NDC codes

FDA NDC Directory
Product NDC (as listed)51079-817Labeler and product segments. Claims need a package NDC.
Product NDC at billing width51079-0817Add 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
51079-817-2051079081720100 BLISTER PACK in 1 CARTON (51079-817-20) / 1 CAPSULE in 1 BLISTER PACK (51079-817-01)Marketed from Nov 15, 2010

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)
Tacrolimus
Generic name (nonproprietary)
tacrolimus
Active ingredients
Tacrolimus — .5 mg/1
Dosage form
Capsule
Route
Oral
Product type
Prescription drug
Marketing category
ANDA — Abbreviated New Drug Application (generic)Application ANDA 090596
Marketing start
Listing expires
Other FDA classes
Calcineurin Inhibitors (Mechanism)
Identifiers
Product ID 51079-817_3a877ea9-889b-d064-e063-6294a90ad291SPL ID 3a877ea9-889b-d064-e063-6294a90ad291SPL set ID 5f742224-618e-4f4c-bdec-7693be99c697RxCUI 198377, 198378, 313190UNII WM0HAQ4WNM
Pharmacologic class
Calcineurin Inhibitor Immunosuppressant

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

N451079081720 followed by a unit qualifier and the quantity

Package 51079-0817-20. 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)

Tacrolimus capsules are a calcineurin-inhibitor immunosuppressant indicated for the prophylaxis of organ rejection in adult patients receiving allogeneic liver, kidney, or heart transplants, and pediatric patients receiving allogenic liver transplants in combination with other immunosuppressants. ( 1.1 ) 1.1 Prophylaxis of Organ Rejection in Kidney, Liver, or Heart Transplant Tacrolimus capsules are indicated for the prophylaxis of organ rejection, in adult patients receiving allogeneic kidney transplant [see Clinical Studies (14.1) ] , liver transplant [see Clinical Studies (14.2) ] , and heart transplant [see Clinical Studies (14.3) ] , and pediatric patients receiving allogeneic liver tra…

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Other NDCs under ANDA 090596

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

FDA NDC Directory listings under ANDA 090596
ProductStrengthForm · routeLabelerProduct NDC
TacrolimusTacrolimus 1 mg/1CapsuleOralSafecor Health LLC48433-093
TacrolimusTacrolimus .5 mg/1CapsuleOralSafecor Health LLC48433-092
TacrolimusTacrolimus 5 mg/1CapsuleOralSafecor Health LLC48433-094
TacrolimusTacrolimus 1 mg/1CapsuleOralMylanInstitutional Inc.51079-818
TacrolimusTacrolimus 1 mg/1CapsuleOralGolden State Medical Supply, Inc.60429-378
TacrolimusTacrolimus .5 mg/1CapsuleOralGolden State Medical Supply, Inc.60429-377
TacrolimusTacrolimus 1 mg/1CapsuleOralAphena Pharma Solutions - Tennessee, LLC43353-317
TacrolimusTacrolimus 5 mg/1CapsuleOralGolden State Medical Supply, Inc.60429-379
TacrolimusTacrolimus .5 mg/1CapsuleOralMylan Pharmaceuticals Inc.0378-2045
TacrolimusTacrolimus 1 mg/1CapsuleOralMylan Pharmaceuticals Inc.0378-2046
TacrolimusTacrolimus 5 mg/1CapsuleOralMylan Pharmaceuticals Inc.0378-2047
TacrolimusTacrolimus 5 mg/1CapsuleOralMylanInstitutional Inc.51079-028

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