RxNorm 196319
Palifermin
RxNorm Semantic Concepts
RxNorm semantic concepts for the RxCUI 196319 unique identifier include: palifermin (12254588), Palifermin (2358711), Palifermin (substance) (2358713), Product containing palifermin (medicinal product) (9731162), Palifermin-containing product (10808564), Product containing recombinant human keratinocyte growth factor (medicinal product) (11826589), Recombinant human keratinocyte growth factor (11826689), Recombinant human keratinocyte growth factor (substance) (11826690) and Recombinant human keratinocyte growth factor-containing product (11826692).
RxNorm Atom ID: 12254588 - Ingredient
palifermin
- RXCUI:
- 196319 - RxNorm Unique Identifier for a concept (Concept ID)
- LAT:
- ENG - Language of the Term
- RXAUI:
- 12254588 - Unique identifier for the atom (RxNorm Atom ID)
- Is Prescribable?
- YES - This drug is part of the RxNorm Current Prescribable Content, a subset of RxNorm that includes all drugs available for prescription in the United States. The Current Prescribable subset also includes over-the-counter drugs.
- Concept Description:
- palifermin - Description of concept identifier
- Term Type (TTY):
- IN - Term type in source with name and description
- Term Type Name:
- Ingredient - Name of term type in source
- Term Type Description:
- A compound or moiety that gives the drug its distinctive clinical properties. Ingredients generally use the United States Adopted Name (USAN). - Description of term type in source
- Code:
- 196319 - "Most useful" source asserted identifier. If the source vocabulary has more than one identifier, or a RxNorm-generated source entry identifier. (if the source vocabulary has none.)
- Suppress Flag:
- N
Suppressible flag. Values = N, O, Y, or E. N - not suppressible. O - Specific individual names (atoms) set as Obsolete because the name is no longer provided by the original source. Y - Suppressed by RxNorm editor. E - unquantified, non-prescribable drug with related quantified, prescribable drugs. NLM strongly recommends that users not alter editor-assigned suppressibility. - CVF:
- 4096 - Content view flag. RxNorm includes one value, '4096', to denote inclusion in the Current Prescribable Content subset. All rows with CVF='4096' can be found in the subset.
- RxNorm to UNII Crosswalk:
- QMS40680K6 - PALIFERMIN (protein) - RxNorm to UNII (Unique Ingredient Identifier) Crosswalk
- Source:
- RXNORM - Concept source abbreviation
- Source Name:
- RxNorm Vocabulary - The official name for a source
- Source Version:
- 20AA_250804F - The source version
- Source Date:
- August 04, 2025 - RxNorm data last updated
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- RxNorm Customer Service
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RxNorm Atom ID: 2358711 - Designated preferred name
Palifermin
- RXCUI:
- 196319 - RxNorm Unique Identifier for a concept (Concept ID)
- LAT:
- ENG - Language of the Term
- RXAUI:
- 2358711 - Unique identifier for the atom (RxNorm Atom ID)
- Is Prescribable?
- YES - This drug is part of the RxNorm Current Prescribable Content, a subset of RxNorm that includes all drugs available for prescription in the United States. The Current Prescribable subset also includes over-the-counter drugs.
- Concept Description:
- Palifermin - Description of concept identifier
- Term Type (TTY):
- PT - Term type in source with name and description
- Term Type Name:
- Designated preferred name - Name of term type in source
- Term Type Description:
- - Description of term type in source
- Code:
- 417550009 - "Most useful" source asserted identifier. If the source vocabulary has more than one identifier, or a RxNorm-generated source entry identifier. (if the source vocabulary has none.)
- Suppress Flag:
- N
Suppressible flag. Values = N, O, Y, or E. N - not suppressible. O - Specific individual names (atoms) set as Obsolete because the name is no longer provided by the original source. Y - Suppressed by RxNorm editor. E - unquantified, non-prescribable drug with related quantified, prescribable drugs. NLM strongly recommends that users not alter editor-assigned suppressibility. - CVF:
- - Content view flag. RxNorm includes one value, '4096', to denote inclusion in the Current Prescribable Content subset. All rows with CVF='4096' can be found in the subset.
- RxNorm to UNII Crosswalk:
- QMS40680K6 - PALIFERMIN (protein) - RxNorm to UNII (Unique Ingredient Identifier) Crosswalk
- Source:
- SNOMEDCT_US - Concept source abbreviation
- Source Name:
- US Edition of SNOMED CT - The official name for a source
- Source Version:
- 2025_01_31 - The source version
- Source Date:
- August 04, 2025 - RxNorm data last updated
- Source License Contact:
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- The source content contact information - Source Short Name:
- US Edition of SNOMED CT - The short name of a source as used by the NLM Knowledge Source Server
RxNorm Atom ID: 2358713 - Full form of descriptor
Palifermin (substance)
- RXCUI:
- 196319 - RxNorm Unique Identifier for a concept (Concept ID)
- LAT:
- ENG - Language of the Term
- RXAUI:
- 2358713 - Unique identifier for the atom (RxNorm Atom ID)
- Is Prescribable?
- YES - This drug is part of the RxNorm Current Prescribable Content, a subset of RxNorm that includes all drugs available for prescription in the United States. The Current Prescribable subset also includes over-the-counter drugs.
- Concept Description:
- Palifermin (substance) - Description of concept identifier
- Term Type (TTY):
- FN - Term type in source with name and description
- Term Type Name:
- Full form of descriptor - Name of term type in source
- Term Type Description:
- - Description of term type in source
- Code:
- 417550009 - "Most useful" source asserted identifier. If the source vocabulary has more than one identifier, or a RxNorm-generated source entry identifier. (if the source vocabulary has none.)
- Suppress Flag:
- N
Suppressible flag. Values = N, O, Y, or E. N - not suppressible. O - Specific individual names (atoms) set as Obsolete because the name is no longer provided by the original source. Y - Suppressed by RxNorm editor. E - unquantified, non-prescribable drug with related quantified, prescribable drugs. NLM strongly recommends that users not alter editor-assigned suppressibility. - CVF:
- - Content view flag. RxNorm includes one value, '4096', to denote inclusion in the Current Prescribable Content subset. All rows with CVF='4096' can be found in the subset.
- RxNorm to UNII Crosswalk:
- QMS40680K6 - PALIFERMIN (protein) - RxNorm to UNII (Unique Ingredient Identifier) Crosswalk
- Source:
- SNOMEDCT_US - Concept source abbreviation
- Source Name:
- US Edition of SNOMED CT - The official name for a source
- Source Version:
- 2025_01_31 - The source version
- Source Date:
- August 04, 2025 - RxNorm data last updated
- Source License Contact:
- National Library Of Medicine
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- The source content contact information - Source Short Name:
- US Edition of SNOMED CT - The short name of a source as used by the NLM Knowledge Source Server
RxNorm Atom ID: 9731162 - Full form of descriptor
Product containing palifermin (medicinal product)
- RXCUI:
- 196319 - RxNorm Unique Identifier for a concept (Concept ID)
- LAT:
- ENG - Language of the Term
- RXAUI:
- 9731162 - Unique identifier for the atom (RxNorm Atom ID)
- Is Prescribable?
- YES - This drug is part of the RxNorm Current Prescribable Content, a subset of RxNorm that includes all drugs available for prescription in the United States. The Current Prescribable subset also includes over-the-counter drugs.
- Concept Description:
- Product containing palifermin (medicinal product) - Description of concept identifier
- Term Type (TTY):
- FN - Term type in source with name and description
- Term Type Name:
- Full form of descriptor - Name of term type in source
- Term Type Description:
- - Description of term type in source
- Code:
- 416572003 - "Most useful" source asserted identifier. If the source vocabulary has more than one identifier, or a RxNorm-generated source entry identifier. (if the source vocabulary has none.)
- Suppress Flag:
- N
Suppressible flag. Values = N, O, Y, or E. N - not suppressible. O - Specific individual names (atoms) set as Obsolete because the name is no longer provided by the original source. Y - Suppressed by RxNorm editor. E - unquantified, non-prescribable drug with related quantified, prescribable drugs. NLM strongly recommends that users not alter editor-assigned suppressibility. - CVF:
- - Content view flag. RxNorm includes one value, '4096', to denote inclusion in the Current Prescribable Content subset. All rows with CVF='4096' can be found in the subset.
- RxNorm to UNII Crosswalk:
- QMS40680K6 - PALIFERMIN (protein) - RxNorm to UNII (Unique Ingredient Identifier) Crosswalk
- Source:
- SNOMEDCT_US - Concept source abbreviation
- Source Name:
- US Edition of SNOMED CT - The official name for a source
- Source Version:
- 2025_01_31 - The source version
- Source Date:
- August 04, 2025 - RxNorm data last updated
- Source License Contact:
- National Library Of Medicine
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- The source content contact information - Source Short Name:
- US Edition of SNOMED CT - The short name of a source as used by the NLM Knowledge Source Server
RxNorm Atom ID: 10808564 - Designated preferred name
Palifermin-containing product
- RXCUI:
- 196319 - RxNorm Unique Identifier for a concept (Concept ID)
- LAT:
- ENG - Language of the Term
- RXAUI:
- 10808564 - Unique identifier for the atom (RxNorm Atom ID)
- Is Prescribable?
- YES - This drug is part of the RxNorm Current Prescribable Content, a subset of RxNorm that includes all drugs available for prescription in the United States. The Current Prescribable subset also includes over-the-counter drugs.
- Concept Description:
- Palifermin-containing product - Description of concept identifier
- Term Type (TTY):
- PT - Term type in source with name and description
- Term Type Name:
- Designated preferred name - Name of term type in source
- Term Type Description:
- - Description of term type in source
- Code:
- 416572003 - "Most useful" source asserted identifier. If the source vocabulary has more than one identifier, or a RxNorm-generated source entry identifier. (if the source vocabulary has none.)
- Suppress Flag:
- N
Suppressible flag. Values = N, O, Y, or E. N - not suppressible. O - Specific individual names (atoms) set as Obsolete because the name is no longer provided by the original source. Y - Suppressed by RxNorm editor. E - unquantified, non-prescribable drug with related quantified, prescribable drugs. NLM strongly recommends that users not alter editor-assigned suppressibility. - CVF:
- - Content view flag. RxNorm includes one value, '4096', to denote inclusion in the Current Prescribable Content subset. All rows with CVF='4096' can be found in the subset.
- RxNorm to UNII Crosswalk:
- QMS40680K6 - PALIFERMIN (protein) - RxNorm to UNII (Unique Ingredient Identifier) Crosswalk
- Source:
- SNOMEDCT_US - Concept source abbreviation
- Source Name:
- US Edition of SNOMED CT - The official name for a source
- Source Version:
- 2025_01_31 - The source version
- Source Date:
- August 04, 2025 - RxNorm data last updated
- Source License Contact:
- National Library Of Medicine
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- The source content contact information - Source Short Name:
- US Edition of SNOMED CT - The short name of a source as used by the NLM Knowledge Source Server
RxNorm Atom ID: 11826589 - Full form of descriptor
Product containing recombinant human keratinocyte growth factor (medicinal product)
- RXCUI:
- 196319 - RxNorm Unique Identifier for a concept (Concept ID)
- LAT:
- ENG - Language of the Term
- RXAUI:
- 11826589 - Unique identifier for the atom (RxNorm Atom ID)
- Is Prescribable?
- YES - This drug is part of the RxNorm Current Prescribable Content, a subset of RxNorm that includes all drugs available for prescription in the United States. The Current Prescribable subset also includes over-the-counter drugs.
- Concept Description:
- Product containing recombinant human keratinocyte growth factor (medicinal product) - Description of concept identifier
- Term Type (TTY):
- FN - Term type in source with name and description
- Term Type Name:
- Full form of descriptor - Name of term type in source
- Term Type Description:
- - Description of term type in source
- Code:
- 416470008 - "Most useful" source asserted identifier. If the source vocabulary has more than one identifier, or a RxNorm-generated source entry identifier. (if the source vocabulary has none.)
- Suppress Flag:
- N
Suppressible flag. Values = N, O, Y, or E. N - not suppressible. O - Specific individual names (atoms) set as Obsolete because the name is no longer provided by the original source. Y - Suppressed by RxNorm editor. E - unquantified, non-prescribable drug with related quantified, prescribable drugs. NLM strongly recommends that users not alter editor-assigned suppressibility. - CVF:
- - Content view flag. RxNorm includes one value, '4096', to denote inclusion in the Current Prescribable Content subset. All rows with CVF='4096' can be found in the subset.
- RxNorm to UNII Crosswalk:
- QMS40680K6 - PALIFERMIN (protein) - RxNorm to UNII (Unique Ingredient Identifier) Crosswalk
- Source:
- SNOMEDCT_US - Concept source abbreviation
- Source Name:
- US Edition of SNOMED CT - The official name for a source
- Source Version:
- 2025_01_31 - The source version
- Source Date:
- August 04, 2025 - RxNorm data last updated
- Source License Contact:
- National Library Of Medicine
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- The source content contact information - Source Short Name:
- US Edition of SNOMED CT - The short name of a source as used by the NLM Knowledge Source Server
RxNorm Atom ID: 11826689 - Designated preferred name
Recombinant human keratinocyte growth factor
- RXCUI:
- 196319 - RxNorm Unique Identifier for a concept (Concept ID)
- LAT:
- ENG - Language of the Term
- RXAUI:
- 11826689 - Unique identifier for the atom (RxNorm Atom ID)
- Is Prescribable?
- YES - This drug is part of the RxNorm Current Prescribable Content, a subset of RxNorm that includes all drugs available for prescription in the United States. The Current Prescribable subset also includes over-the-counter drugs.
- Concept Description:
- Recombinant human keratinocyte growth factor - Description of concept identifier
- Term Type (TTY):
- PT - Term type in source with name and description
- Term Type Name:
- Designated preferred name - Name of term type in source
- Term Type Description:
- - Description of term type in source
- Code:
- 417092008 - "Most useful" source asserted identifier. If the source vocabulary has more than one identifier, or a RxNorm-generated source entry identifier. (if the source vocabulary has none.)
- Suppress Flag:
- N
Suppressible flag. Values = N, O, Y, or E. N - not suppressible. O - Specific individual names (atoms) set as Obsolete because the name is no longer provided by the original source. Y - Suppressed by RxNorm editor. E - unquantified, non-prescribable drug with related quantified, prescribable drugs. NLM strongly recommends that users not alter editor-assigned suppressibility. - CVF:
- - Content view flag. RxNorm includes one value, '4096', to denote inclusion in the Current Prescribable Content subset. All rows with CVF='4096' can be found in the subset.
- RxNorm to UNII Crosswalk:
- QMS40680K6 - PALIFERMIN (protein) - RxNorm to UNII (Unique Ingredient Identifier) Crosswalk
- Source:
- SNOMEDCT_US - Concept source abbreviation
- Source Name:
- US Edition of SNOMED CT - The official name for a source
- Source Version:
- 2025_01_31 - The source version
- Source Date:
- August 04, 2025 - RxNorm data last updated
- Source License Contact:
- National Library Of Medicine
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- The source content contact information - Source Short Name:
- US Edition of SNOMED CT - The short name of a source as used by the NLM Knowledge Source Server
RxNorm Atom ID: 11826690 - Full form of descriptor
Recombinant human keratinocyte growth factor (substance)
- RXCUI:
- 196319 - RxNorm Unique Identifier for a concept (Concept ID)
- LAT:
- ENG - Language of the Term
- RXAUI:
- 11826690 - Unique identifier for the atom (RxNorm Atom ID)
- Is Prescribable?
- YES - This drug is part of the RxNorm Current Prescribable Content, a subset of RxNorm that includes all drugs available for prescription in the United States. The Current Prescribable subset also includes over-the-counter drugs.
- Concept Description:
- Recombinant human keratinocyte growth factor (substance) - Description of concept identifier
- Term Type (TTY):
- FN - Term type in source with name and description
- Term Type Name:
- Full form of descriptor - Name of term type in source
- Term Type Description:
- - Description of term type in source
- Code:
- 417092008 - "Most useful" source asserted identifier. If the source vocabulary has more than one identifier, or a RxNorm-generated source entry identifier. (if the source vocabulary has none.)
- Suppress Flag:
- N
Suppressible flag. Values = N, O, Y, or E. N - not suppressible. O - Specific individual names (atoms) set as Obsolete because the name is no longer provided by the original source. Y - Suppressed by RxNorm editor. E - unquantified, non-prescribable drug with related quantified, prescribable drugs. NLM strongly recommends that users not alter editor-assigned suppressibility. - CVF:
- - Content view flag. RxNorm includes one value, '4096', to denote inclusion in the Current Prescribable Content subset. All rows with CVF='4096' can be found in the subset.
- RxNorm to UNII Crosswalk:
- QMS40680K6 - PALIFERMIN (protein) - RxNorm to UNII (Unique Ingredient Identifier) Crosswalk
- Source:
- SNOMEDCT_US - Concept source abbreviation
- Source Name:
- US Edition of SNOMED CT - The official name for a source
- Source Version:
- 2025_01_31 - The source version
- Source Date:
- August 04, 2025 - RxNorm data last updated
- Source License Contact:
- National Library Of Medicine
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- The source content contact information - Source Short Name:
- US Edition of SNOMED CT - The short name of a source as used by the NLM Knowledge Source Server
RxNorm Atom ID: 11826692 - Designated preferred name
Recombinant human keratinocyte growth factor-containing product
- RXCUI:
- 196319 - RxNorm Unique Identifier for a concept (Concept ID)
- LAT:
- ENG - Language of the Term
- RXAUI:
- 11826692 - Unique identifier for the atom (RxNorm Atom ID)
- Is Prescribable?
- YES - This drug is part of the RxNorm Current Prescribable Content, a subset of RxNorm that includes all drugs available for prescription in the United States. The Current Prescribable subset also includes over-the-counter drugs.
- Concept Description:
- Recombinant human keratinocyte growth factor-containing product - Description of concept identifier
- Term Type (TTY):
- PT - Term type in source with name and description
- Term Type Name:
- Designated preferred name - Name of term type in source
- Term Type Description:
- - Description of term type in source
- Code:
- 416470008 - "Most useful" source asserted identifier. If the source vocabulary has more than one identifier, or a RxNorm-generated source entry identifier. (if the source vocabulary has none.)
- Suppress Flag:
- N
Suppressible flag. Values = N, O, Y, or E. N - not suppressible. O - Specific individual names (atoms) set as Obsolete because the name is no longer provided by the original source. Y - Suppressed by RxNorm editor. E - unquantified, non-prescribable drug with related quantified, prescribable drugs. NLM strongly recommends that users not alter editor-assigned suppressibility. - CVF:
- - Content view flag. RxNorm includes one value, '4096', to denote inclusion in the Current Prescribable Content subset. All rows with CVF='4096' can be found in the subset.
- RxNorm to UNII Crosswalk:
- QMS40680K6 - PALIFERMIN (protein) - RxNorm to UNII (Unique Ingredient Identifier) Crosswalk
- Source:
- SNOMEDCT_US - Concept source abbreviation
- Source Name:
- US Edition of SNOMED CT - The official name for a source
- Source Version:
- 2025_01_31 - The source version
- Source Date:
- August 04, 2025 - RxNorm data last updated
- Source License Contact:
- National Library Of Medicine
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Palifermin
Palifermin is used to prevent and to speed the healing of severe sores in the mouth and throat that may be caused by chemotherapy and radiation therapy used to treat cancers of the blood or bone marrow (soft fatty material in the middle of bones that makes blood cells). Palifermin may not be safe to use to prevent and treat mouth sores in patients who have other types of cancer. Palifermin is in a class of medications called human keratinocyte growth factors. It works by stimulating the growth of cells in the mouth and throat.
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