NDC codes

FDA NDC Directory
Product NDC (as listed)68788-8196Labeler and product segments. Claims need a package NDC.
Product NDC at billing width68788-8196Add 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
68788-8196-36878881960330 TABLET, EXTENDED RELEASE in 1 BOTTLE (68788-8196-3)Marketed from May 23, 2022
68788-8196-66878881960660 TABLET, EXTENDED RELEASE in 1 BOTTLE (68788-8196-6)Marketed from May 23, 2022
68788-8196-96878881960990 TABLET, EXTENDED RELEASE in 1 BOTTLE (68788-8196-9)Marketed from May 23, 2022

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)
Potassium Chloride Extended-release
Generic name (nonproprietary)
potassium chloride extended-release
Active ingredients
Potassium chloride1500 mg/1
Dosage form
Tablet, Extended release
Route
Oral
Product type
Prescription drug
Marketing category
ANDA — Abbreviated New Drug Application (generic)Application ANDA 214452
Marketing start
Listing expires
Other FDA classes
Increased Large Intestinal Motility (Physiologic effect)Inhibition Large Intestine Fluid/Electrolyte Absorption (Physiologic effect)Osmotic Activity (Mechanism)Potassium Compounds (Chemical structure)
Identifiers
Product ID 68788-8196_bb1a06ef-f841-4688-97dc-b4cce0a19b06SPL ID bb1a06ef-f841-4688-97dc-b4cce0a19b06SPL set ID 87f369cf-40e5-4f91-aa42-ae986fce6544RxCUI 1801294UNII 660YQ98I10
Pharmacologic class
Osmotic Laxative; Potassium Salt

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

N468788819603 followed by a unit qualifier and the quantity

Package 68788-8196-03. 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)

INDICATIONS AND USAGE BECAUSE OF REPORTS OF INTESTINAL AND GASTRIC ULCERATION AND BLEEDING WITH CONTROLLED-RELEASE POTASSIUM CHLORIDE PREPARATIONS, THESE DRUGS SHOULD BE RESERVED FOR THOSE PATIENTS WHO CANNOT TOLERATE OR REFUSE TO TAKE LIQUID OR EFFERVESCENT POTASSIUM PREPARATIONS OR FOR PATIENTS IN WHOM THERE IS A PROBLEM OF COMPLIANCE WITH THESE PREPARATIONS. 1. For the treatment of patients with hypokalemia with or without metabolic alkalosis, in digitalis intoxication and in patients with hypokalemic familial periodic paralysis. If hypokalemia is the result of diuretic therapy, consideration should be given to the use of a lower dose of diuretic, which may be sufficient without leading t

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Other NDCs under ANDA 214452

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

FDA NDC Directory listings under ANDA 214452
ProductStrengthForm · routeLabelerProduct NDC
Potassium Chloride Extended-releasePotassium chloride 750 mg/1TabletOralGranules India Ltd62207-726
Potassium Chloride Extended-releasePotassium chloride 1500 mg/1TabletOralGranules India Ltd62207-727
Potassium Chloride ERPotassium chloride 750 mg/1Tablet, Extended releaseOralDirect_Rx72189-648
Potassium Chloride Extended-releasePotassium chloride 1500 mg/1Tablet, Extended releaseOralGranules Pharmaceuticals Inc.70010-135
Potassium Chloride Extended-releasePotassium chloride 750 mg/1Tablet, Extended releaseOralGranules Pharmaceuticals Inc.70010-136
Potassium Chloride Extended-releasePotassium chloride 1500 mg/1Tablet, Extended releaseOralRedpharm Drug67296-2160
Potassium Chloride Extended-ReleasePotassium chloride 750 mg/1Tablet, Extended releaseOralNCS HealthCare of KY, LLC dba Vangard Labs0615-8399
Potassium Chloride Extended-ReleasePotassium chloride 1500 mg/1Tablet, Extended releaseOralNCS HealthCare of KY, LLC dba Vangard Labs0615-8400
Potassium Chloride Extended-releasePotassium chloride 750 mg/1TabletOralBluepoint Laboratories68001-566
Potassium Chloride Extended-releasePotassium chloride 1500 mg/1TabletOralBluepoint Laboratories68001-567
Potassium Chloride Extended-releasePotassium chloride 1500 mg/1Tablet, Extended releaseOralBryant Ranch Prepack71335-1896
Potassium Chloride Extended-releasePotassium chloride 1500 mg/1Tablet, Extended releaseOralA-S Medication Solutions50090-7192
Potassium Chloride Extended-releasePotassium chloride 1500 mg/1Tablet, Extended releaseOralA-S Medication Solutions50090-7193
Potassium Chloride Extended-releasePotassium chloride 750 mg/1Tablet, Extended releaseOralBryant Ranch Prepack71335-2503
Potassium Chloride Extended-releasePotassium chloride 750 mg/1Tablet, Extended releaseOralREMEDYREPACK INC.70518-4095
Potassium Chloride Extended-releasePotassium chloride 1500 mg/1Tablet, Extended releaseOralREMEDYREPACK INC.70518-4383
Potassium Chloride Extended-releasePotassium chloride 1500 mg/1Tablet, Extended releaseOralProficient Rx LP71205-824
Potassium Chloride ERPotassium chloride 1500 mg/1Tablet, Extended releaseOralDirect_Rx72189-629
Potassium Chloride Extended-releasePotassium chloride 1500 mg/1Tablet, Extended releaseOralAtlantic Biologicals Corp.17856-1135
Potassium Chloride Extended-releasePotassium chloride 750 mg/1Tablet, Extended releaseOralProficient Rx LP82804-109

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