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Unified Medical Language System® (UMLS®)

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RxNorm Release Notes

July Release - 07/01/2024

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_2024_05_22
DrugBank DRUGBANK DRUGBANK5.0_2024_06_06
Gold Standard Drug Database GS GS_2024_06_07
Multum MediSource Lexicon MMSL MMSL_2024_06_01
Micromedex RED BOOK MMX MMX_2024_05_31
FDA Structured Product Labels MTHSPL MTHSPL_2024_06_22
FDB MedKnowledge (formerly NDDF Plus) NDDF NDDF_2024_06_05
RxNorm normalized names and codes RXNORM RXNORM_20AA_240701F
Veterans Health Administration National Drug File VANDF VANDF_2024_05_31

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

Source Name Source Abbreviation (SAB) Version
Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical Classification System ATC ATC_2024_01_19
CMS Formulary Reference File MTHCMSFRF MTHCMSFRF_2020
US Edition of SNOMED CT (drug information) SNOMEDCT_US SNOMEDCT_US_2024_01_01
USP Compendial Nomenclature USP USP_2024_03_06

*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

Ferriprox is now available with two different oral dosing regimens to achieve the same total daily dosage. We have created new forms for Ferriprox to distinguish between Twice-Daily and Three-Times-a-Day Oral Tablets:

RXCUITTYSTR
2685015SBDTwice-Daily deferiprone 1000 MG Oral Tablet [Ferriprox]
2685015PSNFerriprox 1000 MG Twice-Daily Oral Tablet
2685015SYTwice-Daily Ferriprox 1000 MG Oral Tablet
2685015SYFerriprox 1000 MG Twice-Daily Oral Tablet
2685014SCDTwice-Daily deferiprone 1000 MG Oral Tablet
2685014PSNdeferiprone 1000 MG Twice-Daily Oral Tablet
2685014SYdeferiprone 1000 MG Twice-Daily Oral Tablet
2180999SBDdeferiprone 1000 MG Oral Tablet [Ferriprox]
2180999PSNFerriprox 1000 MG Three-Times-A-Day Oral Tablet
2180999SYFerriprox 1000 MG Three-Times-A-Day Oral Tablet
2180997SCDdeferiprone 1000 MG Oral Tablet
2180997PSNdeferiprone 1000 MG Three-Times-A-Day Oral Tablet
2180997SYdeferiprone 1000 MG Three-Times-A-Day Oral Tablet
1190357SBDdeferiprone 500 MG Oral Tablet [Ferriprox]
1190357PSNFerriprox 500 MG Three-Times-A-Day Oral Tablet
1190357SYFerriprox 500 MG Three-Times-A-Day Oral Tablet
389242SCDdeferiprone 500 MG Oral Tablet
389242PSNdeferiprone 500 MG Three-Times-A-Day Oral Tablet
389242SYdeferiprone 500 MG Three-Times-A-Day Oral Tablet


Data Counts

Term Type or AttributeNumber
Active GPCKs608
Active BPCKs707
Active SCDs17341
Active SBDs9613
Active RXNORM MINs3797
Active RXNORM INs14372
Active RXNORM PINs3475
Active RXNORM BNs5101
Active RXNORM DFs122
  
Obsolete GPCKs248
Obsolete BPCKs233
Obsolete SCDs19460
Obsolete SBDs11683
Obsolete RXNORM MINs0
Obsolete RXNORM INs0
Obsolete RXNORM PINs0
Obsolete RXNORM BNs6419
Obsolete RXNORM DFs64
Editor-suppressed SCDs2052
Editor-suppressed SBDs1711
SAB=RXNORM NDCs246526
Distinct SAB=RXNORM NDCs246526

Last Reviewed: July 1, 2024