NDC codes

FDA NDC Directory
Product NDC (as listed)72162-1698Labeler and product segments. Claims need a package NDC.
Product NDC at billing width72162-1698Add 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
72162-1698-0721621698001000 TABLET in 1 BOTTLE (72162-1698-0)Marketed from Feb 6, 2024

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)
Losartan potassium Tablets, 100 mg
Generic name (nonproprietary)
losartan potassium
Active ingredients
Losartan potassium — 100 mg/1
Dosage form
Tablet
Route
Oral
Product type
Prescription drug
Marketing category
ANDA — Abbreviated New Drug Application (generic)Application ANDA 201170
Marketing start
Listing expires
Other FDA classes
Angiotensin 2 Receptor Antagonists (Mechanism)
Identifiers
Product ID 72162-1698_479a9534-5c54-4a49-8656-08897c62a73dSPL ID 479a9534-5c54-4a49-8656-08897c62a73dSPL set ID 726002cf-2d95-4dac-b1f6-e7f92bb13496RxCUI 979480UNII 3ST302B24A

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

N472162169800 followed by a unit qualifier and the quantity

Package 72162-1698-00. 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)

Losartan potassium is an angiotensin II receptor blocker (ARB) indicated for: Treatment of hypertension, to lower blood pressure in adults and children greater than 6 years old. Lowering blood pressure reduces the risk of fatal and nonfatal cardiovascular events, primarily strokes and myocardial infarctions. ( 1.1 ) Reduction of the risk of stroke in patients with hypertension and left ventricular hypertrophy. There is evidence that this benefit does not apply to Black patients. ( 1.2 ) Treatment of diabetic nephropathy with an elevated serum creatinine and proteinuria in patients with type 2 diabetes and a history of hypertension. ( 1.3 ) 1.1 Hypertension Losartan potassium is indicated for…

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Other NDCs under ANDA 201170

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

FDA NDC Directory listings under ANDA 201170
ProductStrengthForm · routeLabelerProduct NDC
Losartan potassium Tablets, 25 mglosartan potassiumLosartan potassium 25 mg/1TabletOralBryant Ranch Prepack72162-1696
Losartan potassium Tablets, 50 mglosartan potassiumLosartan potassium 50 mg/1TabletOralBryant Ranch Prepack72162-1697
Losartan potassium Tablets, 50 mglosartan potassiumLosartan potassium 50 mg/1TabletOralBryant Ranch Prepack71335-1817
Losartan potassium Tablets, 100 mglosartan potassiumLosartan potassium 100 mg/1TabletOralCoupler LLC67046-1511
Losartan potassium Tablets, 50 mglosartan potassiumLosartan potassium 50 mg/1TabletOralJubilant Cadista Pharmaceuticals Inc.59746-334
Losartan potassium Tablets, 25 mglosartan potassiumLosartan potassium 25 mg/1TabletOralJubilant Cadista Pharmaceuticals Inc.59746-333
Losartan potassium Tablets, 100 mglosartan potassiumLosartan potassium 100 mg/1TabletOralJubilant Cadista Pharmaceuticals Inc.59746-335
Losartan potassium Tablets, 50 mglosartan potassiumLosartan potassium 50 mg/1TabletOralBryant Ranch Prepack63629-9192
Losartan potassium Tablets, 100 mglosartan potassiumLosartan potassium 100 mg/1TabletOralBryant Ranch Prepack63629-2428
Losartan potassium Tablets, 25 mglosartan potassiumLosartan potassium 25 mg/1TabletOralBryant Ranch Prepack63629-2426

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