Peginterferon beta-1a 63 mcg in 0.5 mL (1) Auto-Injector / peginterferon beta-1a 94 mcg in 0.5 mL (1) Auto-Injector Pack
RxNorm 1649602

Concept Hierarchy & Relationship Mapping

RxNorm Concept Unique Identifier (RxCUI) 1649602 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: peginterferon beta-1a 63 mcg in 0.5 mL (1) Auto-Injector / peginterferon beta-1a 94 mcg in 0.5 mL (1) Auto-Injector Pack.

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

PSN
Peginterferon beta-1a 63 mcg in 0.5 mL (1) Auto-Injector / peginterferon beta-1a 94 mcg in 0.5 mL (1) Auto-Injector Pack
AUI:8238440
GPCK
{1 (0.5 mL peginterferon beta-1a 0.126 mg/ML Auto-Injector) / 1 (0.5 mL peginterferon beta-1a 0.188 mg/ML Auto-Injector) } Pack
AUI:7238527

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PSNPrescribable

Prescribable Name (PSN):
Peginterferon beta-1a 63 mcg in 0.5 mL (1) Auto-Injector / peginterferon beta-1a 94 mcg in 0.5 mL (1) Auto-Injector Pack
(Atom ID: 8238440)

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
peginterferon beta-1a 63 MCG in 0.5 ML (1) Auto-Injector / peginterferon beta-1a 94 MCG in 0.5 ML (1) Auto-Injector Pack
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)
1649602
RxNorm Unique Identifier for the standardized concept.
Atom ID (RXAUI)
8238440
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
1649602
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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GPCKPrescribable

Generic Pack (GPCK):
{1 (0.5 mL peginterferon beta-1a 0.126 mg/ML Auto-Injector) / 1 (0.5 mL peginterferon beta-1a 0.188 mg/ML Auto-Injector) } Pack
(Atom ID: 7238527)

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
{1 (0.5 ML peginterferon beta-1a 0.126 MG/ML Auto-Injector) / 1 (0.5 ML peginterferon beta-1a 0.188 MG/ML Auto-Injector) } Pack
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)
1649602
RxNorm Unique Identifier for the standardized concept.
Atom ID (RXAUI)
7238527
Unique identifier for this specific name variation (Atom).
Term Type (TTY)
GPCK
Generic Pack ({# (Ingredient + Strength + Dose Form) / # (Ingredient + Strength + Dose Form)} Pack)
Source Code
1649602
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.

Technical Attributes & Logic

RXN HUMAN DRUG
US
Drug available for use in Humans

Patient Education

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