NDC codes

FDA NDC Directory
Product NDC (as listed)50268-555Labeler and product segments. Claims need a package NDC.
Product NDC at billing width50268-0555Add 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
50268-555-605026805556060 TABLET in 1 BOTTLE (50268-555-60)Marketed from Oct 3, 2024

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)
Misoprostol
Generic name (nonproprietary)
misoprostol
Active ingredients
Misoprostol — 200 ug/1
Dosage form
Tablet
Route
Oral
Labeler
AvPAK
Product type
Prescription drug
Marketing category
ANDA — Abbreviated New Drug Application (generic)Application ANDA 210201
Marketing start
Listing expires
Other FDA classes
Synthetic (Chemical structure)
Identifiers
Product ID 50268-555_47e7448c-f84c-4a4c-e063-6394a90ad262SPL ID 47e7448c-f84c-4a4c-e063-6394a90ad262SPL set ID 2396e9c0-3742-69cf-e063-6394a90adb13RxCUI 317128UNII 0E43V0BB57UPC 0350268555607
Pharmacologic class
Prostaglandin E1 Analog

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

N450268055560 followed by a unit qualifier and the quantity

Package 50268-0555-60. 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 AND USAGE Misoprostol tablets are indicated for reducing the risk of NSAID (nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, including aspirin)–induced gastric ulcers in patients at high risk of complications from gastric ulcer, e.g., the elderly and patients with concomitant debilitating disease, as well as patients at high risk of developing gastric ulceration, such as patients with a history of ulcer. Misoprostol has not been shown to reduce the risk of duodenal ulcers in patients taking NSAIDs. Misoprostol should be taken for the duration of NSAID therapy. Misoprostol has been shown to reduce the risk of gastric ulcers in controlled studies of 3 months’ duration. It had no effect, compa…

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Other NDCs under ANDA 210201

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

FDA NDC Directory listings under ANDA 210201
ProductStrengthForm · routeLabelerProduct NDC
MisoprostolMisoprostol 200 ug/1TabletOralGenBioPro, Inc.43393-024
MisoprostolMisoprostol 200 ug/1TabletOralGenBioPro, Inc.43393-200

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