Nicardipine hydrochloride 2.5 mg/ML Injection [Cardene]
RxNorm 1791357

Concept Hierarchy & Relationship Mapping

RxNorm Concept Unique Identifier (RxCUI) 1791357 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: nicardipine hydrochloride 2.5 mg/ML Injection [Cardene].

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

SY
Cardene 2.5 mg/ML Injection
AUI:8216377
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SBD
Nicardipine hydrochloride 2.5 mg/ML Injection [Cardene]
AUI:12371734
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TMSY
NiCARdipine hydrochloride 2.5 mg/ML Injection [Cardene]
AUI:8219314
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SY

Synonym (SY):
Cardene 2.5 mg/ML Injection
(Atom ID: 8216377)

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
Cardene 2.5 MG/ML Injection
Official description of the drug concept as defined in the source vocabulary.
Suppress Flag
E
N: Not suppressible | O: Obsolete | Y: Suppressed by editor | E: Unquantified non-prescribable drug.

Interoperability & Coding

Concept ID (RxCUI)
1791357
RxNorm Unique Identifier for the standardized concept.
Atom ID (RXAUI)
8216377
Unique identifier for this specific name variation (Atom).
Term Type (TTY)
SY
Synonym (Synonym of another TTY, given for clarity.)
Source Code
1791357
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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SBD

Semantic Branded Drug (SBD):
Nicardipine hydrochloride 2.5 mg/ML Injection [Cardene]
(Atom ID: 12371734)

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
nicardipine hydrochloride 2.5 MG/ML Injection [Cardene]
Official description of the drug concept as defined in the source vocabulary.
Suppress Flag
E
N: Not suppressible | O: Obsolete | Y: Suppressed by editor | E: Unquantified non-prescribable drug.

Interoperability & Coding

Concept ID (RxCUI)
1791357
RxNorm Unique Identifier for the standardized concept.
Atom ID (RXAUI)
12371734
Unique identifier for this specific name variation (Atom).
Term Type (TTY)
SBD
Semantic Branded Drug (Ingredient + Strength + Dose Form + Brand Name)
Source Code
1791357
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.
TMSY

Tall Man Lettering Synonym (TMSY):
NiCARdipine hydrochloride 2.5 mg/ML Injection [Cardene]
(Atom ID: 8219314)

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
niCARdipine hydrochloride 2.5 MG/ML Injection [Cardene]
Official description of the drug concept as defined in the source vocabulary.
Suppress Flag
E
N: Not suppressible | O: Obsolete | Y: Suppressed by editor | E: Unquantified non-prescribable drug.

Interoperability & Coding

Concept ID (RxCUI)
1791357
RxNorm Unique Identifier for the standardized concept.
Atom ID (RXAUI)
8219314
Unique identifier for this specific name variation (Atom).
Term Type (TTY)
TMSY
Tall Man Lettering Synonym (Tall Man Lettering synonym of another TTY, given to distinguish between commonly confused drugs.)
Source Code
1791357
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.