NDC codes

FDA NDC Directory
Product NDC (as listed)0054-8528Labeler and product segments. Claims need a package NDC.
Product NDC at billing width00054-8528Add the package segment from the table below.
Package NDCs as listed with the FDA, and the 11-digit 5-4-2 form used on claims. The highlighted digit is the added leading zero.
Package NDC11-digit (billing)PackageCopy
0054-8528-250005485282510 TABLET in 1 BLISTER PACK (0054-8528-25)Marketed from Jun 14, 1982

How the 11-digit form is made: The labeler segment has 4 digits, so one leading zero is added to it (4-4-2 → 5-4-2). Formatting the NDC does not by itself make it billable — the product, package and quantity must match what was dispensed or administered, and payer rules apply. Conversion rules

Product information

Brand name (proprietary)
Lithium Carbonate
Generic name (nonproprietary)
lithium carbonate
Active ingredients
Lithium carbonate — 300 mg/1
Dosage form
Tablet
Route
Oral
Product type
Prescription drug
Marketing category
NDA — New Drug ApplicationApplication NDA 018558
Marketing start
Listing expires
Identifiers
Product ID 0054-8528_a9e58e66-6569-4c3b-993f-b4236904296eSPL ID a9e58e66-6569-4c3b-993f-b4236904296eSPL set ID 7dc9c6d2-6d9a-49e4-a8ab-437b0ed5f84eRxCUI 197889, 197890, 197893, 311355, 756059UNII 2BMD2GNA4VUPC 0300543527638
Pharmacologic class
Mood Stabilizer

Billing references

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HCPCS codeNo match

No HCPCS code in Med-Code's directory. Oral products like this are usually dispensed by a pharmacy and billed by NDC.

NDC on a medical claim

N400054852825 followed by a unit qualifier and the quantity

Package 00054-8528-25. Unit qualifiers: F2 (international unit), GR (gram), ME (milligram), ML (milliliter), UN (unit (each)). The qualifier and quantity depend on what was given. About the N4 qualifier

Product label

Current FDA label (SPL), effective . This label includes a boxed warning.

Indications (excerpt from the label)

Lithium is a mood-stabilizing agent indicated as monotherapy for the treatment of bipolar I disorder: • Treatment of acute manic and mixed episodes in patients 7 years and older [see Clinical Studies ( 14 )] • Maintenance treatment in patients 7 years and older [see Clinical Studies ( 14 )] Lithium is a mood-stabilizing agent indicated as monotherapy for the treatment of bipolar I disorder: • Treatment of acute manic and mixed episodes in patients 7 years and older ( 1 ) • Maintenance treatment in patients 7 years and older ( 1 )

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Other NDCs under NDA 018558

Products listed under the same FDA application: other strengths and forms, and repackagers who relabel the same product.

FDA NDC Directory listings under NDA 018558
ProductStrengthForm · routeLabelerProduct NDC
Lithium CarbonateLithium carbonate 300 mg/1TabletOralHikma Pharmaceuticals USA Inc.0054-0886
Lithium CarbonateLithium carbonate 300 mg/1TabletOralHikma Pharmaceuticals USA Inc.0054-4527
Lithium CarbonateLithium carbonate 300 mg/1TabletOralREMEDYREPACK INC.70518-1481
Lithium CarbonateLithium carbonate 300 mg/1TabletOralPD-Rx Pharmaceuticals, Inc.72789-174

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