Tetracaine 0.005 mg/MG Ophthalmic Ointment [Pontocaine Ophthalmic]
RxNorm 208111

Concept Hierarchy & Relationship Mapping

RxNorm Concept Unique Identifier (RxCUI) 208111 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: tetracaine 0.005 mg/MG Ophthalmic Ointment [Pontocaine Ophthalmic].

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

SY
Pontocaine Ophthalmic 0.005 mg/MG Ophthalmic Ointment
AUI:1157967
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SY
Pontocaine Ophthalmic 0.5 % Ophthalmic Ointment
AUI:3801392
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SBD
Tetracaine 0.005 mg/MG Ophthalmic Ointment [Pontocaine Ophthalmic]
AUI:12356793
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SY

Synonym (SY):
Pontocaine Ophthalmic 0.005 mg/MG Ophthalmic Ointment
(Atom ID: 1157967)

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
Pontocaine Ophthalmic 0.005 MG/MG Ophthalmic Ointment
Official description of the drug concept as defined in the source vocabulary.
Suppress Flag
O
N: Not suppressible | O: Obsolete | Y: Suppressed by editor | E: Unquantified non-prescribable drug.

Interoperability & Coding

Concept ID (RxCUI)
208111
RxNorm Unique Identifier for the standardized concept.
Atom ID (RXAUI)
1157967
Unique identifier for this specific name variation (Atom).
Term Type (TTY)
SY
Synonym (Synonym of another TTY, given for clarity.)
Source Code
208111
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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SY

Synonym (SY):
Pontocaine Ophthalmic 0.5 % Ophthalmic Ointment
(Atom ID: 3801392)

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
Pontocaine Ophthalmic 0.5 % Ophthalmic Ointment
Official description of the drug concept as defined in the source vocabulary.
Suppress Flag
O
N: Not suppressible | O: Obsolete | Y: Suppressed by editor | E: Unquantified non-prescribable drug.

Interoperability & Coding

Concept ID (RxCUI)
208111
RxNorm Unique Identifier for the standardized concept.
Atom ID (RXAUI)
3801392
Unique identifier for this specific name variation (Atom).
Term Type (TTY)
SY
Synonym (Synonym of another TTY, given for clarity.)
Source Code
208111
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):
Tetracaine 0.005 mg/MG Ophthalmic Ointment [Pontocaine Ophthalmic]
(Atom ID: 12356793)

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
tetracaine 0.005 MG/MG Ophthalmic Ointment [Pontocaine Ophthalmic]
Official description of the drug concept as defined in the source vocabulary.
Suppress Flag
O
N: Not suppressible | O: Obsolete | Y: Suppressed by editor | E: Unquantified non-prescribable drug.

Interoperability & Coding

Concept ID (RxCUI)
208111
RxNorm Unique Identifier for the standardized concept.
Atom ID (RXAUI)
12356793
Unique identifier for this specific name variation (Atom).
Term Type (TTY)
SBD
Semantic Branded Drug (Ingredient + Strength + Dose Form + Brand Name)
Source Code
208111
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 OBSOLETED
04/30/2020
Date the RxNorm atom became obsolete
RXTERM FORM
Ointment
The RxTerm dose form name for this drug