NDC codes

FDA NDC Directory
Product NDC (as listed)72162-2209Labeler and product segments. Claims need a package NDC.
Product NDC at billing width72162-2209Add 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
72162-2209-37216222090330 TABLET, FILM COATED in 1 BOTTLE (72162-2209-3)Marketed from Jan 5, 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)
Tamoxifen Citrate
Generic name (nonproprietary)
tamoxifen citrate
Active ingredients
Tamoxifen citrate — 20 mg/1
Dosage form
Tablet, Film coated
Route
Oral
Product type
Prescription drug
Marketing category
ANDA — Abbreviated New Drug Application (generic)Application ANDA 213358
Marketing start
Listing expires
Other FDA classes
Selective Estrogen Receptor Modulators (Mechanism)
Identifiers
Product ID 72162-2209_8222e567-8174-40fc-afd8-ab6bde6dc073SPL ID 8222e567-8174-40fc-afd8-ab6bde6dc073SPL set ID 9b4a8abc-6e56-40c5-a826-1d1f3c0786e1RxCUI 313195UNII 7FRV7310N6
Pharmacologic class
Estrogen Agonist/Antagonist

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

N472162220903 followed by a unit qualifier and the quantity

Package 72162-2209-03. 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 Metastatic Breast Cancer: Tamoxifen citrate tablets are effective in the treatment of metastatic breast cancer in women and men. In premenopausal women with metastatic breast cancer, tamoxifen citrate tablets are an alternative to oophorectomy or ovarian irradiation. Available evidence indicates that patients whose tumors are estrogen receptor positive are more likely to benefit from tamoxifen citrate tablets therapy. Adjuvant Treatment of Breast Cancer: Tamoxifen citrate tablets are indicated for the treatment of node-positive breast cancer in women following total mastectomy or segmental mastectomy, axillary dissection, and breast irradiation. In some tamoxifen citrat…

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Other NDCs under ANDA 213358

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

FDA NDC Directory listings under ANDA 213358
ProductStrengthForm · routeLabelerProduct NDC
Tamoxifen CitrateTamoxifen citrate 10 mg/1Tablet, Film coatedOralNuCare Pharmaceuticals, Inc.68071-3990
Tamoxifen CitrateTamoxifen citrate 10 mg/1Tablet, Film coatedOralAurobindo Pharma Limited59651-299
Tamoxifen CitrateTamoxifen citrate 20 mg/1Tablet, Film coatedOralAurobindo Pharma Limited59651-300
Tamoxifen CitrateTamoxifen citrate 10 mg/1Tablet, Film coatedOralBryant Ranch Prepack72162-2208

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