NDC codes

FDA NDC Directory
Product NDC (as listed)72162-2440Labeler and product segments. Claims need a package NDC.
Product NDC at billing width72162-2440Add 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
72162-2440-37216224400330 TABLET in 1 BOTTLE (72162-2440-3)Marketed from Dec 23, 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)
Telmisartan
Generic name (nonproprietary)
telmisartan
Active ingredients
Telmisartan — 80 mg/1
Dosage form
Tablet
Route
Oral
Product type
Prescription drug
Marketing category
ANDA — Abbreviated New Drug Application (generic)Application ANDA 208605
Marketing start
Listing expires
Other FDA classes
Angiotensin 2 Receptor Antagonists (Mechanism)
Identifiers
Product ID 72162-2440_7d7f8f3a-ecdf-4ec9-99ca-512b339baf4bSPL ID 7d7f8f3a-ecdf-4ec9-99ca-512b339baf4bSPL set ID f13e0919-5ee2-4855-b7c8-c8ab423769ddRxCUI 205305UNII U5SYW473RQ

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

N472162244003 followed by a unit qualifier and the quantity

Package 72162-2440-03. 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)

Telmisartan is an angiotensin II receptor blocker (ARB) indicated for: • Treatment of hypertension, to lower blood pressure. Lowering blood pressure reduces the risk of fatal and nonfatal cardiovascular events, primarily strokes and myocardial infarctions.( 1.1 ) • Cardiovascular (CV) risk reduction in patients unable to take ACE inhibitors (1.2) 1.1 Hypertension Telmisartan tablets,USP are indicated for the treatment of hypertension, to lower blood pressure. Lowering blood pressure reduces the risk of fatal and nonfatal cardiovascular events, primarily strokes and myocardial infarctions. These benefits have been seen in controlled trials of antihypertensive drugs from a wide variety of phar…

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Other NDCs under ANDA 208605

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

FDA NDC Directory listings under ANDA 208605
ProductStrengthForm · routeLabelerProduct NDC
TelmisartanTelmisartan 40 mg/1TabletOralBryant Ranch Prepack72162-2439
TelmisartanTelmisartan 80 mg/1TabletOralModavar Pharmaceuticals LLC72241-017
TelmisartanTelmisartan 20 mg/1TabletOralModavar Pharmaceuticals LLC72241-015
TelmisartanTelmisartan 40 mg/1TabletOralModavar Pharmaceuticals LLC72241-016
TelmisartanTelmisartan 80 mg/1TabletOralCadila Pharmaceuticals Limited71209-051
TelmisartanTelmisartan 20 mg/1TabletOralCadila Pharmaceuticals Limited71209-049
TelmisartanTelmisartan 40 mg/1TabletOralCadila Pharmaceuticals Limited71209-050
TelmisartanTelmisartan 20 mg/1TabletOralBryant Ranch Prepack72162-2438

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