NDC codes

FDA NDC Directory
Product NDC (as listed)42858-515Labeler and product segments. Claims need a package NDC.
Product NDC at billing width42858-0515Add 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
42858-515-014285805150142858051501100 TABLET, FILM COATED, EXTENDED RELEASE in 1 BOTTLE, PLASTIC (42858-515-01)Marketed from May 15, 2017

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)
MS Contin
Generic name (nonproprietary)
morphine sulfate
Active ingredients
Morphine sulfate — 15 mg/1
Dosage form
Tablet, Film coated, Extended release
Route
Oral
Labeler
Rhodes Pharmaceuticals LLCNDC labeler code 42858
Product type
Prescription drug
Marketing category
NDA — New Drug ApplicationApplication NDA 019516
Marketing start
Listing expires
DEA schedule
CII
Other FDA classes
Full Opioid Agonists (Mechanism)
Identifiers
Product ID 42858-515_8a5edf84-32d5-44f2-afad-7589689f3175SPL ID 8a5edf84-32d5-44f2-afad-7589689f3175SPL set ID c354b3bf-86c0-4bb8-8b1f-be2164942698RxCUI 891881, 891888, 891893, 892574, 892660, 894813UNII X3P646A2J0UPC 0342858631013, 0342858515016, 0342858760010
Pharmacologic class
Opioid Agonist

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. Oral products like this are usually dispensed by a pharmacy and billed by NDC.

NDC on a medical claim

N442858051501 followed by a unit qualifier and the quantity

Package 42858-0515-01. 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 . This label includes a boxed warning.

Indications (excerpt from the label)

MS CONTIN is indicated for the management of severe and persistent pain that requires an opioid analgesic and that cannot be adequately treated with alternative options, including immediate-release opioids. Limitations of Use Because of the risks of addiction, abuse, misuse, overdose, and death, which can occur at any dosage or duration and persist over the course of therapy [see Warnings and Precautions (5.2) ] , reserve opioid analgesics, including MS CONTIN, for use in patients for whom alternative treatment options are ineffective, not tolerated, or would be otherwise inadequate to provide sufficient management of pain. MS CONTIN is not indicated as an as-needed (prn) analgesic. MS CONTI…

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About NDC 42858-515

What is NDC 42858-515?
42858-515 is the product NDC for MS Contin (morphine sulfate), Morphine sulfate 15 mg/1 tablet, film coated, extended release, listed with the FDA by Rhodes Pharmaceuticals LLC. It has 1 package NDC, shown above in 10- and 11-digit form.
What drug is associated with this NDC?
MS Contin (Morphine sulfate).
What is the active ingredient?
Morphine sulfate.
Who is the labeler?
Rhodes Pharmaceuticals LLC, NDC labeler code 42858. The labeler is the company responsible for the label; it may be the manufacturer, a repackager or a distributor.
What other NDCs exist for MS Contin?
2 other product NDCs are listed under this name. See all MS Contin 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 MS Contin NDCs
ProductStrengthForm · routeLabelerProduct NDCPackage NDCs (11-digit)
MS Continmorphine sulfateMorphine sulfate 30 mg/1Tablet, Film coated, Extended releaseOralRhodes Pharmaceuticals LLC42858-63142858-0631-01
MS Continmorphine sulfateMorphine sulfate 60 mg/1Tablet, Film coated, Extended releaseOralRhodes Pharmaceuticals LLC42858-76042858-0760-01

Other NDCs under NDA 019516

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

FDA NDC Directory listings under NDA 019516
ProductStrengthForm · routeLabelerProduct NDC
MS Continmorphine sulfateMorphine sulfate 30 mg/1Tablet, Film coated, Extended releaseOralRhodes Pharmaceuticals LLC42858-631
MS Continmorphine sulfateMorphine sulfate 60 mg/1Tablet, Film coated, Extended releaseOralRhodes Pharmaceuticals LLC42858-760

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