NDC codes

FDA NDC Directory
Product NDC (as listed)0187-2120Labeler and product segments. Claims need a package NDC.
Product NDC at billing width00187-2120Add 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
0187-2120-10001872120101 BOTTLE in 1 CARTON (0187-2120-10) / 100 CAPSULE in 1 BOTTLEMarketed from Nov 8, 1985

How the 11-digit form is made: The labeler segment has 4 digits, so one leading zero is added to it (4-4-2 → 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)
Syprine
Generic name (nonproprietary)
trientine hydrochloride
Active ingredients
Trientine hydrochloride — 250 mg/1
Dosage form
Capsule
Route
Oral
Labeler
Bausch Health US LLCNDC labeler code 0187
Product type
Prescription drug
Marketing category
NDA — New Drug ApplicationApplication NDA 019194
Marketing start
Listing expires
Other FDA classes
Metal Chelating Activity (Mechanism)
Identifiers
Product ID 0187-2120_38dd4547-62ef-4e2f-afc2-bfe43eb86b8dSPL ID 38dd4547-62ef-4e2f-afc2-bfe43eb86b8dSPL set ID c34f77a7-996b-4470-b5df-d946a7fe5dbeRxCUI 208720, 313472UNII HC3NX54582
Pharmacologic class
Metal Chelator

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

N400187212010 followed by a unit qualifier and the quantity

Package 00187-2120-10. 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 Syprine is indicated in the treatment of patients with Wilson’s disease who are intolerant of penicillamine. Clinical experience with Syprine is limited and alternate dosing regimens have not been well-characterized; all endpoints in determining an individual patient’s dose have not been well defined. Syprine and penicillamine cannot be considered interchangeable. Syprine should be used when continued treatment with penicillamine is no longer possible because of intolerable or life endangering side effects. Unlike penicillamine, Syprine is not recommended in cystinuria or rheumatoid arthritis. The absence of a sulfhydryl moiety renders it incapable of binding cystine an…

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About NDC 0187-2120

What is NDC 0187-2120?
0187-2120 is the product NDC for Syprine (trientine hydrochloride), Trientine hydrochloride 250 mg/1 capsule, listed with the FDA by Bausch Health US LLC. It has 1 package NDC, shown above in 10- and 11-digit form.
What drug is associated with this NDC?
Syprine (Trientine hydrochloride).
What is the active ingredient?
Trientine hydrochloride.
Who is the labeler?
Bausch Health US LLC, NDC labeler code 0187. The labeler is the company responsible for the label; it may be the manufacturer, a repackager or a distributor.
What other NDCs exist for Syprine?
None: this is the only finished product listed under this name.
Is there a related HCPCS / J-code?
Not in Med-Code's curated HCPCS directory. See Billing references above.

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