NDC codes

FDA NDC Directory
Product NDC (as listed)72162-2266Labeler and product segments. Claims need a package NDC.
Product NDC at billing width72162-2266Add 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
72162-2266-2721622266023 BOTTLE in 1 CARTON (72162-2266-2) / 24 LOZENGE in 1 BOTTLEMarketed from Aug 14, 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)
Nicotine Polacrilex
Generic name (nonproprietary)
nicotine polacrilex
Active ingredients
Nicotine — 2 mg/1
Dosage form
Lozenge
Route
Oral
Product type
Over-the-counter drug
Marketing category
ANDA — Abbreviated New Drug Application (generic)Application ANDA 212796
Marketing start
Listing expires
Other FDA classes
Nicotine (Chemical structure)
Identifiers
Product ID 72162-2266_79ad3f96-2578-45bb-a8dc-e8afff8c91b5SPL ID 79ad3f96-2578-45bb-a8dc-e8afff8c91b5SPL set ID b2f4506b-b575-4ed8-b10b-935451ea3451RxCUI 359817UNII 6M3C89ZY6R
Pharmacologic class
Cholinergic Nicotinic Agonist

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

N472162226602 followed by a unit qualifier and the quantity

Package 72162-2266-02. 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)

Use reduces withdrawal symptoms, including nicotine craving, associated with quitting smoking

Excerpt only. Read the full label for complete information.

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Other NDCs under ANDA 212796

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

FDA NDC Directory listings under ANDA 212796
ProductStrengthForm · routeLabelerProduct NDC
Habitrol Nicotine Polacrilex Lozenge Mintnicotine polacrilex lozenge 2 mgNicotine 2 mg/1LozengeOralDr. Reddy's Laboratories Inc.43598-986
Habitrol Nicotine Polacrilex Lozenge Mintnicotine polacrilex lozenge 4 mgNicotine 4 mg/1LozengeOralDr. Reddy's Laboratories Inc.43598-987
Nicotine PolacrilexNicotine 4 mg/1LozengeOralDr. Reddy's Laboratories Inc.43598-487
Nicotine PolacrilexNicotine 2 mg/1LozengeOralDr. Reddy's Laboratories Inc.43598-486
Nicotine PolacrilexNicotine 4 mg/1LozengeOralBryant Ranch Prepack72162-2267

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