NDC codes

FDA NDC Directory
Product NDC (as listed)0078-0405Labeler and product segments. Claims need a package NDC.
Product NDC at billing width00078-0405Add 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
0078-0405-0500078040505100 CAPSULE in 1 BOTTLE (0078-0405-05)Marketed from Mar 3, 1995

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)
Lotrel
Generic name (nonproprietary)
amlodipine besylate and benazepril hydrochloride
Active ingredients
Amlodipine besylate — 5 mg/1Benazepril hydrochloride — 10 mg/1
Dosage form
Capsule
Route
Oral
Product type
Prescription drug
Marketing category
NDA — New Drug ApplicationApplication NDA 020364
Marketing start
Marketing end
Other FDA classes
Angiotensin-converting Enzyme Inhibitors (Mechanism)Calcium Channel Antagonists (Mechanism)Cytochrome P450 3A Inhibitors (Mechanism)Decreased Blood Pressure (Physiologic effect)Dihydropyridines (Chemical structure)
Identifiers
Product ID 0078-0405_b9db75d9-9d1e-4b2d-9876-5f5520feaeccSPL ID b9db75d9-9d1e-4b2d-9876-5f5520feaeccSPL set ID 94ae6054-b7ae-4212-a567-4f803af8f2c7RxCUI 898342, 898344, 898346, 898348, 898353, 898355, 898356, 898358UNII N1SN99T69T, 864V2Q084H
Pharmacologic class
Angiotensin Converting Enzyme Inhibitor; Calcium Channel Blocker; Dihydropyridine Calcium Channel Blocker

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

N400078040505 followed by a unit qualifier and the quantity

Package 00078-0405-05. 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)

Lotrel is a combination capsule of amlodipine, a dihydropyridine calcium channel blocker (DHP CCB) and benazepril, an angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitor. Lotrel is indicated for the treatment of hypertension in patients not adequately controlled on monotherapy with either agent. ( 1 ) 1.1 Hypertension Lotrel is indicated for the treatment of hypertension in patients not adequately controlled on monotherapy with either agent.

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Other NDCs under NDA 020364

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

FDA NDC Directory listings under NDA 020364
ProductStrengthForm · routeLabelerProduct NDC
Lotrelamlodipine besylate and benazepril hydrochlorideAmlodipine besylate 10 mg/1; Benazepril hydrochloride 40 mg/1CapsuleOralNovartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation0078-0379
Lotrelamlodipine besylate and benazepril hydrochlorideAmlodipine besylate 5 mg/1; Benazepril hydrochloride 20 mg/1CapsuleOralNovartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation0078-0406
Lotrelamlodipine besylate and benazepril hydrochlorideAmlodipine besylate 10 mg/1; Benazepril hydrochloride 20 mg/1CapsuleOralNovartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation0078-0364

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