NDC codes

FDA NDC Directory
Product NDC (as listed)46708-550Labeler and product segments. Claims need a package NDC.
Product NDC at billing width46708-0550Add 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
46708-550-18467080550181 BOTTLE in 1 CARTON (46708-550-18) / 118 mL in 1 BOTTLEMarketed from Mar 26, 2025
46708-550-59467080550591 BOTTLE in 1 CARTON (46708-550-59) / 59 mL in 1 BOTTLEMarketed from Mar 26, 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)
Desonide
Generic name (nonproprietary)
desonide
Active ingredients
Desonide — .5 mg/mL
Dosage form
Lotion
Route
Topical
Product type
Prescription drug
Marketing category
ANDA — Abbreviated New Drug Application (generic)Application ANDA 213632
Marketing start
Listing expires
Other FDA classes
Corticosteroid Hormone Receptor Agonists (Mechanism)
Identifiers
Product ID 46708-550_07cc1eb5-c405-4e18-a83a-fd8bb6864ca9SPL ID 07cc1eb5-c405-4e18-a83a-fd8bb6864ca9SPL set ID d210d307-72df-40fb-89c9-88663b0e4901RxCUI 197572UNII J280872D1OUPC 0346708550189
Pharmacologic class
Corticosteroid

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

N446708055018 followed by a unit qualifier and the quantity

Package 46708-0550-18. 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)

INDICATIONS AND USAGE Desonide lotion is a low to medium potency corticosteroid indicated for the relief of the inflammatory and pruritic manifestations of corticosteroid responsive dermatoses.

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Other NDCs under ANDA 213632

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

FDA NDC Directory listings under ANDA 213632
ProductStrengthForm · routeLabelerProduct NDC
DesonideDesonide .5 mg/mLLotionTopicalAlembic Pharmaceuticals Inc.62332-550

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