NDC codes

FDA NDC Directory
Product NDC (as listed)72162-1802Labeler and product segments. Claims need a package NDC.
Product NDC at billing width72162-1802Add 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
72162-1802-172162180201100 TABLET in 1 BOTTLE (72162-1802-1)Marketed from Mar 30, 2023
72162-1802-272162180202100 TABLET in 1 BOTTLE (72162-1802-2)Marketed from Jun 18, 2024
72162-1802-472162180204180 TABLET in 1 BOTTLE (72162-1802-4)Marketed from Apr 15, 2022
72162-1802-572162180205500 TABLET in 1 BOTTLE (72162-1802-5)Marketed from Mar 30, 2023
72162-1802-772162180207500 TABLET in 1 BOTTLE (72162-1802-7)Marketed from Apr 15, 2025
72162-1802-97216218020990 TABLET in 1 BOTTLE (72162-1802-9)Marketed from Jul 16, 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)
Methimazole
Generic name (nonproprietary)
methimazole
Active ingredients
Methimazole — 5 mg/1
Dosage form
Tablet
Route
Oral
Product type
Prescription drug
Marketing category
ANDA — Abbreviated New Drug Application (generic)Application ANDA 040350
Marketing start
Listing expires
Other FDA classes
Thyroid Hormone Synthesis Inhibitors (Mechanism)
Identifiers
Product ID 72162-1802_338daeea-483f-25a4-e063-6294a90a5c11SPL ID 338daeea-483f-25a4-e063-6294a90a5c11SPL set ID 94d2e57b-685f-4cfd-a5a5-129e869c794cRxCUI 197942UNII 554Z48XN5E
Pharmacologic class
Thyroid Hormone Synthesis 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

N472162180201 followed by a unit qualifier and the quantity

Package 72162-1802-01. 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 .

Indications (excerpt from the label)

INDICATIONS AND USAGE Methimazole tablets are indicated: In patients with Graves' disease with hyperthyroidism or toxic multinodular goiter for whom surgery or radioactive iodine therapy is not an appropriate treatment option. To ameliorate symptoms of hyperthyroidism in preparation for thyroidectomy or radioactive iodine therapy.

Excerpt only. Read the full label for complete information.

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Other NDCs under ANDA 040350

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

FDA NDC Directory listings under ANDA 040350
ProductStrengthForm · routeLabelerProduct NDC
MethimazoleMethimazole 10 mg/1TabletOralBryant Ranch Prepack71335-2349
MethimazoleMethimazole 5 mg/1TabletOralStrides Pharma Science Limited64380-212
MethimazoleMethimazole 10 mg/1TabletOralStrides Pharma Science Limited64380-213
MethimazoleMethimazole 5 mg/1TabletOralBryant Ranch Prepack71335-2881
MethimazoleMethimazole 10 mg/1TabletOralBryant Ranch Prepack72162-1803
MethimazoleMethimazole 5 mg/1TabletOralREMEDYREPACK INC.70518-4747
MethimazoleMethimazole 10 mg/1TabletOralBryant Ranch Prepack71335-2906
MethimazoleMethimazole 5 mg/1TabletOralAmerican Health Packaging60687-669
MethimazoleMethimazole 10 mg/1TabletOralAmerican Health Packaging60687-680
MethimazoleMethimazole 10 mg/1TabletOralBryant Ranch Prepack63629-9251
MethimazoleMethimazole 5 mg/1TabletOralBryant Ranch Prepack63629-9249
MethimazoleMethimazole 5 mg/1TabletOralBryant Ranch Prepack63629-9250
MethimazoleMethimazole 10 mg/1TabletOralBryant Ranch Prepack71335-3027
MethimazoleMethimazole 5 mg/1TabletOralBryant Ranch Prepack71335-3026

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