NDC codes

FDA NDC Directory
Product NDC (as listed)83745-249Labeler and product segments. Claims need a package NDC.
Product NDC at billing width83745-0249Add 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
83745-249-0883745024908237 mL in 1 BOTTLE (83745-249-08)Marketed from Dec 20, 2024
83745-249-1683745024916473 mL in 1 BOTTLE (83745-249-16)Marketed from Dec 20, 2024
83745-249-3283745024932946 mL in 1 BOTTLE (83745-249-32)Marketed from Dec 20, 2024

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)
Lactulose
Generic name (nonproprietary)
lactulose
Active ingredients
Lactulose — 10 g/15mL
Dosage form
Solution
Route
Oral, Rectal
Product type
Prescription drug
Marketing category
ANDA — Abbreviated New Drug Application (generic)Application ANDA 203762
Marketing start
Listing expires
Other FDA classes
Acidifying Activity (Mechanism)Osmotic Activity (Mechanism)Stimulation Large Intestine Fluid/Electrolyte Secretion (Physiologic effect)
Identifiers
Product ID 83745-249_2341cf95-5e57-47ab-9dc3-73afa86b786dSPL ID 2341cf95-5e57-47ab-9dc3-73afa86b786dSPL set ID a8af7389-3699-4873-b05a-509af7e8eaabRxCUI 391937UNII 9U7D5QH5AEUPC 0383745249324, 0383745249089, 0383745249164
Pharmacologic class
Osmotic Laxative

Billing references

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HCPCS codeNo match

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NDC on a medical claim

N483745024908 followed by a unit qualifier and the quantity

Package 83745-0249-08. 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 For the prevention and treatment of portal-systemic encephalopathy, including the stages of hepatic pre-coma and coma. Controlled studies have shown that lactulose solution therapy reduces the blood ammonia levels by 25 to 50%; this is generally paralleled by the improvement in the patients’ mental state and by an improvement in EEG patterns. The clinical response has been observed in about 75% of patients, which is at least as satisfactory as that resulting from neomycin therapy. An increase in patients’ protein tolerance is also frequently observed with lactulose therapy. In the treatment of chronic portal-systemic encephalopathy, lactulose has been given for over 2 y…

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