NDC codes

FDA NDC Directory
Product NDC (as listed)72189-162Labeler and product segments. Claims need a package NDC.
Product NDC at billing width72189-0162Add 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
72189-162-907218901629090 TABLET in 1 BOTTLE (72189-162-90)Marketed from Jan 12, 2021

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)
Amlodipine Besylate
Generic name (nonproprietary)
amlodipine besylate
Active ingredients
Amlodipine besylate — 2.5 mg/1
Dosage form
Tablet
Route
Oral
Labeler
DIRECT RX
Product type
Prescription drug
Marketing category
ANDA — Abbreviated New Drug Application (generic)Application ANDA 078925
Marketing start
Listing expires
Other FDA classes
Calcium Channel Antagonists (Mechanism)Cytochrome P450 3A Inhibitors (Mechanism)Dihydropyridines (Chemical structure)
Identifiers
Product ID 72189-162_2be94c25-4a48-39f0-e063-6294a90ab40cSPL ID 2be94c25-4a48-39f0-e063-6294a90ab40cSPL set ID b8b9a3cd-c4e7-dfeb-e053-2a95a90aa719RxCUI 308136, 898342UNII 864V2Q084H, N1SN99T69T
Pharmacologic class
Calcium Channel Blocker; Dihydropyridine Calcium Channel Blocker

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

N472189016290 followed by a unit qualifier and the quantity

Package 72189-0162-90. 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)

1.1 Hypertension Amlodipine besylate tablets is 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 pharmacologic classes including Amlodipine besylate tablets. Control of high blood pressure should be part of comprehensive cardiovascular risk management, including, as appropriate, lipid control, diabetes management, antithrombotic therapy, smoking cessation, exercise, and limited sodium intake. Many patients will require more than one drug to ac…

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Other NDCs under ANDA 078925

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

FDA NDC Directory listings under ANDA 078925
ProductStrengthForm · routeLabelerProduct NDC
Amlodipine BesylateAmlodipine besylate 5 mg/1TabletOralNCS HealthCare of KY, LLC dba Vangard Labs0615-8654
Amlodipine BesylateAmlodipine besylate 5 mg/1TabletOralQPharma, Inc.42708-204
Amlodipine BesylateAmlodipine besylate 10 mg/1TabletOralPreferred Pharmaceuticals Inc.68788-7985
Amlodipine BesylateAmlodipine besylate 5 mg/1TabletOralProficient Rx LP71205-596
Amlodipine BesylateAmlodipine besylate 5 mg/1TabletOralAmerican Health Packaging60687-488
Amlodipine BesylateAmlodipine besylate 2.5 mg/1TabletOralREMEDYREPACK INC.70518-1971
Amlodipine BesylateAmlodipine besylate 5 mg/1TabletOralREMEDYREPACK INC.70518-2981
Amlodipine BesylateAmlodipine besylate 2.5 mg/1TabletOralNCS HealthCare of KY, LLC dba Vangard Labs0615-8429
Amlodipine BesylateAmlodipine besylate 10 mg/1TabletOralAmerican Health Packaging60687-496
Amlodipine BesylateAmlodipine besylate 10 mg/1TabletOralBryant Ranch Prepack71335-0945
Amlodipine BesylateAmlodipine besylate 10 mg/1TabletOralNCS HealthCare of KY, LLC dba Vangard Labs0615-8652
Amlodipine BesylateAmlodipine besylate 5 mg/1TabletOralNCS HealthCare of KY, LLC dba Vangard Labs0615-8430
Amlodipine BesylateAmlodipine besylate 10 mg/1TabletOralUnit Dose Solutions, Inc.87441-016
Amlodipine BesylateAmlodipine besylate 10 mg/1TabletOralNCS HealthCare of KY, LLC dba Vangard Labs0615-8431
Amlodipine BesylateAmlodipine besylate 5 mg/1TabletOralAscend Laboratories, LLC67877-901
Amlodipine BesylateAmlodipine besylate 5 mg/1TabletOralUnit Dose Solutions, Inc.87441-017
Amlodipine BesylateAmlodipine besylate 2.5 mg/1TabletOralAscend Laboratories, LLC67877-900
Amlodipine BesylateAmlodipine besylate 10 mg/1TabletOralAscend Laboratories, LLC67877-902
Amlodipine BesylateAmlodipine besylate 2.5 mg/1TabletOralCoupler LLC67046-0328
Amlodipine BesylateAmlodipine besylate 2.5 mg/1TabletOralBryant Ranch Prepack71335-3126

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