Umeclidinium / vilanterol Dry Powder Inhaler
RxNorm 1487517

Concept Hierarchy & Relationship Mapping

RxNorm Concept Unique Identifier (RxCUI) 1487517 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: umeclidinium / vilanterol Dry Powder Inhaler.

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

SCDF
Umeclidinium / vilanterol Dry Powder Inhaler
AUI:5940808
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SCDFPrescribable

Semantic Clinical Drug Form (SCDF):
Umeclidinium / vilanterol Dry Powder Inhaler
(Atom ID: 5940808)

Clinical Status & Identity

Prescribable Status
YES (Active)
Part of the RxNorm Current Prescribable Content subset including all drugs available for prescription in the USA.
Concept Description
umeclidinium / vilanterol Dry Powder Inhaler
Official description of the drug concept as defined in the source vocabulary.
Suppress Flag
N
N: Not suppressible | O: Obsolete | Y: Suppressed by editor | E: Unquantified non-prescribable drug.

Interoperability & Coding

Concept ID (RxCUI)
1487517
RxNorm Unique Identifier for the standardized concept.
Atom ID (RXAUI)
5940808
Unique identifier for this specific name variation (Atom).
Term Type (TTY)
SCDF
Semantic Clinical Drug Form (Ingredient + Dose Form)
Source Code
1487517
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_260601F
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.

Patient Education

Umeclidinium and Vilanterol Oral Inhalation


The combination of umeclidinium and vilanterol is used to control wheezing, shortness of breath, coughing, and chest tightness caused by chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD; a group of diseases that affect the lungs and airways, which includes chronic bronchitis and emphysema). Umeclidinium is in a class of medications called anticholinergics. Vilanterol is in a class of medications called long-acting beta-agonists (LABAs). These medications work by relaxing and opening air passages in the lungs, making it easier to breathe.
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