DEFENCATH 5000 UNT / 67.5 mg in 5 mL Injection
RxNorm 2670472

Concept Hierarchy & Relationship Mapping

RxNorm Concept Unique Identifier (RxCUI) 2670472 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: DEFENCATH 5000 UNT / 67.5 mg in 5 mL Injection.

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

SBD
5 mL heparin sodium, porcine 1000 UNT/ML / taurolidine 13.5 mg/ML Injection [Defencath]
AUI:12863677
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SY
Defencath (heparin sodium, porcine 5,000 UNT / taurolidine 67.5 mg) per 5 mL Injection
AUI:12863678
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PSN
DEFENCATH 5000 UNT / 67.5 mg in 5 mL Injection
AUI:12863681
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SBD

Semantic Branded Drug (SBD):
5 mL heparin sodium, porcine 1000 UNT/ML / taurolidine 13.5 mg/ML Injection [Defencath]
(Atom ID: 12863677)

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
5 ML heparin sodium, porcine 1000 UNT/ML / taurolidine 13.5 MG/ML Injection [Defencath]
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)
2670472
RxNorm Unique Identifier for the standardized concept.
Atom ID (RXAUI)
12863677
Unique identifier for this specific name variation (Atom).
Term Type (TTY)
SBD
Semantic Branded Drug (Ingredient + Strength + Dose Form + Brand Name)
Source Code
2670472
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
{1361225} 314659
RXCUI of BOSS Active Ingredient preceded by RXCUI of SCDC responsible for value
RXN AI
{2670455} 2670453
RXCUI of BOSS Active Ingredient preceded by RXCUI of SCDC responsible for value
RXN AM
{1361225} 5224
RXCUI of BOSS Active Moiety preceded by RXCUI of SCDC responsible for value
RXN AM
{2670455} 2670453
RXCUI of BOSS Active Moiety preceded by RXCUI of SCDC responsible for value
RXN BOSS FROM
{1361225} 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
{2670455} 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 OBSOLETED
04/30/2024
Date the RxNorm atom became obsolete
RXN QUANTITY
5 ML
Normal Form quantity factor
SY

Synonym (SY):
Defencath (heparin sodium, porcine 5,000 UNT / taurolidine 67.5 mg) per 5 mL Injection
(Atom ID: 12863678)

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
Defencath (heparin sodium, porcine 5,000 UNT / taurolidine 67.5 MG) per 5 ML Injection
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)
2670472
RxNorm Unique Identifier for the standardized concept.
Atom ID (RXAUI)
12863678
Unique identifier for this specific name variation (Atom).
Term Type (TTY)
SY
Synonym (Synonym of another TTY, given for clarity.)
Source Code
2670472
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.
PSN

Prescribable Name (PSN):
DEFENCATH 5000 UNT / 67.5 mg in 5 mL Injection
(Atom ID: 12863681)

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
DEFENCATH 5000 UNT / 67.5 MG in 5 ML Injection
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)
2670472
RxNorm Unique Identifier for the standardized concept.
Atom ID (RXAUI)
12863681
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
2670472
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.