NDC codes

FDA NDC Directory
Product NDC (as listed)72189-010Labeler and product segments. Claims need a package NDC.
Product NDC at billing width72189-0010Add 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
72189-010-307218900103030 CAPSULE in 1 BOTTLE (72189-010-30)Marketed from Jun 21, 2019

How the 11-digit form is made: The product segment has 3 digits, so one leading zero is added to it (5-3-2 → 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)
Valproic Acid
Generic name (nonproprietary)
valproic acid
Active ingredients
Valproic acid — 250 mg/1
Dosage form
Capsule
Route
Oral
Labeler
Direct_RxNDC labeler code 72189
Product type
Prescription drug
Marketing category
ANDA — Abbreviated New Drug Application (generic)Application ANDA 073229
Marketing start
Listing expires
Other FDA classes
Decreased Central Nervous System Disorganized Electrical Activity (Physiologic effect)
Identifiers
Product ID 72189-010_2c290b36-b0f4-2265-e063-6394a90af311SPL ID 2c290b36-b0f4-2265-e063-6394a90af311SPL set ID 8bdbacb1-b38a-3282-e053-2a95a90af022RxCUI 1099681UNII 614OI1Z5WI
Pharmacologic class
Anti-epileptic Agent; Mood Stabilizer

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

N472189001030 followed by a unit qualifier and the quantity

Package 72189-0010-30. 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)

These highlights do not include all the information needed to use VALPROIC ACID CAPSULES safely and effectively. See full prescribing information for VALPROIC ACID CAPSULES. VALPROIC ACID capsules for oral use Initial U.S. Approval: 1978 WARNING: LIFE THREATENING ADVERSE REACTIONS SEE FULL PRESCRIBING INFORMATION FOR COMPLETE BOXED WARNING. Hepatotoxicity, including fatalities, usually during the first 6 months of treatment. Children under the age of two years and patients with mitochondrial disorders are at higher risk. Monitor patients closely, and perform serum liver testing prior to therapy and at frequent intervals thereafter (5.1) Fetal Risk, particularly neural tube defects, other maj…

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About NDC 72189-010

What is NDC 72189-010?
72189-010 is the product NDC for Valproic Acid, Valproic acid 250 mg/1 capsule, listed with the FDA by Direct_Rx. It has 1 package NDC, shown above in 10- and 11-digit form.
What drug is associated with this NDC?
Valproic Acid.
What is the active ingredient?
Valproic acid.
Who is the labeler?
Direct_Rx, NDC labeler code 72189. The labeler is the company responsible for the label; it may be the manufacturer, a repackager or a distributor.
What other NDCs exist for Valproic Acid?
27 other product NDCs are listed under this name. See all Valproic Acid NDCs.
Is there a related HCPCS / J-code?
Not in Med-Code's curated HCPCS directory. See Billing references above.

Other finished products listed under the same name: strengths, forms and labelers.

Other Valproic Acid NDCs
ProductStrengthForm · routeLabelerProduct NDCPackage NDCs (11-digit)
Valproic AcidValproic acid 250 mg/5mLSolutionOralAmerican Health Packaging60687-94260687-0942-1760687-0942-77
Valproic AcidValproic acid 500 mg/10mLSolutionOralAmerican Health Packaging60687-95360687-0953-56
Valproic AcidValproic acid 250 mg/5mLSolutionOralMajor Pharmaceuticals0904-762000904-7620-7000904-7620-94
Valproic AcidValproic acid 500 mg/10mLSolutionOralMajor Pharmaceuticals0904-762100904-7621-72
Valproic AcidValproic acid 250 mg/5mLSolutionOralREMEDYREPACK INC.70518-429870518-4298-0070518-4298-0270518-4298-04
Valproic AcidValproic acid 250 mg/5mLSolutionOralNorthStar Rx LLC72603-25372603-0253-01
Valproic AcidValproic acid 250 mg/5mLSolutionOralQUAGEN PHARMACEUTICALS LLC70752-20270752-0202-12
Valproic AcidValproic acid 250 mg/5mLSolutionOralANI Pharmaceuticals, Inc.62559-26662559-0266-16
Valproic AcidValproic acid 250 mg/5mLSolutionOralKesin Pharma Corporation81033-26681033-0266-5081033-0266-52
Valproic AcidValproic acid 250 mg/5mLSolutionOralREMEDYREPACK INC.70518-380570518-3805-0070518-3805-02

All 28 Valproic Acid NDCs

Other NDCs under ANDA 073229

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

FDA NDC Directory listings under ANDA 073229
ProductStrengthForm · routeLabelerProduct NDC
Valproicvalproic acidValproic acid 250 mg/1Capsule, Liquid filledOralActavis Pharma, Inc.0591-4012
valproic acidValproic acid 250 mg/1CapsuleOralAphena Pharma Solutions - Tennessee, LLC43353-085
valproic acidValproic acid 250 mg/1CapsuleOralUpsher-Smith Laboratories, LLC0832-0310
Valproicvalproic acidValproic acid 250 mg/1Capsule, Liquid filledOralAphena Pharma Solutions - Tennessee, LLC71610-906

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