RxNorm, a standardized nomenclature for clinical drugs, is produced by the National Library of Medicine (NLM). In this context, a clinical drug is a pharmaceutical product given to (or taken by) a patient with a therapeutic or diagnostic intent. In RxNorm
xNav is a browser for RxNorm, the NLM repository of standard names for clinical drugs. RxNav displays links from clinical drugs, both branded and generic, to their active ingredients, drug components and related brand names. RxNorm is one of a suite of de
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