NDC codes

FDA NDC Directory
Product NDC (as listed)68462-685Labeler and product segments. Claims need a package NDC.
Product NDC at billing width68462-0685Add 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
68462-685-0168462068501100 CAPSULE in 1 BOTTLE (68462-685-01)Marketed from Nov 10, 2020

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)
tacrolimus
Generic name (nonproprietary)
tacrolimus
Active ingredients
Tacrolimus.5 mg/1
Dosage form
Capsule
Route
Oral
Product type
Prescription drug
Marketing category
ANDA — Abbreviated New Drug Application (generic)Application ANDA 206662
Marketing start
Listing expires
Other FDA classes
Calcineurin Inhibitors (Mechanism)
Identifiers
Product ID 68462-685_13e3f94c-d4c5-4b5b-a51a-0e87eadc5718SPL ID 13e3f94c-d4c5-4b5b-a51a-0e87eadc5718SPL set ID 4b310c6b-e035-4e44-9573-4001d58b2ad5RxCUI 198377, 198378, 313190UNII WM0HAQ4WNMUPC 0368462686010, 0368462687017, 0368462685013
Pharmacologic class
Calcineurin Inhibitor Immunosuppressant

Billing references

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NDC on a medical claim

N468462068501 followed by a unit qualifier and the quantity

Package 68462-0685-01. 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)

Tacrolimus capsules are a calcineurin-inhibitor immunosuppressant indicated for the prophylaxis of organ rejection in adult and pediatric patients receiving allogeneic liver, kidney or heart transplants in combination with other immunosuppressants. ( 1.1 ) 1.1 Prophylaxis of Organ Rejection in Kidney, Liver, or Heart Transplant Tacrolimus capsules are indicated for the prophylaxis of organ rejection, in adult and pediatric patients receiving allogeneic kidney transplant [see Clinical Studies ( 14.1 )] , liver transplant [see Clinical Studies ( 14.2 )] and heart transplant [see Clinical Studies ( 14.3 )] in combination with other immunosuppressants.

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Other NDCs under ANDA 206662

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

FDA NDC Directory listings under ANDA 206662
ProductStrengthForm · routeLabelerProduct NDC
tacrolimusTacrolimus .5 mg/1CapsuleOralNORTHSTAR RX LLC16714-098
tacrolimusTacrolimus 1 mg/1CapsuleOralNORTHSTAR RX LLC16714-099
tacrolimusTacrolimus 5 mg/1CapsuleOralNORTHSTAR RX LLC16714-100
tacrolimusTacrolimus 5 mg/1CapsuleOralGlenmark Pharmaceuticals Inc., USA68462-687
tacrolimusTacrolimus 1 mg/1CapsuleOralGlenmark Pharmaceuticals Inc., USA68462-686
tacrolimusTacrolimus 1 mg/1CapsuleOralA-S Medication Solutions50090-5581

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