NDC codes

FDA NDC Directory
Product NDC (as listed)68462-421Labeler and product segments. Claims need a package NDC.
Product NDC at billing width68462-0421Add 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
68462-421-2168462042121210 mL in 1 BOTTLE (68462-421-21)Marketed from Dec 31, 2017
68462-421-696846204216942 POUCH in 1 CARTON (68462-421-69) / 5 mL in 1 POUCHMarketed from Dec 31, 2017

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)
atovaquone
Generic name (nonproprietary)
atovaquone
Active ingredients
Atovaquone — 750 mg/5mL
Dosage form
Suspension
Route
Oral
Product type
Prescription drug
Marketing category
ANDA — Abbreviated New Drug Application (generic)Application ANDA 209685
Marketing start
Listing expires
Identifiers
Product ID 68462-421_b221c446-0200-4c11-bd0c-ff9ec502bc19SPL ID b221c446-0200-4c11-bd0c-ff9ec502bc19SPL set ID 9045ba6f-938e-4717-bfa2-a3efe52f04cdRxCUI 308429UNII Y883P1Z2LTUPC 0368462421215
Pharmacologic class
Antimalarial; Antiprotozoal

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

N468462042121 followed by a unit qualifier and the quantity

Package 68462-0421-21. 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)

Atovaquone oral suspension is a quinone antimicrobial drug indicated for: • Prevention of Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia (PCP) in adults and adolescents aged 13 years and older who cannot tolerate trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole (TMP-SMX). ( 1.1 ) • Treatment of mild-to-moderate PCP in adults and adolescents aged 13 years and older who cannot tolerate TMP-SMX. ( 1.2 ) Limitations of Use ( 1.3 ): • Treatment of severe PCP (alveolar arterial oxygen diffusion gradient [(A-a)DO 2 ] >45 mm Hg) with atovaquone has not been studied. • The efficacy of atovaquone in subjects who are failing therapy with TMP-SMX has also not been studied. 1.1 Prevention of Pneumocystis jirovecii Pneumonia Atovaquone o…

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