Dextromethorphan HBr 15 mg Oral Tablet
RxNorm 2173733

Concept Hierarchy & Relationship Mapping

RxNorm Concept Unique Identifier (RxCUI) 2173733 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: dextromethorphan HBr 15 mg Oral Tablet.

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

SCD
Dextromethorphan hydrobromide 15 mg Oral Tablet
Primary clinical definition
AUI:12334902
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PSN
Dextromethorphan HBr 15 mg Oral Tablet
AUI:11423775
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SCDPrescribable

Semantic Clinical Drug (SCD):
Dextromethorphan hydrobromide 15 mg Oral Tablet
(Atom ID: 12334902)

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
dextromethorphan hydrobromide 15 MG Oral Tablet
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)
2173733
RxNorm Unique Identifier for the standardized concept.
Atom ID (RXAUI)
12334902
Unique identifier for this specific name variation (Atom).
Term Type (TTY)
SCD
Semantic Clinical Drug (Ingredient + Strength + Dose Form)
Source Code
2173733
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 ACTIVATED
07/28/2021
Date the RxNorm atom was reactivated
RXN AI
{1089821} 102490
RXCUI of BOSS Active Ingredient preceded by RXCUI of SCDC responsible for value
RXN AM
{1089821} 3289
RXCUI of BOSS Active Moiety preceded by RXCUI of SCDC responsible for value
RXN AVAILABLE STRENGTH
15 MG
Available drug strengths listed in the order of ingredients from the drug
RXN BOSS FROM
{1089821} 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 HUMAN DRUG
US
Drug available for use in Humans
RXN OBSOLETED
04/30/2020
Date the RxNorm atom became obsolete
RXTERM FORM
Tab
The RxTerm dose form name for this drug
PSNPrescribable

Prescribable Name (PSN):
Dextromethorphan HBr 15 mg Oral Tablet
(Atom ID: 11423775)

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
dextromethorphan HBr 15 MG Oral Tablet
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)
2173733
RxNorm Unique Identifier for the standardized concept.
Atom ID (RXAUI)
11423775
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
2173733
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.

Patient Education

Dextromethorphan


Dextromethorphan is used to temporarily relieve cough caused by the common cold, the flu, or other conditions. Dextromethorphan will relieve a cough but will not treat the cause of the cough or speed recovery. Dextromethorphan is in a class of medications called antitussives. It works by decreasing activity in the part of the brain that causes coughing.
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