NDC codes

FDA NDC Directory
Product NDC (as listed)62559-661Labeler and product segments. Claims need a package NDC.
Product NDC at billing width62559-0661Add 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
62559-661-906255906619090 TABLET in 1 BOTTLE (62559-661-90)Marketed from Sep 26, 2018

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)
Candesartan Cilexetil and Hydrochlorothiazide
Generic name (nonproprietary)
candesartan cilexetil and hydrochlorothiazide
Active ingredients
Candesartan cilexetil — 32 mg/1Hydrochlorothiazide — 12.5 mg/1
Dosage form
Tablet
Route
Oral
Product type
Prescription drug
Marketing category
NDA authorized genericApplication NDA 021093
Marketing start
Listing expires
Other FDA classes
Angiotensin 2 Receptor Antagonists (Mechanism)Increased Diuresis (Physiologic effect)Thiazides (Chemical structure)
Identifiers
Product ID 62559-661_f88f68dc-85bd-494d-b111-07701c619ea5SPL ID f88f68dc-85bd-494d-b111-07701c619ea5SPL set ID bd8d318d-167a-4b26-935d-265dde3193deRxCUI 578325, 578330, 802749UNII 0J48LPH2TH, R85M2X0D68UPC 0362559662901, 0362559661904, 0362559660907
Pharmacologic class
Angiotensin 2 Receptor Blocker; Thiazide Diuretic

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

N462559066190 followed by a unit qualifier and the quantity

Package 62559-0661-90. 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)

INDICATIONS AND USAGE Candesartan cilexetil and hydrochlorothiazide tablets are indicated for the treatment of hypertension, to lower blood pressure. Lowering blood pressure reduces the risk of fatal and non-fatal cardiovascular events, primarily strokes and myocardial infarctions. These benefits have been seen in controlled trials of antihypertensive drugs from a wide variety of pharmacologic classes including the class to which this drug principally belongs. There are no controlled trials demonstrating risk reduction with candesartan cilexetil and hydrochlorothiazide tablets. Control of high blood pressure should be part of comprehensive cardiovascular risk management, including, as approp…

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Other NDCs under NDA 021093

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

FDA NDC Directory listings under NDA 021093
ProductStrengthForm · routeLabelerProduct NDC
Atacand Hctcandesartan cilexetil and hydrochlorothiazideCandesartan cilexetil 32 mg/1; Hydrochlorothiazide 12.5 mg/1TabletOralANI Pharmaceuticals, Inc.62559-651
Atacand Hctcandesartan cilexetil and hydrochlorothiazideCandesartan cilexetil 16 mg/1; Hydrochlorothiazide 12.5 mg/1TabletOralANI Pharmaceuticals, Inc.62559-650
Atacand Hctcandesartan cilexetil and hydrochlorothiazideCandesartan cilexetil 32 mg/1; Hydrochlorothiazide 25 mg/1TabletOralANI Pharmaceuticals, Inc.62559-652
Candesartan Cilexetil and HydrochlorothiazideCandesartan cilexetil 16 mg/1; Hydrochlorothiazide 12.5 mg/1TabletOralANI Pharmaceuticals, Inc.62559-660
Candesartan Cilexetil and HydrochlorothiazideCandesartan cilexetil 32 mg/1; Hydrochlorothiazide 25 mg/1TabletOralANI Pharmaceuticals, Inc.62559-662

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