Plegridy Pen Starter Pack
RxNorm 1649605

Concept Hierarchy & Relationship Mapping

RxNorm Concept Unique Identifier (RxCUI) 1649605 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: Plegridy Pen Starter Pack.

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

PSN
Plegridy Pen Starter Pack
AUI:7238540
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SY
Plegridy Pen Starter Pack
AUI:7238539
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BPCK
{1 (0.5 mL peginterferon beta-1a 0.126 mg/ML Auto-Injector [Plegridy]) / 1 (0.5 mL peginterferon beta-1a 0.188 mg/ML Auto-Injector [Plegridy]) } Pack [Plegridy Pen Starter Pack]
AUI:7238532
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PSNPrescribable

Prescribable Name (PSN):
Plegridy Pen Starter Pack
(Atom ID: 7238540)

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
Plegridy Pen Starter 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)
1649605
RxNorm Unique Identifier for the standardized concept.
Atom ID (RXAUI)
7238540
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
1649605
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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SYPrescribable

Synonym (SY):
Plegridy Pen Starter Pack
(Atom ID: 7238539)

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
Plegridy Pen Starter 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)
1649605
RxNorm Unique Identifier for the standardized concept.
Atom ID (RXAUI)
7238539
Unique identifier for this specific name variation (Atom).
Term Type (TTY)
SY
Synonym (Synonym of another TTY, given for clarity.)
Source Code
1649605
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.
BPCKPrescribable

Brand Name Pack (BPCK):
{1 (0.5 mL peginterferon beta-1a 0.126 mg/ML Auto-Injector [Plegridy]) / 1 (0.5 mL peginterferon beta-1a 0.188 mg/ML Auto-Injector [Plegridy]) } Pack [Plegridy Pen Starter Pack]
(Atom ID: 7238532)

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 [Plegridy]) / 1 (0.5 ML peginterferon beta-1a 0.188 MG/ML Auto-Injector [Plegridy]) } Pack [Plegridy Pen Starter 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)
1649605
RxNorm Unique Identifier for the standardized concept.
Atom ID (RXAUI)
7238532
Unique identifier for this specific name variation (Atom).
Term Type (TTY)
BPCK
Brand Name Pack ({# (Ingredient Strength Dose Form) / # (Ingredient Strength Dose Form)} Pack [Brand Name])
Source Code
1649605
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

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