NDC codes

FDA NDC Directory
Product NDC (as listed)72789-144Labeler and product segments. Claims need a package NDC.
Product NDC at billing width72789-0144Add 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
72789-144-307278901443030 TABLET in 1 BOTTLE, PLASTIC (72789-144-30)Marketed from Nov 11, 2020
72789-144-907278901449090 TABLET in 1 BOTTLE, PLASTIC (72789-144-90)Marketed from Oct 30, 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)
Atenolol
Generic name (nonproprietary)
atenolol
Active ingredients
Atenolol — 50 mg/1
Dosage form
Tablet
Route
Oral
Product type
Prescription drug
Marketing category
ANDA — Abbreviated New Drug Application (generic)Application ANDA 076900
Marketing start
Listing expires
Other FDA classes
Adrenergic beta-Antagonists (Mechanism)
Identifiers
Product ID 72789-144_40a6a2a0-9924-60fe-e063-6294a90ab26fSPL ID 40a6a2a0-9924-60fe-e063-6294a90ab26fSPL set ID bdbf6779-8e9b-4ce1-a361-ede4914dd2f3RxCUI 197381UNII 50VV3VW0TIUPC 0372789144900
Pharmacologic class
beta-Adrenergic 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

N472789014430 followed by a unit qualifier and the quantity

Package 72789-0144-30. 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)

INDICATIONS AND USAGE Hypertension Atenolol is indicated for the treatment of hypertension, to lower blood pressure. Lowering blood pressure lowers the risk of fatal and non-fatal 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 atenolol. 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 1 drug to achieve blood pressure g…

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Other NDCs under ANDA 076900

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

FDA NDC Directory listings under ANDA 076900
ProductStrengthForm · routeLabelerProduct NDC
AtenololAtenolol 50 mg/1TabletOralA-S Medication Solutions50090-6779
AtenololAtenolol 25 mg/1TabletOralAmerican Health Packaging60687-605
AtenololAtenolol 25 mg/1TabletOralPD-Rx Pharmaceuticals, Inc.43063-952
AtenololAtenolol 25 mg/1TabletOralZydus Pharmaceuticals USA Inc.68382-022
AtenololAtenolol 50 mg/1TabletOralZydus Pharmaceuticals USA Inc.68382-023
AtenololAtenolol 100 mg/1TabletOralZydus Pharmaceuticals USA Inc.68382-024
AtenololAtenolol 100 mg/1TabletOralZydus Lifesciences Limited65841-024
AtenololAtenolol 25 mg/1TabletOralZydus Lifesciences Limited65841-022
AtenololAtenolol 50 mg/1TabletOralZydus Lifesciences Limited65841-023
AtenololAtenolol 100 mg/1TabletOralNuCare Pharmaceuticals, Inc.66267-029
AtenololAtenolol 50 mg/1TabletOralA-S Medication Solutions50090-0442
AtenololAtenolol 50 mg/1TabletOralBryant Ranch Prepack71335-0912

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