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CodeSystem: Unique Ingredient Identifier (UNII)

Official URL: http://fdasis.nlm.nih.gov				Version: 1.0.0
Active as of 2022-08-23			Responsible: U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)	Computable Name: UNII
Other Identifiers: OID:2.16.840.1.113883.4.9
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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.

This Code system is referenced in the content logical definition of the following value sets:

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