Ciclesonide Metered Dose Inhaler [Alvesco]
RxNorm 799036

Concept Hierarchy & Relationship Mapping

RxNorm Concept Unique Identifier (RxCUI) 799036 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: ciclesonide Metered Dose Inhaler [Alvesco].

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

SBDF
Ciclesonide Metered Dose Inhaler [Alvesco]
AUI:2852447
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SBDFPrescribable

Semantic Branded Drug Form (SBDF):
Ciclesonide Metered Dose Inhaler [Alvesco]
(Atom ID: 2852447)

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
ciclesonide Metered Dose Inhaler [Alvesco]
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)
799036
RxNorm Unique Identifier for the standardized concept.
Atom ID (RXAUI)
2852447
Unique identifier for this specific name variation (Atom).
Term Type (TTY)
SBDF
Semantic Branded Drug Form (Ingredient + Dose Form + Brand Name)
Source Code
799036
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

Ciclesonide Oral Inhalation


Ciclesonide oral inhalation is used to prevent difficulty breathing, chest tightness, wheezing, and coughing caused by asthma in adults and children 12 years of age and older. Ciclesonide is in a class of medications called corticosteroids. It works by decreasing swelling and irritation in the airways to allow for easier breathing.
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