NDC codes

FDA NDC Directory
Product NDC (as listed)0591-4012Labeler and product segments. Claims need a package NDC.
Product NDC at billing width00591-4012Add 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
0591-4012-0100591401201100 CAPSULE, LIQUID FILLED in 1 BOTTLE (0591-4012-01)Marketed from Sep 8, 2009

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)
Valproic
Generic name (nonproprietary)
valproic acid
Active ingredients
Valproic acid — 250 mg/1
Dosage form
Capsule, Liquid filled
Route
Oral
Labeler
Actavis Pharma, Inc.NDC labeler code 0591
Product type
Prescription drug
Marketing category
ANDA — Abbreviated New Drug Application (generic)Application ANDA 073229
Marketing start
Listing expires
Other FDA classes
Decreased Central Nervous System Disorganized Electrical Activity (Physiologic effect)
Identifiers
Product ID 0591-4012_8c8b8043-7c2a-44cc-80e7-fdfa0236287eSPL ID 8c8b8043-7c2a-44cc-80e7-fdfa0236287eSPL set ID cef3e335-5891-412f-89c4-79fcd2f145b7RxCUI 1099681UNII 614OI1Z5WI
Pharmacologic class
Anti-epileptic Agent; Mood Stabilizer

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

N400591401201 followed by a unit qualifier and the quantity

Package 00591-4012-01. 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)

Valproic Acid is an anti-epileptic drug indicated for: Monotherapy and adjunctive therapy of complex partial seizures; sole and adjunctive therapy of simple and complex absence seizures; adjunctive therapy in patients with multiple seizure types that include absence seizures ( 1 ) 1.1 Epilepsy Valproic Acid is indicated as monotherapy and adjunctive therapy in the treatment of patients with complex partial seizures that occur either in isolation or in association with other types of seizures. Valproic Acid is indicated for use as sole and adjunctive therapy in the treatment of simple and complex absence seizures, and adjunctively in patients with multiple seizure types which include absence …

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About NDC 0591-4012

What is NDC 0591-4012?
0591-4012 is the product NDC for Valproic (valproic acid), Valproic acid 250 mg/1 capsule, liquid filled, listed with the FDA by Actavis Pharma, Inc.. It has 1 package NDC, shown above in 10- and 11-digit form.
What drug is associated with this NDC?
Valproic (Valproic Acid).
What is the active ingredient?
Valproic acid.
Who is the labeler?
Actavis Pharma, Inc., NDC labeler code 0591. The labeler is the company responsible for the label; it may be the manufacturer, a repackager or a distributor.
What other NDCs exist for Valproic?
1 other product NDC are listed under this name. See all Valproic 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 Valproic NDCs
ProductStrengthForm · routeLabelerProduct NDCPackage NDCs (11-digit)
Valproicvalproic acidValproic acid 250 mg/1Capsule, Liquid filledOralAphena Pharma Solutions - Tennessee, LLC71610-90671610-0906-3071610-0906-5371610-0906-60+3 more

Other NDCs under ANDA 073229

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

FDA NDC Directory listings under ANDA 073229
ProductStrengthForm · routeLabelerProduct NDC
Valproic AcidValproic acid 250 mg/1CapsuleOralDirect_Rx72189-010
valproic acidValproic acid 250 mg/1CapsuleOralAphena Pharma Solutions - Tennessee, LLC43353-085
valproic acidValproic acid 250 mg/1CapsuleOralUpsher-Smith Laboratories, LLC0832-0310
Valproicvalproic acidValproic acid 250 mg/1Capsule, Liquid filledOralAphena Pharma Solutions - Tennessee, LLC71610-906

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