NDC codes

FDA NDC Directory
Product NDC (as listed)43538-179Labeler and product segments. Claims need a package NDC.
Product NDC at billing width43538-0179Add 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
43538-179-10435380179101 CAN in 1 CARTON (43538-179-10) / 100 g in 1 CANMarketed from Nov 14, 2022

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)
Clindacin
Generic name (nonproprietary)
clindamycin phosphate
Active ingredients
Clindamycin phosphate — 10 mg/g
Dosage form
Aerosol, Foam
Route
Topical
Product type
Prescription drug
Marketing category
ANDA — Abbreviated New Drug Application (generic)Application ANDA 090785
Marketing start
Listing expires
Other FDA classes
Decreased Sebaceous Gland Activity (Physiologic effect)Lincosamides (Chemical structure)Neuromuscular Blockade (Physiologic effect)
Identifiers
Product ID 43538-179_391b4472-8468-4d6f-bab0-406d83655cd0SPL ID 391b4472-8468-4d6f-bab0-406d83655cd0SPL set ID d01ffda3-1913-400d-a899-58b8face8936RxCUI 477451, 2621717UNII EH6D7113I8
Pharmacologic class
Lincosamide Antibacterial

Billing references

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HCPCS codeNo match

No HCPCS code in Med-Code's directory. Topical products like this are usually dispensed by a pharmacy and billed by NDC.

NDC on a medical claim

N443538017910 followed by a unit qualifier and the quantity

Package 43538-0179-10. 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)

Clindacin ® (clindamycin phosphate) Foam, 1% is indicated for topical application in the treatment of acne vulgaris in patients 12 years and older. Clindacin Foam is a lincosamide product indicated for acne vulgaris in patients 12 years and older. ( 1 )

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Other NDCs under ANDA 090785

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

FDA NDC Directory listings under ANDA 090785
ProductStrengthForm · routeLabelerProduct NDC
Clindamycin PhosphateClindamycin phosphate 10 mg/gAerosol, FoamTopicalPadagis Israel Pharmaceuticals Ltd45802-660
Clindamycin PhosphateClindamycin phosphate 10 mg/gAerosol, FoamTopicalBryant Ranch Prepack63629-8628
Clindamycin PhosphateClindamycin phosphate 10 mg/gAerosol, FoamTopicalBryant Ranch Prepack63629-8629

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