NDC codes

FDA NDC Directory
Product NDC (as listed)53746-293Labeler and product segments. Claims need a package NDC.
Product NDC at billing width53746-0293Add 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
53746-293-305374602933030 TABLET in 1 BOTTLE (53746-293-30)Marketed from Sep 25, 2016

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)
Telmisartan
Generic name (nonproprietary)
telmisartan
Active ingredients
Telmisartan — 80 mg/1
Dosage form
Tablet
Route
Oral
Product type
Prescription drug
Marketing category
ANDA — Abbreviated New Drug Application (generic)Application ANDA 204415
Marketing start
Listing expires
Other FDA classes
Angiotensin 2 Receptor Antagonists (Mechanism)
Identifiers
Product ID 53746-293_77cf7b02-2f68-41ff-be0d-8ad569613822SPL ID 77cf7b02-2f68-41ff-be0d-8ad569613822SPL set ID bf2dca37-ce9c-40e4-8ad6-b8186aa7fed1RxCUI 205304, 205305, 282755UNII U5SYW473RQUPC 0353746291301, 0353746293305, 0353746292308

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

N453746029330 followed by a unit qualifier and the quantity

Package 53746-0293-30. 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)

Telmisartan tablets are an angiotensin II receptor blocker (ARB) indicated for: Treatment of hypertension, to lower blood pressure. Lowering blood pressure reduces the risk of fatal and nonfatal cardiovascular events, primarily strokes and myocardial infarctions. (1.1) Cardiovascular (CV) risk reduction in patients unable to take ACE inhibitors. (1.2) 1.1 Hypertension Telmisartan tablets are indicated for the treatment of hypertension, to lower blood pressure. Lowering blood pressure reduces the risk of fatal and nonfatal cardiovascular events, primarily strokes and myocardial infarctions. These benefits have been seen in controlled trials of antihypertensive drugs from a wide variety of pha…

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Other NDCs under ANDA 204415

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

FDA NDC Directory listings under ANDA 204415
ProductStrengthForm · routeLabelerProduct NDC
TelmisartanTelmisartan 20 mg/1TabletOralAmneal Pharmaceuticals of New York LLC53746-291
TelmisartanTelmisartan 40 mg/1TabletOralAmneal Pharmaceuticals of New York LLC53746-292
TelmisartanTelmisartan 80 mg/1TabletOralAvKARE42291-792
TelmisartanTelmisartan 20 mg/1TabletOralAvKARE42291-790
TelmisartanTelmisartan 40 mg/1TabletOralAvKARE42291-791
TelmisartanTelmisartan 20 mg/1TabletOralAmneal Pharmaceuticals LLC65162-291
TelmisartanTelmisartan 40 mg/1TabletOralAmneal Pharmaceuticals LLC65162-292
TelmisartanTelmisartan 80 mg/1TabletOralAmneal Pharmaceuticals LLC65162-293

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