NDC codes

FDA NDC Directory
Product NDC (as listed)51672-4237Labeler and product segments. Claims need a package NDC.
Product NDC at billing width51672-4237Add 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
51672-4237-45167242370450 TABLET in 1 BOTTLE (51672-4237-4)Marketed from Feb 5, 2024

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)
Deferiprone
Generic name (nonproprietary)
deferiprone
Active ingredients
Deferiprone — 1000 mg/1
Dosage form
Tablet
Route
Oral
Product type
Prescription drug
Marketing category
ANDA — Abbreviated New Drug Application (generic)Application ANDA 208800
Marketing start
Listing expires
Other FDA classes
Iron Chelating Activity (Mechanism)
Identifiers
Product ID 51672-4237_3631d351-4653-3512-e063-6394a90a81c0SPL ID 3631d351-4653-3512-e063-6394a90a81c0SPL set ID 5af1643d-4c6e-4668-ae9b-1046f0ad6d8aRxCUI 389242, 2180997UNII 2BTY8KH53L
Pharmacologic class
Iron Chelator

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

N451672423704 followed by a unit qualifier and the quantity

Package 51672-4237-04. 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)

Deferiprone tablets are indicated for the treatment of transfusional iron overload in adult patients with thalassemia syndromes when current chelation therapy is inadequate. Deferiprone tablets are an iron chelator indicated for the treatment of transfusional iron overload in adult patients with thalassemia syndromes when current chelation therapy is inadequate. ( 1 ) Limitations of Use Safety and effectiveness have not been established for the treatment of transfusional iron overload in patients with myelodysplastic syndrome or in patients with Diamond Blackfan anemia. Limitations of Use Safety and effectiveness have not been established for the treatment of transfusional iron overload in p…

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Other NDCs under ANDA 208800

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

FDA NDC Directory listings under ANDA 208800
ProductStrengthForm · routeLabelerProduct NDC
DeferiproneDeferiprone 500 mg/1TabletOralAvKARE73190-095
DeferiproneDeferiprone 500 mg/1TabletOralSun Pharmaceutical Industries, Inc.51672-4196

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