basic care nicotine (nicotine polacrilex) NDC 72288-442

NDC codes

FDA NDC Directory

Product NDC (as listed)72288-442Labeler and product segments. Claims need a package NDC.

Product NDC at billing width72288-0442Add 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 NDC	11-digit (billing)	Package	Copy
72288-442-06	72288044206	160 BLISTER PACK in 1 CARTON (72288-442-06) / 1 GUM, CHEWING in 1 BLISTER PACKMarketed from Feb 26, 2021
72288-442-60	72288044260	20 BLISTER PACK in 1 CARTON (72288-442-60) / 1 GUM, CHEWING in 1 BLISTER PACKMarketed from Dec 10, 2020

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): basic care nicotine
Generic name (nonproprietary): nicotine polacrilex
Active ingredients: Nicotine — 4 mg/1
Dosage form: Gum, Chewing
Route: Oral
Labeler: Amazon.com Services LLC
Product type: Over-the-counter drug
Marketing category: ANDA — Abbreviated New Drug Application (generic)Application ANDA 091354
Marketing start: Dec 10, 2020
Listing expires: Dec 31, 2027
Other FDA classes: Nicotine (Chemical structure)
Identifiers: Product ID 72288-442_dab692e3-bf0a-42df-b982-f0a3d8cd4cf4SPL ID dab692e3-bf0a-42df-b982-f0a3d8cd4cf4SPL set ID aff57914-5af5-46b6-8f80-9db518750843RxCUI 311975UNII 6M3C89ZY6R
Pharmacologic class: Cholinergic Nicotinic Agonist

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

N472288044206 followed by a unit qualifier and the quantity

Package 72288-0442-06. 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 Jun 24, 2026.

Indications (excerpt from the label)

Use • reduces withdrawal symptoms, including nicotine craving, associated with quitting smoking

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Other NDCs under ANDA 091354

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

FDA NDC Directory listings under ANDA 091354
Product	Strength	Form · route	Labeler	Product NDC
equate Nicotinenicotine polacrilex	Nicotine 4 mg/1	Gum, ChewingOral	Wal-Mart Stores Inc	49035-442