NDC codes

FDA NDC Directory
Product NDC (as listed)0591-5544Labeler and product segments. Claims need a package NDC.
Product NDC at billing width00591-5544Add 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
0591-5544-0100591554401100 TABLET in 1 BOTTLE, PLASTIC (0591-5544-01)Marketed from Apr 6, 2009
0591-5544-0500591554405500 TABLET in 1 BOTTLE, PLASTIC (0591-5544-05)Marketed from Apr 6, 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)
Allopurinol
Generic name (nonproprietary)
allopurinol
Active ingredients
Allopurinol — 300 mg/1
Dosage form
Tablet
Route
Oral
Product type
Prescription drug
Marketing category
NDA — New Drug ApplicationApplication NDA 018877
Marketing start
Marketing end
Other FDA classes
Xanthine Oxidase Inhibitors (Mechanism)
Identifiers
Product ID 0591-5544_f7e04d88-1d9b-47e6-a9ad-deb08af3c098SPL ID f7e04d88-1d9b-47e6-a9ad-deb08af3c098SPL set ID a80fe56f-8d03-423f-8e2a-7ec8c9e5045bRxCUI 197319, 197320UNII 63CZ7GJN5IUPC 0305915544015, 0305915543018
Pharmacologic class
Xanthine Oxidase Inhibitor

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

N400591554401 followed by a unit qualifier and the quantity

Package 00591-5544-01. 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)

Allopurinol Tablets are indicated for: The management of adults with signs and symptoms of primary or secondary gout (acute attacks, tophi, joint destruction, uric acid lithiasis, and/or nephropathy) The management of adult and pediatric patients with leukemia, lymphoma and solid tumor malignancies who are receiving cancer therapy which causes elevations of serum and urinary uric acid levels The management of adult patients with recurrent calcium oxalate calculi whose daily uric acid excretion exceeds 800 mg/day in male patients and 750 mg/day in female patients, despite lifestyle changes (such as reduction of dietary sodium, non-dairy animal protein, oxylate rich foods, refined sugars and i…

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Other NDCs under NDA 018877

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

FDA NDC Directory listings under NDA 018877
ProductStrengthForm · routeLabelerProduct NDC
AllopurinolAllopurinol 300 mg/1TabletOralAphena Pharma Solutions - Tennessee, LLC67544-313
AllopurinolAllopurinol 300 mg/1TabletOralProficient Rx LP63187-240
AllopurinolAllopurinol 300 mg/1TabletOralBryant Ranch Prepack63629-1781

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