Choleystyramine Light NDC 63629-9466

NDC codes

FDA NDC Directory

Product NDC (as listed)63629-9466Labeler and product segments. Claims need a package NDC.

Product NDC at billing width63629-9466Add 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
63629-9466-1	63629946601	60 POUCH in 1 CARTON (63629-9466-1) / 5.718 g in 1 POUCHMarketed from Nov 28, 2022

How the 11-digit form is made: The package segment has 1 digit, so one leading zero is added to it (5-4-1 → 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): Choleystyramine Light
Generic name (nonproprietary): choleystyramine light
Active ingredients: Cholestyramine — 4 g/5.718g
Dosage form: Powder, For suspension
Route: Oral
Labeler: Bryant Ranch Prepack
Product type: Prescription drug
Marketing category: ANDA — Abbreviated New Drug Application (generic)Application ANDA 211799
Marketing start: Oct 20, 2021
Listing expires: Dec 31, 2026
Other FDA classes: Bile-acid Binding Activity (Mechanism)
Identifiers: Product ID 63629-9466_9cf4eca0-aad5-4c52-98c4-1e542e712353SPL ID 9cf4eca0-aad5-4c52-98c4-1e542e712353SPL set ID 9f6f0e30-7eba-45eb-927a-f7150b043d43RxCUI 1801279UNII 4B33BGI082
Pharmacologic class: Bile Acid Sequestrant

Billing references

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HCPCS codeNo match

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NDC on a medical claim

N463629946601 followed by a unit qualifier and the quantity

Package 63629-9466-01. 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 Jan 12, 2024.

Indications (excerpt from the label)

INDICATIONS AND USAGE 1) Cholestyramine for Oral Suspension USP Light powder is indicated as adjunctive therapy to diet for the reduction of elevated serum cholesterol in patients with primary hypercholesterolemia (elevated low density lipoprotein [LDL] cholesterol) who do not respond adequately to diet. Cholestyramine for Oral Suspension USP Light powder may be useful to lower LDL cholesterol in patients who also have hypertriglyceridemia, but it is not indicated where hypertriglyceridemia is the abnormality of most concern. Therapy with lipid-altering agents should be a component of multiple risk factor intervention in those individuals at significantly increased risk for atherosclerotic v…

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Other NDCs under ANDA 211799

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

FDA NDC Directory listings under ANDA 211799
Product	Strength	Form · route	Labeler	Product NDC
Choleystyramine Light	Cholestyramine 4 g/5.718g	Powder, For suspensionOral	Ascend Laboratories, LLC	67877-422