NDC codes

FDA NDC Directory
Product NDC (as listed)43386-168Labeler and product segments. Claims need a package NDC.
Product NDC at billing width43386-0168Add 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
43386-168-0143386016801473 mL in 1 BOTTLE (43386-168-01)Marketed from Sep 24, 2018

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 — 20 meq/15mL
Dosage form
Solution
Route
Oral
Product type
Prescription drug
Marketing category
ANDA — Abbreviated New Drug Application (generic)Application ANDA 209786
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 43386-168_b48fb85d-87f5-0c70-e053-2a95a90a7011SPL ID b48fb85d-87f5-0c70-e053-2a95a90a7011SPL set ID 28c49165-d8c9-443a-b000-953b8e1ec55cRxCUI 312515, 314182UNII 660YQ98I10UPC 0343386169016, 0343386168019
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

N443386016801 followed by a unit qualifier and the quantity

Package 43386-0168-01. 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 is 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 are insufficient. Potassium chloride is a 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 are insufficient

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Other NDCs under ANDA 209786

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

FDA NDC Directory listings under ANDA 209786
ProductStrengthForm · routeLabelerProduct NDC
Potassium ChloridePotassium chloride 40 meq/15mLSolutionOralLupin Pharmaceuticals,Inc.43386-169

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