NDC codes

FDA NDC Directory
Product NDC (as listed)71205-703Labeler and product segments. Claims need a package NDC.
Product NDC at billing width71205-0703Add 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
71205-703-207120507032020 TABLET in 1 BOTTLE (71205-703-20)Marketed from Oct 4, 2022
71205-703-307120507033030 TABLET in 1 BOTTLE (71205-703-30)Marketed from Oct 4, 2022
71205-703-607120507036060 TABLET in 1 BOTTLE (71205-703-60)Marketed from Oct 4, 2022
71205-703-907120507039090 TABLET in 1 BOTTLE (71205-703-90)Marketed from Oct 4, 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)
Dexamethasone
Generic name (nonproprietary)
dexamethasone
Active ingredients
Dexamethasone — 4 mg/1
Dosage form
Tablet
Route
Oral
Product type
Prescription drug
Marketing category
ANDA — Abbreviated New Drug Application (generic)Application ANDA 088481
Marketing start
Listing expires
Other FDA classes
Corticosteroid Hormone Receptor Agonists (Mechanism)
Identifiers
Product ID 71205-703_6f917c55-034a-40c5-9011-0e10e94d0ebaSPL ID 6f917c55-034a-40c5-9011-0e10e94d0ebaSPL set ID 6f917c55-034a-40c5-9011-0e10e94d0ebaRxCUI 197582UNII 7S5I7G3JQLUPC 0371205703202
Pharmacologic class
Corticosteroid

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

N471205070320 followed by a unit qualifier and the quantity

Package 71205-0703-20. 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 .

Indications (excerpt from the label)

INDICATIONS AND USAGE Allergic States Control of severe or incapacitating allergic conditions intractable to adequate trials of conventional treatment in asthma, atopic dermatitis, contact dermatitis, drug hypersensitivity reactions, seasonal or perennial allergic rhinitis and serum sickness. Dermatologic Diseases Bullous dermatitis herpetiformis, exfoliative erythroderma, mycosis fungoides, pemphigus, and severe erythema multiforme (Stevens-Johnson syndrome). Endocrine Disorders Primary or secondary adrenocortical insufficiency (hydrocortisone or cortisone is the drug of choice; may be used in conjunction with synthetic mineralocorticoid analogs where applicable; in infancy mineralocorticoi…

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Other NDCs under ANDA 088481

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

FDA NDC Directory listings under ANDA 088481
ProductStrengthForm · routeLabelerProduct NDC
DexamethasoneDexamethasone 4 mg/1TabletOralBryant Ranch Prepack71335-2108
DexamethasoneDexamethasone 4 mg/1TabletOralAlvogen Inc.47781-914
DexamethasoneDexamethasone 6 mg/1TabletOralAlvogen Inc.47781-916
DexamethasoneDexamethasone 4 mg/1TabletOralAdvanced Rx Pharmacy of Tennessee, LLC80425-0328
DexamethasoneDexamethasone 4 mg/1TabletOralRedpharm Drug, Inc.67296-1837

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