Betamethasone Dipropionate NDC 68071-4556

NDC codes

FDA NDC Directory

Product NDC (as listed)68071-4556Labeler and product segments. Claims need a package NDC.

Product NDC at billing width68071-4556Add 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
68071-4556-3	68071455603	30 g in 1 BOX (68071-4556-3)Marketed from Sep 10, 2018
68071-4556-5	68071455605	15 g in 1 BOX (68071-4556-5)Marketed from Sep 10, 2018

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): Betamethasone Dipropionate
Generic name (nonproprietary): betamethasone dipropionate
Active ingredients: Betamethasone dipropionate — .5 mg/g
Dosage form: Cream, Augmented
Route: Topical
Labeler: NuCare Pharmaceuticals,Inc.
Product type: Prescription drug
Marketing category: ANDA — Abbreviated New Drug Application (generic)Application ANDA 076543
Marketing start: Dec 9, 2003
Listing expires: Dec 31, 2026
Other FDA classes: Corticosteroid Hormone Receptor Agonists (Mechanism)
Identifiers: Product ID 68071-4556_31e29202-2082-bc70-e063-6394a90afee8SPL ID 31e29202-2082-bc70-e063-6394a90afee8SPL set ID 75862805-2cfc-fb45-e053-2991aa0a1403RxCUI 848176UNII 826Y60901UUPC 0368071455656
Pharmacologic class: Corticosteroid

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NDC on a medical claim

N468071455603 followed by a unit qualifier and the quantity

Package 68071-4556-03. 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

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