NDC codes

FDA NDC Directory
Product NDC (as listed)68788-7669Labeler and product segments. Claims need a package NDC.
Product NDC at billing width68788-7669Add 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
68788-7669-16878876690110 TABLET, CHEWABLE in 1 BOTTLE (68788-7669-1)Marketed from Feb 28, 2020
68788-7669-26878876690220 TABLET, CHEWABLE in 1 BOTTLE (68788-7669-2)Marketed from Feb 28, 2020
68788-7669-36878876690330 TABLET, CHEWABLE in 1 BOTTLE (68788-7669-3)Marketed from Feb 28, 2020
68788-7669-46878876690414 TABLET, CHEWABLE in 1 BOTTLE (68788-7669-4)Marketed from Feb 28, 2020
68788-7669-66878876690660 TABLET, CHEWABLE in 1 BOTTLE (68788-7669-6)Marketed from Feb 28, 2020
68788-7669-96878876690990 TABLET, CHEWABLE in 1 BOTTLE (68788-7669-9)Marketed from Feb 28, 2020

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)
montelukast sodium
Generic name (nonproprietary)
montelukast sodium
Active ingredients
Montelukast — 5 mg/1
Dosage form
Tablet, Chewable
Route
Oral
Product type
Prescription drug
Marketing category
ANDA — Abbreviated New Drug Application (generic)Application ANDA 204093
Marketing start
Listing expires
Other FDA classes
Leukotriene Receptor Antagonists (Mechanism)
Identifiers
Product ID 68788-7669_f9ab7e9f-ce5e-4c52-919e-66602d0c719eSPL ID f9ab7e9f-ce5e-4c52-919e-66602d0c719eSPL set ID 09b0bc9e-3035-45b4-b61b-4aca70848360RxCUI 242438UNII MHM278SD3E
Pharmacologic class
Leukotriene Receptor Antagonist

Billing references

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HCPCS codeNo match

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NDC on a medical claim

N468788766901 followed by a unit qualifier and the quantity

Package 68788-7669-01. 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)

Montelukast sodium chewable tablets are a leukotriene receptor antagonist indicated for: • Prophylaxis and chronic treatment of asthma in patients 2 years of age and older ( ). • Acute prevention of exercise-induced bronchoconstriction (EIB) in patients 6 years of age and older ( ). • Relief of symptoms of allergic rhinitis (AR): seasonal allergic rhinitis (SAR) in patients 2 years of age and older, and perennial allergic rhinitis (PAR) in patients 2 years of age and older. Reserve use for patients who have an inadequate response or intolerance to alternative therapies ( ). 1.1 Asthma Montelukast sodium chewable tablets are indicated for the prophylaxis and chronic treatment of asthma in adu…

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Other NDCs under ANDA 204093

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

FDA NDC Directory listings under ANDA 204093
ProductStrengthForm · routeLabelerProduct NDC
montelukast sodiumMontelukast 5 mg/1Tablet, ChewableOralCamber Pharmaceuticals, Inc.31722-728
montelukast sodiumMontelukast 4 mg/1Tablet, ChewableOralCamber Pharmaceuticals, Inc.31722-727
montelukast sodiumMontelukast 4 mg/1Tablet, ChewableOralA-S Medication Solutions50090-2921
montelukast sodiumMontelukast 4 mg/1Tablet, ChewableOralA-S Medication Solutions50090-7920
montelukast sodiumMontelukast 5 mg/1Tablet, ChewableOralA-S Medication Solutions50090-7925
montelukast sodiumMontelukast 5 mg/1Tablet, ChewableOralA-S Medication Solutions50090-4705
Montelukast SodiumMontelukast 5 mg/1Tablet, ChewableOralDIRECT RX72189-223
montelukast sodiumMontelukast sodium 4 mg/1Tablet, ChewableOralBryant Ranch Prepack71335-1602

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