Adapalene NDC 79903-338

NDC codes

FDA NDC Directory

Product NDC (as listed)79903-338Labeler and product segments. Claims need a package NDC.

Product NDC at billing width79903-0338Add 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
79903-338-05	79903033805	1 TUBE in 1 CARTON (79903-338-05) / 15 g in 1 TUBEMarketed from Jun 6, 2025

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): Adapalene
Generic name (nonproprietary): adapalene
Active ingredients: Adapalene — 1 mg/g
Dosage form: Gel
Route: Topical
Labeler: Wal-Mart Stores Inc
Product type: Over-the-counter drug
Marketing category: ANDA — Abbreviated New Drug Application (generic)Application ANDA 215940
Marketing start: Jun 6, 2025
Listing expires: Dec 31, 2026
Other FDA classes: Retinoids (Chemical structure)
Identifiers: Product ID 79903-338_461320ee-d0e3-2712-e063-6394a90a86feSPL ID 461320ee-d0e3-2712-e063-6394a90a86feSPL set ID 36eb4a78-3a7e-b39f-e063-6394a90ad159RxCUI 307731UNII 1L4806J2QF
Pharmacologic class: Retinoid

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. Topical products like this are usually dispensed by a pharmacy and billed by NDC.

NDC on a medical claim

N479903033805 followed by a unit qualifier and the quantity

Package 79903-0338-05. 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 Dec 16, 2025.

Indications (excerpt from the label)

Use For the treatment of acne

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Other NDCs under ANDA 215940

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

FDA NDC Directory listings under ANDA 215940
Product	Strength	Form · route	Labeler	Product NDC
Adapalene	Adapalene 1 mg/g	GelTopical	RITE AID	11822-0062
Adapalene	Adapalene 1 mg/g	GelTopical	RUGBY LABORATORIES, INC.	0536-1412
Adapalene	Adapalene 1 mg/g	GelTopical	AMERISOURCE BERGEN	46122-768
PanOxyladapalene	Adapalene 1 mg/g	GelTopical	CROWN LABORATORIES	0316-0143
Proactiv MD Adapalene Acne Treatmentadapalene	Adapalene .1 g/100g	GelTopical	Alchemee, LLC	11410-958
Adapalene	Adapalene 1 mg/g	GelTopical	Sun Pharmaceutical Industries, Inc.	51672-2150
Adapalene	Adapalene 1 mg/g	GelTopical	Cardinal Health	70000-0666
Adapalene	Adapalene 1 mg/g	GelTopical	YYBA Corp	73581-019
Adapalene	Adapalene 1 mg/g	GelTopical	Target Corporation	82442-105
Adapalene	Adapalene 1 mg/g	GelTopical	YYBA CORP	73581-214
PanOxyladapalene	Adapalene 1 mg/g	GelTopical	CROWN LABORATORIES	0316-0284