NDC codes

FDA NDC Directory
Product NDC (as listed)72189-331Labeler and product segments. Claims need a package NDC.
Product NDC at billing width72189-0331Add 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
72189-331-03721890331033 TABLET in 1 BOTTLE (72189-331-03)Marketed from Mar 1, 2022

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)
Colchicine
Generic name (nonproprietary)
colchicine
Active ingredients
Colchicine — .6 mg/1
Dosage form
Tablet
Route
Oral
Labeler
Direct Rx
Product type
Prescription drug
Marketing category
ANDA — Abbreviated New Drug Application (generic)Application ANDA 209876
Marketing start
Listing expires
Other FDA classes
Alkaloids (Chemical structure)
Identifiers
Product ID 72189-331_2c3d4e93-163b-4406-e063-6394a90acac9SPL ID 2c3d4e93-163b-4406-e063-6394a90acac9SPL set ID d92b7189-78fd-693d-e053-2a95a90a7c73RxCUI 197541UNII SML2Y3J35T
Pharmacologic class
Alkaloid

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

N472189033103 followed by a unit qualifier and the quantity

Package 72189-0331-03. 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 .

Indications (excerpt from the label)

1.1 Gout Flares Colchicine tablets are indicated for prophylaxis and the treatment of acute gout flares. • Prophylaxis of Gout Flares: Colchicine tablets are indicated for prophylaxis of gout flares. • Treatment of Gout Flares: Colchicine tablets are indicated for treatment of acute gout flares when taken at the first sign of a flare. 1.2 Familial Mediterranean Fever (FMF) Colchicine tablets are indicated in adults and children four years or older for treatment of familial Mediterranean fever (FMF).

Excerpt only. Read the full label for complete information.

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Other NDCs under ANDA 209876

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

FDA NDC Directory listings under ANDA 209876
ProductStrengthForm · routeLabelerProduct NDC
colchicineColchicine .6 mg/1TabletOralDr.Reddys Laboratories, Inc.43598-372
colchicineColchicine .6 mg/1TabletOralProficient Rx LP71205-687
colchicineColchicine .6 mg/1TabletOralREMEDYREPACK INC.70518-4000
colchicineColchicine .6 mg/1TabletOralBryant Ranch Prepack71335-1738

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