NDC codes

FDA NDC Directory
Product NDC (as listed)68180-863Labeler and product segments. Claims need a package NDC.
Product NDC at billing width68180-0863Add 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
68180-863-066818008630630 TABLET, FILM COATED in 1 CONTAINER (68180-863-06)Marketed from Nov 17, 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)
azithromycin
Generic name (nonproprietary)
azithromycin
Active ingredients
Azithromycin dihydrate — 600 mg/1
Dosage form
Tablet, Film coated
Route
Oral
Product type
Prescription drug
Marketing category
ANDA — Abbreviated New Drug Application (generic)Application ANDA 065400
Marketing start
Listing expires
Other FDA classes
Macrolides (Chemical structure)
Identifiers
Product ID 68180-863_f59c5ade-1749-4e5e-8891-34473bef17c2SPL ID f59c5ade-1749-4e5e-8891-34473bef17c2SPL set ID c9990a1d-5238-403e-9221-72a9314d7b5eRxCUI 204844UNII 5FD1131I7SUPC 0368180863069
Pharmacologic class
Macrolide Antimicrobial

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

N468180086306 followed by a unit qualifier and the quantity

Package 68180-0863-06. 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 .

Indications (excerpt from the label)

Azithromycin tablet is a macrolide antibacterial indicated for the treatment of adult patients with mild to moderate infections caused by susceptible strains of the designated microorganisms in the specific conditions listed below: Mycobacterial Infections ( 1.2 ) To reduce the development of drug-resistant bacteria and maintain the effectiveness of azithromycin tablets and other antibacterial drugs, azithromycin tablets should be used only to treat or prevent infections that are proven or strongly suspected to be caused by susceptible bacteria. ( 1.3 ) 1.2 Mycobacterial Infections Azithromycin tablets are indicated for the treatment of adult patients with mild to moderate infections caused …

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Other NDCs under ANDA 065400

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

FDA NDC Directory listings under ANDA 065400
ProductStrengthForm · routeLabelerProduct NDC
azithromycin dihydrateAzithromycin dihydrate 600 mg/1TabletOralCoupler LLC67046-1503

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