NDC codes

FDA NDC Directory
Product NDC (as listed)78206-175Labeler and product segments. Claims need a package NDC.
Product NDC at billing width78206-0175Add 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
78206-175-017820601750130 TABLET in 1 BOTTLE (78206-175-01)Marketed from Jun 1, 2021
78206-175-027820601750290 TABLET in 1 BOTTLE (78206-175-02)Marketed from Jun 1, 2021

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)
Vytorin
Generic name (nonproprietary)
ezetimibe and simvastatin
Active ingredients
Ezetimibe — 10 mg/1Simvastatin — 20 mg/1
Dosage form
Tablet
Route
Oral
Product type
Prescription drug
Marketing category
NDA — New Drug ApplicationApplication NDA 021687
Marketing start
Listing expires
Other FDA classes
Decreased Cholesterol Absorption (Physiologic effect)Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors (Mechanism)
Identifiers
Product ID 78206-175_9e668c78-ea5d-4099-ba16-b77aebbcb68aSPL ID 9e668c78-ea5d-4099-ba16-b77aebbcb68aSPL set ID 89b860d2-de83-468e-b7e8-76aeec2edca2RxCUI 476345, 476349, 476350, 476351, 1245420, 1245430, 1245441, 1245449UNII EOR26LQQ24, AGG2FN16EVUPC 0378206174017, 0378206175014, 0378206176011, 0378206177018
Pharmacologic class
Dietary Cholesterol Absorption Inhibitor; HMG-CoA Reductase Inhibitor

Billing references

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NDC on a medical claim

N478206017501 followed by a unit qualifier and the quantity

Package 78206-0175-01. 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 .

Indications (excerpt from the label)

VYTORIN VYTORIN ® is a combination of simvastatin and ezetimibe indicated: As an adjunct to diet to reduce elevated low density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C): In adults with primary hyperlipidemia. In adults and pediatric patients aged 10 years and older with heterozygous familial hypercholesterolemia (HeFH). As an adjunct to other LDL-C-lowering therapies to reduce elevated LDL-C in adults with homozygous familial hypercholesterolemia (HoFH). Simvastatin Simvastatin, when used as a component of VYTORIN, is indicated to reduce the risk of total mortality by reducing risk of coronary heart disease death, non-fatal myocardial infarction and stroke, and the need for coronary and non-coronary …

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