NDC codes

FDA NDC Directory
Product NDC (as listed)68462-534Labeler and product segments. Claims need a package NDC.
Product NDC at billing width68462-0534Add 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
68462-534-35684620534351 TUBE in 1 CARTON (68462-534-35) / 30 g in 1 TUBEMarketed from Apr 16, 2018
68462-534-65684620534651 TUBE in 1 CARTON (68462-534-65) / 60 g in 1 TUBEMarketed from Apr 16, 2018
68462-534-94684620534941 TUBE in 1 CARTON (68462-534-94) / 100 g in 1 TUBEMarketed from Apr 16, 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)
Tacrolimus
Generic name (nonproprietary)
tacrolimus
Active ingredients
Tacrolimus — 1 mg/g
Dosage form
Ointment
Route
Topical
Product type
Prescription drug
Marketing category
ANDA — Abbreviated New Drug Application (generic)Application ANDA 210393
Marketing start
Listing expires
Other FDA classes
Calcineurin Inhibitors (Mechanism)
Identifiers
Product ID 68462-534_15dcd504-ee3e-4f0f-a765-55e31511641eSPL ID 15dcd504-ee3e-4f0f-a765-55e31511641eSPL set ID c2d2e3a1-f346-4245-b445-6dd44e371180RxCUI 313189, 314266UNII WM0HAQ4WNMUPC 0368462534946, 0368462881941
Pharmacologic class
Calcineurin Inhibitor Immunosuppressant

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

N468462053435 followed by a unit qualifier and the quantity

Package 68462-0534-35. 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 Tacrolimus ointment, both 0.03% and 0.1% for adults, and only 0.03% for children aged 2 to 15 years, is indicated as second-line therapy for the short-term and non-continuous chronic treatment of moderate to severe atopic dermatitis in non-immunocompromised adults and children who have failed to respond adequately to other topical prescription treatments for atopic dermatitis, or when those treatments are not advisable. Tacrolimus ointment is not indicated for children younger than 2 years of age (see boxed WARNING, WARNINGS and PRECAUTIONS: Pediatric Use).

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Other NDCs under ANDA 210393

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

FDA NDC Directory listings under ANDA 210393
ProductStrengthForm · routeLabelerProduct NDC
TacrolimusTacrolimus .3 mg/gOintmentTopicalGlenmark Pharmaceuticals Inc., USA68462-881

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