NDC codes

FDA NDC Directory
Product NDC (as listed)50268-295Labeler and product segments. Claims need a package NDC.
Product NDC at billing width50268-0295Add 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
50268-295-155026802951550 BLISTER PACK in 1 BOX, UNIT-DOSE (50268-295-15) / 1 TABLET, FILM COATED in 1 BLISTER PACK (50268-295-11)Marketed from Dec 5, 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)
Entacapone
Generic name (nonproprietary)
entacapone
Active ingredients
Entacapone200 mg/1
Dosage form
Tablet, Film coated
Route
Oral
Labeler
AvPAK
Product type
Prescription drug
Marketing category
ANDA — Abbreviated New Drug Application (generic)Application ANDA 203437
Marketing start
Listing expires
Other FDA classes
Catechol O-Methyltransferase Inhibitors (Mechanism)
Identifiers
Product ID 50268-295_47e3561c-c311-d3fd-e063-6394a90ae2ccSPL ID 47e3561c-c311-d3fd-e063-6394a90ae2ccSPL set ID 1fab63f2-9257-6998-5658-7e98db51b184RxCUI 317094UNII 4975G9NM6T
Pharmacologic class
Catechol-O-Methyltransferase Inhibitor

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

N450268029515 followed by a unit qualifier and the quantity

Package 50268-0295-15. 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 Entacapone tablets, USP are indicated as an adjunct to levodopa and carbidopa to treat end-of-dose “wearing-off” in patients with Parkinson’s disease (see CLINICAL PHARMACOLOGY, Clinical Studies ). Entacapone tablets, USP effectiveness has not been systematically evaluated in patients with Parkinson’s disease who do not experience end-of-dose “wearing-off”.

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Other NDCs under ANDA 203437

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

FDA NDC Directory listings under ANDA 203437
ProductStrengthForm · routeLabelerProduct NDC
EntacaponeEntacapone 200 mg/1Tablet, Film coatedOralAmerican Health Packaging60687-188
EntacaponeEntacapone 200 mg/1Tablet, Film coatedOralMajor Pharmaceuticals0904-6822
EntacaponeEntacapone 200 mg/1Tablet, Film coatedOralAurobindo Pharma Limited65862-654

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