NDC codes

FDA NDC Directory
Product NDC (as listed)71610-781Labeler and product segments. Claims need a package NDC.
Product NDC at billing width71610-0781Add 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
71610-781-537161007815360 CAPSULE in 1 BOTTLE, PLASTIC (71610-781-53)Marketed from Jan 25, 2024
71610-781-607161007816090 CAPSULE in 1 BOTTLE, PLASTIC (71610-781-60)Marketed from Jan 25, 2024

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)
Loperamide Hydrochloride
Generic name (nonproprietary)
loperamide hydrochloride
Active ingredients
Loperamide hydrochloride — 2 mg/1
Dosage form
Capsule
Route
Oral
Product type
Prescription drug
Marketing category
ANDA — Abbreviated New Drug Application (generic)Application ANDA 072741
Marketing start
Listing expires
Other FDA classes
Opioid Agonists (Mechanism)
Identifiers
Product ID 71610-781_504a07f2-1cd9-4aa6-8f2f-dec486ac3ecdSPL ID 504a07f2-1cd9-4aa6-8f2f-dec486ac3ecdSPL set ID c5322892-cb14-4a25-9b42-e62e491bc101RxCUI 978006UNII 77TI35393C
Pharmacologic class
Opioid Agonist

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

N471610078153 followed by a unit qualifier and the quantity

Package 71610-0781-53. 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 Loperamide hydrochloride capsules are indicated for the control and symptomatic relief of acute nonspecific diarrhea in patients 2 years of age and older and of chronic diarrhea in adults associated with inflammatory bowel disease. Loperamide hydrochloride capsules are also indicated for reducing the volume of discharge from ileostomies.

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Other NDCs under ANDA 072741

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

FDA NDC Directory listings under ANDA 072741
ProductStrengthForm · routeLabelerProduct NDC
Loperamide HydrochlorideLoperamide hydrochloride 2 mg/1CapsuleOralCardinal Health 107, LLC55154-0277
Loperamide HydrochlorideLoperamide hydrochloride 2 mg/1CapsuleOralBryant Ranch Prepack71335-1921
Loperamide HydrochlorideLoperamide hydrochloride 2 mg/1CapsuleOralCardinal Health 107, LLC55154-5585
Loperamide HydrochlorideLoperamide hydrochloride 2 mg/1CapsuleOralMylan Pharmaceuticals Inc.0378-2100
Loperamide HydrochlorideLoperamide hydrochloride 2 mg/1CapsuleOralSafecor Health LLC48433-063
Loperamide HydrochlorideLoperamide hydrochloride 2 mg/1CapsuleOralMylan Institutional Inc.51079-690

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