Alendronic acid 40 mg Oral Tablet [Fosamax]
RxNorm 904407

Concept Hierarchy & Relationship Mapping

RxNorm Concept Unique Identifier (RxCUI) 904407 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: alendronic acid 40 mg Oral Tablet [Fosamax].

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

SBD
Alendronic acid 40 mg Oral Tablet [Fosamax]
AUI:12359253
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SY
Fosamax 40 mg (as alendronate sodium 52.2 mg) Oral Tablet
AUI:3066371
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SY
Fosamax 40 mg Oral Tablet
AUI:1171968
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SBD

Semantic Branded Drug (SBD):
Alendronic acid 40 mg Oral Tablet [Fosamax]
(Atom ID: 12359253)

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
alendronic acid 40 MG Oral Tablet [Fosamax]
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)
904407
RxNorm Unique Identifier for the standardized concept.
Atom ID (RXAUI)
12359253
Unique identifier for this specific name variation (Atom).
Term Type (TTY)
SBD
Semantic Branded Drug (Ingredient + Strength + Dose Form + Brand Name)
Source Code
904407
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 AI
{904404} 203152
RXCUI of BOSS Active Ingredient preceded by RXCUI of SCDC responsible for value
RXN AM
{904404} 236083
RXCUI of BOSS Active Moiety preceded by RXCUI of SCDC responsible for value
RXN BOSS FROM
{904404} AM
Source of BOSS as either from the active ingredient (AI) or the active moiety (AM) preceded by RXCUI of SCDC responsible for value
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):
Fosamax 40 mg (as alendronate sodium 52.2 mg) Oral Tablet
(Atom ID: 3066371)

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
Fosamax 40 MG (as alendronate sodium 52.2 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)
904407
RxNorm Unique Identifier for the standardized concept.
Atom ID (RXAUI)
3066371
Unique identifier for this specific name variation (Atom).
Term Type (TTY)
SY
Synonym (Synonym of another TTY, given for clarity.)
Source Code
904407
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.
SY

Synonym (SY):
Fosamax 40 mg Oral Tablet
(Atom ID: 1171968)

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
Fosamax 40 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)
904407
RxNorm Unique Identifier for the standardized concept.
Atom ID (RXAUI)
1171968
Unique identifier for this specific name variation (Atom).
Term Type (TTY)
SY
Synonym (Synonym of another TTY, given for clarity.)
Source Code
904407
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.