NDC codes

FDA NDC Directory
Product NDC (as listed)70518-2572Labeler and product segments. Claims need a package NDC.
Product NDC at billing width70518-2572Add 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
70518-2572-17051825720130 TABLET in 1 BOTTLE (70518-2572-1)Marketed from Jun 24, 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)
Telmisartan
Generic name (nonproprietary)
telmisartan
Active ingredients
Telmisartan — 80 mg/1
Dosage form
Tablet
Route
Oral
Product type
Prescription drug
Marketing category
ANDA — Abbreviated New Drug Application (generic)Application ANDA 090032
Marketing start
Listing expires
Other FDA classes
Angiotensin 2 Receptor Antagonists (Mechanism)
Identifiers
Product ID 70518-2572_57987f7e-31e6-053a-e063-6394a90afa7eSPL ID 57987f7e-31e6-053a-e063-6394a90afa7eSPL set ID 91215664-6e19-4e04-9ae7-ab5664799426RxCUI 205305UNII U5SYW473RQ

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

N470518257201 followed by a unit qualifier and the quantity

Package 70518-2572-01. 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)

Telmisartan tablets are an angiotensin II receptor blocker (ARB) indicated for: Treatment of hypertension, to lower blood pressure. Lowering blood pressure reduces the risk of fatal and nonfatal cardiovascular events, primarily strokes and myocardial infarctions. ( 1.1 ) Cardiovascular (CV) risk reduction in patients unable to take ACE inhibitors ( 1.2 ) 1.1 Hypertension Telmisartan tablets are indicated for the treatment of hypertension, to lower blood pressure. Lowering blood pressure reduces the risk of fatal and nonfatal cardiovascular events, primarily strokes and myocardial infarctions. These benefits have been seen in controlled trials of antihypertensive drugs from a wide variety of …

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Other NDCs under ANDA 090032

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

FDA NDC Directory listings under ANDA 090032
ProductStrengthForm · routeLabelerProduct NDC
TelmisartanTelmisartan 80 mg/1TabletOralBryant Ranch Prepack71335-1723
TelmisartanTelmisartan 80 mg/1TabletOralNuCare Pharmaceuticals,Inc.68071-5178
TelmisartanTelmisartan 40 mg/1TabletOralPreferred Pharmaceuticals Inc.68788-4034
TelmisartanTelmisartan 20 mg/1TabletOralGlenmark Pharmaceuticals Inc., USA68462-199
TelmisartanTelmisartan 40 mg/1TabletOralGlenmark Pharmaceuticals Inc., USA68462-200
TelmisartanTelmisartan 80 mg/1TabletOralGlenmark Pharmaceuticals Inc., USA68462-201

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