Megestrol acetate 5 mg Oral Tablet [Ovaban]
RxNorm 860229

Concept Hierarchy & Relationship Mapping

RxNorm Concept Unique Identifier (RxCUI) 860229 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: megestrol acetate 5 mg Oral Tablet [Ovaban].

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

SBD
Megestrol acetate 5 mg Oral Tablet [Ovaban]
AUI:12358806
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SY
Ovaban 5 mg Oral Tablet
AUI:2255751
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SBD

Semantic Branded Drug (SBD):
Megestrol acetate 5 mg Oral Tablet [Ovaban]
(Atom ID: 12358806)

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
megestrol acetate 5 MG Oral Tablet [Ovaban]
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)
860229
RxNorm Unique Identifier for the standardized concept.
Atom ID (RXAUI)
12358806
Unique identifier for this specific name variation (Atom).
Term Type (TTY)
SBD
Semantic Branded Drug (Ingredient + Strength + Dose Form + Brand Name)
Source Code
860229
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/
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Technical Attributes & Logic

RXN OBSOLETED
04/30/2020
Date the RxNorm atom became obsolete
RXTERM FORM
Tab
The RxTerm dose form name for this drug
SY

Synonym (SY):
Ovaban 5 mg Oral Tablet
(Atom ID: 2255751)

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
Ovaban 5 MG Oral Tablet
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)
860229
RxNorm Unique Identifier for the standardized concept.
Atom ID (RXAUI)
2255751
Unique identifier for this specific name variation (Atom).
Term Type (TTY)
SY
Synonym (Synonym of another TTY, given for clarity.)
Source Code
860229
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.