December Release - 12/04/2023

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 with version names in bold have been updated since the previous RxNorm release:

Source Name	Source Abbreviation (SAB)	Version
Vaccines Administered	CVX	CVX_2023_11_13
DrugBank	DRUGBANK	DRUGBANK5.0_2023_11_07
Gold Standard Drug Database	GS	GS_2023_11_08
Multum MediSource Lexicon	MMSL	MMSL_2023_11_01
Micromedex RED BOOK	MMX	MMX_2023_11_06
FDA Structured Product Labels	MTHSPL	MTHSPL_2023_11_24
FDB MedKnowledge (formerly NDDF Plus)	NDDF	NDDF_2023_11_22
RxNorm normalized names and codes	RXNORM	RXNORM_20AA_231204F
USP Compendial Nomenclature	USP	USP_2023_11_13
Veterans Health Administration National Drug File	VANDF	VANDF_2023_10_31

The following sources have not been updated since the previous RxNorm release:

Source Name	SAB	Version
Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical Classification System	ATC	ATC_2023_03_21
CMS Formulary Reference File	MTHCMSFRF	MTHCMSFRF_2020
US Edition of SNOMED CT (drug information)	SNOMEDCT_US	SNOMEDCT_US_2023_06_30

*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.

RxNorm Data Changes

No major changes.

Data Counts

Term Type or Attribute	Number
Active GPCKs	585
Active BPCKs	690
Active SCDs	17223
Active SBDs	9574
Active RXNORM MINs	3790
Active RXNORM INs	14280
Active RXNORM PINs	3443
Active RXNORM BNs	5105
Active RXNORM DFs	123
Obsolete GPCKs	245
Obsolete BPCKs	230
Obsolete SCDs	19348
Obsolete SBDs	11595
Obsolete RXNORM MINs	0
Obsolete RXNORM INs	0
Obsolete RXNORM PINs	0
Obsolete RXNORM BNs	6373
Obsolete RXNORM DFs	63
Editor-suppressed SCDs	2014
Editor-suppressed SBDs	1684
SAB=RXNORM NDCs	245233
Distinct SAB=RXNORM NDCs	245233

Last Reviewed: December 4, 2023