Potassium Chloride NDC 50090-5665

NDC codes

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Product NDC (as listed)50090-5665Labeler and product segments. Claims need a package NDC.

Product NDC at billing width50090-5665Add 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 NDC	11-digit (billing)	Package
50090-5665-0	50090566500	30 TABLET, EXTENDED RELEASE in 1 BOTTLE (50090-5665-0)Marketed from Sep 15, 2021
50090-5665-1	50090566501	60 TABLET, EXTENDED RELEASE in 1 BOTTLE (50090-5665-1)Marketed from Sep 15, 2021
50090-5665-2	50090566502	90 TABLET, EXTENDED RELEASE in 1 BOTTLE (50090-5665-2)Marketed from Sep 15, 2021

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
Labeler: A-S Medication Solutions
Product type: Prescription drug
Marketing category: ANDA — Abbreviated New Drug Application (generic)Application ANDA 212861
Marketing start: May 11, 2020
Listing expires: Dec 31, 2026
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 50090-5665_6c61b940-b66a-47ff-9b6a-48ff5f397aacSPL ID 6c61b940-b66a-47ff-9b6a-48ff5f397aacSPL set ID 5aa0adf8-7b84-4cb0-be31-5c3333a6cc44RxCUI 1801294UNII 660YQ98I10
Pharmacologic class: Osmotic Laxative; Potassium Salt

Billing references

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HCPCS codeNo match

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NDC on a medical claim

N450090566500 followed by a unit qualifier and the quantity

Package 50090-5665-00. 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 Dec 11, 2023.

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. 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 to …

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Other NDCs under ANDA 212861

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

FDA NDC Directory listings under ANDA 212861
Product	Strength	Form · route	Labeler	Product NDC
Potassium Chloride	Potassium chloride 1500 mg/1	Tablet, Extended releaseOral	Major Pharmaceuticals	0904-7293