NDC codes

FDA NDC Directory
Product NDC (as listed)50090-3700Labeler and product segments. Claims need a package NDC.
Product NDC at billing width50090-3700Add 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
50090-3700-05009037000030 TABLET, EXTENDED RELEASE in 1 BOTTLE (50090-3700-0)Marketed from Oct 19, 2018
50090-3700-15009037000160 TABLET, EXTENDED RELEASE in 1 BOTTLE, PLASTIC (50090-3700-1)Marketed from Jul 26, 2016
50090-3700-25009037000290 TABLET, EXTENDED RELEASE in 1 BOTTLE, PLASTIC (50090-3700-2)Marketed from Jul 26, 2016

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)
potassium chloride
Generic name (nonproprietary)
potassium chloride
Active ingredients
Potassium chloride — 1500 mg/1
Dosage form
Tablet, Extended release
Route
Oral
Product type
Prescription drug
Marketing category
ANDA — Abbreviated New Drug Application (generic)Application ANDA 203562
Marketing start
Listing expires
Other FDA classes
Increased Large Intestinal Motility (Physiologic effect)Inhibition Large Intestine Fluid/Electrolyte Absorption (Physiologic effect)Osmotic Activity (Mechanism)Potassium Compounds (Chemical structure)
Identifiers
Product ID 50090-3700_3bb0ccdf-d00a-406b-ab2e-6890385d201fSPL ID 3bb0ccdf-d00a-406b-ab2e-6890385d201fSPL set ID 3a720078-f455-44ab-a883-e3c13d83a74cRxCUI 1801294UNII 660YQ98I10
Pharmacologic class
Osmotic Laxative; Potassium Salt

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

N450090370000 followed by a unit qualifier and the quantity

Package 50090-3700-00. 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 BECAUSE OF REPORTS OF INTESTINAL AND GASTRIC ULCERATION AND BLEEDING WITH CONTROLLED-RELEASE POTASSIUM CHLORIDE PREPARATIONS, THESE DRUGS SHOULD BE RESERVED FOR THOSE PATIENTS WHO CANNOT TOLERATE OR REFUSE TO TAKE LIQUID OR EFFERVESCENT POTASSIUM PREPARATIONS OR FOR PATIENTS IN WHOM THERE IS A PROBLEM OF COMPLIANCE WITH THESE PREPARATIONS. 1. For the treatment of patients with hypokalemia with or without metabolic alkalosis, in digitalis intoxication, and in patients with hypokalemic familial periodic paralysis. If hypokalemia is the result of diuretic therapy, consideration should be given to the use of a lower dose of diuretic, which may be sufficient without leading …

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Other NDCs under ANDA 203562

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

FDA NDC Directory listings under ANDA 203562
ProductStrengthForm · routeLabelerProduct NDC
potassium chloridePotassium chloride 1500 mg/1Tablet, Extended releaseOralRedpharm Drug67296-2131
Potassium Chloride ERPotassium chloride 1500 mg/1Tablet, Extended releaseOralDirect_Rx72189-462
potassium chloridePotassium chloride 1500 mg/1Tablet, Extended releaseOralBryant Ranch Prepack71335-1109
potassium chloridePotassium chloride 1500 mg/1Tablet, Extended releaseOralA-S Medication Solutions50090-7456

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