Table of Contents: 2019 MAY–JUNE No. 428
RxNorm June 2019 Release Available. NLM Tech Bull. 2019 May-Jun;(428):b11.
The RxNorm June full monthly release will be available for download on Monday, June 3, 2019, and includes two new Qualitative Distinction modifiers: "Evening Dosing" and "Sensor."
Qualitative Distinction (QD) modifiers allow flexibility in the RxNorm model to create a new RxNorm Concept Unique Identifier (RXCUI) when needed. A new "Evening Dosing" QD distinguishes certain methylphenidate products. A new "Sensor" QD is also included to identify drug products containing sensors.
As sensors in medications become more common, we have decided to use the "Sensor" QD modifier rather than create a new dose form for each new sensor-containing product. Please note that the "Oral Tablet with Sensor" dose form has been deleted starting with the June 2019 release.
The June 2019 release includes new QDs for the following active concepts:
| RXCUI | TTY | String |
|---|---|---|
| 2168866 | SCD | Evening Dosing 24 HR Methylphenidate Hydrochloride 20 MG Extended Release Oral Capsule |
| 2168867 | SBD | Evening Dosing 24 HR Methylphenidate Hydrochloride 20 MG Extended Release Oral Capsule [Jornay] |
| 2168868 | SCD | Evening Dosing 24 HR Methylphenidate Hydrochloride 40 MG Extended Release Oral Capsule |
| 2168869 | SBD | Evening Dosing 24 HR Methylphenidate Hydrochloride 40 MG Extended Release Oral Capsule [Jornay] |
| 2168857 | SCD | Evening Dosing 24 HR Methylphenidate Hydrochloride 60 MG Extended Release Oral Capsule |
| 2168859 | SBD | Evening Dosing 24 HR Methylphenidate Hydrochloride 60 MG Extended Release Oral Capsule [Jornay] |
| 2168861 | SCD | Evening Dosing 24 HR Methylphenidate Hydrochloride 80 MG Extended Release Oral Capsule |
| 2168863 | SBD | Evening Dosing 24 HR Methylphenidate Hydrochloride 80 MG Extended Release Oral Capsule [Jornay] |
| 2168864 | SCD | Evening Dosing 24 HR Methylphenidate Hydrochloride 100 MG Extended Release Oral Capsule |
| 2168865 | SBD | Evening Dosing 24 HR Methylphenidate Hydrochloride 100 MG Extended Release Oral Capsule [Jornay] |
| 2166796 | SCD | Sensor 200 ACTUAT Albuterol 0.09 MG/ACTUAT Dry Powder Inhaler |
| 2166797 | SBD | Sensor 200 ACTUAT Albuterol 0.09 MG/ACTUAT Dry Powder Inhaler [ProAir] |
| 1998454 | SCD | Sensor aripiprazole 2 MG Oral Tablet |
| 1998457 | SBD | Sensor aripiprazole 2 MG Oral Tablet [Abilify] |
| 1998462 | SBD | Sensor aripiprazole 5 MG Oral Tablet |
| 1998463 | SBD | Sensor aripiprazole 5 MG Oral Tablet [Abilify] |
| 1998451 | SCD | Sensor aripiprazole 10 MG Oral Tablet |
| 1998453 | SBD | Sensor aripiprazole 10 MG Oral Tablet [Abilify] |
| 1998454 | SCD | Sensor aripiprazole 15 MG Oral Tablet |
| 1998455 | SBD | Sensor aripiprazole 15 MG Oral Tablet [Abilify] |
| 1998458 | SCD | Sensor aripiprazole 20 MG Oral Tablet |
| 1998459 | SBD | Sensor aripiprazole 20 MG Oral Tablet [Abilify] |
| 1998460 | SCD | Sensor aripiprazole 30 MG Oral Tablet |
| 1998461 | SBD | Sensor aripiprazole 30 MG Oral Tablet [Abilify] |
For each SCD or SBD with a QD, there is an associated attribute in RXNSAT with the attribute name (ATN) of "RXN_QUALITATIVE_DISTINCTION." The June release contains the following new attribute value (ATV) to match the QD strings found in the SCD and SBD normalized names:
