April Release - 04/07/2014
This release of RxNorm is consistent with the 2013AB 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 Drug Database | GS | 03/06/2014 |
| Medi-Span Master Drug Data Base | MDDB | 02/21/2014 |
| Multum MediSource Lexicon | MMSL | 03/01/2014 |
| Micromedex RED BOOK | MMX | 03/03/2014 |
| FDA Structured Product Labels | MTHSPL | 03/28/2014 |
| FDB MedKnowledge (formerly NDDF Plus) | NDDF | 03/05/2014 |
| Veterans Health Administration National Drug File - Reference Terminology | NDFRT | 04/07/2014 |
| NDFRT FDASPL relationships | NDFRT_FDASPL | 04/07/2014 |
| NDFRT FMTSME relationships | NDFRT_FMTSME | 04/07/2014 |
| Veterans Health Administration National Drug File | VANDF | 02/24/2014 |
The following sources have not been updated in this release:
| Source Name | SAB | Date Updated |
|---|---|---|
| Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical Classification System | ATC | 2014 |
| Medical Subject Headings (MeSH) | MSH | 08/19/2013 |
| FDA National Drug Code Directory | MTHFDA | 06/01/2011 |
| US Edition of SNOMED CT (drug information) | SNOMEDCT_US | 01/31/2014 |
Data Changes
NDFRT sub-sources:
The Veterans Health Administration (VHA) added two new sets of relationship data to NDFRT. RxNorm will include two new sources (SABs) - NDFRT_FDASPL and NDFRT_FMTSME - for these relationship data sets. NDFRT_FDASPL represents the pharmacologic classification indexing of the active ingredients in the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Structured Product Labels (SPLs). NDFRT_FMTSME is a subset of NDFRT drug classifications and their hierarchies, which were designated by the Federal Medication Terminologies (FMT) subject matter experts. NDFRT_FDASPL and NDFRT_FMTSME are relationships-only sources, and they provide links between SAB=NDFRT entities. You can read more about the additional relationships in the NDFRT documentation.
Extended Release Enteric Coated Capsule/Tablet dose forms:
RxNorm will no longer use the 'Extended Release Enteric Coated Capsule' or 'Extended Release Enteric Coated Tablet' dose forms for SAB=RXNORM normalized names. SCD and SBD concepts previously applied this dose form now use the 'Enteric Coated Capsule' or 'Enteric Coated Tablet' dose forms. This change affects a total of 28 SCD and SBD concepts.
Data Counts
| Term Type or Attribute | Number |
|---|---|
| Active GPCK forms | 343 |
| Active BPCK forms | 423 |
| Active SCD forms | 19674 |
| Active SBD forms | 10801 |
| Active RXNORM MIN atoms | 3886 |
| Active RXNORM IN atoms | 9673 |
| Active RXNORM PIN atoms | 2253 |
| Active RXNORM BN atoms | 6757 |
| Active RXNORM DF atoms | 103 |
| Obsolete GPCK forms | 130 |
| Obsolete BPCK forms | 111 |
| Obsolete SCD forms | 14617 |
| Obsolete SBD forms | 10311 |
| Obsolete RXNORM MIN atoms | 0 |
| Obsolete RXNORM IN atoms | 0 |
| Obsolete RXNORM PIN atoms | 0 |
| Obsolete RXNORM BN atoms | 9273 |
| Obsolete RXNORM DF atoms | 51 |
| Editor-suppressed SCD forms | 1067 |
| Editor-suppressed SBD forms | 913 |
| OCD atoms | 326889 |
| Source-asserted NDC codes | 1283536 |
| Distinct Source-asserted NDC codes | 579485 |
| SAB=RXNORM NDC codes | 198728 |
| Distinct SAB=RXNORM NDC codes | 198728 |
Last Reviewed: April 7, 2014