Niacin 1000 mg Extended Release Oral Tablet [Niaspan]
RxNorm 311945

Concept Hierarchy & Relationship Mapping

RxNorm Concept Unique Identifier (RxCUI) 311945 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: niacin 1000 mg Extended Release Oral Tablet [Niaspan].

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

SBD
Niacin 1000 mg Extended Release Oral Tablet [Niaspan]
AUI:12371020
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SY
Niaspan 1000 mg Extended Release Oral Tablet
AUI:6357104
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SY
Nicotinic acid 1000 mg Extended Release Oral Tablet [Niaspan]
AUI:6356447
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SY
Vit-B3 1000 mg Extended Release Oral Tablet [Niaspan]
AUI:6355472
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SY
Vitamin B3 1000 mg Extended Release Oral Tablet [Niaspan]
AUI:6353560
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SBD

Semantic Branded Drug (SBD):
Niacin 1000 mg Extended Release Oral Tablet [Niaspan]
(Atom ID: 12371020)

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
niacin 1000 MG Extended Release Oral Tablet [Niaspan]
Official description of the drug concept as defined in the source vocabulary.
Suppress Flag
E
N: Not suppressible | O: Obsolete | Y: Suppressed by editor | E: Unquantified non-prescribable drug.

Interoperability & Coding

Concept ID (RxCUI)
311945
RxNorm Unique Identifier for the standardized concept.
Atom ID (RXAUI)
12371020
Unique identifier for this specific name variation (Atom).
Term Type (TTY)
SBD
Semantic Branded Drug (Ingredient + Strength + Dose Form + Brand Name)
Source Code
311945
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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SY

Synonym (SY):
Niaspan 1000 mg Extended Release Oral Tablet
(Atom ID: 6357104)

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
Niaspan 1000 MG Extended Release Oral Tablet
Official description of the drug concept as defined in the source vocabulary.
Suppress Flag
E
N: Not suppressible | O: Obsolete | Y: Suppressed by editor | E: Unquantified non-prescribable drug.

Interoperability & Coding

Concept ID (RxCUI)
311945
RxNorm Unique Identifier for the standardized concept.
Atom ID (RXAUI)
6357104
Unique identifier for this specific name variation (Atom).
Term Type (TTY)
SY
Synonym (Synonym of another TTY, given for clarity.)
Source Code
311945
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.
SY

Synonym (SY):
Nicotinic acid 1000 mg Extended Release Oral Tablet [Niaspan]
(Atom ID: 6356447)

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
nicotinic acid 1000 MG Extended Release Oral Tablet [Niaspan]
Official description of the drug concept as defined in the source vocabulary.
Suppress Flag
E
N: Not suppressible | O: Obsolete | Y: Suppressed by editor | E: Unquantified non-prescribable drug.

Interoperability & Coding

Concept ID (RxCUI)
311945
RxNorm Unique Identifier for the standardized concept.
Atom ID (RXAUI)
6356447
Unique identifier for this specific name variation (Atom).
Term Type (TTY)
SY
Synonym (Synonym of another TTY, given for clarity.)
Source Code
311945
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.
SY

Synonym (SY):
Vit-B3 1000 mg Extended Release Oral Tablet [Niaspan]
(Atom ID: 6355472)

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
vit-B3 1000 MG Extended Release Oral Tablet [Niaspan]
Official description of the drug concept as defined in the source vocabulary.
Suppress Flag
E
N: Not suppressible | O: Obsolete | Y: Suppressed by editor | E: Unquantified non-prescribable drug.

Interoperability & Coding

Concept ID (RxCUI)
311945
RxNorm Unique Identifier for the standardized concept.
Atom ID (RXAUI)
6355472
Unique identifier for this specific name variation (Atom).
Term Type (TTY)
SY
Synonym (Synonym of another TTY, given for clarity.)
Source Code
311945
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.
SY

Synonym (SY):
Vitamin B3 1000 mg Extended Release Oral Tablet [Niaspan]
(Atom ID: 6353560)

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
vitamin B3 1000 MG Extended Release Oral Tablet [Niaspan]
Official description of the drug concept as defined in the source vocabulary.
Suppress Flag
E
N: Not suppressible | O: Obsolete | Y: Suppressed by editor | E: Unquantified non-prescribable drug.

Interoperability & Coding

Concept ID (RxCUI)
311945
RxNorm Unique Identifier for the standardized concept.
Atom ID (RXAUI)
6353560
Unique identifier for this specific name variation (Atom).
Term Type (TTY)
SY
Synonym (Synonym of another TTY, given for clarity.)
Source Code
311945
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.