NDC codes

FDA NDC Directory
Product NDC (as listed)70710-1024Labeler and product segments. Claims need a package NDC.
Product NDC at billing width70710-1024Add 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
70710-1024-8707101024083 BLISTER PACK in 1 CARTON (70710-1024-8) / 10 CAPSULE in 1 BLISTER PACKMarketed from Sep 12, 2023

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)
Isotretinoin
Generic name (nonproprietary)
isotretinoin
Active ingredients
Isotretinoin — 30 mg/1
Dosage form
Capsule
Route
Oral
Product type
Prescription drug
Marketing category
ANDA — Abbreviated New Drug Application (generic)Application ANDA 211568
Marketing start
Listing expires
Other FDA classes
Retinoids (Chemical structure)
Identifiers
Product ID 70710-1024_4c0f1aef-5103-4a94-9d2f-5241cd82eeb7SPL ID 4c0f1aef-5103-4a94-9d2f-5241cd82eeb7SPL set ID 28948c32-a598-4bb5-bdb5-efbd87214d98RxCUI 197843, 197844, 197845, 403930UNII EH28UP18IF
Pharmacologic class
Retinoid

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

N470710102408 followed by a unit qualifier and the quantity

Package 70710-1024-08. 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)

Isotretinoin capsules is indicated for the treatment of severe recalcitrant nodular acne in non-pregnant patients 12 years of age and older with multiple inflammatory nodules with a diameter of 5 mm or greater. Because of significant adverse reactions associated with its use, isotretinoin capsules is reserved for patients with severe nodular acne who are unresponsive to conventional therapy, including systemic antibiotics. Limitations of Use : If a second course of isotretinoin capsules treatment is needed, it is not recommended before a two-month waiting period because the patient's acne may continue to improve following a 15-week to 20-week course of treatment [see Dosage and Administratio…

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Other NDCs under ANDA 211568

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

FDA NDC Directory listings under ANDA 211568
ProductStrengthForm · routeLabelerProduct NDC
IsotretinoinIsotretinoin 10 mg/1CapsuleOralZydus Pharmaceuticals USA Inc.70710-1022
IsotretinoinIsotretinoin 10 mg/1CapsuleOralZydus Lifesciences Limited70771-1557
IsotretinoinIsotretinoin 40 mg/1CapsuleOralZydus Pharmaceuticals USA Inc.70710-1025
IsotretinoinIsotretinoin 20 mg/1CapsuleOralZydus Pharmaceuticals USA Inc.70710-1023
IsotretinoinIsotretinoin 20 mg/1CapsuleOralZydus Lifesciences Limited70771-1558
IsotretinoinIsotretinoin 30 mg/1CapsuleOralZydus Lifesciences Limited70771-1559
IsotretinoinIsotretinoin 40 mg/1CapsuleOralZydus Lifesciences Limited70771-1560

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