NDC codes

FDA NDC Directory
Product NDC (as listed)71610-609Labeler and product segments. Claims need a package NDC.
Product NDC at billing width71610-0609Add 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
71610-609-457161006094545 TABLET, FILM COATED in 1 BOTTLE (71610-609-45)Marketed from Oct 25, 2021

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)
Simvastatin
Generic name (nonproprietary)
simvastatin
Active ingredients
Simvastatin — 20 mg/1
Dosage form
Tablet, Film coated
Route
Oral
Product type
Prescription drug
Marketing category
ANDA — Abbreviated New Drug Application (generic)Application ANDA 078034
Marketing start
Listing expires
Other FDA classes
Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors (Mechanism)
Identifiers
Product ID 71610-609_ed131a35-eda8-4cdb-a6f0-eae48ea1c59eSPL ID ed131a35-eda8-4cdb-a6f0-eae48ea1c59eSPL set ID c0a303c5-6277-47ce-bb8a-bd5400fd8261RxCUI 198211, 200345, 312961UNII AGG2FN16EV
Pharmacologic class
HMG-CoA Reductase Inhibitor

Billing references

What Med-Code can say about coding this product, and where each statement comes from. Nothing here is inferred from the name alone.

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

N471610060945 followed by a unit qualifier and the quantity

Package 71610-0609-45. 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)

Therapy with lipid-altering agents should be only one component of multiple risk factor intervention in individuals at significantly increased risk for atherosclerotic vascular disease due to hypercholesterolemia. Drug therapy is indicated as an adjunct to diet when the response to a diet restricted in saturated fat and cholesterol and other nonpharmacologic measures alone has been inadequate. In patients with coronary heart disease (CHD) or at high risk of CHD, simvastatin can be started simultaneously with diet. Simvastatin is an HMG-CoA reductase inhibitor (statin) indicated as an adjunctive therapy to diet to: • Reduce the risk of total mortality by reducing CHD deaths and reduce the ris…

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Other NDCs under ANDA 078034

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

FDA NDC Directory listings under ANDA 078034
ProductStrengthForm · routeLabelerProduct NDC
SimvastatinSimvastatin 5 mg/1Tablet, Film coatedOralBiocon Pharma Inc,70377-001
SimvastatinSimvastatin 80 mg/1Tablet, Film coatedOralBiocon Pharma Inc,70377-005
SimvastatinSimvastatin 10 mg/1Tablet, Film coatedOralBiocon Pharma Inc,70377-002
SimvastatinSimvastatin 20 mg/1Tablet, Film coatedOralBiocon Pharma Inc,70377-003
SimvastatinSimvastatin 40 mg/1Tablet, Film coatedOralBiocon Pharma Inc,70377-004
SimvastatinSimvastatin 40 mg/1Tablet, Film coatedOralNorthwind Health Company, LLC51655-113
SimvastatinSimvastatin 5 mg/1Tablet, Film coatedOralA-S Medication Solutions50090-6459
SimvastatinSimvastatin 20 mg/1Tablet, Film coatedOralBryant Ranch Prepack71335-1891
SimvastatinSimvastatin 40 mg/1Tablet, Film coatedOralAphena Pharma Solutions - Tennessee, LLC71610-610
SimvastatinSimvastatin 80 mg/1Tablet, Film coatedOralAphena Pharma Solutions - Tennessee, LLC71610-611
SimvastatinSimvastatin 10 mg/1Tablet, Film coatedOralAphena Pharma Solutions - Tennessee, LLC71610-615
SimvastatinSimvastatin 40 mg/1Tablet, Film coatedOralBryant Ranch Prepack71335-1906
SimvastatinSimvastatin 10 mg/1Tablet, Film coatedOralBryant Ranch Prepack71335-1905
SimvastatinSimvastatin 20 mg/1Tablet, Film coatedOralAphena Pharma Solutions - Tennessee, LLC71610-622
SimvastatinSimvastatin 40 mg/1Tablet, Film coatedOralAphena Pharma Solutions - Tennessee, LLC71610-623
SimvastatinSimvastatin 10 mg/1Tablet, Film coatedOralGolden State Medical Supply, Inc.84677-015
SimvastatinSimvastatin 5 mg/1Tablet, Film coatedOralGolden State Medical Supply, Inc.84677-014
SimvastatinSimvastatin 80 mg/1Tablet, Film coatedOralGolden State Medical Supply, Inc.84677-018
SimvastatinSimvastatin 20 mg/1Tablet, Film coatedOralGolden State Medical Supply, Inc.84677-016
SimvastatinSimvastatin 40 mg/1Tablet, Film coatedOralGolden State Medical Supply, Inc.84677-017

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