NDC codes

FDA NDC Directory
Product NDC (as listed)72189-186Labeler and product segments. Claims need a package NDC.
Product NDC at billing width72189-0186Add 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
72189-186-327218901863260 mL in 1 BOTTLE (72189-186-32)Marketed from Apr 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)
Cefdinir
Generic name (nonproprietary)
cefdinir
Active ingredients
Cefdinir — 250 mg/5mL
Dosage form
Powder, For suspension
Route
Oral
Labeler
DIRECT RX
Product type
Prescription drug
Marketing category
ANDA — Abbreviated New Drug Application (generic)Application ANDA 065473
Marketing start
Listing expires
Other FDA classes
Cephalosporins (Chemical structure)
Identifiers
Product ID 72189-186_2c4ea169-07c6-6bde-e063-6394a90a0890SPL ID 2c4ea169-07c6-6bde-e063-6394a90a0890SPL set ID 982d0f53-20bc-1cb4-e053-2995a90ad33cRxCUI 309054, 476576UNII CI0FAO63WC
Pharmacologic class
Cephalosporin Antibacterial

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

N472189018632 followed by a unit qualifier and the quantity

Package 72189-0186-32. 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)

suspension and other antibacterial drugs, cefdinir for oral suspension should be used only to treat or prevent infections that are proven or strongly suspected to be caused by susceptible bacteria. When culture and susceptibility information are available, they should be considered in selecting or modifying antibacterial therapy. In the absence of such data, local epidemiology and susceptibility patterns may contribute to the empiric selection of therapy. Cefdinir for oral suspension is indicated for the treatment of patients with mild to moderate infections caused by susceptible strains of the designated microorganisms in the conditions listed below. Adults and Adolescents: Community-Acquir…

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Other NDCs under ANDA 065473

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

FDA NDC Directory listings under ANDA 065473
ProductStrengthForm · routeLabelerProduct NDC
CefdinirCefdinir 250 mg/5mLPowder, For suspensionOralNuCare Pharmaceuticals,Inc.68071-5106
CefdinirCefdinir 250 mg/5mLPowder, For suspensionOralAurobindo Pharma Limited65862-219
CefdinirCefdinir 125 mg/5mLPowder, For suspensionOralAurobindo Pharma Limited65862-218
CefdinirCefdinir 125 mg/5mLPowder, For suspensionOralA-S Medication Solutions50090-6417
CefdinirCefdinir 250 mg/5mLPowder, For suspensionOralProficient Rx LP71205-405
CefdinirCefdinir 125 mg/5mLPowder, For suspensionOralDIRECT RX72189-185
CefdinirCefdinir 125 mg/5mLPowder, For suspensionOralNuCare Pharmaceuticals, Inc.68071-5318
CefdinirCefdinir 125 mg/5mLPowder, For suspensionOralProficient Rx LP63187-835
CefdinirCefdinir 250 mg/5mLPowder, For suspensionOralPreferred Pharmaceuticals Inc.68788-7844
CefdinirCefdinir 125 mg/5mLPowder, For suspensionOralNuCare Pharmaceuticals,Inc.68071-4970
CefdinirCefdinir 250 mg/5mLPowder, For suspensionOralA-S Medication Solutions50090-2735

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