Benzocaine HCl 1.27 % Topical Ointment
RxNorm 1552221

Concept Hierarchy & Relationship Mapping

RxNorm Concept Unique Identifier (RxCUI) 1552221 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: benzocaine HCl 1.27 % Topical Ointment.

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

SCD
Benzocaine hydrochloride 0.0127 mg/MG Topical Ointment
Primary clinical definition
AUI:12332884
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PSN
Benzocaine HCl 1.27 % Topical Ointment
AUI:7739579
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SY
Benzocaine hydrochloride 1.27 % Topical Ointment
AUI:6412071
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SCD

Semantic Clinical Drug (SCD):
Benzocaine hydrochloride 0.0127 mg/MG Topical Ointment
(Atom ID: 12332884)

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
benzocaine hydrochloride 0.0127 MG/MG Topical Ointment
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)
1552221
RxNorm Unique Identifier for the standardized concept.
Atom ID (RXAUI)
12332884
Unique identifier for this specific name variation (Atom).
Term Type (TTY)
SCD
Semantic Clinical Drug (Ingredient + Strength + Dose Form)
Source Code
1552221
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/
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Technical Attributes & Logic

RXN AI
{1552220} 1049105
RXCUI of BOSS Active Ingredient preceded by RXCUI of SCDC responsible for value
RXN AM
{1552220} 1399
RXCUI of BOSS Active Moiety preceded by RXCUI of SCDC responsible for value
RXN AVAILABLE STRENGTH
0.0127 MG/MG
Available drug strengths listed in the order of ingredients from the drug
RXN BOSS FROM
{1552220} 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 HUMAN DRUG
US
Drug available for use in Humans
RXTERM FORM
Ointment
The RxTerm dose form name for this drug
PSN

Prescribable Name (PSN):
Benzocaine HCl 1.27 % Topical Ointment
(Atom ID: 7739579)

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
benzocaine HCl 1.27 % Topical Ointment
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)
1552221
RxNorm Unique Identifier for the standardized concept.
Atom ID (RXAUI)
7739579
Unique identifier for this specific name variation (Atom).
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.)
Source Code
1552221
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.
SY

Synonym (SY):
Benzocaine hydrochloride 1.27 % Topical Ointment
(Atom ID: 6412071)

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
benzocaine hydrochloride 1.27 % Topical Ointment
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)
1552221
RxNorm Unique Identifier for the standardized concept.
Atom ID (RXAUI)
6412071
Unique identifier for this specific name variation (Atom).
Term Type (TTY)
SY
Synonym (Synonym of another TTY, given for clarity.)
Source Code
1552221
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.