NDC codes

FDA NDC Directory
Product NDC (as listed)24979-198Labeler and product segments. Claims need a package NDC.
Product NDC at billing width24979-0198Add 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
24979-198-0124979019801100 TABLET in 1 BOTTLE (24979-198-01)Marketed from Sep 1, 2022

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)
Guanfacine Hydrochloride
Generic name (nonproprietary)
guanfacine
Active ingredients
Guanfacine hydrochloride — 1 mg/1
Dosage form
Tablet
Route
Oral
Product type
Prescription drug
Marketing category
ANDA — Abbreviated New Drug Application (generic)Application ANDA 216399
Marketing start
Listing expires
Other FDA classes
Adrenergic alpha2-Agonists (Mechanism)
Identifiers
Product ID 24979-198_ef3592ef-2184-43de-9f37-062bd24079d6SPL ID ef3592ef-2184-43de-9f37-062bd24079d6SPL set ID a0c2d95d-805c-4c7d-9733-52073a65218aRxCUI 197745, 197746UNII PML56A160OUPC 0324979199016, 0324979198019
Pharmacologic class
Central alpha-2 Adrenergic Agonist

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

N424979019801 followed by a unit qualifier and the quantity

Package 24979-0198-01. 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 & USAGE Guanfacine tablets, USP are indicated in the management of hypertension. Guanfacine may be given alone or in combination with other antihypertensive agents, especially thiazide-type diuretics.

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Other NDCs under ANDA 216399

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

FDA NDC Directory listings under ANDA 216399
ProductStrengthForm · routeLabelerProduct NDC
Guanfacine HydrochlorideguanfacineGuanfacine hydrochloride 1 mg/1TabletOralChartwell RX, LLC62135-727
Guanfacine HydrochlorideguanfacineGuanfacine hydrochloride 2 mg/1TabletOralChartwell RX, LLC62135-728
Guanfacine HydrochlorideguanfacineGuanfacine hydrochloride 2 mg/1TabletOralTWi Pharmaceuticals, Inc.24979-199

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