NDC codes

FDA NDC Directory
Product NDC (as listed)16714-824Labeler and product segments. Claims need a package NDC.
Product NDC at billing width16714-0824Add 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
16714-824-0116714082401100 CAPSULE, EXTENDED RELEASE in 1 BOTTLE (16714-824-01)Marketed from Jul 16, 2018
16714-824-0216714082402500 CAPSULE, EXTENDED RELEASE in 1 BOTTLE (16714-824-02)Marketed from Jul 16, 2018

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)
Potassium Chloride
Generic name (nonproprietary)
potassium chloride
Active ingredients
Potassium chloride — 750 mg/1
Dosage form
Capsule, Extended release
Route
Oral
Product type
Prescription drug
Marketing category
ANDA — Abbreviated New Drug Application (generic)Application ANDA 202868
Marketing start
Listing expires
Other FDA classes
Increased Large Intestinal Motility (Physiologic effect)Inhibition Large Intestine Fluid/Electrolyte Absorption (Physiologic effect)Osmotic Activity (Mechanism)Potassium Compounds (Chemical structure)
Identifiers
Product ID 16714-824_1df016a5-65cd-49d8-ae08-06c5ddfc94b5SPL ID 1df016a5-65cd-49d8-ae08-06c5ddfc94b5SPL set ID dded25a9-3df4-463a-8685-d2bc03ea4edbRxCUI 312504UNII 660YQ98I10
Pharmacologic class
Osmotic Laxative; Potassium Salt

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

N416714082401 followed by a unit qualifier and the quantity

Package 16714-0824-01. 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 .

Indications (excerpt from the label)

INDICATIONS AND USAGE BECAUSE OF REPORTS OF INTESTINAL AND GASTRIC ULCERATION AND BLEEDING WITH CONTROLLED-RELEASE POTASSIUM CHLORIDE PREPARATIONS, THESE DRUGS SHOULD BE RESERVED FOR THOSE PATIENTS WHO CANNOT TOLERATE OR REFUSE TO TAKE LIQUID OR EFFERVESCENT POTASSIUM PREPARATIONS OR FOR PATIENTS IN WHOM THERE IS A PROBLEM OF COMPLIANCE WITH THESE PREPARATIONS. 1. For the treatment of patients with hypokalemia with or without metabolic alkalosis, in digitalis intoxications, and in patients with hypokalemic familial periodic paralysis. If hypokalemia is the result of diuretic therapy, consideration should be given to the use of a lower dose of diuretic, which may be sufficient without leading…

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Other NDCs under ANDA 202868

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

FDA NDC Directory listings under ANDA 202868
ProductStrengthForm · routeLabelerProduct NDC
Potassium ChloridePotassium chloride 750 mg/1Capsule, Extended releaseOralBluePoint Laboratories68001-396
Potassium ChloridePotassium chloride 750 mg/1Capsule, Extended releaseOralGlenmark Pharmaceuticals Inc., USA68462-357

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