NDC codes

FDA NDC Directory
Product NDC (as listed)0228-2837Labeler and product segments. Claims need a package NDC.
Product NDC at billing width00228-2837Add 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
0228-2837-1100228283711100 TABLET, FILM COATED in 1 BOTTLE, PLASTIC (0228-2837-11)Marketed from Sep 13, 2011

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)
Pilocarpine hydrochloride
Generic name (nonproprietary)
pilocarpine hydrochloride
Active ingredients
Pilocarpine hydrochloride — 7.5 mg/1
Dosage form
Tablet, Film coated
Route
Oral
Product type
Prescription drug
Marketing category
NDA authorized genericApplication NDA 020237
Marketing start
Listing expires
Other FDA classes
Cholinergic Agonists (Mechanism)Cholinergic Muscarinic Agonists (Mechanism)
Identifiers
Product ID 0228-2837_7db72b88-d664-4f26-901c-46c901b20d80SPL ID 7db72b88-d664-4f26-901c-46c901b20d80SPL set ID 610022b7-7dc9-405a-a580-104657f43bdfRxCUI 1000913, 1001004UNII 0WW6D218XJUPC 0302282837115, 0302282801116
Pharmacologic class
Cholinergic Receptor Agonist

Billing references

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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

N400228283711 followed by a unit qualifier and the quantity

Package 00228-2837-11. 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 Pilocarpine Hydrochloride Tablets are indicated for 1) the treatment of symptoms of dry mouth from salivary gland hypofunction caused by radiotherapy for cancer of the head and neck; and 2) the treatment of symptoms of dry mouth in patients with Sjogren's Syndrome.

Excerpt only. Read the full label for complete information.

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Other NDCs under NDA 020237

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

FDA NDC Directory listings under NDA 020237
ProductStrengthForm · routeLabelerProduct NDC
Pilocarpine hydrochloridePilocarpine hydrochloride 5 mg/1Tablet, Film coatedOralAmerican Health Packaging68084-928
Salagenpilocarpine hydrochloridePilocarpine hydrochloride 5 mg/1Tablet, Film coatedOralAdvanz Pharma (US) Corp.59212-705
Salagenpilocarpine hydrochloridePilocarpine hydrochloride 7.5 mg/1Tablet, Film coatedOralAdvanz Pharma (US) Corp.59212-775
Pilocarpine hydrochloridePilocarpine hydrochloride 5 mg/1Tablet, Film coatedOralActavis Pharma, Inc.0228-2801

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