NDC codes

FDA NDC Directory
Product NDC (as listed)51655-116Labeler and product segments. Claims need a package NDC.
Product NDC at billing width51655-0116Add 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
51655-116-265165501162690 TABLET, FILM COATED in 1 BOTTLE, PLASTIC (51655-116-26)Marketed from Dec 1, 2022
51655-116-525165501165230 TABLET, FILM COATED in 1 BOTTLE, PLASTIC (51655-116-52)Marketed from Jul 11, 2022

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)
Escitalopram
Generic name (nonproprietary)
escitalopram
Active ingredients
Escitalopram oxalate — 5 mg/1
Dosage form
Tablet, Film coated
Route
Oral
Product type
Prescription drug
Marketing category
ANDA — Abbreviated New Drug Application (generic)Application ANDA 078032
Marketing start
Listing expires
Other FDA classes
Serotonin Uptake Inhibitors (Mechanism)
Identifiers
Product ID 51655-116_48c3d134-d4dc-a5fc-e063-6294a90acd5aSPL ID 48c3d134-d4dc-a5fc-e063-6294a90acd5aSPL set ID f2b3b385-658d-5918-e053-2a95a90afcbaRxCUI 351249UNII 5U85DBW7LO
Pharmacologic class
Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitor

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

N451655011626 followed by a unit qualifier and the quantity

Package 51655-0116-26. 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)

Escitalopram is indicated for the treatment of: major depressive disorder (MDD) in adults and pediatric patients 12 years of age and older. generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) in adults. Additional pediatric use information is approved for AbbVie Inc.’s LEXAPRO (escitalopram) tablets and LEXAPRO (escitalopram) oral solution. However, due to AbbVie Inc.’s marketing exclusivity rights, this drug product is not labeled with that information. Escitalopram is a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) indicated for the: treatment of major depressive disorder (MDD) in adults and pediatric patients 12 years of age and older ( 1 ) treatment of generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) in adults ( 1 )…

Excerpt only. Read the full label for complete information.

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Other NDCs under ANDA 078032

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

FDA NDC Directory listings under ANDA 078032
ProductStrengthForm · routeLabelerProduct NDC
EscitalopramEscitalopram oxalate 5 mg/1Tablet, Film coatedOralA-S Medication Solutions50090-5312
EscitalopramEscitalopram oxalate 10 mg/1Tablet, Film coatedOralDirect_Rx72189-424
EscitalopramEscitalopram oxalate 5 mg/1Tablet, Film coatedOralAmerican Health Packaging60687-865
EscitalopramEscitalopram oxalate 10 mg/1Tablet, Film coatedOralCoupler LLC67046-0355
EscitalopramEscitalopram oxalate 20 mg/1Tablet, Film coatedOralDirect_Rx72189-451
EscitalopramEscitalopram oxalate 5 mg/1Tablet, Film coatedOralDirect_Rx72189-449
EscitalopramEscitalopram oxalate 20 mg/1Tablet, Film coatedOralREMEDYREPACK INC.70518-2317
EscitalopramEscitalopram oxalate 20 mg/1Tablet, Film coatedOralPreferred Pharmaceuticals, Inc.68788-7461
EscitalopramEscitalopram oxalate 5 mg/1Tablet, Film coatedOralBluePoint Laboratories68001-591
EscitalopramEscitalopram oxalate 10 mg/1Tablet, Film coatedOralBluePoint Laboratories68001-592
EscitalopramEscitalopram oxalate 20 mg/1Tablet, Film coatedOralNuCare Pharmaceuticals,Inc.68071-5248
EscitalopramEscitalopram oxalate 20 mg/1Tablet, Film coatedOralBluePoint Laboratories68001-593
EscitalopramEscitalopram oxalate 10 mg/1Tablet, Film coatedOralREMEDYREPACK INC.70518-4567
EscitalopramEscitalopram oxalate 10 mg/1Tablet, Film coatedOralREMEDYREPACK INC.70518-2472
EscitalopramEscitalopram oxalate 20 mg/1Tablet, Film coatedOralSOLCO HEALTHCARE US, LLC43547-282
EscitalopramEscitalopram oxalate 5 mg/1Tablet, Film coatedOralSOLCO HEALTHCARE US, LLC43547-280
EscitalopramEscitalopram oxalate 10 mg/1Tablet, Film coatedOralSOLCO HEALTHCARE US, LLC43547-281
EscitalopramEscitalopram oxalate 20 mg/1Tablet, Film coatedOralA-S Medication Solutions50090-6534
EscitalopramEscitalopram oxalate 10 mg/1Tablet, Film coatedOralAdvanced Rx Pharmacy of Tennessee, LLC80425-0320
EscitalopramEscitalopram oxalate 10 mg/1Tablet, Film coatedOralNorthwind Health Company, LLC51655-277

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