NDC codes

FDA NDC Directory
Product NDC (as listed)55154-2666Labeler and product segments. Claims need a package NDC.
Product NDC at billing width55154-2666Add 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
55154-2666-05515426660010 BLISTER PACK in 1 BAG (55154-2666-0) / 1 TABLET in 1 BLISTER PACKMarketed from Apr 1, 2015

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)
memantine hydrochloride
Generic name (nonproprietary)
memantine hydrochloride
Active ingredients
Memantine hydrochloride — 5 mg/1
Dosage form
Tablet
Route
Oral
Product type
Prescription drug
Marketing category
NDA authorized genericApplication NDA 021487
Marketing start
Marketing end
Other FDA classes
NMDA Receptor Antagonists (Mechanism)
Identifiers
Product ID 55154-2666_3e541a5f-aae5-4d60-9506-ce794747a84cSPL ID 3e541a5f-aae5-4d60-9506-ce794747a84cSPL set ID e5754973-e73b-4a25-abb4-80f91880f018RxCUI 996561, 996571UNII JY0WD0UA60UPC 0055154266703, 0055154266604
Pharmacologic class
N-methyl-D-aspartate Receptor Antagonist

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

N455154266600 followed by a unit qualifier and the quantity

Package 55154-2666-00. 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)

Memantine hydrochloride tablets are indicated for the treatment of moderate to severe dementia of the Alzheimer’s type. Memantine hydrochloride tablets are an N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) receptor antagonist indicated for the treatment of moderate to severe dementia of the Alzheimer’s type. ( 1 )

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Other NDCs under NDA 021487

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

FDA NDC Directory listings under NDA 021487
ProductStrengthForm · routeLabelerProduct NDC
memantine hydrochlorideMemantine hydrochloride 10 mg/1TabletOralAphena Pharma Solutions - Tennessee, LLC71610-011
memantine hydrochlorideMemantine hydrochloride 10 mg/1TabletOralActavis Pharma, Inc.0591-3875
memantine hydrochloride—KitOralActavis Pharma, Inc.0591-3900
memantine hydrochlorideMemantine hydrochloride 10 mg/1TabletOralCardinal Health 107, LLC55154-2667
memantine hydrochlorideMemantine hydrochloride 5 mg/1TabletOralActavis Pharma, Inc.0591-3870

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