Budesonide 180 mcg/INHAL Dry Powder Inhaler, 120 ACTUAT
RxNorm 966522

Concept Hierarchy & Relationship Mapping

RxNorm Concept Unique Identifier (RxCUI) 966522 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: budesonide 180 mcg/INHAL Dry Powder Inhaler, 120 ACTUAT.

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

SCD
120 ACTUAT budesonide 0.18 mg/ACTUAT Dry Powder Inhaler
Primary clinical definition
AUI:12323687
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SY
Budesonide 0.18 mg/ACTUAT (0.16 mg/ACTUAT from the mouthpiece) Dry Powder Inhaler, 120 ACTUAT
AUI:4252236
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SY
Budesonide 180 mcg/ACTUAT Dry Powder Inhaler, 120 ACTUATS
AUI:8714938
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PSN
Budesonide 180 mcg/INHAL Dry Powder Inhaler, 120 ACTUAT
AUI:6365701
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SCDPrescribable

Semantic Clinical Drug (SCD):
120 ACTUAT budesonide 0.18 mg/ACTUAT Dry Powder Inhaler
(Atom ID: 12323687)

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
120 ACTUAT budesonide 0.18 MG/ACTUAT Dry Powder Inhaler
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)
966522
RxNorm Unique Identifier for the standardized concept.
Atom ID (RXAUI)
12323687
Unique identifier for this specific name variation (Atom).
Term Type (TTY)
SCD
Semantic Clinical Drug (Ingredient + Strength + Dose Form)
Source Code
966522
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
{692474} 19831
RXCUI of BOSS Active Ingredient preceded by RXCUI of SCDC responsible for value
RXN AM
{692474} 19831
RXCUI of BOSS Active Moiety preceded by RXCUI of SCDC responsible for value
RXN AVAILABLE STRENGTH
0.18 MG/ACTUAT
Available drug strengths listed in the order of ingredients from the drug
RXN BOSS FROM
{692474} AI
Source of BOSS as either from the active ingredient (AI) or the active moiety (AM) preceded by RXCUI of SCDC responsible for value
RXN HUMAN DRUG
US
Drug available for use in Humans
RXN QUANTITY
120 ACTUAT
Normal Form quantity factor
RXTERM FORM
DPI
The RxTerm dose form name for this drug
SYPrescribable

Synonym (SY):
Budesonide 0.18 mg/ACTUAT (0.16 mg/ACTUAT from the mouthpiece) Dry Powder Inhaler, 120 ACTUAT
(Atom ID: 4252236)

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
budesonide 0.18 MG/ACTUAT (0.16 MG/ACTUAT from the mouthpiece) Dry Powder Inhaler, 120 ACTUAT
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)
966522
RxNorm Unique Identifier for the standardized concept.
Atom ID (RXAUI)
4252236
Unique identifier for this specific name variation (Atom).
Term Type (TTY)
SY
Synonym (Synonym of another TTY, given for clarity.)
Source Code
966522
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.
SYPrescribable

Synonym (SY):
Budesonide 180 mcg/ACTUAT Dry Powder Inhaler, 120 ACTUATS
(Atom ID: 8714938)

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
budesonide 180 MCG/ACTUAT Dry Powder Inhaler, 120 ACTUATS
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)
966522
RxNorm Unique Identifier for the standardized concept.
Atom ID (RXAUI)
8714938
Unique identifier for this specific name variation (Atom).
Term Type (TTY)
SY
Synonym (Synonym of another TTY, given for clarity.)
Source Code
966522
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.
PSNPrescribable

Prescribable Name (PSN):
Budesonide 180 mcg/INHAL Dry Powder Inhaler, 120 ACTUAT
(Atom ID: 6365701)

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
budesonide 180 MCG/INHAL Dry Powder Inhaler, 120 ACTUAT
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)
966522
RxNorm Unique Identifier for the standardized concept.
Atom ID (RXAUI)
6365701
Unique identifier for this specific name variation (Atom).
Term Type (TTY)
PSN
Prescribable Name (Synonym of another TTY, given for clarity and for display purposes in electronic prescribing applications. Only one PSN per concept.)
Source Code
966522
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

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