May Release - 05/07/2018

This release of RxNorm is consistent with the 2018AA 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 source versions in bold have been updated since the previous RxNorm release:

Source Name	SAB	Version
Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical Classification System	ATC	ATC_2018
Vaccines Administered	CVX	CVX_2018_01_18
DrugBank	DRUGBANK	DRUGBANK5.0_2018_03_26
Gold Standard Drug Database	GS	GS_2018_03_27
Multum MediSource Lexicon	MMSL	MMSL_2018_04_01
Micromedex RED BOOK	MMX	MMX_2018_03_26
Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)	MSH	MSH2018_2018_02_05
CMS Formulary Reference File	MTHCMSFRF	MTHCMSFRF_2014
FDA Structured Product Labels	MTHSPL	MTHSPL_2018_04_24
FDB MedKnowledge (formerly NDDF Plus)	NDDF	NDDF_2018_03_26
Veterans Health Administration National Drug File - Reference Terminology	NDFRT	NDFRT_2018_02_05
NDFRT FDASPL relationships	NDFRT_FDASPL	NDFRT_FDASPL_2018_02_05
NDFRT FMTSME relationships	NDFRT_FMTSME	NDFRT_FMTSME_2018_02_05
US Edition of SNOMED CT (drug information)	SNOMEDCT_US	SNOMEDCT_US_2018_01_31
Veterans Health Administration National Drug File	VANDF	VANDF_2018_04_02

*Reminder: As of October 2017, Medi-Span data will not be included in the RxNorm or UMLS releases. If you have questions about Medi-Span, please contact: medispan-support@wolterskluwer.com.

Data Counts

Term Type or Attribute	Number
Active GPCKs	380
Active BPCKs	462
Active SCDs	18763
Active SBDs	10418
Active RXNORM MINs	3978
Active RXNORM INs	11803
Active RXNORM PINs	2755
Active RXNORM BNs	6041
Active RXNORM DFs	117
Obsolete GPCKs	167
Obsolete BPCKs	144
Obsolete SCDs	16581
Obsolete SBDs	10770
Obsolete RXNORM BNs	10067
Obsolete RXNORM DFs	59
Editor-suppressed SCDs	1783
Editor-suppressed SBDs	1400
SAB=RXNORM NDCs	240019
Distinct SAB=RXNORM NDCs	240019

Last Reviewed: May 7, 2018