NDC codes

FDA NDC Directory
Product NDC (as listed)46708-491Labeler and product segments. Claims need a package NDC.
Product NDC at billing width46708-0491Add 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
46708-491-084670804910880 BLISTER PACK in 1 CARTON (46708-491-08) / 8 CAPSULE in 1 BLISTER PACKMarketed from Jan 15, 2020
46708-491-304670804913030 CAPSULE in 1 BOTTLE (46708-491-30)Marketed from Jan 15, 2020
46708-491-4146708049141150 CAPSULE in 1 BOTTLE (46708-491-41)Marketed from Jan 15, 2020
46708-491-91467080491911000 CAPSULE in 1 BOTTLE (46708-491-91)Marketed from Jan 15, 2020

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)
Tizanidine Hydrochloride
Generic name (nonproprietary)
tizanidine hydrochloride
Active ingredients
Tizanidine hydrochloride2 mg/1
Dosage form
Capsule
Route
Oral
Product type
Prescription drug
Marketing category
ANDA — Abbreviated New Drug Application (generic)Application ANDA 213223
Marketing start
Listing expires
Other FDA classes
Adrenergic alpha2-Agonists (Mechanism)
Identifiers
Product ID 46708-491_cf7c5bb7-d94b-4c98-a4a2-e6a917e4165bSPL ID cf7c5bb7-d94b-4c98-a4a2-e6a917e4165bSPL set ID 29750221-497e-4747-a9b8-12a0c2236eaeRxCUI 485484, 485485, 485486UNII B53E3NMY5CUPC 0346708491307
Pharmacologic class
Central alpha-2 Adrenergic Agonist

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

N446708049108 followed by a unit qualifier and the quantity

Package 46708-0491-08. 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)

Tizanidine hydrochloride is a central alpha-2-adrenergic agonist indicated for the management of spasticity. Because of the short duration of therapeutic effect, treatment with tizanidine hydrochloride capsules should be reserved for those daily activities and times when relief of spasticity is most important [see Dosage and Administration (2.1)]. Tizanidine hydrochloride is a central alpha-2-adrenergic agonist indicated for the management of spasticity. Because of the short duration of therapeutic effect, treatment with tizanidine hydrochloride capsules should be reserved for those daily activities and times when relief of spasticity is most important.(1)

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Other NDCs under ANDA 213223

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

FDA NDC Directory listings under ANDA 213223
ProductStrengthForm · routeLabelerProduct NDC
Tizanidine HydrochlorideTizanidine hydrochloride 6 mg/1CapsuleOralAlembic Pharmaceuticals Inc.62332-493
Tizanidine HydrochlorideTizanidine hydrochloride 2 mg/1CapsuleOralAlembic Pharmaceuticals Inc.62332-491
Tizanidine HydrochlorideTizanidine hydrochloride 4 mg/1CapsuleOralAlembic Pharmaceuticals Inc.62332-492
Tizanidine HydrochlorideTizanidine hydrochloride 6 mg/1CapsuleOralAlembic Pharmaceuticals Limited46708-493
Tizanidine HydrochlorideTizanidine hydrochloride 4 mg/1CapsuleOralAlembic Pharmaceuticals Limited46708-492

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