Budesonide 0.18 mg/ACTUAT [Pulmicort]
RxNorm 1745530

Concept Hierarchy & Relationship Mapping

RxNorm Concept Unique Identifier (RxCUI) 1745530 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: budesonide 0.18 mg/ACTUAT [Pulmicort].

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

SBDC
Budesonide 0.18 mg/ACTUAT [Pulmicort]
AUI:12296759
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SBDCPrescribable

Semantic Branded Drug Component (SBDC):
Budesonide 0.18 mg/ACTUAT [Pulmicort]
(Atom ID: 12296759)

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
budesonide 0.18 MG/ACTUAT [Pulmicort]
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)
1745530
RxNorm Unique Identifier for the standardized concept.
Atom ID (RXAUI)
12296759
Unique identifier for this specific name variation (Atom).
Term Type (TTY)
SBDC
Semantic Branded Drug Component (Ingredient + Strength + Brand Name)
Source Code
1745530
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_260504F
The specific version of the vocabulary provided by the source.
Update Date
May 04, 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

Budesonide Oral Inhalation


Budesonide is used to prevent difficulty breathing, chest tightness, wheezing, and coughing caused by asthma. Budesonide powder for oral inhalation (Pulmicort Flexhaler) is used in adults and children 6 years of age and older. Budesonide suspension (liquid) for oral inhalation (Pulmicort Respules) is used in children 12 months to 8 years of age. Budesonide belongs to a class of medications called corticosteroids. It works by decreasing swelling and irritation in the airways to allow for easier breathing.
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