NDC codes

FDA NDC Directory
Product NDC (as listed)69452-271Labeler and product segments. Claims need a package NDC.
Product NDC at billing width69452-0271Add 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
69452-271-2069452027120100 CAPSULE in 1 BOTTLE, PLASTIC (69452-271-20)Marketed from Dec 1, 2021
69452-271-3069452027130500 CAPSULE in 1 BOTTLE, PLASTIC (69452-271-30)Marketed from Jun 23, 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)
Loperamide Hydrochloride
Generic name (nonproprietary)
loperamide hydrochloride
Active ingredients
Loperamide hydrochloride — 2 mg/1
Dosage form
Capsule
Route
Oral
Product type
Prescription drug
Marketing category
ANDA — Abbreviated New Drug Application (generic)Application ANDA 215579
Marketing start
Listing expires
Other FDA classes
Opioid Agonists (Mechanism)
Identifiers
Product ID 69452-271_0d83f614-6730-7d3a-e063-6294a90a6b11SPL ID 0d83f614-6730-7d3a-e063-6294a90a6b11SPL set ID 6e60cb25-6af9-4f17-b740-a5e7b5bb2a09RxCUI 978006UNII 77TI35393C
Pharmacologic class
Opioid Agonist

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

N469452027120 followed by a unit qualifier and the quantity

Package 69452-0271-20. 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)

INDICATIONS AND USAGE Loperamide hydrochloride capsules are indicated for the control and symptomatic relief of acute nonspecific diarrhea in patients 2 years of age and older and of chronic diarrhea in adults associated with inflammatory bowel disease. Loperamide hydrochloride capsules are also indicated for reducing the volume of discharge from ileostomies.

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Other NDCs under ANDA 215579

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

FDA NDC Directory listings under ANDA 215579
ProductStrengthForm · routeLabelerProduct NDC
Loperamide HydrochlorideLoperamide hydrochloride 2 mg/1CapsuleOralAvPAK50268-482
Loperamide HydrochlorideLoperamide hydrochloride 2 mg/1CapsuleOralNuCare Pharmaceuticals,Inc.68071-2700
Loperamide HydrochlorideLoperamide hydrochloride 2 mg/1CapsuleOralBryant Ranch Prepack71335-2061

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