NDC codes

FDA NDC Directory
Product NDC (as listed)68382-759Labeler and product segments. Claims need a package NDC.
Product NDC at billing width68382-0759Add 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
68382-759-0168382075901100 TABLET, FILM COATED in 1 BOTTLE (68382-759-01)Marketed from Dec 9, 2014
68382-759-0568382075905500 TABLET, FILM COATED in 1 BOTTLE (68382-759-05)Marketed from Dec 9, 2014
68382-759-10683820759101000 TABLET, FILM COATED in 1 BOTTLE (68382-759-10)Marketed from Dec 9, 2014
68382-759-166838207591690 TABLET, FILM COATED in 1 BOTTLE (68382-759-16)Marketed from Dec 9, 2014
68382-759-7768382075977100 BLISTER PACK in 1 CARTON (68382-759-77) / 1 TABLET, FILM COATED in 1 BLISTER PACK (68382-759-30)Marketed from Dec 9, 2014

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)
Metformin Hydrochloride
Generic name (nonproprietary)
metformin hydrochloride
Active ingredients
Metformin hydrochloride — 850 mg/1
Dosage form
Tablet, Film coated
Route
Oral
Product type
Prescription drug
Marketing category
ANDA — Abbreviated New Drug Application (generic)Application ANDA 203686
Marketing start
Listing expires
Other FDA classes
Biguanides (Chemical structure)
Identifiers
Product ID 68382-759_278de28c-b40d-4fb7-802e-24b98e9de3b2SPL ID 278de28c-b40d-4fb7-802e-24b98e9de3b2SPL set ID c82a10fa-1e8e-46b6-890a-737de3f34ee1RxCUI 861004, 861007, 861010UNII 786Z46389EUPC 0368382759016
Pharmacologic class
Biguanide

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

N468382075901 followed by a unit qualifier and the quantity

Package 68382-0759-01. 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)

Metformin hydrochloride tablets are indicated as an adjunct to diet and exercise to improve glycemic control in adults and pediatric patients 10 years of age and older with type 2 diabetes mellitus. Metformin hydrochloride tablets are biguanide indicated as an adjunct to diet and exercise to improve glycemic control in adults and pediatric patients 10 years of age and older with type 2 diabetes mellitus. ( 1 )

Excerpt only. Read the full label for complete information.

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Other NDCs under ANDA 203686

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

FDA NDC Directory listings under ANDA 203686
ProductStrengthForm · routeLabelerProduct NDC
Metformin HydrochlorideMetformin hydrochloride 1000 mg/1Tablet, Film coatedOralZydus Lifesciences Limited65841-811
Metformin HydrochlorideMetformin hydrochloride 500 mg/1Tablet, Film coatedOralZydus Lifesciences Limited65841-809
Metformin HydrochlorideMetformin hydrochloride 850 mg/1Tablet, Film coatedOralZydus Lifesciences Limited65841-810
Metformin HydrochlorideMetformin hydrochloride 500 mg/1Tablet, Film coatedOralQuallent Pharmaceuticals Health LLC82009-174
Metformin HydrochlorideMetformin hydrochloride 1000 mg/1Tablet, Film coatedOralQuallent Pharmaceuticals Health LLC82009-175
Metformin HydrochlorideMetformin hydrochloride 850 mg/1Tablet, Film coatedOralAmerican Health Packaging60687-143
Metformin HydrochlorideMetformin hydrochloride 500 mg/1Tablet, Film coatedOralAmerican Health Packaging60687-155
Metformin HydrochlorideMetformin hydrochloride 1000 mg/1Tablet, Film coatedOralAmerican Health Packaging60687-162
Metformin HydrochlorideMetformin hydrochloride 500 mg/1Tablet, Film coatedOralZydus Pharmaceuticals USA Inc.68382-758
Metformin HydrochlorideMetformin hydrochloride 1000 mg/1Tablet, Film coatedOralZydus Pharmaceuticals USA Inc.68382-760

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