NDC codes

FDA NDC Directory
Product NDC (as listed)68788-7208Labeler and product segments. Claims need a package NDC.
Product NDC at billing width68788-7208Add 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
68788-7208-16878872080168788720801100 CAPSULE in 1 BOTTLE, PLASTIC (68788-7208-1)Marketed from Aug 6, 2018
68788-7208-2687887208026878872080220 CAPSULE in 1 BOTTLE, PLASTIC (68788-7208-2)Marketed from Aug 6, 2018
68788-7208-3687887208036878872080330 CAPSULE in 1 BOTTLE, PLASTIC (68788-7208-3)Marketed from Aug 6, 2018
68788-7208-6687887208066878872080660 CAPSULE in 1 BOTTLE, PLASTIC (68788-7208-6)Marketed from Aug 6, 2018
68788-7208-9687887208096878872080990 CAPSULE in 1 BOTTLE, PLASTIC (68788-7208-9)Marketed from Aug 6, 2018

How the 11-digit form is made: The package segment has 1 digit, so one leading zero is added to it (5-4-1 → 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)
zaleplon
Generic name (nonproprietary)
zaleplon
Active ingredients
Zaleplon — 10 mg/1
Dosage form
Capsule
Route
Oral
Labeler
Preferred Pharmaceuticals Inc.NDC labeler code 68788
Product type
Prescription drug
Marketing category
ANDA — Abbreviated New Drug Application (generic)Application ANDA 078989
Marketing start
Listing expires
DEA schedule
CIV
Other FDA classes
Central Nervous System Depression (Physiologic effect)GABA A Agonists (Mechanism)
Identifiers
Product ID 68788-7208_5d4d6d1b-ebe6-4c03-af02-404d12a486b2SPL ID 5d4d6d1b-ebe6-4c03-af02-404d12a486b2SPL set ID b0476859-07af-47f1-aec7-61aea0d99d24RxCUI 313761UNII S62U433RMH
Pharmacologic class
gamma-Aminobutyric Acid A Receptor Agonist

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

N468788720801 followed by a unit qualifier and the quantity

Package 68788-7208-01. 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)

INDICATIONS AND USAGE Zaleplon capsules are indicated for the short-term treatment of insomnia. Zaleplon capsules have been shown to decrease the time to sleep onset for up to 30 days in controlled clinical studies (see under CLINICAL PHARMACOLOGY ). It has not been shown to increase total sleep time or decrease the number of awakenings. The clinical trials performed in support of efficacy ranged from a single night to 5 weeks in duration. The final formal assessments of sleep latency were performed at the end of treatment.

Excerpt only. Read the full label for complete information.

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About NDC 68788-7208

What is NDC 68788-7208?
68788-7208 is the product NDC for zaleplon, Zaleplon 10 mg/1 capsule, listed with the FDA by Preferred Pharmaceuticals Inc.. It has 5 package NDCs, shown above in 10- and 11-digit form.
What drug is associated with this NDC?
zaleplon.
What is the active ingredient?
Zaleplon.
Who is the labeler?
Preferred Pharmaceuticals Inc., NDC labeler code 68788. The labeler is the company responsible for the label; it may be the manufacturer, a repackager or a distributor.
What other NDCs exist for zaleplon?
18 other product NDCs are listed under this name. See all zaleplon NDCs.
Is there a related HCPCS / J-code?
Not in Med-Code's curated HCPCS directory. See Billing references above.

Other finished products listed under the same name: strengths, forms and labelers.

Other zaleplon NDCs
ProductStrengthForm · routeLabelerProduct NDCPackage NDCs (11-digit)
ZaleplonZaleplon 10 mg/1CapsuleOralPreferred Pharmaceuticals Inc.68788-872568788-8725-0168788-8725-0268788-8725-03+2 more
ZaleplonZaleplon 5 mg/1CapsuleOralBionpharma Inc.69452-36469452-0364-20
ZaleplonZaleplon 10 mg/1CapsuleOralBionpharma Inc.69452-36569452-0365-20
ZaleplonZaleplon 10 mg/1CapsuleOralBryant Ranch Prepack71335-246871335-2468-0171335-2468-0271335-2468-03+1 more
zaleplonZaleplon 5 mg/1CapsuleOralUnichem Pharmaceuticals (USA), Inc.29300-13129300-0131-0129300-0131-0529300-0131-13
zaleplonZaleplon 10 mg/1CapsuleOralUnichem Pharmaceuticals (USA), Inc.29300-13229300-0132-0129300-0132-0529300-0132-10
zaleplonZaleplon 10 mg/1CapsuleOralPD-Rx Pharmaceuticals, Inc.43063-78343063-0783-10
zaleplonZaleplon 10 mg/1CapsuleOralA-S Medication Solutions50090-156450090-1564-0050090-1564-01
zaleplonZaleplon 10 mg/1CapsuleOralBryant Ranch Prepack63629-340563629-3405-0163629-3405-0263629-3405-03+1 more
zaleplonZaleplon 5 mg/1CapsuleOralBryant Ranch Prepack71335-023671335-0236-0171335-0236-0271335-0236-03+2 more

All 19 zaleplon NDCs

Other NDCs under ANDA 078989

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

FDA NDC Directory listings under ANDA 078989
ProductStrengthForm · routeLabelerProduct NDC
zaleplonZaleplon 5 mg/1CapsuleOralUnichem Pharmaceuticals (USA), Inc.29300-131
zaleplonZaleplon 10 mg/1CapsuleOralUnichem Pharmaceuticals (USA), Inc.29300-132
zaleplonZaleplon 10 mg/1CapsuleOralPD-Rx Pharmaceuticals, Inc.43063-783
zaleplonZaleplon 10 mg/1CapsuleOralA-S Medication Solutions50090-1564
zaleplonZaleplon 10 mg/1CapsuleOralBryant Ranch Prepack63629-3405
zaleplonZaleplon 5 mg/1CapsuleOralBryant Ranch Prepack71335-0236

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