NDC codes

FDA NDC Directory
Product NDC (as listed)68001-397Labeler and product segments. Claims need a package NDC.
Product NDC at billing width68001-0397Add 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
68001-397-0068001039700100 TABLET, FILM COATED in 1 BOTTLE (68001-397-00)Marketed from Jun 19, 2019
68001-397-08680010397081000 TABLET, FILM COATED in 1 BOTTLE (68001-397-08)Marketed from Jun 19, 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)
Famotidine
Generic name (nonproprietary)
famotidine
Active ingredients
Famotidine — 20 mg/1
Dosage form
Tablet, Film coated
Route
Oral
Product type
Prescription drug
Marketing category
ANDA — Abbreviated New Drug Application (generic)Application ANDA 206530
Marketing start
Listing expires
Other FDA classes
Histamine H2 Receptor Antagonists (Mechanism)
Identifiers
Product ID 68001-397_bfda441a-c4ae-7bf3-e053-2a95a90adfe2SPL ID bfda441a-c4ae-7bf3-e053-2a95a90adfe2SPL set ID 8c7ca3cc-ff90-42a7-9218-554cf15348a3RxCUI 284245, 310273UNII 5QZO15J2Z8UPC 0368001398008

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

N468001039700 followed by a unit qualifier and the quantity

Package 68001-0397-00. 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)

Famotidine tablets are indicated in adult and pediatric patients 40 kg and greater for the treatment of: active duodenal ulcer (DU). active gastric ulcer (GU). symptomatic nonerosive gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD). erosive esophagitis due to GERD, diagnosed by biopsy. Famotidine tablets are indicated in adults for the: treatment of pathological hypersecretory conditions (e.g., Zollinger-Ellison syndrome, multiple endocrine neoplasias). reduction of the risk of duodenal ulcer recurrence. Famotidine is a histamine-2 (H 2 ) receptor antagonist indicated (1) : In adult and pediatric patients 40 kg and greater for the treatment of: active duodenal ulcer (DU). active gastric ulcer. symptom…

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Other NDCs under ANDA 206530

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

FDA NDC Directory listings under ANDA 206530
ProductStrengthForm · routeLabelerProduct NDC
FamotidineFamotidine 20 mg/1Tablet, Film coatedOralProficient Rx LP71205-535
FamotidineFamotidine 40 mg/1Tablet, Film coatedOralBluePoint Laboratories68001-398
FamotidineFamotidine 20 mg/1Tablet, Film coatedOralUnit Dose Solutions, Inc.87441-030
FamotidineFamotidine 20 mg/1Tablet, Film coatedOralBryant Ranch Prepack71335-0370
FamotidineFamotidine 40 mg/1Tablet, Film coatedOralProficient Rx LP71205-634
FamotidineFamotidine 20 mg/1Tablet, Film coatedOralAmerican Health Packaging60687-595
FamotidineFamotidine 20 mg/1Tablet, Film coatedOralAurobindo Pharma Limited65862-859
FamotidineFamotidine 40 mg/1Tablet, Film coatedOralAurobindo Pharma Limited65862-860
FamotidineFamotidine 40 mg/1Tablet, Film coatedOralA-S Medication Solutions50090-6916

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