NDC codes

FDA NDC Directory
Product NDC (as listed)0299-5918Labeler and product segments. Claims need a package NDC.
Product NDC at billing width00299-5918Add 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
0299-5918-2500299591825002995918251 BOTTLE, PUMP in 1 CARTON (0299-5918-25) / 45 g in 1 BOTTLE, PUMPMarketed from Sep 15, 2009

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)
Differin
Generic name (nonproprietary)
adapalene
Active ingredients
Adapalene — 3 mg/g
Dosage form
Gel
Route
Topical
Labeler
Galderma Laboratories, L.P.NDC labeler code 0299
Product type
Prescription drug
Marketing category
NDA — New Drug ApplicationApplication NDA 021753
Marketing start
Marketing end
Other FDA classes
Retinoids (Chemical structure)
Identifiers
Product ID 0299-5918_cc125ed9-1ac8-491e-8eba-bd55426fc825SPL ID cc125ed9-1ac8-491e-8eba-bd55426fc825SPL set ID a0031324-92a6-4c11-90e2-c2818f7278ecRxCUI 722111, 722113UNII 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

N400299591825 followed by a unit qualifier and the quantity

Package 00299-5918-25. 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)

DIFFERIN Gel is indicated for the topical treatment of acne vulgaris in patients 12 years of age and older. DIFFERIN Gel, 0.3%, is a retinoid, indicated for the topical treatment of acne vulgaris in patients 12 years of age and older. ( 1 )

Excerpt only. Read the full label for complete information.

Full label on DailyMed (opens in a new tab)

About NDC 0299-5918

What is NDC 0299-5918?
0299-5918 is the product NDC for Differin (adapalene), Adapalene 3 mg/g gel, listed with the FDA by Galderma Laboratories, L.P.. It has 1 package NDC, shown above in 10- and 11-digit form.
What drug is associated with this NDC?
Differin (Adapalene).
What is the active ingredient?
Adapalene.
Who is the labeler?
Galderma Laboratories, L.P., NDC labeler code 0299. The labeler is the company responsible for the label; it may be the manufacturer, a repackager or a distributor.
What other NDCs exist for Differin?
1 other product NDC are listed under this name. See all Differin NDCs.
Is there a related HCPCS / J-code?
Not in Med-Code's curated HCPCS directory. See Billing references above.

Other finished products listed under the same name: strengths, forms and labelers.

Other Differin NDCs
ProductStrengthForm · routeLabelerProduct NDCPackage NDCs (11-digit)
DifferinadapaleneAdapalene 1 mg/gGelTopicalGalderma Laboratories, L.P.0299-491000299-4910-0000299-4910-1000299-4910-15+2 more

Other NDCs under NDA 021753

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

FDA NDC Directory listings under NDA 021753
ProductStrengthForm · routeLabelerProduct NDC
AdapaleneAdapalene 3 mg/gGelTopicalMayne Pharma Commercial LLC.68308-666

Free account

Log in to keep searching

You’ve used your 3 free searches. Med-Code is free: log in or create a free profile to keep looking up NDCs, J-codes and drugs.

Create a free profileLog in