Alprostadil 0.5 mg/ML
RxNorm 315320

Concept Hierarchy & Relationship Mapping

RxNorm Concept Unique Identifier (RxCUI) 315320 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: alprostadil 0.5 mg/ML.

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

SCDC
Alprostadil 0.5 mg/ML
AUI:12267932
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SCDCPrescribable

Semantic Clinical Drug Component (SCDC):
Alprostadil 0.5 mg/ML
(Atom ID: 12267932)

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
alprostadil 0.5 MG/ML
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)
315320
RxNorm Unique Identifier for the standardized concept.
Atom ID (RXAUI)
12267932
Unique identifier for this specific name variation (Atom).
Term Type (TTY)
SCDC
Semantic Clinical Drug Component (Ingredient + Strength)
Source Code
315320
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 BOSS STRENGTH DENOM UNIT
ML
RXN Boss Strength Denom Unit
RXN BOSS STRENGTH DENOM VALUE
1
RXN Boss Strength Denom Value
RXN BOSS STRENGTH NUM UNIT
MG
RXN Boss Strength Num Unit
RXN BOSS STRENGTH NUM VALUE
0.5
RXN Boss Strength Num Value
RXN STRENGTH
0.5 MG/ML
Strength plus unit of SCDC

Patient Education

Alprostadil Urogenital


Alprostadil injection and suppositories are used to treat certain types of erectile dysfunction (impotence; inability to get or keep an erection) in men. Alprostadil injection is also sometimes used in combination with other tests to diagnose erectile dysfunction. Alprostadil is in a class of medications called vasodilators. It works by relaxing the muscles and blood vessels in the penis to keep enough blood in the penis so that an erection can occur. Alprostadil does not cure erectile dysfunction or increase sexual desire. Alprostadil does not prevent pregnancy or the spread of sexually transmitted diseases such as human immunodeficiency virus (HIV).
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