NDC codes

FDA NDC Directory
Product NDC (as listed)17856-0874Labeler and product segments. Claims need a package NDC.
Product NDC at billing width17856-0874Add 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
17856-0874-31785608740350 CUP, UNIT-DOSE in 1 CASE (17856-0874-3) / 30 mL in 1 CUP, UNIT-DOSEMarketed from Sep 26, 2025

How the 11-digit form is made: The package segment has 1 digit, so one leading zero is added to it (5-4-1 → 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)
Lactulose
Generic name (nonproprietary)
lactulose
Active ingredients
Lactulose — 10 g/15mL
Dosage form
Solution
Route
Oral
Product type
Prescription drug
Marketing category
ANDA — Abbreviated New Drug Application (generic)Application ANDA 074623
Marketing start
Listing expires
Other FDA classes
Acidifying Activity (Mechanism)Osmotic Activity (Mechanism)Stimulation Large Intestine Fluid/Electrolyte Secretion (Physiologic effect)
Identifiers
Product ID 17856-0874_3fb6eaf7-8029-7a5c-e063-6294a90a6889SPL ID 3fb6eaf7-8029-7a5c-e063-6294a90a6889SPL set ID 3fb6e908-893c-5a57-e063-6294a90a1bfcRxCUI 391937UNII 9U7D5QH5AE
Pharmacologic class
Osmotic Laxative

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

N417856087403 followed by a unit qualifier and the quantity

Package 17856-0874-03. 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 For the treatment of constipation. In patients with a history of chronic constipation, lactulose solution therapy increases the number of bowel movements per day and the number of days on which bowel movements occur.

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Other NDCs under ANDA 074623

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

FDA NDC Directory listings under ANDA 074623
ProductStrengthForm · routeLabelerProduct NDC
LactuloseLactulose 10 g/15mLSolutionOralProficient Rx LP82804-107
LactuloseLactulose 10 g/15mLSolutionOralPAI Holdings, LLC dba PAI Pharma0121-0873
LactuloseLactulose 20 g/30mLSolutionOralCardinal Health 107, LLC55154-9448
LactuloseLactulose 20 g/30mLSolutionOralPAI Holdings, LLC dba PAI Pharma0121-1746
LactuloseLactulose 10 g/15mLSolutionOralPAI Holdings, LLC dba PAI Pharma0121-4577
LactuloseLactulose 20 g/30mLSolutionOralPAI Holdings, LLC dba PAI Pharma0121-1154

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