NDC codes

FDA NDC Directory
Product NDC (as listed)65862-186Labeler and product segments. Claims need a package NDC.
Product NDC at billing width65862-0186Add 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
65862-186-0165862018601100 CAPSULE in 1 BOTTLE (65862-186-01)Marketed from Aug 26, 2009
65862-186-0565862018605500 CAPSULE in 1 BOTTLE (65862-186-05)Marketed from Aug 26, 2009
65862-186-166586201861616 CAPSULE in 1 BOTTLE (65862-186-16)Marketed from Aug 26, 2009

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)
Clindamycin Hydrochloride
Generic name (nonproprietary)
clindamycin hydrochloride
Active ingredients
Clindamycin hydrochloride — 300 mg/1
Dosage form
Capsule
Route
Oral
Product type
Prescription drug
Marketing category
ANDA — Abbreviated New Drug Application (generic)Application ANDA 065442
Marketing start
Listing expires
Other FDA classes
Decreased Sebaceous Gland Activity (Physiologic effect)Lincosamides (Chemical structure)Neuromuscular Blockade (Physiologic effect)
Identifiers
Product ID 65862-186_97a9034b-2c9f-48a0-95a0-62e60c49329cSPL ID 97a9034b-2c9f-48a0-95a0-62e60c49329cSPL set ID 2367340c-d297-4a3f-8253-6d27a0ed39cbRxCUI 197518, 284215UNII T20OQ1YN1W
Pharmacologic class
Lincosamide Antibacterial

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

N465862018601 followed by a unit qualifier and the quantity

Package 65862-0186-01. 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)

INDICATIONS AND USAGE Clindamycin hydrochloride capsules are indicated in the treatment of serious infections caused by susceptible anaerobic bacteria. Clindamycin hydrochloride capsules are also indicated in the treatment of seri­ous infections due to susceptible strains of streptococci, pneumococci, and staphylococci. Its use should be reserved for penicillin-allergic patients or other patients for whom, in the judgment of the physician, a penicillin is inappropriate. Because of the risk of colitis, as described in the BOXED WARNING , before selecting clindamycin, the physician should consider the nature of the infection and the suitability of less toxic alternatives (e.g., erythromycin). …

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Other NDCs under ANDA 065442

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

FDA NDC Directory listings under ANDA 065442
ProductStrengthForm · routeLabelerProduct NDC
Clindamycin HydrochlorideClindamycin hydrochloride 150 mg/1CapsuleOralAurobindo Pharma Limited65862-185
Clindamycin HydrochlorideClindamycin hydrochloride 300 mg/1CapsuleOralA-S Medication Solutions50090-7659
Clindamycin HydrochlorideClindamycin hydrochloride 300 mg/1CapsuleOralVERITYRX, LLC83939-0019
Clindamycin HydrochlorideClindamycin hydrochloride 300 mg/1CapsuleOralNorthwind Health Company, LLC51655-317
Clindamycin HydrochlorideClindamycin hydrochloride 300 mg/1CapsuleOralRedpharm Drug67296-0940
Clindamycin HydrochlorideClindamycin hydrochloride 300 mg/1CapsuleOralA-S Medication Solutions50090-3907
Clindamycin HydrochlorideClindamycin hydrochloride 300 mg/1CapsuleOralProficient Rx LP63187-127
Clindamycin HydrochlorideClindamycin hydrochloride 300 mg/1CapsuleOralMajor Pharmaceuticals0904-7194
Clindamycin HCLClindamycin hydrochloride 300 mg/1CapsuleOralAdvanced Rx Pharmacy of Tennessee, LLC80425-0145
Clindamycin HydrochlorideClindamycin hydrochloride 150 mg/1CapsuleOralA-S Medication Solutions50090-0443

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