NDC codes

FDA NDC Directory
Product NDC (as listed)51079-670Labeler and product segments. Claims need a package NDC.
Product NDC at billing width51079-0670Add 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
51079-670-05510790670055107906700520 BLISTER PACK in 1 CARTON (51079-670-05) / 1 TABLET in 1 BLISTER PACK (51079-670-01)Marketed from Jul 13, 1995

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)
Methotrexate
Generic name (nonproprietary)
methotrexate
Active ingredients
Methotrexate sodium — 2.5 mg/1
Dosage form
Tablet
Route
Oral
Labeler
Mylan Institutional Inc.NDC labeler code 51079
Product type
Prescription drug
Marketing category
ANDA — Abbreviated New Drug Application (generic)Application ANDA 081235
Marketing start
Listing expires
Other FDA classes
Folic Acid Metabolism Inhibitors (Mechanism)
Identifiers
Product ID 51079-670_3a866716-12c5-4380-e063-6394a90ae975SPL ID 3a866716-12c5-4380-e063-6394a90ae975SPL set ID 8df0780e-0fbd-4ab8-80b0-7a5eaa08ec0aRxCUI 105585UNII 3IG1E710ZN
Pharmacologic class
Folate Analog Metabolic Inhibitor

Billing references

What Med-Code can say about coding this product, and where each statement comes from. Nothing here is inferred from the name alone.

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

N451079067005 followed by a unit qualifier and the quantity

Package 51079-0670-05. 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 . This label includes a boxed warning.

Indications (excerpt from the label)

Methotrexate tablets are a dihydrofolate reductase inhibitor indicated for the: Treatment of adults and pediatric patients with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) as part of a combination chemotherapy maintenance regimen ( 1.1 ) Treatment of adults with mycosis fungoides ( 1.1 ) Treatment of adults with relapsed or refractory non-Hodgkin lymphoma as part of a metronomic combination regimen ( 1.1 ) Treatment of adults with rheumatoid arthritis ( 1.2 ) Treatment of pediatric patients with polyarticular juvenile idiopathic arthritis (pJIA) ( 1.3 ) Treatment of adults with severe psoriasis ( 1.4 ) 1.1 Neoplastic Diseases Methotrexate tablets are indicated for the: treatment of adults and pediatr…

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About NDC 51079-670

What is NDC 51079-670?
51079-670 is the product NDC for Methotrexate, Methotrexate sodium 2.5 mg/1 tablet, listed with the FDA by Mylan Institutional Inc.. It has 1 package NDC, shown above in 10- and 11-digit form.
What drug is associated with this NDC?
Methotrexate.
What is the active ingredient?
Methotrexate sodium.
Who is the labeler?
Mylan Institutional Inc., NDC labeler code 51079. The labeler is the company responsible for the label; it may be the manufacturer, a repackager or a distributor.
What other NDCs exist for Methotrexate?
51 other product NDCs are listed under this name. See all Methotrexate NDCs.
Is there a related HCPCS / J-code?
Not in Med-Code's curated HCPCS directory. See Billing references above.

Other finished products listed under the same name: strengths, forms and labelers.

Other Methotrexate NDCs
ProductStrengthForm · routeLabelerProduct NDCPackage NDCs (11-digit)
MethotrexateMethotrexate 2.5 mg/1TabletOralAmerican Health Packaging60687-97560687-0975-94
MethotrexateMethotrexate sodium 25 mg/mLInjection, SolutionIntramuscular, Intravenous, SubcutaneousAlembic Pharmaceuticals Limited46708-71146708-0711-05
MethotrexateMethotrexate sodium 25 mg/mLInjection, SolutionIntramuscular, Intrathecal, Intravenous, SubcutaneousAlembic Pharmaceuticals Limited46708-71246708-0712-01
MethotrexateMethotrexate sodium 25 mg/mLInjection, SolutionIntramuscular, Intravenous, SubcutaneousAlembic Pharmaceuticals Inc.62332-71162332-0711-05
MethotrexateMethotrexate sodium 25 mg/mLInjection, SolutionIntramuscular, Intrathecal, Intravenous, SubcutaneousAlembic Pharmaceuticals Inc.62332-71262332-0712-01
MethotrexateMethotrexate 2.5 mg/1TabletOralAvPAK50268-55450268-0554-15
MethotrexateMethotrexate sodium 2.5 mg/1TabletOralSafecor Health LLC48433-06548433-0065-05
MethotrexateMethotrexate sodium 2.5 mg/1TabletOralCoupler LLC67046-152467046-1524-03
MethotrexateMethotrexate sodium 25 mg/mLInjection, SolutionIntramuscular, Intrathecal, Intravenous, SubcutaneousHospira, Inc.61703-16161703-0161-05
MethotrexateMethotrexate sodium 50 mg/2mLInjection, SolutionIntramuscular, Intrathecal, Intravenous, SubcutaneousEugia US LLC55150-51055150-0510-0155150-0510-05

All 52 Methotrexate NDCs

Other NDCs under ANDA 081235

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

FDA NDC Directory listings under ANDA 081235
ProductStrengthForm · routeLabelerProduct NDC
MethotrexateMethotrexate sodium 2.5 mg/1TabletOralMylan Pharmaceuticals Inc.0378-0014
MethotrexateMethotrexate sodium 2.5 mg/1TabletOralSafecor Health LLC48433-065
MethotrexateMethotrexate sodium 2.5 mg/1TabletOralGolden State Medical Supply, Inc.51407-121
MethotrexateMethotrexate sodium 2.5 mg/1TabletOralBryant Ranch Prepack71335-1118

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