Loperamide Hydrochloride NDC 59556-959

NDC codes

FDA NDC Directory

Product NDC (as listed)59556-959Labeler and product segments. Claims need a package NDC.

Product NDC at billing width59556-0959Add 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
59556-959-05	59556095905	2 BLISTER PACK in 1 CARTON (59556-959-05) / 12 CAPSULE, LIQUID FILLED in 1 BLISTER PACK (59556-959-03)Marketed from Oct 22, 2021
59556-959-06	59556095906	1 BLISTER PACK in 1 CARTON (59556-959-06) / 12 CAPSULE, LIQUID FILLED in 1 BLISTER PACK (59556-959-03)Marketed from Oct 22, 2021

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): Loperamide Hydrochloride
Generic name (nonproprietary): loperamide hydrochloride
Active ingredients: Loperamide hydrochloride — 2 mg/1
Dosage form: Capsule, Liquid filled
Route: Oral
Labeler: Strides Pharma, Inc.
Product type: Over-the-counter drug
Marketing category: ANDA — Abbreviated New Drug Application (generic)Application ANDA 213070
Marketing start: Oct 22, 2021
Listing expires: Dec 31, 2027
Other FDA classes: Opioid Agonists (Mechanism)
Identifiers: Product ID 59556-959_58ee3114-2863-e1e7-e063-6294a90a87c2SPL ID 58ee3114-2863-e1e7-e063-6294a90a87c2SPL set ID 4178b3cc-e1ca-4912-8b1f-eac0110a3940RxCUI 978006UNII 77TI35393C
Pharmacologic class: Opioid Agonist

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

N459556095905 followed by a unit qualifier and the quantity

Package 59556-0959-05. 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 Aug 13, 2026.

Indications (excerpt from the label)

Use controls symptoms of diarrhea, including Travelers' Diarrhea

Excerpt only. Read the full label for complete information.

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Other NDCs under ANDA 213070

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

FDA NDC Directory listings under ANDA 213070
Product	Strength	Form · route	Labeler	Product NDC
Loperamide Hydrochloride	Loperamide hydrochloride 2 mg/1	Capsule, Liquid filledOral	Dr. Reddy's Laboratories Inc.	75907-097
Loperamide Hydrochloride	Loperamide hydrochloride 2 mg/1	Capsule, Liquid filledOral	Dr. Reddy's Laboratories Inc.	43598-770