NDC codes

FDA NDC Directory
Product NDC (as listed)71335-1979Labeler and product segments. Claims need a package NDC.
Product NDC at billing width71335-1979Add 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
71335-1979-17133519790130 TABLET, FILM COATED in 1 BOTTLE (71335-1979-1)Marketed from Dec 21, 2021
71335-1979-2713351979024 TABLET, FILM COATED in 1 BOTTLE (71335-1979-2)Marketed from Dec 21, 2021
71335-1979-3713351979037 TABLET, FILM COATED in 1 BOTTLE (71335-1979-3)Marketed from Dec 21, 2021
71335-1979-47133519790460 TABLET, FILM COATED in 1 BOTTLE (71335-1979-4)Marketed from Dec 21, 2021
71335-1979-57133519790510 TABLET, FILM COATED in 1 BOTTLE (71335-1979-5)Marketed from Dec 21, 2021
71335-1979-67133519790690 TABLET, FILM COATED in 1 BOTTLE (71335-1979-6)Marketed from Oct 27, 2021
71335-1979-771335197907120 TABLET, FILM COATED in 1 BOTTLE (71335-1979-7)Marketed from Dec 21, 2021
71335-1979-87133519790815 TABLET, FILM COATED in 1 BOTTLE (71335-1979-8)Marketed from Dec 21, 2021

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
Generic name (nonproprietary)
montelukast
Active ingredients
Montelukast sodium — 10 mg/1
Dosage form
Tablet, Film coated
Route
Oral
Product type
Prescription drug
Marketing category
ANDA — Abbreviated New Drug Application (generic)Application ANDA 202843
Marketing start
Listing expires
Other FDA classes
Leukotriene Receptor Antagonists (Mechanism)
Identifiers
Product ID 71335-1979_cf8b88f1-1781-4f41-ae5d-15641554fa75SPL ID cf8b88f1-1781-4f41-ae5d-15641554fa75SPL set ID 6b26218d-52a6-4109-90e4-412a17d14fcfRxCUI 200224UNII U1O3J18SFL
Pharmacologic class
Leukotriene Receptor Antagonist

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

N471335197901 followed by a unit qualifier and the quantity

Package 71335-1979-01. 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 tablets are a leukotriene receptor antagonist indicated for: • Prophylaxis and chronic treatment of asthma in patients 15 years of age and older (1.1). • Acute prevention of exercise-induced bronchoconstriction (EIB) in patients 15 years of age and older (1.2). • Relief of symptoms of allergic rhinitis (AR): seasonal allergic rhinitis (SAR) in patients 15 years of age and older, and perennial allergic rhinitis (PAR) in patients 15 years of age and older. Reserve use for patients who have an inadequate response or intolerance to alternative therapies (1.3). 1.1 Asthma Montelukast sodium tablets are indicated for the prophylaxis and chronic treatment of asthma in adults and …

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Other NDCs under ANDA 202843

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

FDA NDC Directory listings under ANDA 202843
ProductStrengthForm · routeLabelerProduct NDC
MontelukastMontelukast sodium 10 mg/1Tablet, Film coatedOralAvPAK50268-556
Montelukast SodiumMontelukast sodium 10 mg/1Tablet, Film coatedOralCardinal Health 107, LLC55154-8075
Montelukast SodiumMontelukast sodium 10 mg/1Tablet, Film coatedOralDirect_Rx72189-418
MontelukastMontelukast sodium 10 mg/1Tablet, Film coatedOralPreferred Pharmaceuticals, Inc.68788-8099
MontelukastMontelukast sodium 10 mg/1Tablet, Film coatedOralAphena Pharma Solutions - Tennessee, LLC71610-563
Montelukastmontelukast sodiumMontelukast sodium 10 mg/1Tablet, Film coatedOralA-S Medication Solutions50090-6109
MontelukastMontelukast sodium 10 mg/1Tablet, Film coatedOralA-S Medication Solutions50090-6108
Montelukast SodiumMontelukast sodium 10 mg/1Tablet, Film coatedOralMajor Pharmaceuticals0904-6808
MontelukastMontelukast sodium 10 mg/1Tablet, Film coatedOralXLCare Pharmaceuticals Inc.72865-175
MontelukastMontelukast sodium 10 mg/1Tablet, Film coatedOralREMEDYREPACK INC.70518-3133
MontelukastMontelukast sodium 10 mg/1Tablet, Film coatedOralQuallent Pharmaceuticals Health LLC82009-009
Montelukast SodiumMontelukast sodium 10 mg/1Tablet, Film coatedOralCamber Pharmaceuticals, Inc.31722-726

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