NDC codes

FDA NDC Directory
Product NDC (as listed)0480-4138Labeler and product segments. Claims need a package NDC.
Product NDC at billing width00480-4138Add 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
0480-4138-060048041380660 CAPSULE, GELATIN COATED in 1 BOTTLE (0480-4138-06)Marketed from Jan 3, 2023

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)
Lubiprostone
Generic name (nonproprietary)
lubiprostone
Active ingredients
Lubiprostone — 24 ug/1
Dosage form
Capsule, Gelatin coated
Route
Oral
Product type
Prescription drug
Marketing category
ANDA — Abbreviated New Drug Application (generic)Application ANDA 209920
Marketing start
Listing expires
Other FDA classes
Chloride Channel Activators (Mechanism)
Identifiers
Product ID 0480-4138_22f53da2-2fb9-411d-baad-fef011383f6fSPL ID 22f53da2-2fb9-411d-baad-fef011383f6fSPL set ID e17b521e-2c25-4bef-82f9-7916fa79bca4RxCUI 616578, 794639UNII 7662KG2R6KUPC 0304804138069, 0304803479064
Pharmacologic class
Chloride Channel Activator

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

N400480413806 followed by a unit qualifier and the quantity

Package 00480-4138-06. 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)

Lubiprostone capsules are a chloride channel activator indicated for the treatment of: chronic idiopathic constipation (CIC) in adults. ( 1.1 ) opioid-induced constipation (OIC) in adult patients with chronic, non-cancer pain, including patients with chronic pain related to prior cancer or its treatment who do not require frequent (e.g., weekly) opioid dosage escalation. ( 1.2 ) Limitations of Use: Effectiveness of lubiprostone capsules in the treatment of OIC in patients taking diphenylheptane opioids (e.g., methadone) has not been established. ( 1.2 , 7.1 ) irritable bowel syndrome with constipation (IBS-C) in women ≥18 years old. ( 1.3 ) 1.1 Chronic Idiopathic Constipation in Adults Lubip…

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Other NDCs under ANDA 209920

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

FDA NDC Directory listings under ANDA 209920
ProductStrengthForm · routeLabelerProduct NDC
LubiprostoneLubiprostone 8 ug/1Capsule, Gelatin coatedOralAmerican Health Packaging60687-816
LubiprostoneLubiprostone 24 ug/1Capsule, Gelatin coatedOralAmerican Health Packaging60687-827
AmitzalubiprostoneLubiprostone 8 ug/1Capsule, Gelatin coatedOralDirect_Rx72189-410
LubiprostoneLubiprostone 8 ug/1Capsule, Gelatin coatedOralTeva Pharmaceuticals, Inc.0480-3479
LubiprostoneLubiprostone 24 ug/1Capsule, Gelatin coatedOralProficient Rx LP82804-304

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