NDC codes

FDA NDC Directory
Product NDC (as listed)68788-4021Labeler and product segments. Claims need a package NDC.
Product NDC at billing width68788-4021Add 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
68788-4021-36878840210330 TABLET, FILM COATED in 1 BOTTLE (68788-4021-3)Marketed from Sep 5, 2025
68788-4021-46878840210414 TABLET, FILM COATED in 1 BOTTLE (68788-4021-4)Marketed from Sep 5, 2025
68788-4021-66878840210660 TABLET, FILM COATED in 1 BOTTLE (68788-4021-6)Marketed from Sep 5, 2025
68788-4021-96878840210990 TABLET, FILM COATED in 1 BOTTLE (68788-4021-9)Marketed from Sep 5, 2025

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)
Famotidine
Generic name (nonproprietary)
famotidine
Active ingredients
Famotidine — 20 mg/1
Dosage form
Tablet, Film coated
Route
Oral
Product type
Prescription drug
Marketing category
ANDA — Abbreviated New Drug Application (generic)Application ANDA 217400
Marketing start
Listing expires
Other FDA classes
Histamine H2 Receptor Antagonists (Mechanism)
Identifiers
Product ID 68788-4021_6edbd842-cf86-48a5-bc22-967620a2b5cbSPL ID 6edbd842-cf86-48a5-bc22-967620a2b5cbSPL set ID 6edbd842-cf86-48a5-bc22-967620a2b5cbRxCUI 310273UNII 5QZO15J2Z8

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

N468788402103 followed by a unit qualifier and the quantity

Package 68788-4021-03. 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

Product label

Current FDA label (SPL), effective .

Indications (excerpt from the label)

Famotidine tablets are indicated in adult and pediatric patients 40 kg and greater for the treatment of: • active duodenal ulcer (DU). • active gastric ulcer (GU). • symptomatic nonerosive gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD). • erosive esophagitis due to GERD, diagnosed by biopsy. Famotidine tablets are indicated in adults for the: • treatment of pathological hypersecretory conditions (e.g., Zollinger-Ellison syndrome, multiple endocrine neoplasias). • reduction of the risk of duodenal ulcer recurrence. Famotidine is a histamine-2 (H 2 ) receptor antagonist indicated ( 1 ): In adult and pediatric patients 40 kg and greater for the treatment of: • active duodenal ulcer (DU). • active gastr…

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Other NDCs under ANDA 217400

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

FDA NDC Directory listings under ANDA 217400
ProductStrengthForm · routeLabelerProduct NDC
FamotidineFamotidine 40 mg/1Tablet, Film coatedOralPreferred Pharmaceuticals Inc.68788-4144
FamotidineFamotidine 20 mg/1Tablet, Film coatedOralBryant Ranch Prepack71335-2805
FamotidineFamotidine 20 mg/1Tablet, Film coatedOralNovadoz Pharmaceuticals LLC72205-145
FamotidineFamotidine 40 mg/1Tablet, Film coatedOralNovadoz Pharmaceuticals LLC72205-146
FamotidineFamotidine 20 mg/1Tablet, Film coatedOralRedpharm Drug67296-2186
FamotidineFamotidine 20 mg/1Tablet, Film coatedOralAdvanced Rx of Tennessee, LLC80425-0589
FamotidineFamotidine 40 mg/1Tablet, Film coatedOralREMEDYREPACK INC.70518-4394
FamotidineFamotidine 20 mg/1Tablet, Film coatedOralREMEDYREPACK INC.70518-4395

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