NDC codes

FDA NDC Directory
Product NDC (as listed)43598-634Labeler and product segments. Claims need a package NDC.
Product NDC at billing width43598-0634Add 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
43598-634-0143598063401100 CAPSULE, GELATIN COATED in 1 BOTTLE (43598-634-01)Marketed from Aug 4, 2020

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)
Penicillamine
Generic name (nonproprietary)
penicillamine
Active ingredients
Penicillamine — 250 mg/1
Dosage form
Capsule, Gelatin coated
Route
Oral
Product type
Prescription drug
Marketing category
ANDA — Abbreviated New Drug Application (generic)Application ANDA 211867
Marketing start
Listing expires
Identifiers
Product ID 43598-634_95e0de3d-c587-1569-8808-6c419f7208ecSPL ID 95e0de3d-c587-1569-8808-6c419f7208ecSPL set ID 15d08594-83a9-cc7a-92ef-1bac0427e121RxCUI 198070UNII GNN1DV99GX
Pharmacologic class
Antirheumatic Agent

Billing references

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HCPCS codeNo match

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NDC on a medical claim

N443598063401 followed by a unit qualifier and the quantity

Package 43598-0634-01. 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 . This label includes a boxed warning.

Indications (excerpt from the label)

INDICATIONS Penicillamine capsules are indicated in the treatment of Wilson's disease, cystinuria, and in patients with severe, active rheumatoid arthritis who have failed to respond to an adequate trial of conventional therapy. Available evidence suggests that penicillamine capsules are not of value in ankylosing spondylitis. Wilson’s Disease — Wilson’s disease (hepatolenticular degeneration) occurs in individuals who have inherited an autosomal recessive defect that leads to an accumulation of copper far in excess of metabolic requirements. The excess copper is deposited in several organs and tissues, and eventually produces pathological effects primarily in the liver, where damage progres…

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