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Terms and Conditions of Use for RxTerms

RxTerms is derived only from the non-proprietary content of RxNorm, which is developed and maintained by the U.S. National Library of Medicine. No fee or license is required to use the RxTerms data. Downloading the RxTerms files through this site indicates your acceptance of the following terms and conditions:

  1. If the use is not personal, the U.S. National Library of Medicine must be identified as the creator, maintainer, and provider of the data.
  2. Neither the United States Government, nor any of its agencies, contractors, subcontractors or employees makes any warranties, expressed or implied, with respect to data contained in the database, and, furthermore, assumes no legal liability for any party's use, or the results of such use, of any part of the data.
  3. You will not assert any proprietary rights to any portion of the data, nor represent RxTerms or any part thereof to anyone as other than a United States Government product.
  4. Users are required to submit their contact information the first time they download RxTerms. This information will only be used to inform users of new developments and to collect feedback. We do not give, share, sell, or transfer any personal information to a third party unless required by law.

Last reviewed: 22 October 2008
Last updated: 22 October 2008
First published: 21 October 2008
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