NDC codes

FDA NDC Directory
Product NDC (as listed)68462-609Labeler and product segments. Claims need a package NDC.
Product NDC at billing width68462-0609Add 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
68462-609-35684620609351 TUBE in 1 CARTON (68462-609-35) / 30 g in 1 TUBEMarketed from Aug 29, 2019
68462-609-65684620609651 TUBE in 1 CARTON (68462-609-65) / 60 g in 1 TUBEMarketed from Aug 29, 2019
68462-609-94684620609941 TUBE in 1 CARTON (68462-609-94) / 100 g in 1 TUBEMarketed from Aug 29, 2019

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)
Pimecrolimus
Generic name (nonproprietary)
pimecrolimus
Active ingredients
Pimecrolimus — 10 mg/g
Dosage form
Cream
Route
Topical
Product type
Prescription drug
Marketing category
ANDA — Abbreviated New Drug Application (generic)Application ANDA 211769
Marketing start
Listing expires
Other FDA classes
Calcineurin Inhibitors (Mechanism)
Identifiers
Product ID 68462-609_693578a9-44f8-442b-b186-ccb367cc7cf0SPL ID 693578a9-44f8-442b-b186-ccb367cc7cf0SPL set ID ac52a235-1b6f-47a2-b3d9-8d538eeae02fRxCUI 562806UNII 7KYV510875UPC 0368462609354
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

N468462060935 followed by a unit qualifier and the quantity

Package 68462-0609-35. 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 . This label includes a boxed warning.

Indications (excerpt from the label)

Pimecrolimus cream, 1% is indicated as second-line therapy for the short-term and non-continuous chronic treatment of mild to moderate atopic dermatitis in non-immunocompromised adults and children 2 years of age and older, who have failed to respond adequately to other topical prescription treatments, or when those treatments are not advisable. Pimecrolimus cream, 1% is not indicated for use in children less than 2 years of age [see Warnings and Precautions (5.1) , Use in Specific Populations (8.4) ]. Pimecrolimus cream, 1% is a calcineurin inhibitor immunosuppressant indicated as second-line therapy for the short-term and non-continuous chronic treatment of mild to moderate atopic dermatit…

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