NDC codes

FDA NDC Directory
Product NDC (as listed)0178-0901Labeler and product segments. Claims need a package NDC.
Product NDC at billing width00178-0901Add 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
0178-0901-900017809019090 TABLET, DELAYED RELEASE in 1 BOTTLE (0178-0901-90)Marketed from Jun 28, 2019

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)
Thiola EC
Generic name (nonproprietary)
tiopronin
Active ingredients
Tiopronin — 300 mg/1
Dosage form
Tablet, Delayed release
Route
Oral
Labeler
Mission Pharmacal CompanyNDC labeler code 0178
Product type
Prescription drug
Marketing category
NDA — New Drug ApplicationApplication NDA 211843
Marketing start
Listing expires
Other FDA classes
Cystine Disulfide Reduction (Mechanism)N-substituted Glycines (Chemical structure)
Identifiers
Product ID 0178-0901_4098f871-874f-92ec-e063-6394a90af53fSPL ID 4098f871-874f-92ec-e063-6394a90af53fSPL set ID 20298a52-a194-a161-8632-d84b6f26e23cRxCUI 2178075, 2178077, 2178079, 2178081UNII C5W04GO61SUPC 0301780901908, 0301780902011
Pharmacologic class
Reducing and Complexing Thiol

Billing references

What Med-Code can say about coding this product, and where each statement comes from. Nothing here is inferred from the name alone.

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

N400178090190 followed by a unit qualifier and the quantity

Package 00178-0901-90. 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 .

Indications (excerpt from the label)

THIOLA EC is indicated, in combination with high fluid intake, alkali, and diet modification, for the prevention of cystine stone formation in adults and pediatric patients 20 kg and greater with severe homozygous cystinuria, who are not responsive to these measures alone. THIOLA EC is a reducing and complexing thiol indicated, in combination with high fluid intake, alkali, and diet modification, for the prevention of cystine stone formation in adults and pediatric patients 20 kg and greater with severe homozygous cystinuria, who are not responsive to these measures alone. ( 1 )

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About NDC 0178-0901

What is NDC 0178-0901?
0178-0901 is the product NDC for Thiola EC (tiopronin), Tiopronin 300 mg/1 tablet, delayed release, listed with the FDA by Mission Pharmacal Company. It has 1 package NDC, shown above in 10- and 11-digit form.
What drug is associated with this NDC?
Thiola EC (Tiopronin).
What is the active ingredient?
Tiopronin.
Who is the labeler?
Mission Pharmacal Company, NDC labeler code 0178. The labeler is the company responsible for the label; it may be the manufacturer, a repackager or a distributor.
What other NDCs exist for Thiola EC?
1 other product NDC are listed under this name. See all Thiola EC NDCs.
Is there a related HCPCS / J-code?
Not in Med-Code's curated HCPCS directory. See Billing references above.

Other finished products listed under the same name: strengths, forms and labelers.

Other Thiola EC NDCs
ProductStrengthForm · routeLabelerProduct NDCPackage NDCs (11-digit)
Thiola ECtioproninTiopronin 100 mg/1Tablet, Delayed releaseOralMission Pharmacal Company0178-090200178-0902-01

Other NDCs under NDA 211843

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

FDA NDC Directory listings under NDA 211843
ProductStrengthForm · routeLabelerProduct NDC
Thiola ECtioproninTiopronin 100 mg/1Tablet, Delayed releaseOralMission Pharmacal Company0178-0902
TioproninTiopronin 100 mg/1Tablet, Delayed releaseOralBioComp Pharma, Inc.44523-054
TioproninTiopronin 300 mg/1Tablet, Delayed releaseOralBioComp Pharma, Inc.44523-055

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