Fluticasone / salmeterol Metered Dose Inhaler [Advair]
RxNorm 896270

Concept Hierarchy & Relationship Mapping

RxNorm Concept Unique Identifier (RxCUI) 896270 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: fluticasone / salmeterol Metered Dose Inhaler [Advair].

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

SBDF
Fluticasone / salmeterol Metered Dose Inhaler [Advair]
AUI:5078422
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SBDFPrescribable

Semantic Branded Drug Form (SBDF):
Fluticasone / salmeterol Metered Dose Inhaler [Advair]
(Atom ID: 5078422)

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
fluticasone / salmeterol Metered Dose Inhaler [Advair]
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)
896270
RxNorm Unique Identifier for the standardized concept.
Atom ID (RXAUI)
5078422
Unique identifier for this specific name variation (Atom).
Term Type (TTY)
SBDF
Semantic Branded Drug Form (Ingredient + Dose Form + Brand Name)
Source Code
896270
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

Fluticasone and Salmeterol Oral Inhalation


The combination of fluticasone and salmeterol (Advair Diskus, Advair HFA, AirDuo Respiclick) is used to treat difficulty breathing, wheezing, shortness of breath, coughing, and chest tightness caused by asthma. The combination of fluticasone and salmeterol (Advair Diskus) is also used to prevent and treat wheezing, shortness of breath, coughing, and chest tightness caused by chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD; a group of lung diseases that includes chronic bronchitis and emphysema). The combination of fluticasone and salmeterol (Advair Diskus) is used in adults and children 4 years of age and older. The combination of fluticasone and salmeterol (Advair HFA, AirDuo Respiclick) is used in children 12 years of age and older. Fluticasone is in a class of medications called steroids. It works by reducing swelling in the airways. Salmeterol is in a class of medications called long-acting beta-agonists (LABAs). It works by relaxing and opening air passages in the lungs, making it easier to breathe.
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