BCG, live, Tice strain
RxNorm 221050

Concept Hierarchy & Relationship Mapping

RxNorm Concept Unique Identifier (RxCUI) 221050 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: BCG, live, Tice strain.

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

IN
BCG, live, Tice strain
AUI:12252879
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INPrescribable

Ingredient (IN):
BCG, live, Tice strain
(Atom ID: 12252879)

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
BCG, live, Tice strain
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)
221050
RxNorm Unique Identifier for the standardized concept.
Atom ID (RXAUI)
12252879
Unique identifier for this specific name variation (Atom).
Term Type (TTY)
IN
Ingredient (A compound or moiety that gives the drug its distinctive clinical properties. Ingredients generally use the United States Adopted Name (USAN).)
Source Code
221050
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.
UNII Crosswalk
2XQ558L16Z - BACILLUS CALMETTE-GUERIN SUBSTRAIN TICE LIVE ANTIGEN (INGREDIENT SUBSTANCE)
RxNorm to Unique Ingredient Identifier crosswalk.

Patient Education

Bacillus Calmette-Guerin (BCG) Vaccine


WHY is this medicine prescribed? BCG vaccine provides immunity or protection against tuberculosis (TB). The vaccine may be given to persons at high risk of developing TB. It is also used to treat bladder tumors or bladder cancer. This medication is sometimes prescribed for other uses; ask your doctor or pharmacist for more information.
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