NDC codes

FDA NDC Directory
Product NDC (as listed)16729-008Labeler and product segments. Claims need a package NDC.
Product NDC at billing width16729-0008Add 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
16729-008-151672900081590 TABLET in 1 BOTTLE (16729-008-15)Marketed from Feb 16, 2017
16729-008-1616729000816500 TABLET in 1 BOTTLE (16729-008-16)Marketed from Feb 16, 2017

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)
Pravastatin Sodium
Generic name (nonproprietary)
pravastatin sodium
Active ingredients
Pravastatin sodium — 10 mg/1
Dosage form
Tablet
Route
Oral
Product type
Prescription drug
Marketing category
ANDA — Abbreviated New Drug Application (generic)Application ANDA 207068
Marketing start
Listing expires
Other FDA classes
Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors (Mechanism)
Identifiers
Product ID 16729-008_438f9112-0851-75e1-e063-6294a90a675cSPL ID 438f9112-0851-75e1-e063-6294a90a675cSPL set ID 6c011348-a236-47d3-bbef-3e0b956dd080RxCUI 904458, 904467, 904475, 904481UNII 3M8608UQ61
Pharmacologic class
HMG-CoA Reductase Inhibitor

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

N416729000815 followed by a unit qualifier and the quantity

Package 16729-0008-15. 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)

Pravastatin sodium tablets are indicated: To reduce the risk of myocardial infarction, myocardial revascularization procedures, and cardiovascular mortality in adults with elevated low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) without clinically evident coronary heart disease (CHD). To reduce the risk of coronary death, myocardial infarction, myocardial revascularization procedures, stroke or transient ischemic attack, and slow the progression of coronary atherosclerosis in adults with clinically evident CHD. As an adjunct to diet to reduce LDL-C in adults with primary hyperlipidemia. As an adjunct to diet to reduce LDL-C in pediatric patients ages 8 years and older with heterozygous familial …

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Other NDCs under ANDA 207068

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

FDA NDC Directory listings under ANDA 207068
ProductStrengthForm · routeLabelerProduct NDC
Pravastatin SodiumPravastatin sodium 20 mg/1TabletOralPD-Rx Pharmaceuticals, Inc.43063-807
Pravastatin SodiumPravastatin sodium 40 mg/1TabletOralPD-Rx Pharmaceuticals, Inc.43063-808
Pravastatin SodiumPravastatin sodium 40 mg/1TabletOralProficient Rx LP71205-121
Pravastatin SodiumPravastatin sodium 40 mg/1TabletOralDirect_Rx61919-708
Pravastatin SodiumPravastatin sodium 80 mg/1TabletOralAccord Healthcare Inc.16729-011
Pravastatin SodiumPravastatin sodium 20 mg/1TabletOralAccord Healthcare Inc.16729-009
Pravastatin SodiumPravastatin sodium 40 mg/1TabletOralAccord Healthcare Inc.16729-010
Pravastatin SodiumPravastatin sodium 20 mg/1TabletOralBryant Ranch Prepack71335-0296

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