NDC codes

FDA NDC Directory
Product NDC (as listed)71610-343Labeler and product segments. Claims need a package NDC.
Product NDC at billing width71610-0343Add 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
71610-343-157161003431515 TABLET, EXTENDED RELEASE in 1 BOTTLE (71610-343-15)Marketed from Nov 1, 2019
71610-343-307161003433030 TABLET, EXTENDED RELEASE in 1 BOTTLE (71610-343-30)Marketed from Sep 18, 2019
71610-343-457161003434545 TABLET, EXTENDED RELEASE in 1 BOTTLE (71610-343-45)Marketed from Sep 18, 2019
71610-343-537161003435360 TABLET, EXTENDED RELEASE in 1 BOTTLE (71610-343-53)Marketed from Sep 18, 2019
71610-343-607161003436090 TABLET, EXTENDED RELEASE in 1 BOTTLE (71610-343-60)Marketed from Sep 18, 2019
71610-343-7071610034370120 TABLET, EXTENDED RELEASE in 1 BOTTLE (71610-343-70)Marketed from May 19, 2026
71610-343-7371610034373135 TABLET, EXTENDED RELEASE in 1 BOTTLE (71610-343-73)Marketed from Oct 25, 2019
71610-343-8071610034380180 TABLET, EXTENDED RELEASE in 1 BOTTLE (71610-343-80)Marketed from Sep 18, 2019
71610-343-9071610034390240 TABLET, EXTENDED RELEASE in 1 BOTTLE (71610-343-90)Marketed from Oct 9, 2020
71610-343-9271610034392270 TABLET, EXTENDED RELEASE in 1 BOTTLE (71610-343-92)Marketed from Sep 18, 2019

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)
Potassium Chloride
Generic name (nonproprietary)
potassium chloride
Active ingredients
Potassium chloride — 1500 mg/1
Dosage form
Tablet, Extended release
Route
Oral
Product type
Prescription drug
Marketing category
ANDA — Abbreviated New Drug Application (generic)Application ANDA 074726
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 71610-343_5244d376-6027-2371-e063-6294a90aca2bSPL ID 5244d376-6027-2371-e063-6294a90aca2bSPL set ID d2e84d34-e042-477f-9944-3fcb95301217RxCUI 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

N471610034315 followed by a unit qualifier and the quantity

Package 71610-0343-15. 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. 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 to h…

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Other NDCs under ANDA 074726

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

FDA NDC Directory listings under ANDA 074726
ProductStrengthForm · routeLabelerProduct NDC
Potassium ChloridePotassium chloride 1500 mg/1Tablet, Extended releaseOralBryant Ranch Prepack71335-1747
Potassium ChloridePotassium chloride 750 mg/1Tablet, Extended releaseOralUpsher-SmithLaboratories, LLC0832-5324
Potassium ChloridePotassium chloride 1500 mg/1Tablet, Extended releaseOralUpsher-SmithLaboratories, LLC0832-5325
Potassium ChloridePotassium chloride 750 mg/1Tablet, Extended releaseOralNorthwind Health Company, LLC82868-027
Potassium ChloridePotassium chloride 1500 mg/1Tablet, Extended releaseOralNorthwind Health Company, LLC51655-568
Klor-Con Mpotassium chloridePotassium chloride 750 mg/1Tablet, Extended releaseOralUpsher-Smith Laboratories, LLC0245-5317
Potassium ChloridePotassium chloride 1500 mg/1Tablet, Extended releaseOralAvKARE42291-507
Potassium ChloridePotassium chloride 1500 mg/1Tablet, Extended releaseOralA-S Medication Solutions50090-6867
Potassium ChloridePotassium chloride 1500 mg/1Tablet, Extended releaseOralA-S Medication Solutions50090-6866
Potassium ChloridePotassium chloride 1500 mg/1Tablet, Extended releaseOralRedpharm Drug67296-2243
Klor-Con Mpotassium chloridePotassium chloride 1125 mg/1Tablet, Extended releaseOralUpsher-Smith Laboratories, LLC0245-5318
Klor-Con Mpotassium chloridePotassium chloride 1500 mg/1Tablet, Extended releaseOralUpsher-Smith Laboratories, LLC0245-5319
Klor-Con Mpotassium chloridePotassium chloride 1500 mg/1Tablet, Extended releaseOralCardinal Health 107, LLC55154-5634

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