NDC codes

FDA NDC Directory
Product NDC (as listed)72578-137Labeler and product segments. Claims need a package NDC.
Product NDC at billing width72578-0137Add 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
72578-137-0172578013701100 TABLET in 1 BOTTLE (72578-137-01)Marketed from Mar 31, 2023
72578-137-0572578013705500 TABLET in 1 BOTTLE (72578-137-05)Marketed from Mar 31, 2023
72578-137-067257801370630 TABLET in 1 BOTTLE (72578-137-06)Marketed from Mar 31, 2023
72578-137-10725780137101000 TABLET in 1 BOTTLE (72578-137-10)Marketed from Mar 31, 2023
72578-137-167257801371690 TABLET in 1 BOTTLE (72578-137-16)Marketed from Mar 31, 2023
72578-137-777257801377710 BLISTER PACK in 1 CARTON (72578-137-77) / 10 TABLET in 1 BLISTER PACKMarketed from Mar 31, 2023

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)
febuxostat
Generic name (nonproprietary)
febuxostat
Active ingredients
Febuxostat — 80 mg/1
Dosage form
Tablet
Route
Oral
Product type
Prescription drug
Marketing category
ANDA — Abbreviated New Drug Application (generic)Application ANDA 205443
Marketing start
Listing expires
Other FDA classes
Xanthine Oxidase Inhibitors (Mechanism)
Identifiers
Product ID 72578-137_082ca5b7-ccb9-4096-a363-a188d6f51586SPL ID 082ca5b7-ccb9-4096-a363-a188d6f51586SPL set ID b2aeb900-d792-48b2-b678-94f82d68be32RxCUI 834235, 834241UNII 101V0R1N2EUPC 0372578137069, 0372578136062
Pharmacologic class
Xanthine Oxidase Inhibitor

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

N472578013701 followed by a unit qualifier and the quantity

Package 72578-0137-01. 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)

Febuxostat tablets are xanthine oxidase (XO) inhibitor indicated for the chronic management of hyperuricemia in adult patients with gout who have an inadequate response to a maximally titrated dose of allopurinol, who are intolerant to allopurinol, or for whom treatment with allopurinol is not advisable. ( 1 ) Limitations of Use: Febuxostat tablets are not recommended for the treatment of asymptomatic hyperuricemia. ( 1 ) Febuxostat tablets are xanthine oxidase (XO) inhibitor indicated for the chronic management of hyperuricemia in adult patients with gout who have an inadequate response to a maximally titrated dose of allopurinol, who are intolerant to allopurinol, or for whom treatment wit…

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Other NDCs under ANDA 205443

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

FDA NDC Directory listings under ANDA 205443
ProductStrengthForm · routeLabelerProduct NDC
febuxostatFebuxostat 40 mg/1TabletOralViona Pharmaceuticals Inc72578-136
febuxostatFebuxostat 40 mg/1TabletOralNuCare Pharmaceuticals, Inc.68071-3760
febuxostatFebuxostat 40 mg/1TabletOralREMEDYREPACK INC.70518-4626
febuxostatFebuxostat 40 mg/1TabletOralZydus Lifesciences Limited70771-1552
febuxostatFebuxostat 80 mg/1TabletOralZydus Lifesciences Limited70771-1553

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