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RxNorm Drug Names - Markdown

RxNorm is a standardized nomenclature for clinical drugs developed and maintained by the U.S. National Library of Medicine (NLM). It provides normalized names for medications based on active ingredients, strengths, and dose forms, enabling interoperability between different drug vocabularies. RxNorm connects to major drug databases including First Databank, Micromedex, Multum, and Gold Standard Drug Database, and is adopted as a standard for federal government systems.

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| code | slug | name | description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| IN | ingredient | Ingredient | Represents a single active ingredient. |
| PIN | precise-ingredient | Precise Ingredient | A more specific form of an ingredient. |
| MIN | multiple-ingredients | Multiple Ingredients | Combination products containing multiple ingredients. |
| BN | brand-name | Brand Name | The proprietary name of a product. |
| DF | dose-form | Dose Form | The administration form of a medication. |
| SCDC | semantic-clinical-drug-component | Semantic Clinical Drug Component | Combination of ingredient and strength. |
| SCDF | semantic-clinical-drug-form | Semantic Clinical Drug Form | Combination of ingredient and dose form. |
| SCD | semantic-clinical-drug | Semantic Clinical Drug | Complete clinical drug description (generic). |
| SBD | semantic-branded-drug | Semantic Branded Drug | Complete drug description including brand name. |
| SBDC | semantic-branded-drug-component | Semantic Branded Drug Component | Combination of component/strength and brand name. |
| SBDF | semantic-branded-drug-form | Semantic Branded Drug Form | Combination of ingredient/dose form and brand name. |
| SCDG | semantic-clinical-dose-form-group | Semantic Clinical Dose Form Group | Combination of ingredient and dose form group. |
| SBDG | semantic-branded-dose-form-group | Semantic Branded Dose Form Group | Combination of ingredient/dose form group and brand name. |
| GPCK | generic-pack | Generic Pack | Generic packaging containing multiple clinical drugs. |
| BPCK | branded-pack | Branded Pack | Multi-drug packaging with a brand name. |