Pegaptanib 3.33 mg/ML [Macugen]
RxNorm 583232

Concept Hierarchy & Relationship Mapping

RxNorm Concept Unique Identifier (RxCUI) 583232 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: pegaptanib 3.33 mg/ML [Macugen].

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

SBDC
Pegaptanib 3.33 mg/ML [Macugen]
AUI:2310019
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SBDC

Semantic Branded Drug Component (SBDC):
Pegaptanib 3.33 mg/ML [Macugen]
(Atom ID: 2310019)

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
pegaptanib 3.33 MG/ML [Macugen]
Official description of the drug concept as defined in the source vocabulary.
Suppress Flag
O
N: Not suppressible | O: Obsolete | Y: Suppressed by editor | E: Unquantified non-prescribable drug.

Interoperability & Coding

Concept ID (RxCUI)
583232
RxNorm Unique Identifier for the standardized concept.
Atom ID (RXAUI)
2310019
Unique identifier for this specific name variation (Atom).
Term Type (TTY)
SBDC
Semantic Branded Drug Component (Ingredient + Strength + Brand Name)
Source Code
583232
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 OBSOLETED
09/26/2023
Date the RxNorm atom became obsolete

Patient Education

Pegaptanib Injection


Pegaptanib injection is used to treat wet age-related macular degeneration (AMD; an ongoing disease of the eye that causes loss of the ability to see straight ahead and may make it more difficult to read, drive, or perform other daily activities). Pegaptanib injection is in a class of medications called vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) antagonists. It works by stopping abnormal blood vessel growth and leakage in the eye(s) that may cause vision loss in people with wet AMD.
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