NDC codes

FDA NDC Directory
Product NDC (as listed)24979-011Labeler and product segments. Claims need a package NDC.
Product NDC at billing width24979-0011Add 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
24979-011-1224979001112300 TABLET, FILM COATED, EXTENDED RELEASE in 1 BOTTLE (24979-011-12)Marketed from May 15, 2015

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)
Nifedipine
Generic name (nonproprietary)
nifedipine
Active ingredients
Nifedipine — 30 mg/1
Dosage form
Tablet, Film coated, Extended release
Route
Oral
Product type
Prescription drug
Marketing category
ANDA — Abbreviated New Drug Application (generic)Application ANDA 203126
Marketing start
Listing expires
Other FDA classes
Calcium Channel Antagonists (Mechanism)Dihydropyridines (Chemical structure)
Identifiers
Product ID 24979-011_58c4c95e-4db0-47e2-afb9-36472e6fcefcSPL ID 58c4c95e-4db0-47e2-afb9-36472e6fcefcSPL set ID 160271a8-7922-2107-e054-00144ff88e88RxCUI 1812011, 1812013, 1812015UNII I9ZF7L6G2L
Pharmacologic class
Dihydropyridine Calcium Channel Blocker

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

N424979001112 followed by a unit qualifier and the quantity

Package 24979-0011-12. 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 & USAGE I. Vasospastic Angina Nifedipine extended-release tablets are indicated for the management of vasospastic angina confirmed by any of the following criteria: 1) classical pattern of angina at rest accompanied by ST segment elevation, 2) angina or coronary artery spasm provoked by ergonovine, or 3) angiographically demonstrated coronary artery spasm. In those patients who have had angiography, the presence of significant fixed obstructive disease is not incompatible with the diagnosis of vasospastic angina, provided that the above criteria are satisfied. Nifedipine extended-release tablets may also be used where the clinical presentation suggests a possible vasospastic comp…

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Other NDCs under ANDA 203126

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

FDA NDC Directory listings under ANDA 203126
ProductStrengthForm · routeLabelerProduct NDC
NifedipineNifedipine 90 mg/1Tablet, Extended releaseOralUpsher-Smith Laboratories, LLC24979-009
NifedipineNifedipine 60 mg/1Tablet, Extended releaseOralUpsher-Smith Laboratories, LLC24979-010
NifedipineNifedipine 90 mg/1Tablet, Extended releaseOralUpsher-Smith Laboratories, LLC24979-009
NifedipineNifedipine 60 mg/1Tablet, Extended releaseOralUpsher-Smith Laboratories, LLC24979-010
NifedipineNifedipine 30 mg/1Tablet, Film coated, Extended releaseOralNorthwind Health Company, LLC51655-990
NifedipineNifedipine 30 mg/1Tablet, Film coated, Extended releaseOralMajor Pharmaceuticals0904-7208
NifedipineNifedipine 90 mg/1Tablet, Extended releaseOralGolden State Medical Supply, Inc.60429-049
NifedipineNifedipine 30 mg/1Tablet, Extended releaseOralProficient Rx LP71205-963
NifedipineNifedipine 60 mg/1Tablet, Extended releaseOralProficient Rx LP71205-964
NifedipineNifedipine 90 mg/1Tablet, Extended releaseOralProficient Rx LP71205-965
NifedipineNifedipine 60 mg/1Tablet, Extended releaseOralProficient Rx LP71205-412
NifedipineNifedipine 90 mg/1Tablet, Extended releaseOralBryant Ranch Prepack71335-9651
NifedipineNifedipine 90 mg/1Tablet, Extended releaseOralNorthwind Health Company, LLC51655-738
NifedipineNifedipine 60 mg/1Tablet, Extended releaseOralGolden State Medical Supply, Inc.60429-048
NifedipineNifedipine 30 mg/1Tablet, Extended releaseOralGolden State Medical Supply, Inc.60429-047
NifedipineNifedipine 30 mg/1Tablet, Extended releaseOralAphena Pharma Solutions - Tennessee, LLC71610-290
NifedipineNifedipine 90 mg/1Tablet, Extended releaseOralNuCare Pharmaceuticals,Inc.68071-4097
NifedipineNifedipine 30 mg/1Tablet, Extended releaseOralBryant Ranch Prepack72162-1277

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