NDC codes

FDA NDC Directory
Product NDC (as listed)72162-1786Labeler and product segments. Claims need a package NDC.
Product NDC at billing width72162-1786Add 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
72162-1786-0721621786001000 TABLET, EXTENDED RELEASE in 1 BOTTLE (72162-1786-0)Marketed from Apr 4, 2024
72162-1786-172162178601100 TABLET, EXTENDED RELEASE in 1 BOTTLE (72162-1786-1)Marketed from Apr 4, 2024
72162-1786-272162178602180 TABLET, EXTENDED RELEASE in 1 BOTTLE (72162-1786-2)Marketed from Apr 4, 2024
72162-1786-472162178604360 TABLET, EXTENDED RELEASE in 1 BOTTLE (72162-1786-4)Marketed from Apr 4, 2024
72162-1786-572162178605500 TABLET, EXTENDED RELEASE in 1 BOTTLE (72162-1786-5)Marketed from Apr 4, 2024
72162-1786-772162178607100 TABLET, EXTENDED RELEASE in 1 BOTTLE (72162-1786-7)Marketed from Jun 18, 2024
72162-1786-97216217860990 TABLET, EXTENDED RELEASE in 1 BOTTLE (72162-1786-9)Marketed from Apr 4, 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)
Potassium Chloride Extended-Release
Generic name (nonproprietary)
potassium chloride
Active ingredients
Potassium chloride — 750 mg/1
Dosage form
Tablet, Extended release
Route
Oral
Product type
Prescription drug
Marketing category
ANDA — Abbreviated New Drug Application (generic)Application ANDA 076368
Marketing start
Listing expires
Other FDA classes
Increased Large Intestinal Motility (Physiologic effect)Inhibition Large Intestine Fluid/Electrolyte Absorption (Physiologic effect)Osmotic Activity (Mechanism)Potassium Compounds (Chemical structure)
Identifiers
Product ID 72162-1786_000215d5-841c-4f90-bfd4-de560e5e042aSPL ID 000215d5-841c-4f90-bfd4-de560e5e042aSPL set ID 863e6980-4a66-48a5-a14f-828a00480c93RxCUI 1801298UNII 660YQ98I10
Pharmacologic class
Osmotic Laxative; Potassium Salt

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

N472162178600 followed by a unit qualifier and the quantity

Package 72162-1786-00. 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 .

Indications (excerpt from the label)

INDICATIONS AND USAGE BECAUSE OF REPORTS OF INTESTINAL AND GASTRIC ULCERATION AND BLEEDING WITH CONTROLLED RELEASE POTASSIUM CHLORIDE PREPARATIONS, THESE DRUGS SHOULD BE RESERVED FOR THOSE PATIENTS WHO CANNOT TOLERATE OR REFUSE TO TAKE LIQUID OR EFFERVESCENT POTASSIUM PREPARATIONS OR FOR PATIENTS IN WHOM THERE IS A PROBLEM OF COMPLIANCE WITH THESE PREPARATIONS. For the treatment of patients with hypokalemia with or without metabolic alkalosis, in digitalis intoxication, and in patients with hypokalemic familial periodic paralysis. If hypokalemia is the result of diuretic therapy, consideration should be given to the use of a lower dose of diuretic, which may be sufficient without leading to …

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Other NDCs under ANDA 076368

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

FDA NDC Directory listings under ANDA 076368
ProductStrengthForm · routeLabelerProduct NDC
Potassium Chloride Extended-Releasepotassium chloridePotassium chloride 750 mg/1Tablet, Extended releaseOralBryant Ranch Prepack71335-2607
Potassium Chloride Extended-Releasepotassium chloridePotassium chloride 750 mg/1Tablet, Extended releaseOralREMEDYREPACK INC.70518-3024
Potassium Chloride Extended-Releasepotassium chloridePotassium chloride 750 mg/1Tablet, Extended releaseOralBryant Ranch Prepack71335-2866
Potassium Chloride Extended-Releasepotassium chloridePotassium chloride 750 mg/1Tablet, Extended releaseOralBryant Ranch Prepack63629-1075
Potassium Chloride Extended-Releasepotassium chloridePotassium chloride 750 mg/1Tablet, Extended releaseOralBryant Ranch Prepack63629-1072
Potassium Chloride Extended-Releasepotassium chloridePotassium chloride 750 mg/1Tablet, Extended releaseOralBryant Ranch Prepack63629-1073
Potassium Chloride Extended-Releasepotassium chloridePotassium chloride 750 mg/1Tablet, Extended releaseOralBryant Ranch Prepack63629-1074
Potassium Chloride Extended-Releasepotassium chloridePotassium chloride 750 mg/1Tablet, Extended releaseOralSun Pharmaceutical Industries, Inc.63304-076
Potassium Chloride Extended-Releasepotassium chloridePotassium chloride 750 mg/1Tablet, Extended releaseOralBryant Ranch Prepack71335-2913
Potassium Chloride Extended-Releasepotassium chloridePotassium chloride 750 mg/1Tablet, Extended releaseOralAmerican Health Packaging60687-632
Potassium ChloridePotassium chloride 20 meq/1Tablet, Extended releaseOralPD-Rx Pharmaceuticals, Inc.72789-365
Potassium Chloride Extended-Releasepotassium chloridePotassium chloride 750 mg/1Tablet, Extended releaseOralBryant Ranch Prepack71335-1900
Potassium Chloride Extended-Releasepotassium chloridePotassium chloride 750 mg/1Tablet, Extended releaseOralBryant Ranch Prepack71335-2958
Potassium ChloridePotassium chloride 20 meq/1Tablet, Extended releaseOralSun Pharmaceutical Industries, Inc.63304-987
Potassium Chloride Extended-Releasepotassium chloridePotassium chloride 750 mg/1Tablet, Extended releaseOralMajor Pharmaceuticals0904-7547
Potassium ChloridePotassium chloride 20 meq/1Tablet, Extended releaseOralMajor Pharmaceuticals0904-7548

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