NDC codes

FDA NDC Directory
Product NDC (as listed)13668-661Labeler and product segments. Claims need a package NDC.
Product NDC at billing width13668-0661Add 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
13668-661-10136680661101 TUBE in 1 CARTON (13668-661-10) / 5 g in 1 TUBEMarketed from Aug 7, 2023

How the 11-digit form is made: The product segment has 3 digits, so one leading zero is added to it (5-3-2 → 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)
Penciclovir
Generic name (nonproprietary)
penciclovir
Active ingredients
Penciclovir — 10 mg/g
Dosage form
Cream
Route
Topical
Product type
Prescription drug
Marketing category
ANDA — Abbreviated New Drug Application (generic)Application ANDA 216981
Marketing start
Listing expires
Other FDA classes
DNA Polymerase Inhibitors (Mechanism)Nucleoside Analog (EXT)
Identifiers
Product ID 13668-661_05e9763e-c5f9-4be9-b822-8242a44e76edSPL ID 05e9763e-c5f9-4be9-b822-8242a44e76edSPL set ID dfbd90ed-4135-486a-807b-27c668154b2eRxCUI 312255UNII 359HUE8FJCUPC 0313668661101
Pharmacologic class
Herpesvirus Nucleoside Analog DNA Polymerase Inhibitor

Billing references

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HCPCS codeNo match

No HCPCS code in Med-Code's directory. Topical products like this are usually dispensed by a pharmacy and billed by NDC.

NDC on a medical claim

N413668066110 followed by a unit qualifier and the quantity

Package 13668-0661-10. 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)

Penciclovir cream is a deoxynucleoside analog HSV DNA polymerase inhibitor indicated for the treatment of recurrent herpes labialis (cold sores) in adults and children 12 years of age or older. Penciclovir cream is a deoxynucleoside analog HSV DNA polymerase inhibitor indicated for the treatment of recurrent herpes labialis (cold sores) in adults and pediatric patients 12 years of age and older. ( 1 )

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