NDC codes

FDA NDC Directory
Product NDC (as listed)0591-2790Labeler and product segments. Claims need a package NDC.
Product NDC at billing width00591-2790Add 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
0591-2790-8600591279086150 CAPSULE, GELATIN COATED in 1 BOTTLE, PLASTIC (0591-2790-86)Marketed from Feb 6, 2012

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)
tizanidine hydrochloride
Generic name (nonproprietary)
tizanidine hydrochloride
Active ingredients
Tizanidine hydrochloride — 6 mg/1
Dosage form
Capsule, Gelatin coated
Route
Oral
Product type
Prescription drug
Marketing category
NDA authorized genericApplication NDA 021447
Marketing start
Listing expires
Other FDA classes
Adrenergic alpha2-Agonists (Mechanism)
Identifiers
Product ID 0591-2790_5c8f8c47-4f62-4954-8135-957c967dd7cbSPL ID 5c8f8c47-4f62-4954-8135-957c967dd7cbSPL set ID cb8b01b3-bcec-4762-9d67-0db018ef6b22RxCUI 485484, 485485, 485486UNII B53E3NMY5C
Pharmacologic class
Central alpha-2 Adrenergic Agonist

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

N400591279086 followed by a unit qualifier and the quantity

Package 00591-2790-86. 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)

Tizanidine hydrochloride capsules are indicated for the management of spasticity. Because of the short duration of therapeutic effect, treatment with tizanidine hydrochloride capsules should be reserved for those daily activities and times when relief of spasticity is most important [see Dosage and Administration ( 2.1 )] . Tizanidine hydrochloride is a central alpha-2-adrenergic agonist indicated for the management of spasticity. Because of the short duration of therapeutic effect, treatment with tizanidine hydrochloride should be reserved for those daily activities and times when relief of spasticity is most important. ( 1 )

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Other NDCs under NDA 021447

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

FDA NDC Directory listings under NDA 021447
ProductStrengthForm · routeLabelerProduct NDC
tizanidine hydrochlorideTizanidine hydrochloride 2 mg/1Capsule, Gelatin coatedOralActavis Pharma, Inc.0591-2788
tizanidine hydrochlorideTizanidine hydrochloride 4 mg/1Capsule, Gelatin coatedOralActavis Pharma, Inc.0591-2789
Zanaflextizanidine hydrochlorideTizanidine hydrochloride 4 mg/1CapsuleOralLegacy Pharma USA, Inc.83107-002
Zanaflextizanidine hydrochlorideTizanidine hydrochloride 2 mg/1CapsuleOralLegacy Pharma USA, Inc.83107-001
Zanaflextizanidine hydrochlorideTizanidine hydrochloride 6 mg/1CapsuleOralLegacy Pharma USA, Inc.83107-003
Zanaflextizanidine hydrochlorideTizanidine hydrochloride 6 mg/1CapsuleOralCovis Pharma US, Inc70515-606
Zanaflextizanidine hydrochlorideTizanidine hydrochloride 2 mg/1CapsuleOralCovis Pharma US, Inc70515-602
Zanaflextizanidine hydrochlorideTizanidine hydrochloride 4 mg/1CapsuleOralCovis Pharma US, Inc70515-604

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