NDC codes

FDA NDC Directory
Product NDC (as listed)43063-527Labeler and product segments. Claims need a package NDC.
Product NDC at billing width43063-0527Add 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
43063-527-144306305271414 TABLET in 1 BOTTLE, PLASTIC (43063-527-14)Marketed from May 12, 2017
43063-527-204306305272020 TABLET in 1 BOTTLE, PLASTIC (43063-527-20)Marketed from Sep 16, 2013
43063-527-304306305273030 TABLET in 1 BOTTLE, PLASTIC (43063-527-30)Marketed from Sep 16, 2013
43063-527-604306305276060 TABLET in 1 BOTTLE, PLASTIC (43063-527-60)Marketed from Sep 16, 2013
43063-527-904306305279090 TABLET in 1 BOTTLE, PLASTIC (43063-527-90)Marketed from Sep 16, 2013
43063-527-9343063052793180 TABLET in 1 BOTTLE, PLASTIC (43063-527-93)Marketed from Sep 16, 2013
43063-527-9443063052794270 TABLET in 1 BOTTLE, PLASTIC (43063-527-94)Marketed from Sep 16, 2013
43063-527-9843063052798120 TABLET in 1 BOTTLE, PLASTIC (43063-527-98)Marketed from Sep 16, 2013

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)
Metformin Hydrochloride
Generic name (nonproprietary)
metformin hydrochloride
Active ingredients
Metformin hydrochloride — 500 mg/1
Dosage form
Tablet
Route
Oral
Product type
Prescription drug
Marketing category
ANDA — Abbreviated New Drug Application (generic)Application ANDA 077880
Marketing start
Listing expires
Other FDA classes
Biguanides (Chemical structure)
Identifiers
Product ID 43063-527_4138efd9-8582-c8db-e063-6294a90adcd7SPL ID 4138efd9-8582-c8db-e063-6294a90adcd7SPL set ID 0230a3c3-34cf-478b-88c3-4d96e5300018RxCUI 861007UNII 786Z46389EUPC 0343063527207
Pharmacologic class
Biguanide

Billing references

What Med-Code can say about coding this product, and where each statement comes from. Nothing here is inferred from the name alone.

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

N443063052714 followed by a unit qualifier and the quantity

Package 43063-0527-14. 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 . This label includes a boxed warning.

Indications (excerpt from the label)

Metformin hydrochloride tablets are indicated as an adjunct to diet and exercise to improve glycemic control in adults and pediatric patients 10 years of age and older with type 2 diabetes mellitus. Metformin hydrochloride tablets is a biguanide indicated as an adjunct to diet and exercise to improve glycemic control in adults and pediatric patients 10 years of age and older with type 2 diabetes mellitus. ( 1 )

Excerpt only. Read the full label for complete information.

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Other NDCs under ANDA 077880

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

FDA NDC Directory listings under ANDA 077880
ProductStrengthForm · routeLabelerProduct NDC
Metformin HydrochlorideMetformin hydrochloride 1000 mg/1TabletOralPD-Rx Pharmaceuticals, Inc.43063-544
Metformin HydrochlorideMetformin hydrochloride 500 mg/1TabletOralAmneal Pharmaceuticals of New York LLC53746-218
Metformin HydrochlorideMetformin hydrochloride 850 mg/1TabletOralAmneal Pharmaceuticals of New York LLC53746-219
Metformin HydrochlorideMetformin hydrochloride 1000 mg/1TabletOralAmneal Pharmaceuticals of New York LLC53746-220

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