NDC codes

FDA NDC Directory
Product NDC (as listed)46708-608Labeler and product segments. Claims need a package NDC.
Product NDC at billing width46708-0608Add 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
46708-608-304670806083030 TABLET in 1 BOTTLE (46708-608-30)Marketed from Jun 25, 2016
46708-608-91467080608911000 TABLET in 1 BOTTLE (46708-608-91)Marketed from Jun 25, 2016

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)
Telmisartan
Generic name (nonproprietary)
telmisartan
Active ingredients
Telmisartan20 mg/1
Dosage form
Tablet
Route
Oral
Product type
Prescription drug
Marketing category
ANDA — Abbreviated New Drug Application (generic)Application ANDA 202130
Marketing start
Listing expires
Other FDA classes
Angiotensin 2 Receptor Antagonists (Mechanism)
Identifiers
Product ID 46708-608_9d5f0653-75d0-4c6d-81e9-d34f2e62a714SPL ID 9d5f0653-75d0-4c6d-81e9-d34f2e62a714SPL set ID 4be6575f-ea8d-4cd8-a49d-3d1c93f2621aRxCUI 205304, 205305, 282755UNII U5SYW473RQ

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

N446708060830 followed by a unit qualifier and the quantity

Package 46708-0608-30. 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)

Telmisartanis an angiotensin II receptor blocker (ARB) indicated for: Treatment of hypertension to lower blood pressure. Lowering blood pressure reduces the risk of fatal and nonfatal cardiovascular events, primarily strokes and myocardial infarctions(1.1) 1.1 Hypertension Telmisartan is indicated for the treatment of hypertension, to lower blood pressure. Lowering blood pressure reduces the risk of fatal and nonfatal cardiovascular events, primarily strokes and myocardial infarctions. These benefits have been seen in controlled trials of antihypertensive drugs from a wide variety of pharmacologic classes including the class to which this drug principally belongs. Control of high blood press

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Other NDCs under ANDA 202130

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

FDA NDC Directory listings under ANDA 202130
ProductStrengthForm · routeLabelerProduct NDC
TelmisartanTelmisartan 40 mg/1TabletOralAlembic Pharmaceuticals Limited46708-609
TelmisartanTelmisartan 80 mg/1TabletOralAlembic Pharmaceuticals Limited46708-610
TelmisartanTelmisartan 20 mg/1TabletOralAlembic Pharmaceuticals Inc.62332-087
TelmisartanTelmisartan 40 mg/1TabletOralAlembic Pharmaceuticals Inc.62332-088
TelmisartanTelmisartan 80 mg/1TabletOralAlembic Pharmaceuticals Inc.62332-089

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