Benzoyl peroxide / erythromycin Topical Gel
RxNorm 377970

Concept Hierarchy & Relationship Mapping

RxNorm Concept Unique Identifier (RxCUI) 377970 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: benzoyl peroxide / erythromycin Topical Gel.

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

SCDF
Benzoyl peroxide / erythromycin Topical Gel
AUI:12259950
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SCDFPrescribable

Semantic Clinical Drug Form (SCDF):
Benzoyl peroxide / erythromycin Topical Gel
(Atom ID: 12259950)

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
benzoyl peroxide / erythromycin Topical Gel
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)
377970
RxNorm Unique Identifier for the standardized concept.
Atom ID (RXAUI)
12259950
Unique identifier for this specific name variation (Atom).
Term Type (TTY)
SCDF
Semantic Clinical Drug Form (Ingredient + Dose Form)
Source Code
377970
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.

Patient Education

Erythromycin and Benzoyl Peroxide Topical


The combination of erythromycin and benzoyl peroxide is used to treat acne. Erythromycin and benzoyl peroxide are in a class of medications called topical antibiotics. The combination of erythromycin and benzoyl peroxide works by killing the bacteria that cause acne.
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