Polysaccharide iron complex Oral Capsule [Ferrex-150]
RxNorm 406006

Concept Hierarchy & Relationship Mapping

RxNorm Concept Unique Identifier (RxCUI) 406006 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: polysaccharide iron complex Oral Capsule [Ferrex-150].

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

SBDF
Polysaccharide iron complex Oral Capsule [Ferrex-150]
AUI:12318132
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SBDFPrescribable

Semantic Branded Drug Form (SBDF):
Polysaccharide iron complex Oral Capsule [Ferrex-150]
(Atom ID: 12318132)

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
polysaccharide iron complex Oral Capsule [Ferrex-150]
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)
406006
RxNorm Unique Identifier for the standardized concept.
Atom ID (RXAUI)
12318132
Unique identifier for this specific name variation (Atom).
Term Type (TTY)
SBDF
Semantic Branded Drug Form (Ingredient + Dose Form + Brand Name)
Source Code
406006
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

Iron Supplements


Iron (ferrous fumarate, ferrous gluconate, ferrous sulfate) is used to treat or prevent anemia (a lower than normal number of red blood cells) when the amount of iron taken in from the diet is not enough. Iron is a mineral that is available as a dietary supplement. It works by helping the body to produce red blood cells.
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