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FDA NDC Directory
Product NDC (as listed)52856-505Labeler and product segments. Claims need a package NDC.
Product NDC at billing width52856-0505Add 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
52856-505-22528560505225285605052213 mL in 1 BOTTLE (52856-505-22)Marketed from Aug 30, 2019

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)
Emflaza
Generic name (nonproprietary)
deflazacort
Active ingredients
Deflazacort — 22.75 mg/mL
Dosage form
Suspension
Route
Oral
Labeler
PTC Therapeutics, Inc.NDC labeler code 52856
Product type
Prescription drug
Marketing category
NDA — New Drug ApplicationApplication NDA 208685
Marketing start
Listing expires
Other FDA classes
Corticosteroid Hormone Receptor Agonists (Mechanism)
Identifiers
Product ID 52856-505_2b07ec82-2eb4-4a87-9787-9c2db6a0649bSPL ID 2b07ec82-2eb4-4a87-9787-9c2db6a0649b
Pharmacologic class
Corticosteroid

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

N452856050522 followed by a unit qualifier and the quantity

Package 52856-0505-22. 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

The FDA listing for this product does not reference a label (SPL) set.

About NDC 52856-505

What is NDC 52856-505?
52856-505 is the product NDC for Emflaza (deflazacort), Deflazacort 22.75 mg/mL suspension, listed with the FDA by PTC Therapeutics, Inc.. It has 1 package NDC, shown above in 10- and 11-digit form.
What drug is associated with this NDC?
Emflaza (Deflazacort).
What is the active ingredient?
Deflazacort.
Who is the labeler?
PTC Therapeutics, Inc., NDC labeler code 52856. The labeler is the company responsible for the label; it may be the manufacturer, a repackager or a distributor.
What other NDCs exist for Emflaza?
4 other product NDCs are listed under this name. See all Emflaza 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 Emflaza NDCs
ProductStrengthForm · routeLabelerProduct NDCPackage NDCs (11-digit)
EmflazadeflazacortDeflazacort 6 mg/1TabletOralPTC Therapeutics, Inc.52856-50152856-0501-01
EmflazadeflazacortDeflazacort 18 mg/1TabletOralPTC Therapeutics, Inc.52856-50252856-0502-03
EmflazadeflazacortDeflazacort 30 mg/1TabletOralPTC Therapeutics, Inc.52856-50352856-0503-03
EmflazadeflazacortDeflazacort 36 mg/1TabletOralPTC Therapeutics, Inc.52856-50452856-0504-03

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