Alendronic acid 70 mg [Fosamax]
RxNorm 904432

Concept Hierarchy & Relationship Mapping

RxNorm Concept Unique Identifier (RxCUI) 904432 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 70 mg [Fosamax].

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

SBDC
Alendronic acid 70 mg [Fosamax]
AUI:12308024
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SBDCPrescribable

Semantic Branded Drug Component (SBDC):
Alendronic acid 70 mg [Fosamax]
(Atom ID: 12308024)

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
alendronic acid 70 MG [Fosamax]
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)
904432
RxNorm Unique Identifier for the standardized concept.
Atom ID (RXAUI)
12308024
Unique identifier for this specific name variation (Atom).
Term Type (TTY)
SBDC
Semantic Branded Drug Component (Ingredient + Strength + Brand Name)
Source Code
904432
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

Alendronate


Alendronate is used to treat and prevent osteoporosis (a condition in which the bones become thin and weak and break easily) in women who have undergone menopause (''change of life,'' end of menstrual periods) and to treat osteoporosis in men. Alendronate is also used to treat osteoporosis in men and women who are taking corticosteroids (a type of medication that may cause osteoporosis in some patients). Alendronate is also used to treat Paget's disease of bone (a condition in which the bones are soft and weak and may be deformed, painful, or easily broken). Alendronate is in a class of medications called bisphosphonates. It works by preventing bone breakdown and increasing bone density (thickness).
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