NDC codes

FDA NDC Directory
Product NDC (as listed)68788-8763Labeler and product segments. Claims need a package NDC.
Product NDC at billing width68788-8763Add 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
68788-8763-068788876300100 TABLET in 1 BOTTLE (68788-8763-0)Marketed from Nov 11, 2024
68788-8763-16878887630112 TABLET in 1 BOTTLE (68788-8763-1)Marketed from Nov 11, 2024
68788-8763-26878887630221 TABLET in 1 BOTTLE (68788-8763-2)Marketed from Nov 11, 2024
68788-8763-36878887630330 TABLET in 1 BOTTLE (68788-8763-3)Marketed from Nov 11, 2024

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)
Dexamethasone
Generic name (nonproprietary)
dexamethasone
Active ingredients
Dexamethasone — .75 mg/1
Dosage form
Tablet
Route
Oral
Product type
Prescription drug
Marketing category
ANDA — Abbreviated New Drug Application (generic)Application ANDA 216282
Marketing start
Listing expires
Other FDA classes
Corticosteroid Hormone Receptor Agonists (Mechanism)
Identifiers
Product ID 68788-8763_86f71920-d9ff-41d1-a70e-b90c446f6db6SPL ID 86f71920-d9ff-41d1-a70e-b90c446f6db6SPL set ID 64577454-d49e-4180-99e6-8461f74b0221RxCUI 343033UNII 7S5I7G3JQL
Pharmacologic class
Corticosteroid

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

N468788876300 followed by a unit qualifier and the quantity

Package 68788-8763-00. 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 Allergic States Control of severe or incapacitating allergic conditions intractable to adequate trials of conventional treatment in asthma, atopic dermatitis, contact dermatitis, drug hypersensitivity reactions, perennial or seasonal allergic rhinitis and serum sickness. Dermatologic Diseases Bullous dermatitis herpetiformis, exfoliative erythroderma, mycosis fungoides, pemphigus and severe erythema multiforme (Stevens-Johnson syndrome). Endocrine Disorders Primary or secondary adrenocortical insufficiency (hydrocortisone or cortisone is the drug of choice; may be used in conjunction with synthetic mineralocorticoid analogs where applicable; in infancy mineralocorticoid…

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Other NDCs under ANDA 216282

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

FDA NDC Directory listings under ANDA 216282
ProductStrengthForm · routeLabelerProduct NDC
DexamethasoneDexamethasone 1.5 mg/1TabletOralViona Pharmaceuticals Inc72578-170
DexamethasoneDexamethasone .5 mg/1TabletOralViona Pharmaceuticals Inc72578-168
DexamethasoneDexamethasone .75 mg/1TabletOralViona Pharmaceuticals Inc72578-169
DexamethasoneDexamethasone 4 mg/1TabletOralViona Pharmaceuticals Inc72578-171
DexamethasoneDexamethasone 6 mg/1TabletOralViona Pharmaceuticals Inc72578-172
DexamethasoneDexamethasone 4 mg/1TabletOralZydus Lifesciences Limited70771-1699
DexamethasoneDexamethasone 6 mg/1TabletOralZydus Lifesciences Limited70771-1700
DexamethasoneDexamethasone .5 mg/1TabletOralZydus Lifesciences Limited70771-1704
DexamethasoneDexamethasone .75 mg/1TabletOralZydus Lifesciences Limited70771-1705
DexamethasoneDexamethasone 1.5 mg/1TabletOralZydus Lifesciences Limited70771-1707
DexamethasoneDexamethasone 4 mg/1TabletOralPreferred Pharmaceuticals Inc68788-4113
DexamethasoneDexamethasone 1.5 mg/1TabletOralDirect_rx72189-572
DexamethasoneDexamethasone 4 mg/1TabletOralBryant Ranch Prepack71335-3054
DexamethasoneDexamethasone .5 mg/1TabletOralREMEDYREPACK INC.70518-4669
DexamethasoneDexamethasone .75 mg/1TabletOralPD-Rx Pharmaceuticals, Inc.72789-501

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