Cetylpyridinium chloride
RxNorm 2287

Concept Hierarchy & Relationship Mapping

RxNorm Concept Unique Identifier (RxCUI) 2287 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: Cetylpyridinium chloride.

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

PIN
Cetylpyridinium chloride
AUI:12255404
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PT
Cetylpyridinium chloride
AUI:70357
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FN
Cetylpyridinium chloride (substance)
AUI:70365
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PINPrescribable

Precise Ingredient (PIN):
Cetylpyridinium chloride
(Atom ID: 12255404)

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
cetylpyridinium chloride
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)
2287
RxNorm Unique Identifier for the standardized concept.
Atom ID (RXAUI)
12255404
Unique identifier for this specific name variation (Atom).
Term Type (TTY)
PIN
Precise Ingredient (A specified form of the ingredient that may or may not be clinically active. Most precise ingredients are salt or isomer forms.)
Source Code
2287
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
D9OM4SK49P - CETYLPYRIDINIUM CHLORIDE (INGREDIENT SUBSTANCE)
RxNorm to Unique Ingredient Identifier crosswalk.
PTPrescribable

Designated preferred name (PT):
Cetylpyridinium chloride
(Atom ID: 70357)

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
Cetylpyridinium chloride
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)
2287
RxNorm Unique Identifier for the standardized concept.
Atom ID (RXAUI)
70357
Unique identifier for this specific name variation (Atom).
Term Type (TTY)
PT
Designated preferred name ()
Source Code
395927000
The "Most useful" identifier asserted by the original source vocabulary.

Source & Registry Data

Source Name
US Edition of SNOMED CT (SNOMEDCT_US)
The official name and abbreviation for the vocabulary source.
Source Version
2026_01_31
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
National Library Of Medicine, NLM is a Charter Member of SNOMED International on behalf of the U.S., National Library of Medicine, 8600 Rockville Pike, , Bethesda, MD, United States, 20894, 1-888-FIND-NLM (1-888-346-3656), , https://support.nlm.nih.gov/support/create-case/,
Source licensing contact information.
UNII Crosswalk
D9OM4SK49P - CETYLPYRIDINIUM CHLORIDE (INGREDIENT SUBSTANCE)
RxNorm to Unique Ingredient Identifier crosswalk.
FNPrescribable

Full form of descriptor (FN):
Cetylpyridinium chloride (substance)
(Atom ID: 70365)

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
Cetylpyridinium chloride (substance)
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)
2287
RxNorm Unique Identifier for the standardized concept.
Atom ID (RXAUI)
70365
Unique identifier for this specific name variation (Atom).
Term Type (TTY)
FN
Full form of descriptor ()
Source Code
395927000
The "Most useful" identifier asserted by the original source vocabulary.

Source & Registry Data

Source Name
US Edition of SNOMED CT (SNOMEDCT_US)
The official name and abbreviation for the vocabulary source.
Source Version
2026_01_31
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
National Library Of Medicine, NLM is a Charter Member of SNOMED International on behalf of the U.S., National Library of Medicine, 8600 Rockville Pike, , Bethesda, MD, United States, 20894, 1-888-FIND-NLM (1-888-346-3656), , https://support.nlm.nih.gov/support/create-case/,
Source licensing contact information.
UNII Crosswalk
D9OM4SK49P - CETYLPYRIDINIUM CHLORIDE (INGREDIENT SUBSTANCE)
RxNorm to Unique Ingredient Identifier crosswalk.