November Release - 11/07/2011
This release of RxNorm is consistent with the 2011AA 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 sources have been updated since the previous RxNorm release:
| Source Name | SAB | Date Updated |
|---|---|---|
| Gold Standard Alchemy | GS | 10/02/2011 |
| Medi-Span Master Drug Data Base | MDDB | 10/05/2011 |
| Multum MediSource Lexicon | MMSL | 10/01/2011 |
| Micromedex RED BOOK | MMX | 10/03/2011 |
| FDA Structured Product Labels | MTHSPL | 10/31/2011 |
| First DataBank NDDF Plus Source Vocabulary | NDDF | 10/05/2011 |
| Veterans Health Administration National Drug File - Reference Terminology | NDFRT | 11/07/2011 |
| Veterans Health Administration National Drug File | VANDF | 09/21/2011 |
The following sources have not been updated since the previous RxNorm release:
| Source Name | SAB | Date Updated |
|---|---|---|
| Medical Subject Headings (MeSH) | MSH | 02/14/2011 |
| FDA National Drug Code Directory | MTHFDA | 06/01/2011 |
| SNOMED Clinical Terms (drug information) | SNOMEDCT | 07/31/2011 |
Data Changes
TTY=BN Human/Vet Attributes:
TTY=BN atoms will no longer carry the RXN_HUMAN_DRUG or RXN_VET_DRUG attributes, which denote drugs that are intended for human and/or veterinary use. These attributes will remain attached to the TTY=SBD atoms that are related to the TTY=BN atoms via the 'ingredient_of/has_ingredient' RELA.
Dose Form Group Relationships:
A few of the relationship attributes (RELA) for the recently-released dose form group term types (TTY) have changed to better reflect the relationships between these types of concepts. The following table includes the updated RELAs:
| TTY2 | RELA | TTY1 |
|---|---|---|
| DF | isa | DFG |
| DFG | inverse_isa | DF |
| SBDF | isa | SBDG |
| SBDG | inverse_isa | SBDF |
| SCDF | isa | SCDG |
| SCDG | inverse_isa | SCDF |
Data Counts
| Term Type or Attribute | Number |
|---|---|
| Active GPCK forms | 316 |
| Active BPCK forms | 394 |
| Active SCD forms | 20,188 |
| Active SBD forms | 17,052 |
| Active RXNORM MIN atoms | 3,706 |
| Active RXNORM IN atoms | 5,001 |
| Active RXNORM PIN atoms | 1,569 |
| Active RXNORM BN atoms | 15,478 |
| Active RXNORM DF atoms | 100 |
| Obsolete GPCK forms | 69 |
| Obsolete BPCK forms | 40 |
| Obsolete SCD forms | 13,216 |
| Obsolete SBD forms | 3,891 |
| Obsolete RXNORM MIN atoms | 0 |
| Obsolete RXNORM IN atoms | 0 |
| Obsolete RXNORM PIN atoms | 0 |
| Obsolete RXNORM BN atoms | 0 |
| Obsolete RXNORM DF atoms | 55 |
| OCD atoms | 289,433 |
| Source-asserted NDC codes | 1,037,022 |
| Distinct Source-asserted NDC codes | 487,302 |
| SAB=RXNORM NDC codes | 251,564 |
| Distinct SAB=RXNORM NDC codes | 251,564 |
Last Reviewed: November 7, 2011