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RxNorm Files

The license agreement required for the RxNorm releases is available from: https://www.nlm.nih.gov/databases/umls.html.

The terms and conditions for using RxNorm data is available on the RxNorm Terms of Service page: https://www.nlm.nih.gov/research/umls/rxnorm/docs/termsofservice.html.

RxNorm Full Monthly Release
June 3, 2024 		RxNorm Weekly Updates
June 2024
RxNorm_full_06032024.zip
MD5 checksum: 61f3e358befce4c4fe1c17fff0c8cd0c

Release Notes 06/03/2024

RxNorm Technical Documentation 		Current: RxNorm_weekly_06262024.zip
Source Update: MTHSPL - 06/22/2024
MD5 checksum: 0cbb59883f4b87f31142f754ea04b547

RxNorm_weekly_06192024.zip
Source Update: MTHSPL - 06/15/2024
MD5 checksum: cf55627ff84a4f7d15b4fa5fac06f5d9

RxNorm_weekly_06122024.zip
Source Update: MTHSPL - 06/08/2024
MD5 checksum: 023ea0678d1305fb358f60c0e910d606

RxNorm_weekly_06052024.zip
Source Update: MTHSPL - 06/01/2024
MD5 checksum: acfe29a6913be7f5e2e295363340dc0f

Current Prescribable Content Monthly Release
June 3, 2024 		Current Prescribable Content Weekly Updates
June 2024
RxNorm_full_prescribe_06032024.zip (no license required)
MD5 checksum: 215d1dc71c8150a51a9e3c7bd260611c

Release Notes 06/03/2024

Current Prescribable Content Documentation 		Current: RxNorm_weekly_prescribe_06262024.zip
Source Update: MTHSPL - 06/22/2024
MD5 checksum: ac0f5986cde386161ffc4634ba877057

RxNorm_weekly_prescribe_06192024.zip
Source Update: MTHSPL - 06/15/2024
MD5 checksum: c8f34d5402512be1a2c52d0f320b8b8e

RxNorm_weekly_prescribe_06122024.zip
Source Update: MTHSPL - 06/08/2024
MD5 checksum: 8fa229d0457e1a3c0bf8c22629ae1993

RxNorm_weekly_prescribe_06052024.zip
Source Update: MTHSPL - 06/01/2024
MD5 checksum: 231f67af28149ad7eb99517bd1984eb0

 

RxNorm files are pipe-delimited text files in Rich Release Format (RRF) with the extension ".RRF". They do not require the use of the MetamorphoSys program provided with the UMLS Knowledge Sources Files. The character set of RxNorm release files is Unicode UTF-8. If you need assistance with these files, please e-mail the RxNorm team at: rxnorminfo@nlm.nih.gov. Please read the README file for the release, which is contained in the release zip package. For additional information about RxNorm releases, including scripts for loading the RxNorm data into Oracle and MySQL databases, read the RxNorm Technical Documentation.

For users who wish to automate the download of the RxNorm releases, steps are available here: https://documentation.uts.nlm.nih.gov/automating-downloads.html. The RxNorm files are also available through generic URLs with the word "current" instead of specific dates. See below for examples.

https://download.nlm.nih.gov/umls/kss/rxnorm/RxNorm_full_current.zip
https://download.nlm.nih.gov/umls/kss/rxnorm/RxNorm_weekly_current.zip


RxNorm Previous Releases

RxNorm files from May 2020 to the present contain data consistent with the 2020AA UMLS Metathesaurus

RxNorm_full_05062024.zip , Release Notes 05/06/2024
       RxNorm_full_prescribe_05062024.zip , Release Notes 05/06/2024

RxNorm_full_04012024.zip , Release Notes 04/01/2024
       RxNorm_full_prescribe_04012024.zip , Release Notes 04/01/2024

RxNorm_full_03042024.zip , Release Notes 03/04/2024
       RxNorm_full_prescribe_03042024.zip , Release Notes 03/04/2024

RxNorm_full_02052024.zip , Release Notes 02/05/2024
       RxNorm_full_prescribe_02052024.zip , Release Notes 02/05/2024

RxNorm_full_01022024.zip , Release Notes 01/02/2024
       RxNorm_full_prescribe_01022024.zip , Release Notes 01/02/2024

RxNorm_full_12042023.zip , Release Notes 12/04/2023
       RxNorm_full_prescribe_12042023.zip , Release Notes 12/04/2023

RxNorm_full_11062023.zip , Release Notes 11/06/2023
       RxNorm_full_prescribe_11062023.zip , Release Notes 11/06/2023

RxNorm_full_10022023.zip , Release Notes 10/02/2023
       RxNorm_full_prescribe_10022023.zip , Release Notes 10/02/2023

RxNorm_full_09052023.zip , Release Notes 09/05/2023
       RxNorm_full_prescribe_09052023.zip , Release Notes 09/05/2023

RxNorm_full_08072023.zip , Release Notes 08/07/2023
       RxNorm_full_prescribe_08072023.zip , Release Notes 08/07/2023

RxNorm_full_07032023.zip , Release Notes 07/03/2023
       RxNorm_full_prescribe_07032023.zip , Release Notes 07/03/2023

RxNorm_full_06052023.zip , Release Notes 06/05/2023
       RxNorm_full_prescribe_06052023.zip , Release Notes 06/05/2023

RxNorm_full_05012023.zip , Release Notes 05/01/2023
       RxNorm_full_prescribe_05012023.zip , Release Notes 05/01/2023

RxNorm_full_04032023.zip , Release Notes 04/03/2023
       RxNorm_full_prescribe_04032023.zip , Release Notes 04/03/2023

RxNorm_full_03062023.zip , Release Notes 03/06/2023
       RxNorm_full_prescribe_03062023.zip , Release Notes 03/06/2023

RxNorm_full_02062023.zip , Release Notes 02/06/2023
       RxNorm_full_prescribe_02062023.zip , Release Notes 02/06/2023

RxNorm_full_01032023.zip , Release Notes 01/03/2023
       RxNorm_full_prescribe_01032023.zip , Release Notes 01/03/2023

RxNorm Release Archives for 2005-2022

Last Reviewed: June 26, 2024