NDC codes

FDA NDC Directory
Product NDC (as listed)70518-4000Labeler and product segments. Claims need a package NDC.
Product NDC at billing width70518-4000Add 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
70518-4000-1705184000019 TABLET in 1 BOTTLE, PLASTIC (70518-4000-1)Marketed from May 13, 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)
colchicine
Generic name (nonproprietary)
colchicine
Active ingredients
Colchicine — .6 mg/1
Dosage form
Tablet
Route
Oral
Product type
Prescription drug
Marketing category
ANDA — Abbreviated New Drug Application (generic)Application ANDA 209876
Marketing start
Listing expires
Other FDA classes
Alkaloids (Chemical structure)
Identifiers
Product ID 70518-4000_540e5750-05bc-13df-e063-6394a90ae5c3SPL ID 540e5750-05bc-13df-e063-6394a90ae5c3SPL set ID b414be4e-cd4f-4e7d-bbdd-b406c99c11b6RxCUI 197541UNII SML2Y3J35T
Pharmacologic class
Alkaloid

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

N470518400001 followed by a unit qualifier and the quantity

Package 70518-4000-01. 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 .

Indications (excerpt from the label)

Colchicine tablets are an alkaloid indicated for: Prophylaxis and treatment of gout flares in adults ( 1.1 ). Familial Mediterranean fever (FMF) in adults and children 4 years or older ( 1.2 ). 1.1 Gout Flares Colchicine tablets are indicated for prophylaxis and the treatment of acute gout flares. Prophylaxis of Gout Flares: Colchicine tablets are indicated for prophylaxis of gout flares. Treatment of Gout Flares: Colchicine tablets are indicated for treatment of acute gout flares when taken at the first sign of a flare. 1.2 Familial Mediterranean Fever (FMF) Colchicine tablets are indicated in adults and children four years or older for treatment of familial Mediterranean fever (FMF).…

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Other NDCs under ANDA 209876

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

FDA NDC Directory listings under ANDA 209876
ProductStrengthForm · routeLabelerProduct NDC
colchicineColchicine .6 mg/1TabletOralDr.Reddys Laboratories, Inc.43598-372
colchicineColchicine .6 mg/1TabletOralProficient Rx LP71205-687
ColchicineColchicine .6 mg/1TabletOralDirect Rx72189-331
colchicineColchicine .6 mg/1TabletOralBryant Ranch Prepack71335-1738

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