NDC codes

FDA NDC Directory
Product NDC (as listed)68180-997Labeler and product segments. Claims need a package NDC.
Product NDC at billing width68180-0997Add 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
68180-997-066818009970630 TABLET in 1 BOTTLE (68180-997-06)Marketed from Apr 9, 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)
Fluoxetine Hydrochloride
Generic name (nonproprietary)
fluoxetine hydrochloride
Active ingredients
Fluoxetine hydrochloride — 60 mg/1
Dosage form
Tablet
Route
Oral
Product type
Prescription drug
Marketing category
ANDA — Abbreviated New Drug Application (generic)Application ANDA 211632
Marketing start
Listing expires
Other FDA classes
Serotonin Uptake Inhibitors (Mechanism)
Identifiers
Product ID 68180-997_e905b16a-58b6-4211-9931-dd2047db998aSPL ID e905b16a-58b6-4211-9931-dd2047db998aSPL set ID f274f102-67ec-46e7-b248-533be2e3003bRxCUI 1190110UNII I9W7N6B1KJUPC 0368180997061
Pharmacologic class
Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitor

Billing references

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NDC on a medical claim

N468180099706 followed by a unit qualifier and the quantity

Package 68180-0997-06. 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)

Fluoxetine Tablets is indicated for the treatment of: Major Depressive Disorder (MDD). The efficacy of fluoxetine in MDD was established in one 5-week trial, three 6-week trials, and one maintenance study in adults. The efficacy of fluoxetine was also established in two 8- to 9-week trials in pediatric patients 8 to 18 years of age [see CLINICAL STUDIES ( 14.1 )]. Obsessions and compulsions in patients with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD). The efficacy of fluoxetine in OCD was demonstrated in two 13-week trials in adults and one 13-week trial in pediatric patients 7 to 17 years of age [see CLINICAL STUDIES ( 14.2 )]. Binge-eating and vomiting behaviors in patients with moderate to severe…

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