NDC to RxNorm Crosswalk 33342-114 Candesartan

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RxNorm Crosswalk Information

This drug is included in the RxNorm Current Prescribable Content, a subset of RxNorm that includes all drugs available for prescription in the United States.

The RxNorm crosswalk for NDC code 33342-114 indicates multiple RxNorm Concept Unique Identifiers known as RxCUIs associated to the product Candesartan . The unique RxCUI concepts linked to this product are: 153822, 153823, 577776 and 639537. RxCUIs are identifiers that group each chemically distinct drug into a single code regardless of manufacturer or package size. Drugs mapped to the same RxCUI are considered the same drug as having the same ingredients, strengths, and dose forms. The RxNorm mapping may include repeated RxCUI concepts with different descriptions and term types.

RxCUI: 153822

Concept: candesartan cilexetil 4 MG Oral Tablet: Term Type (TTY): PSN - Prescribable Name
Synonym of another TTY, given for clarity and for display purposes in electronic prescribing applications. Only one PSN per concept.

Concept: candesartan cilexetil 4 MG Oral Tablet: Term Type (TTY): SCD - Semantic Clinical Drug
Ingredient + Strength + Dose Form

RxCUI: 153823

Concept: candesartan cilexetil 8 MG Oral Tablet: Term Type (TTY): PSN - Prescribable Name
Synonym of another TTY, given for clarity and for display purposes in electronic prescribing applications. Only one PSN per concept.

Concept: candesartan cilexetil 8 MG Oral Tablet: Term Type (TTY): SCD - Semantic Clinical Drug
Ingredient + Strength + Dose Form

RxCUI: 577776

Concept: candesartan cilexetil 16 MG Oral Tablet: Term Type (TTY): PSN - Prescribable Name
Synonym of another TTY, given for clarity and for display purposes in electronic prescribing applications. Only one PSN per concept.

Concept: candesartan cilexetil 16 MG Oral Tablet: Term Type (TTY): SCD - Semantic Clinical Drug
Ingredient + Strength + Dose Form

RxCUI: 639537

Concept: candesartan cilexetil 32 MG Oral Tablet: Term Type (TTY): PSN - Prescribable Name
Synonym of another TTY, given for clarity and for display purposes in electronic prescribing applications. Only one PSN per concept.

Concept: candesartan cilexetil 32 MG Oral Tablet: Term Type (TTY): SCD - Semantic Clinical Drug
Ingredient + Strength + Dose Form

What is RxNorm?

RxNorm is a system developed and maintained by the National Library of Medicine (NLM). RxNorm is a normalized naming system for generic and branded drugs. RxNorm is also a tool that supports interoperability between different drug terminologies and other naming systems.

The goal of RxNorm is to facilitate the efficient exchange of drug information among the computer systems used by hospitals, pharmacies, clinics and other organizations. To achieve this goal RxNorm provides normalized names and unique identifiers for drugs and medicines.

What is an RXCUI?

An RxCUI is machine readable unique identifier that defines the same common concept. Every name and code provided to the National Library of Medicine receives an RXCUI. Drug products that map to the same RxCUI are considered the same drug while drugs that are distinct will have different RxCUIs.

What is a Term Type (TTY)?

Term Types (TTYs) are used to specify the level of complexity of each RxCUI term.

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