NDC codes

FDA NDC Directory
Product NDC (as listed)68462-299Labeler and product segments. Claims need a package NDC.
Product NDC at billing width68462-0299Add 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
68462-299-176846202991715 g in 1 TUBE (68462-299-17)Marketed from Jul 30, 2009
68462-299-476846202994745 g in 1 TUBE (68462-299-47)Marketed from Jul 30, 2009
68462-299-656846202996560 g in 1 TUBE (68462-299-65)Marketed from Jul 30, 2009

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)
Alclometasone Dipropionate
Generic name (nonproprietary)
alclometasone dipropionate
Active ingredients
Alclometasone dipropionate — .5 mg/g
Dosage form
Ointment
Route
Topical
Product type
Prescription drug
Marketing category
ANDA — Abbreviated New Drug Application (generic)Application ANDA 079227
Marketing start
Listing expires
Other FDA classes
Corticosteroid Hormone Receptor Agonists (Mechanism)
Identifiers
Product ID 68462-299_098145f1-cb92-4222-8069-72fbf92fce9fSPL ID 098145f1-cb92-4222-8069-72fbf92fce9fSPL set ID 63e635e0-65d8-4b30-9f2a-ab16deba90bdRxCUI 855474, 855480UNII S56PQL4N1V
Pharmacologic class
Corticosteroid

Billing references

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HCPCS codeNo match

No HCPCS code in Med-Code's directory. Topical products like this are usually dispensed by a pharmacy and billed by NDC.

NDC on a medical claim

N468462029917 followed by a unit qualifier and the quantity

Package 68462-0299-17. 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)

INDICATIONS AND USAGE Alclometasone dipropionate cream and ointment are low to medium potency corticosteroids indicated for the relief of the inflammatory and pruritic manifestations of corticosteroid-responsive dermatoses. Alclometasone dipropionate cream and ointment may be used in pediatric patients 1 year of age or older, although the safety and efficacy of drug use for longer than 3 weeks have not been established (see PRECAUTIONS: Pediatric Use ). Since the safety and efficacy of alclometasone dipropionate cream and ointment have not been established in pediatric patients below 1 year of age, their use in this age-group is not recommended.

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