Mineral oil 0.15 mg/MG / petrolatum 0.85 mg/MG Ophthalmic Ointment [Sterilube]
RxNorm 979377

Concept Hierarchy & Relationship Mapping

RxNorm Concept Unique Identifier (RxCUI) 979377 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: mineral oil 0.15 mg/MG / petrolatum 0.85 mg/MG Ophthalmic Ointment [Sterilube].

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

SBD
Mineral oil 0.15 mg/MG / petrolatum 0.85 mg/MG Ophthalmic Ointment [Sterilube]
AUI:12369164
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SY
Sterilube (mineral oil 15 % / white petrolatum 85 % ) Ophthalmic Ointment
AUI:3090177
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SBD

Semantic Branded Drug (SBD):
Mineral oil 0.15 mg/MG / petrolatum 0.85 mg/MG Ophthalmic Ointment [Sterilube]
(Atom ID: 12369164)

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
mineral oil 0.15 MG/MG / petrolatum 0.85 MG/MG Ophthalmic Ointment [Sterilube]
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)
979377
RxNorm Unique Identifier for the standardized concept.
Atom ID (RXAUI)
12369164
Unique identifier for this specific name variation (Atom).
Term Type (TTY)
SBD
Semantic Branded Drug (Ingredient + Strength + Dose Form + Brand Name)
Source Code
979377
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.

Technical Attributes & Logic

RXN AI
{1442855} 8091
RXCUI of BOSS Active Ingredient preceded by RXCUI of SCDC responsible for value
RXN AI
{446485} 6972
RXCUI of BOSS Active Ingredient preceded by RXCUI of SCDC responsible for value
RXN AM
{1442855} 8091
RXCUI of BOSS Active Moiety preceded by RXCUI of SCDC responsible for value
RXN AM
{446485} 6972
RXCUI of BOSS Active Moiety preceded by RXCUI of SCDC responsible for value
RXN BOSS FROM
{1442855} 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 BOSS FROM
{446485} 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 OBSOLETED
04/30/2020
Date the RxNorm atom became obsolete
RXTERM FORM
Ointment
The RxTerm dose form name for this drug
SY

Synonym (SY):
Sterilube (mineral oil 15 % / white petrolatum 85 % ) Ophthalmic Ointment
(Atom ID: 3090177)

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
Sterilube (mineral oil 15 % / white petrolatum 85 % ) Ophthalmic Ointment
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)
979377
RxNorm Unique Identifier for the standardized concept.
Atom ID (RXAUI)
3090177
Unique identifier for this specific name variation (Atom).
Term Type (TTY)
SY
Synonym (Synonym of another TTY, given for clarity.)
Source Code
979377
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.