Acetylcysteine NDC 70069-018

NDC codes

FDA NDC Directory

Product NDC (as listed)70069-018Labeler and product segments. Claims need a package NDC.

Product NDC at billing width70069-0018Add 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 NDC	11-digit (billing)	Package	Copy
70069-018-25	70069001825	25 VIAL in 1 CARTON (70069-018-25) / 4 mL in 1 VIAL (70069-018-01)Marketed from Mar 4, 2025

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): Acetylcysteine
Generic name (nonproprietary): acetylcysteine
Active ingredients: Acetylcysteine — 100 mg/mL
Dosage form: Solution
Route: Respiratory (Inhalation)
Labeler: Somerset Therapeutics, LLC
Product type: Prescription drug
Marketing category: ANDA — Abbreviated New Drug Application (generic)Application ANDA 219194
Marketing start: Mar 4, 2025
Listing expires: Dec 31, 2027
Other FDA classes: Decreased Respiratory Secretion Viscosity (Physiologic effect)Increased Glutathione Concentration (Physiologic effect)Reduction Activity (Mechanism)
Identifiers: Product ID 70069-018_af1a403e-02e4-4d18-bb00-6629a8e7c261SPL ID af1a403e-02e4-4d18-bb00-6629a8e7c261SPL set ID d50c8ab6-26f8-4669-89d1-c4d26698159aRxCUI 307718, 307719UNII WYQ7N0BPYCUPC 0370069020036, 0370069018019, 0370069018255, 0370069020012, 0370069019252, 0370069019016
Pharmacologic class: Antidote; Antidote for Acetaminophen Overdose; Mucolytic

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NDC on a medical claim

N470069001825 followed by a unit qualifier and the quantity

Package 70069-0018-25. 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 Apr 11, 2026.

Indications (excerpt from the label)

INDICATIONS AND USAGE Acetylcysteine solution, USP is indicated as adjuvant therapy for patients with abnormal, viscid, or inspissated mucous secretions in such conditions as: Chronic bronchopulmonary disease (chronic emphysema, emphysema with bronchitis, chronic asthmatic bronchitis, tuberculosis, bronchiectasis and primary amyloidosis of the lung) Acute bronchopulmonary disease (pneumonia, bronchitis, tracheobronchitis) Pulmonary complications of cystic fibrosis Tracheostomy care Pulmonary complications associated with surgery Use during anesthesia Post-traumatic chest conditions Atelectasis due to mucous obstruction Diagnostic bronchial studies (bronchograms, bronchospirometry, and bronch…

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Other NDCs under ANDA 219194

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

FDA NDC Directory listings under ANDA 219194
Product	Strength	Form · route	Labeler	Product NDC
Acetylcysteine	Acetylcysteine 200 mg/mL	SolutionRespiratory (Inhalation)	Somerset Therapeutics, LLC	70069-019
Acetylcysteine	Acetylcysteine 200 mg/mL	SolutionRespiratory (Inhalation)	Somerset Therapeutics, LLC	70069-020