NDC codes

FDA NDC Directory
Product NDC (as listed)24979-244Labeler and product segments. Claims need a package NDC.
Product NDC at billing width24979-0244Add 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
24979-244-072497902440790 TABLET in 1 BOTTLE (24979-244-07)Marketed from Aug 1, 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)
Tenormin
Generic name (nonproprietary)
atenolol
Active ingredients
Atenolol25 mg/1
Dosage form
Tablet
Route
Oral
Product type
Prescription drug
Marketing category
NDA — New Drug ApplicationApplication NDA 018240
Marketing start
Listing expires
Other FDA classes
Adrenergic beta-Antagonists (Mechanism)
Identifiers
Product ID 24979-244_c804fa73-5b5a-4e20-a1f5-6a13155df21fSPL ID c804fa73-5b5a-4e20-a1f5-6a13155df21fSPL set ID 6e850b1e-28a4-4ff8-8ed7-bb0b29faa28aRxCUI 150750, 152414, 197379, 197380, 197381, 201322UNII 50VV3VW0TIUPC 0324979246079, 0324979245072, 0324979244075
Pharmacologic class
beta-Adrenergic Blocker

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

N424979024407 followed by a unit qualifier and the quantity

Package 24979-0244-07. 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 Hypertension TENORMIN is indicated for the treatment of hypertension, to lower blood pressure. Lowering blood pressure lowers the risk of fatal and non-fatal cardiovascular events, primarily strokes and myocardial infarctions. These benefits have been seen in controlled trials of antihypertensive drugs from a wide variety of pharmacologic classes including atenolol. Control of high blood pressure should be part of comprehensive cardiovascular risk management, including, as appropriate, lipid control, diabetes management, antithrombotic therapy, smoking cessation, exercise, and limited sodium intake. Many patients will require more than 1 drug to achieve blood pressure g

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Other NDCs under NDA 018240

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

FDA NDC Directory listings under NDA 018240
ProductStrengthForm · routeLabelerProduct NDC
TenorminatenololAtenolol 50 mg/1TabletOralUpsher-Smith Laboratories, LLC24979-245
TenorminatenololAtenolol 100 mg/1TabletOralUpsher-Smith Laboratories, LLC24979-246
TenorminatenololAtenolol 50 mg/1TabletOralAlmatica Pharma LLC52427-430

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