NDC codes

FDA NDC Directory
Product NDC (as listed)42291-487Labeler and product segments. Claims need a package NDC.
Product NDC at billing width42291-0487Add 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
42291-487-0142291048701100 TABLET, EXTENDED RELEASE in 1 BOTTLE (42291-487-01)Marketed from Aug 8, 2025
42291-487-5042291048750500 TABLET, EXTENDED RELEASE in 1 BOTTLE (42291-487-50)Marketed from Aug 8, 2025

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)
Potassium Chloride
Generic name (nonproprietary)
potassium chloride
Active ingredients
Potassium chloride — 750 mg/1
Dosage form
Tablet, Extended release
Route
Oral
Labeler
AvKARE
Product type
Prescription drug
Marketing category
ANDA — Abbreviated New Drug Application (generic)Application ANDA 218979
Marketing start
Listing expires
Other FDA classes
Increased Large Intestinal Motility (Physiologic effect)Inhibition Large Intestine Fluid/Electrolyte Absorption (Physiologic effect)Osmotic Activity (Mechanism)Potassium Compounds (Chemical structure)
Identifiers
Product ID 42291-487_3bdfceef-6db4-8d5d-e063-6294a90abeccSPL ID 3bdfceef-6db4-8d5d-e063-6294a90abeccSPL set ID 3bdfced1-6e62-9e92-e063-6294a90a28aaRxCUI 628953UNII 660YQ98I10
Pharmacologic class
Osmotic Laxative; Potassium Salt

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

N442291048701 followed by a unit qualifier and the quantity

Package 42291-0487-01. 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)

Potassium chloride extended-release tablets are indicated for the treatment and prophylaxis of hypokalemia with or without metabolic alkalosis, in patients for whom dietary management with potassium-rich foods or diuretic dose reduction is insufficient. Potassium chloride extended-release tablets are potassium salt, indicated for the treatment and prophylaxis of hypokalemia with or without metabolic alkalosis in patients for whom dietary management with potassium-rich foods or diuretic dose reduction is insufficient.

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Other NDCs under ANDA 218979

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

FDA NDC Directory listings under ANDA 218979
ProductStrengthForm · routeLabelerProduct NDC
Potassium ChloridePotassium chloride 600 mg/1Tablet, Extended releaseOralUpsher-Smith Laboratories, LLC24979-229
Klor-Conpotassium chloridePotassium chloride 600 mg/1Tablet, Film coated, Extended releaseOralUpsher-Smith Laboratories, LLC0245-0835
Klor-Conpotassium chloridePotassium chloride 750 mg/1Tablet, Film coated, Extended releaseOralUpsher-Smith Laboratories, LLC0245-0836
Potassium ChloridePotassium chloride 750 mg/1Tablet, Extended releaseOralUpsher-Smith Laboratories, LLC24979-230
Potassium ChloridePotassium chloride 750 mg/1Tablet, Extended releaseOralNorthwind Health Company, LLC82868-111
Potassium ChloridePotassium chloride 750 mg/1Tablet, Extended releaseOralAphena Pharma Solutions - Tennessee, LLC71610-977

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