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NamingSystem: Unique Ingredient Identifier (UNII)

Official URL: http://terminology.hl7.org/NamingSystem/UNII Version:
Active as of 2022-08-23 Responsible: U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Computable Name: UNII

A UNII is a non-proprietary, free, unique, unambiguous, nonsemantic, alphanumeric identifier based on a substance’s molecular structure and/or descriptive information. UNII identifiers are generated based on scientific identity characteristics using ISO 11238 data elements. UNII availability does not imply any regulatory review or approval. Synonyms and mappings are based on the best public information available at the time of publication.

Summary

Defining URLhttp://terminology.hl7.org/NamingSystem/UNII
NameUNII
Statusactive
Definition

A UNII is a non-proprietary, free, unique, unambiguous, nonsemantic, alphanumeric identifier based on a substance's molecular structure and/or descriptive information. UNII identifiers are generated based on scientific identity characteristics using ISO 11238 data elements. UNII availability does not imply any regulatory review or approval. Synonyms and mappings are based on the best public information available at the time of publication.

PublisherU.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)

Identifiers

TypeValuePreferred
OID2.16.840.1.113883.4.9true
URIhttp://fdasis.nlm.nih.govtrue

History

DateActionCustodianAuthorComment
2022-08-23createTSMGReuben DanielsAdded Unique Ingredient Identifier (UNII) Code System Identifier Record; UP-289