NDC codes

FDA NDC Directory
Product NDC (as listed)68180-560Labeler and product segments. Claims need a package NDC.
Product NDC at billing width68180-0560Add 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
68180-560-066818005600630 CAPSULE in 1 BOTTLE (68180-560-06)Marketed from Aug 4, 2015

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)
Quinine Sulfate
Generic name (nonproprietary)
quinine sulfate
Active ingredients
Quinine sulfate — 324 mg/1
Dosage form
Capsule
Route
Oral
Product type
Prescription drug
Marketing category
ANDA — Abbreviated New Drug Application (generic)Application ANDA 203112
Marketing start
Listing expires
Identifiers
Product ID 68180-560_8cd4d427-50ac-4f9c-a029-e7c2d063679aSPL ID 8cd4d427-50ac-4f9c-a029-e7c2d063679aSPL set ID 1f32f05c-a215-40be-b951-e41a7b54a8a0RxCUI 997010UNII KF7Z0E0Q2B
Pharmacologic class
Antimalarial

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

N468180056006 followed by a unit qualifier and the quantity

Package 68180-0560-06. 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)

Quinine sulfate capsule USP is a cinchona alkaloid indicated for treatment of uncomplicated Plasmodium falciparum malaria ( 1 ). Quinine sulfate capsule USP is an antimalarial drug indicated only for treatment of uncomplicated Plasmodium falciparum malaria. Quinine sulfate has been shown to be effective in geographical regions where resistance to chloroquine has been documented [see CLINICAL STUDIES ( 14 )] . Quinine sulfate capsules USP are not approved for: Treatment of severe or complicated P. falciparum malaria. Prevention of malaria. Treatment or prevention of nocturnal leg cramps [see WARNINGS AND PRECAUTIONS ( 5.1 )] .

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