NDC codes

FDA NDC Directory
Product NDC (as listed)68071-1646Labeler and product segments. Claims need a package NDC.
Product NDC at billing width68071-1646Add 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
68071-1646-96807116460990 TABLET, FILM COATED in 1 BOTTLE (68071-1646-9)Marketed from Jul 20, 2017

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)
simvastatin
Generic name (nonproprietary)
simvastatin
Active ingredients
Simvastatin — 40 mg/1
Dosage form
Tablet, Film coated
Route
Oral
Product type
Prescription drug
Marketing category
ANDA — Abbreviated New Drug Application (generic)Application ANDA 078155
Marketing start
Listing expires
Other FDA classes
Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors (Mechanism)
Identifiers
Product ID 68071-1646_1d4dcfbd-9378-6426-e063-6394a90aa935SPL ID 1d4dcfbd-9378-6426-e063-6394a90aa935SPL set ID 54c236ce-69c2-06ef-e054-00144ff88e88RxCUI 198211UNII AGG2FN16EVUPC 0368071164695
Pharmacologic class
HMG-CoA Reductase Inhibitor

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

N468071164609 followed by a unit qualifier and the quantity

Package 68071-1646-09. 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)

1. INDICATIONS AND USAGE Therapy with lipid-altering agents should be only one component of multiple risk factor intervention in individuals at significantly increased risk for atherosclerotic vascular disease due to hypercholesterolemia. Drug therapy is indicated as an adjunct to diet when the response to a diet restricted in saturated fat and cholesterol and other nonpharmacologic measures alone has been inadequate. In patients with coronary heart disease (CHD) or at high risk of CHD, simvastatin tablets can be started simultaneously with diet. Simvastatin tablets are an HMG-CoA reductase inhibitor (statin) indicated as an adjunctive therapy to diet to: Reduce the risk of total mortality b…

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Other NDCs under ANDA 078155

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

FDA NDC Directory listings under ANDA 078155
ProductStrengthForm · routeLabelerProduct NDC
simvastatinSimvastatin 20 mg/1Tablet, Film coatedOralBryant Ranch Prepack63629-3393
simvastatinSimvastatin 40 mg/1Tablet, Film coatedOralBryant Ranch Prepack63629-3385
simvastatinSimvastatin 10 mg/1Tablet, Film coatedOralBryant Ranch Prepack63629-3392
simvastatinSimvastatin 80 mg/1Tablet, Film coatedOralBryant Ranch Prepack63629-3408
simvastatinSimvastatin 40 mg/1Tablet, Film coatedOralAphena Pharma Solutions - Tennessee, LLC71610-050
simvastatinSimvastatin 10 mg/1Tablet, Film coatedOralNorthwind Health Company, LLC51655-598
simvastatinSimvastatin 40 mg/1Tablet, Film coatedOralNorthwind Health Company, LLC51655-643
simvastatinSimvastatin 20 mg/1Tablet, Film coatedOralNuCare Pharmaceuticals,Inc.68071-3391
simvastatinSimvastatin 40 mg/1Tablet, Film coatedOralProficient Rx LP63187-449
simvastatinSimvastatin 10 mg/1Tablet, Film coatedOralAccord Healthcare, Inc.16729-004
simvastatinSimvastatin 80 mg/1Tablet, Film coatedOralAccord Healthcare, Inc.16729-007
simvastatinSimvastatin 20 mg/1Tablet, Film coatedOralA-S Medication Solutions50090-4897
simvastatinSimvastatin 20 mg/1Tablet, Film coatedOralAccord Healthcare, Inc.16729-005
simvastatinSimvastatin 40 mg/1Tablet, Film coatedOralAccord Healthcare, Inc.16729-006
simvastatinSimvastatin 10 mg/1Tablet, Film coatedOralAphena Pharma Solutions - Tennessee, LLC71610-250
simvastatinSimvastatin 5 mg/1Tablet, Film coatedOralBryant Ranch Prepack63629-7421
simvastatinSimvastatin 20 mg/1Tablet, Film coatedOralProficient Rx LP63187-075
simvastatinSimvastatin 5 mg/1Tablet, Film coatedOralAccord Healthcare, Inc.16729-156
simvastatinSimvastatin 40 mg/1Tablet, Film coatedOralPD-Rx Pharmaceuticals, Inc.43063-726
simvastatinSimvastatin 80 mg/1Tablet, Film coatedOralPD-Rx Pharmaceuticals, Inc.43063-733

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