Polysporin 500 UNT / 10,000 UNT per GM Topical Powder
RxNorm 212240

Concept Hierarchy & Relationship Mapping

RxNorm Concept Unique Identifier (RxCUI) 212240 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: Polysporin 500 UNT / 10,000 UNT per GM Topical Powder.

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

SBD
Bacitracin 0.5 UNT/MG / polymyxin B 10 UNT/MG Topical Powder [Polysporin]
AUI:12356363
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SY
Polysporin (bacitracin 0.5 UNT/MG / polymyxin B 10 UNT/MG) Topical Powder
AUI:3614555
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SY
Polysporin (bacitracin 500 UNT/GM / polymyxin B 10,000 UNT/GM) Topical Powder
AUI:3614556
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PSN
Polysporin 500 UNT / 10,000 UNT per GM Topical Powder
AUI:6406700
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SBDPrescribable

Semantic Branded Drug (SBD):
Bacitracin 0.5 UNT/MG / polymyxin B 10 UNT/MG Topical Powder [Polysporin]
(Atom ID: 12356363)

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
bacitracin 0.5 UNT/MG / polymyxin B 10 UNT/MG Topical Powder [Polysporin]
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)
212240
RxNorm Unique Identifier for the standardized concept.
Atom ID (RXAUI)
12356363
Unique identifier for this specific name variation (Atom).
Term Type (TTY)
SBD
Semantic Branded Drug (Ingredient + Strength + Dose Form + Brand Name)
Source Code
212240
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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Technical Attributes & Logic

RXN AI
{315454} 1291
RXCUI of BOSS Active Ingredient preceded by RXCUI of SCDC responsible for value
RXN AI
{328475} 388
RXCUI of BOSS Active Ingredient preceded by RXCUI of SCDC responsible for value
RXN AM
{315454} 1291
RXCUI of BOSS Active Moiety preceded by RXCUI of SCDC responsible for value
RXN AM
{328475} 8536
RXCUI of BOSS Active Moiety preceded by RXCUI of SCDC responsible for value
RXN AVAILABLE STRENGTH
0.5 UNT/MG / 10 UNT/MG
Available drug strengths listed in the order of ingredients from the drug
RXN BOSS FROM
{315454} AI
Source of BOSS as either from the active ingredient (AI) or the active moiety (AM) preceded by RXCUI of SCDC responsible for value
RXN BOSS FROM
{328475} AM
Source of BOSS as either from the active ingredient (AI) or the active moiety (AM) preceded by RXCUI of SCDC responsible for value
RXN HUMAN DRUG
US
Drug available for use in Humans
RXTERM FORM
Pwdr
The RxTerm dose form name for this drug
SYPrescribable

Synonym (SY):
Polysporin (bacitracin 0.5 UNT/MG / polymyxin B 10 UNT/MG) Topical Powder
(Atom ID: 3614555)

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
Polysporin (bacitracin 0.5 UNT/MG / polymyxin B 10 UNT/MG) Topical Powder
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)
212240
RxNorm Unique Identifier for the standardized concept.
Atom ID (RXAUI)
3614555
Unique identifier for this specific name variation (Atom).
Term Type (TTY)
SY
Synonym (Synonym of another TTY, given for clarity.)
Source Code
212240
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.
SYPrescribable

Synonym (SY):
Polysporin (bacitracin 500 UNT/GM / polymyxin B 10,000 UNT/GM) Topical Powder
(Atom ID: 3614556)

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
Polysporin (bacitracin 500 UNT/GM / polymyxin B 10,000 UNT/GM) Topical Powder
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)
212240
RxNorm Unique Identifier for the standardized concept.
Atom ID (RXAUI)
3614556
Unique identifier for this specific name variation (Atom).
Term Type (TTY)
SY
Synonym (Synonym of another TTY, given for clarity.)
Source Code
212240
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.
PSNPrescribable

Prescribable Name (PSN):
Polysporin 500 UNT / 10,000 UNT per GM Topical Powder
(Atom ID: 6406700)

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
Polysporin 500 UNT / 10,000 UNT per GM Topical Powder
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)
212240
RxNorm Unique Identifier for the standardized concept.
Atom ID (RXAUI)
6406700
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
212240
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.