NDC codes

FDA NDC Directory
Product NDC (as listed)72162-1809Labeler and product segments. Claims need a package NDC.
Product NDC at billing width72162-1809Add 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
72162-1809-172162180901100 mL in 1 BOTTLE (72162-1809-1)Marketed from Apr 3, 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)
CLINDAMYCIN PALMITATE HYDROCHLORIDE (Pediatric)Suffix: (Pediatric)
Generic name (nonproprietary)
clindamycin palmitate hydrochloride
Active ingredients
Clindamycin palmitate hydrochloride — 75 mg/5mL
Dosage form
Granule, For solution
Route
Oral
Product type
Prescription drug
Marketing category
ANDA — Abbreviated New Drug Application (generic)Application ANDA 201821
Marketing start
Listing expires
Other FDA classes
Decreased Sebaceous Gland Activity (Physiologic effect)Lincosamides (Chemical structure)Neuromuscular Blockade (Physiologic effect)
Identifiers
Product ID 72162-1809_28ba03fd-0f9c-49c6-9bfb-cda5417801c6SPL ID 28ba03fd-0f9c-49c6-9bfb-cda5417801c6SPL set ID 28ba03fd-0f9c-49c6-9bfb-cda5417801c6RxCUI 562266UNII VN9A8JM7M7
Pharmacologic class
Lincosamide Antibacterial

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

N472162180901 followed by a unit qualifier and the quantity

Package 72162-1809-01. 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 . This label includes a boxed warning.

Indications (excerpt from the label)

INDICATIONS AND USAGE Clindamycin palmitate hydrochloride for oral solution, USP (Pediatric) (clindamycin palmitate HCl) is indicated in the treatment of serious infections caused by susceptible anaerobic bacteria. Clindamycin is also indicated in the treatment of serious infections due to susceptible strains of streptococci, pneumococci and staphylococci. Its use should be reserved for penicillin-allergic patients or other patients for whom, in the judgment of the physician, a penicillin is inappropriate. Because of the risk of colitis, as described in the BOXED WARNING , before selecting clindamycin the physician should consider the nature of the infection and the suitability of less toxic…

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Other NDCs under ANDA 201821

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

FDA NDC Directory listings under ANDA 201821
ProductStrengthForm · routeLabelerProduct NDC
CLINDAMYCIN PALMITATE HYDROCHLORIDE (Pediatric)clindamycin palmitate hydrochlorideClindamycin palmitate hydrochloride 75 mg/5mLGranule, For solutionOralBryant Ranch Prepack63629-2391
CLINDAMYCIN PALMITATE HYDROCHLORIDE (Pediatric)clindamycin palmitate hydrochlorideClindamycin palmitate hydrochloride 75 mg/5mLGranule, For solutionOralRising Pharma Holdings, Inc.64980-511

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