NDC codes

FDA NDC Directory
Product NDC (as listed)75987-070Labeler and product segments. Claims need a package NDC.
Product NDC at billing width75987-0070Add 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
75987-070-09759870070091 BOTTLE in 1 CARTON (75987-070-09) / 250 g in 1 BOTTLEMarketed from Apr 30, 1996

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)
Buphenyl
Generic name (nonproprietary)
sodium phenylbutyrate
Active ingredients
Sodium phenylbutyrate — .94 g/g
Dosage form
Powder
Route
Oral
Labeler
Horizon Therapeutics USA, Inc.NDC labeler code 75987
Product type
Prescription drug
Marketing category
NDA — New Drug ApplicationApplication NDA 020573
Marketing start
Listing expires
Other FDA classes
Ammonium Ion Binding Activity (Mechanism)
Identifiers
Product ID 75987-070_3178e0bc-ebb7-4ddd-be43-630ff87eeb02SPL ID 3178e0bc-ebb7-4ddd-be43-630ff87eeb02SPL set ID 463a36fa-3eb2-4326-8bd0-c8c7a11bca3aRxCUI 199369, 213196, 984105, 984107UNII NT6K61736T
Pharmacologic class
Nitrogen Binding Agent

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

N475987007009 followed by a unit qualifier and the quantity

Package 75987-0070-09. 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)

INDICATIONS AND USAGE BUPHENYL is indicated as adjunctive therapy in the chronic management of patients with urea cycle disorders involving deficiencies of carbamoyl phosphate synthetase (CPS), ornithine transcarbamylase (OTC), or argininosuccinic acid synthetase (AS). It is indicated in all patients with neonatal-onset deficiency (complete enzymatic deficiency, presenting within the first 28 days of life). It is also indicated in patients with late-onset disease (partial enzymatic deficiency, presenting after the first month of life) who have a history of hyperammonemic encephalopathy. It is important that the diagnosis be made early and treatment initiated immediately to improve survival. …

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About NDC 75987-070

What is NDC 75987-070?
75987-070 is the product NDC for Buphenyl (sodium phenylbutyrate), Sodium phenylbutyrate .94 g/g powder, listed with the FDA by Horizon Therapeutics USA, Inc.. It has 1 package NDC, shown above in 10- and 11-digit form.
What drug is associated with this NDC?
Buphenyl (Sodium phenylbutyrate).
What is the active ingredient?
Sodium phenylbutyrate.
Who is the labeler?
Horizon Therapeutics USA, Inc., NDC labeler code 75987. The labeler is the company responsible for the label; it may be the manufacturer, a repackager or a distributor.
What other NDCs exist for Buphenyl?
1 other product NDC are listed under this name. See all Buphenyl NDCs.
Is there a related HCPCS / J-code?
Not in Med-Code's curated HCPCS directory. See Billing references above.

Other finished products listed under the same name: strengths, forms and labelers.

Other Buphenyl NDCs
ProductStrengthForm · routeLabelerProduct NDCPackage NDCs (11-digit)
Buphenylsodium phenylbutyrateSodium phenylbutyrate 500 mg/1TabletOralHorizon Therapeutics USA, Inc.75987-06075987-0060-08

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