RxNorm 315950
fluorouracil 50 MG/ML
RxNorm Semantic Concepts
RxNorm semantic concepts for the RxCUI 315950 unique identifier include: fluorouracil 50 MG/ML (12281989).
RxNorm Atom ID: 12281989 - Semantic Clinical Drug Component
fluorouracil 50 MG/ML
- RXCUI:
- 315950 - RxNorm Unique Identifier for a concept (Concept ID)
- LAT:
- ENG - Language of the Term
- RXAUI:
- 12281989 - Unique identifier for the atom (RxNorm Atom ID)
- Is Prescribable?
- YES - This drug is part of the RxNorm Current Prescribable Content, a subset of RxNorm that includes all drugs available for prescription in the United States. The Current Prescribable subset also includes over-the-counter drugs.
- Concept Description:
- fluorouracil 50 MG/ML - Description of concept identifier
- Term Type (TTY):
- SCDC - Term type in source with name and description
- Term Type Name:
- Semantic Clinical Drug Component - Name of term type in source
- Term Type Description:
- Ingredient + Strength - Description of term type in source
- Code:
- 315950 - "Most useful" source asserted identifier. If the source vocabulary has more than one identifier, or a RxNorm-generated source entry identifier. (if the source vocabulary has none.)
- Suppress Flag:
- N
Suppressible flag. Values = N, O, Y, or E. N - not suppressible. O - Specific individual names (atoms) set as Obsolete because the name is no longer provided by the original source. Y - Suppressed by RxNorm editor. E - unquantified, non-prescribable drug with related quantified, prescribable drugs. NLM strongly recommends that users not alter editor-assigned suppressibility. - CVF:
- 4096 - Content view flag. RxNorm includes one value, '4096', to denote inclusion in the Current Prescribable Content subset. All rows with CVF='4096' can be found in the subset.
- Source:
- RXNORM - Concept source abbreviation
- Source Name:
- RxNorm Vocabulary - The official name for a source
- Source Version:
- 20AA_240401F - The source version
- Source Date:
- March 04, 2024 - RxNorm data last updated
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RxNorm Atom 12281989 Attributes
Property | Value | Explanation |
---|---|---|
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 | 50 | RXN Boss Strength Num Value |
RXN STRENGTH | 50 MG/ML | Strength plus unit of SCDC |
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