Ibuprofen Immediate Release (ibuprofen) NDC 59556-855

NDC codes

FDA NDC Directory

Product NDC (as listed)59556-855Labeler and product segments. Claims need a package NDC.

Product NDC at billing width59556-0855Add 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 NDC	11-digit (billing)	Package	Copy
59556-855-42	59556085542	10000 TABLET, COATED in 1 BAG (59556-855-42)Marketed from Mar 18, 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): Ibuprofen Immediate ReleaseSuffix: Immediate Release
Generic name (nonproprietary): ibuprofen
Active ingredients: Ibuprofen — 200 mg/1
Dosage form: Tablet, Coated
Route: Oral
Labeler: Strides Pharma Inc
Product type: Over-the-counter drug
Marketing category: ANDA — Abbreviated New Drug Application (generic)Application ANDA 091355
Marketing start: Mar 18, 2022
Listing expires: Dec 31, 2027
Other FDA classes: Non-Steroidal (Chemical structure)Cyclooxygenase Inhibitors (Mechanism)
Identifiers: Product ID 59556-855_71d99813-1855-484f-a71b-333fcb701a77SPL ID 71d99813-1855-484f-a71b-333fcb701a77SPL set ID ebcc4da3-d0f6-4e40-99b5-e88310ea4a5bRxCUI 310965UNII WK2XYI10QM
Pharmacologic class: Nonsteroidal Anti-inflammatory Drug

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

N459556085542 followed by a unit qualifier and the quantity

Package 59556-0855-42. 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 Sep 2, 2026. This label includes a boxed warning.

Indications (excerpt from the label)

Uses temporarily relieves minor aches and pains due to: headache muscular aches minor pain of arthritis toothache backache the common cold menstrual cramps temporarily reduces fever

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Other NDCs under ANDA 091355

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

FDA NDC Directory listings under ANDA 091355
Product	Strength	Form · route	Labeler	Product NDC
Ibuprofen	Ibuprofen 200 mg/1	TabletOral	NUVICARE LLC	84324-039
Ibuprofen Immediate Releaseibuprofen	Ibuprofen 200 mg/1	Tablet, CoatedOral	Strides Pharma Inc	59556-856
Ibuprofen	Ibuprofen 200 mg/1	TabletOral	Pioneer Life Sciences, LLC	72090-071