NDC codes

FDA NDC Directory
Product NDC (as listed)50268-496Labeler and product segments. Claims need a package NDC.
Product NDC at billing width50268-0496Add 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
50268-496-155026804961550 BLISTER PACK in 1 BOX (50268-496-15) / 1 TABLET in 1 BLISTER PACK (50268-496-11)Marketed from Oct 13, 2025

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)
Methimazole
Generic name (nonproprietary)
methimazole
Active ingredients
Methimazole — 10 mg/1
Dosage form
Tablet
Route
Oral
Labeler
AvPAK
Product type
Prescription drug
Marketing category
ANDA — Abbreviated New Drug Application (generic)Application ANDA 218149
Marketing start
Listing expires
Other FDA classes
Thyroid Hormone Synthesis Inhibitors (Mechanism)
Identifiers
Product ID 50268-496_41168239-a16a-40e0-e063-6294a90a5c58SPL ID 41168239-a16a-40e0-e063-6294a90a5c58SPL set ID 4116774b-6c2b-2c74-e063-6394a90a4955RxCUI 197941, 197942UNII 554Z48XN5E
Pharmacologic class
Thyroid Hormone Synthesis 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

N450268049615 followed by a unit qualifier and the quantity

Package 50268-0496-15. 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 AND USAGE Methimazole tablets are indicated: In patients with Graves’ disease with hyperthyroidism or toxic multinodular goiter for whom surgery or radioactive iodine therapy is not an appropriate treatment option. To ameliorate symptoms of hyperthyroidism in preparation for thyroidectomy or radioactive iodine therapy.

Excerpt only. Read the full label for complete information.

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Other NDCs under ANDA 218149

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

FDA NDC Directory listings under ANDA 218149
ProductStrengthForm · routeLabelerProduct NDC
MethimazoleMethimazole 10 mg/1TabletOralBionpharma Inc.69452-329
MethimazoleMethimazole 5 mg/1TabletOralBionpharma Inc.69452-328
MethimazoleMethimazole 5 mg/1TabletOralAvPAK50268-495

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