms | 13,836 |
| Obsolete SBD forms | 10,226 |
| Obsolete RXNORM MIN atoms | 0 |
| Obsolete RXNORM IN atoms | 0 |
| Obsolete RXNORM PIN atoms | 0 |
| Obsolete RXNORM BN atoms | 9,199 |
| Obsolete RXNORM DF atoms | 51 |
| Editor-suppressed SCD forms | 1,120 |
| Editor-suppressed SBD forms | 900 |
| OCD atoms | 312,470 |
| Source-asserted NDC codes | 1,256,855 |
| Distinct Source-asserted NDC codes | 564,402 |
| SAB=RXNORM NDC codes | 191,450 |
| Distinct SAB=RXNORM NDC codes | 191,450 |
Last Reviewed: October 1, 2013