NDC codes

FDA NDC Directory
Product NDC (as listed)50090-2899Labeler and product segments. Claims need a package NDC.
Product NDC at billing width50090-2899Add 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
50090-2899-25009028990290 TABLET in 1 BOTTLE (50090-2899-2)Marketed from Mar 3, 2017

How the 11-digit form is made: The package segment has 1 digit, so one leading zero is added to it (5-4-1 → 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)
Tricor
Generic name (nonproprietary)
fenofibrate
Active ingredients
Fenofibrate145 mg/1
Dosage form
Tablet
Route
Oral
Product type
Prescription drug
Marketing category
NDA — New Drug ApplicationApplication NDA 021656
Marketing start
Listing expires
Identifiers
Product ID 50090-2899_98057eb6-358a-493e-8c1d-8a8faeff851bSPL ID 98057eb6-358a-493e-8c1d-8a8faeff851bSPL set ID 84b2af1b-365e-4723-ac5f-bc826ec47772RxCUI 477560, 540281UNII U202363UOS
Pharmacologic class
Peroxisome Proliferator Receptor alpha Agonist

Billing references

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HCPCS codeNo match

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NDC on a medical claim

N450090289902 followed by a unit qualifier and the quantity

Package 50090-2899-02. 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)

TRICOR is a peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor (PPAR) alpha agonist indicated as an adjunct to diet: To reduce elevated LDL-C, Total-C, TG and Apo B, and to increase HDL-C in adult patients with primary hypercholesterolemia or mixed dyslipidemia ( 1.1 ). For treatment of adult patients with severe hypertriglyceridemia ( 1.2 ). Limitations of Use: Fenofibrate was not shown to reduce coronary heart disease morbidity and mortality in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus ( 5.1 ). 1.1 Primary Hypercholesterolemia or Mixed Dyslipidemia TRICOR is indicated as adjunctive therapy to diet to reduce elevated low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C), total cholesterol (Total-C), Triglycerid

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