Metronidazole 0.008 mg/MG Topical Gel [Metrotop]
RxNorm 106878

Concept Hierarchy & Relationship Mapping

RxNorm Concept Unique Identifier (RxCUI) 106878 represents a standardized clinical drug concept used for cross-system interoperability. This concept aggregates multiple Atom IDs (AUIs), which are specific naming variations and synonyms used across pharmaceutical databases to ensure accurate medication mapping for: metronidazole 0.008 mg/MG Topical Gel [Metrotop].

The following semantic concepts and normalized strings are associated with this clinical entity:

SBD
Metronidazole 0.008 mg/MG Topical Gel [Metrotop]
AUI:12363416
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TMSY
MetroNIDAZOLE 0.008 mg/MG Topical Gel [Metrotop]
AUI:3725744
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SY
Metrotop 0.008 mg/MG Topical Gel
AUI:798338
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SBD

Semantic Branded Drug (SBD):
Metronidazole 0.008 mg/MG Topical Gel [Metrotop]
(Atom ID: 12363416)

Clinical Status & Identity

Prescribable Status
NO (Reference)
Part of the RxNorm Current Prescribable Content subset including all drugs available for prescription in the USA.
Concept Description
metronidazole 0.008 MG/MG Topical Gel [Metrotop]
Official description of the drug concept as defined in the source vocabulary.
Suppress Flag
O
N: Not suppressible | O: Obsolete | Y: Suppressed by editor | E: Unquantified non-prescribable drug.

Interoperability & Coding

Concept ID (RxCUI)
106878
RxNorm Unique Identifier for the standardized concept.
Atom ID (RXAUI)
12363416
Unique identifier for this specific name variation (Atom).
Term Type (TTY)
SBD
Semantic Branded Drug (Ingredient + Strength + Dose Form + Brand Name)
Source Code
106878
The "Most useful" identifier asserted by the original source vocabulary.

Source & Registry Data

Source Name
RxNorm Vocabulary (RXNORM)
The official name and abbreviation for the vocabulary source.
Source Version
20AA_260706F
The specific version of the vocabulary provided by the source.
Update Date
June 01, 2026
The date when this RxNorm data was last updated by the NLM.
License Contact
RxNorm Customer Service, , U.S. National Library of Medicine, 8600 Rockville Pike, , Bethesda, MD, United States, 20894, (888) FIND-NLM, , https://support.nlm.nih.gov/support/create-case/, https://www.nlm.nih.gov/research/umls/rxnorm/
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Technical Attributes & Logic

RXN AI
{335214} 6922
RXCUI of BOSS Active Ingredient preceded by RXCUI of SCDC responsible for value
RXN AM
{335214} 6922
RXCUI of BOSS Active Moiety preceded by RXCUI of SCDC responsible for value
RXN BOSS FROM
{335214} AI
Source of BOSS as either from the active ingredient (AI) or the active moiety (AM) preceded by RXCUI of SCDC responsible for value
RXN OBSOLETED
04/30/2020
Date the RxNorm atom became obsolete
RXTERM FORM
Gel
The RxTerm dose form name for this drug
TMSY

Tall Man Lettering Synonym (TMSY):
MetroNIDAZOLE 0.008 mg/MG Topical Gel [Metrotop]
(Atom ID: 3725744)

Clinical Status & Identity

Prescribable Status
NO (Reference)
Part of the RxNorm Current Prescribable Content subset including all drugs available for prescription in the USA.
Concept Description
metroNIDAZOLE 0.008 MG/MG Topical Gel [Metrotop]
Official description of the drug concept as defined in the source vocabulary.
Suppress Flag
O
N: Not suppressible | O: Obsolete | Y: Suppressed by editor | E: Unquantified non-prescribable drug.

Interoperability & Coding

Concept ID (RxCUI)
106878
RxNorm Unique Identifier for the standardized concept.
Atom ID (RXAUI)
3725744
Unique identifier for this specific name variation (Atom).
Term Type (TTY)
TMSY
Tall Man Lettering Synonym (Tall Man Lettering synonym of another TTY, given to distinguish between commonly confused drugs.)
Source Code
106878
The "Most useful" identifier asserted by the original source vocabulary.

Source & Registry Data

Source Name
RxNorm Vocabulary (RXNORM)
The official name and abbreviation for the vocabulary source.
Source Version
20AA_260706F
The specific version of the vocabulary provided by the source.
Update Date
June 01, 2026
The date when this RxNorm data was last updated by the NLM.
License Contact
RxNorm Customer Service, , U.S. National Library of Medicine, 8600 Rockville Pike, , Bethesda, MD, United States, 20894, (888) FIND-NLM, , https://support.nlm.nih.gov/support/create-case/, https://www.nlm.nih.gov/research/umls/rxnorm/
Source licensing contact information.
SY

Synonym (SY):
Metrotop 0.008 mg/MG Topical Gel
(Atom ID: 798338)

Clinical Status & Identity

Prescribable Status
NO (Reference)
Part of the RxNorm Current Prescribable Content subset including all drugs available for prescription in the USA.
Concept Description
Metrotop 0.008 MG/MG Topical Gel
Official description of the drug concept as defined in the source vocabulary.
Suppress Flag
O
N: Not suppressible | O: Obsolete | Y: Suppressed by editor | E: Unquantified non-prescribable drug.

Interoperability & Coding

Concept ID (RxCUI)
106878
RxNorm Unique Identifier for the standardized concept.
Atom ID (RXAUI)
798338
Unique identifier for this specific name variation (Atom).
Term Type (TTY)
SY
Synonym (Synonym of another TTY, given for clarity.)
Source Code
106878
The "Most useful" identifier asserted by the original source vocabulary.

Source & Registry Data

Source Name
RxNorm Vocabulary (RXNORM)
The official name and abbreviation for the vocabulary source.
Source Version
20AA_260706F
The specific version of the vocabulary provided by the source.
Update Date
June 01, 2026
The date when this RxNorm data was last updated by the NLM.
License Contact
RxNorm Customer Service, , U.S. National Library of Medicine, 8600 Rockville Pike, , Bethesda, MD, United States, 20894, (888) FIND-NLM, , https://support.nlm.nih.gov/support/create-case/, https://www.nlm.nih.gov/research/umls/rxnorm/
Source licensing contact information.