NDC codes

FDA NDC Directory
Product NDC (as listed)71335-9631Labeler and product segments. Claims need a package NDC.
Product NDC at billing width71335-9631Add 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
71335-9631-17133596310128 TABLET in 1 BOTTLE (71335-9631-1)Marketed from Jan 31, 2023
71335-9631-27133596310290 TABLET in 1 BOTTLE (71335-9631-2)Marketed from Jan 31, 2023
71335-9631-37133596310330 TABLET in 1 BOTTLE (71335-9631-3)Marketed from Jan 31, 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)
misoprostol
Generic name (nonproprietary)
misoprostol
Active ingredients
Misoprostol — 100 ug/1
Dosage form
Tablet
Route
Oral
Product type
Prescription drug
Marketing category
NDA authorized genericApplication NDA 019268
Marketing start
Listing expires
Other FDA classes
Synthetic (Chemical structure)
Identifiers
Product ID 71335-9631_e3b5ce1e-3a29-480b-98a1-4f7bb0af7ad7SPL ID e3b5ce1e-3a29-480b-98a1-4f7bb0af7ad7SPL set ID c842c35f-6a64-4ecc-95a1-41b6d056047eRxCUI 311727UNII 0E43V0BB57
Pharmacologic class
Prostaglandin E1 Analog

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

N471335963101 followed by a unit qualifier and the quantity

Package 71335-9631-01. 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)

INDICATIONS AND USAGE Misoprostol is indicated for reducing the risk of NSAID (nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, including aspirin)–induced gastric ulcers in patients at high risk of complications from gastric ulcer, e.g., the elderly and patients with concomitant debilitating disease, as well as patients at high risk of developing gastric ulceration, such as patients with a history of ulcer. Misoprostol has not been shown to reduce the risk of duodenal ulcers in patients taking NSAIDs. Misoprostol should be taken for the duration of NSAID therapy. Misoprostol has been shown to reduce the risk of gastric ulcers in controlled studies of 3 months' duration. It had no effect, compared to pl…

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Other NDCs under NDA 019268

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

FDA NDC Directory listings under NDA 019268
ProductStrengthForm · routeLabelerProduct NDC
CytotecmisoprostolMisoprostol 200 ug/1TabletOralPfizer Laboratories Div Pfizer Inc0025-1461
misoprostolMisoprostol 100 ug/1TabletOralMylan Pharmaceuticals Inc.59762-5007
misoprostolMisoprostol 200 ug/1TabletOralMylan Pharmaceuticals Inc.59762-5008
misoprostolMisoprostol 200 ug/1TabletOralRedpharm Drug67296-1936
CytotecmisoprostolMisoprostol 100 ug/1TabletOralPfizer Laboratories Div Pfizer Inc0025-1451

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