NDC codes

FDA NDC Directory
Product NDC (as listed)43598-651Labeler and product segments. Claims need a package NDC.
Product NDC at billing width43598-0651Add 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
43598-651-0143598065101100 TABLET, FILM COATED in 1 BOTTLE (43598-651-01)Marketed from Feb 1, 2021

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)
Vigabatrin
Generic name (nonproprietary)
vigabatrin
Active ingredients
Vigabatrin — 500 mg/1
Dosage form
Tablet, Film coated
Route
Oral
Product type
Prescription drug
Marketing category
ANDA — Abbreviated New Drug Application (generic)Application ANDA 211539
Marketing start
Listing expires
Identifiers
Product ID 43598-651_f9d29bec-f73b-7dc9-5f1b-7857dc0fdb74SPL ID f9d29bec-f73b-7dc9-5f1b-7857dc0fdb74SPL set ID 0afdc84c-f8ec-330a-31c9-fac4ed256931RxCUI 199521UNII GR120KRT6KUPC 0343598651019
Pharmacologic class
Anti-epileptic Agent

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

N443598065101 followed by a unit qualifier and the quantity

Package 43598-0651-01. 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)

Vigabatrin tablets are indicated for the treatment of: Refractory Complex Partial Seizures as adjunctive therapy in patients 2 years of age and older who have responded inadequately to several alternative treatments; Vigabatrin tablets are not indicated as a first line agent ( 1.1 ) Infantile Spasms - monotherapy in infants 1 month to 2 years of age for whom the potential benefits outweigh the potential risk of vision loss ( 1.2 ) 1.1 Refractory Complex Partial Seizures (CPS) Vigabatrin tablets are indicated as adjunctive therapy for adults and pediatric patients 2 years of age and older with refractory complex partial seizures who have inadequately responded to several alternative treatment…

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