NDC codes

FDA NDC Directory
Product NDC (as listed)71610-455Labeler and product segments. Claims need a package NDC.
Product NDC at billing width71610-0455Add 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
71610-455-0971610045509716100455099000 TABLET in 1 BOTTLE (71610-455-09)Marketed from Aug 25, 2020

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)
tizanidine
Generic name (nonproprietary)
tizanidine
Active ingredients
Tizanidine hydrochloride — 2 mg/1
Dosage form
Tablet
Route
Oral
Labeler
Aphena Pharma Solutions - Tennessee, LLCNDC labeler code 71610
Product type
Prescription drug
Marketing category
ANDA — Abbreviated New Drug Application (generic)Application ANDA 076533
Marketing start
Listing expires
Other FDA classes
Adrenergic alpha2-Agonists (Mechanism)
Identifiers
Product ID 71610-455_2c6a6719-33e4-44e8-bce6-30c10ae156a6SPL ID 2c6a6719-33e4-44e8-bce6-30c10ae156a6SPL set ID d3b8d863-d13d-467c-97bf-5db9708036dbRxCUI 313412UNII B53E3NMY5C
Pharmacologic class
Central alpha-2 Adrenergic Agonist

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

N471610045509 followed by a unit qualifier and the quantity

Package 71610-0455-09. 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)

Tizanidine is a central alpha-2-adrenergic agonist indicated for the management of spasticity. Because of the short duration of therapeutic effect, treatment with tizanidine should be reserved for those daily activities and times when relief of spasticity is most important [see Dosage and Administration (2.1) ]. Tizanidine is a central alpha-2-adrenergic agonist indicated for the management of spasticity. Because of the short duration of therapeutic effect, treatment with tizanidine should be reserved for those daily activities and times when relief of spasticity is most important. (1)

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About NDC 71610-455

What is NDC 71610-455?
71610-455 is the product NDC for tizanidine, Tizanidine hydrochloride 2 mg/1 tablet, listed with the FDA by Aphena Pharma Solutions - Tennessee, LLC. It has 1 package NDC, shown above in 10- and 11-digit form.
What drug is associated with this NDC?
tizanidine.
What is the active ingredient?
Tizanidine hydrochloride.
Who is the labeler?
Aphena Pharma Solutions - Tennessee, LLC, NDC labeler code 71610. The labeler is the company responsible for the label; it may be the manufacturer, a repackager or a distributor.
What other NDCs exist for tizanidine?
110 other product NDCs are listed under this name. See all tizanidine NDCs.
Is there a related HCPCS / J-code?
Not in Med-Code's curated HCPCS directory. See Billing references above.

Other finished products listed under the same name: strengths, forms and labelers.

Other tizanidine NDCs
ProductStrengthForm · routeLabelerProduct NDCPackage NDCs (11-digit)
TizanidineTizanidine hydrochloride 2 mg/1TabletOralAurobindo Pharma Limited84386-02384386-0023-7784386-0023-99
TizanidineTizanidine hydrochloride 4 mg/1TabletOralAurobindo Pharma Limited84386-02484386-0024-7784386-0024-99
tizanidineTizanidine hydrochloride 4 mg/1TabletOralPreferred Pharmaceuticals Inc.68788-415968788-4159-0168788-4159-0268788-4159-03+3 more
TizanidineTizanidine hydrochloride 6 mg/1CapsuleOralDirect_Rx72189-67872189-0678-30
TizanidineTizanidine hydrochloride 2 mg/1TabletOralMedcore LLC82461-72082461-0720-60
TizanidineTizanidine hydrochloride 4 mg/1TabletOralMedcore LLC82461-72182461-0721-60
tizanidineTizanidine hydrochloride 2 mg/1TabletOralAdvanced Rx of Tennessee, LLC80425-050080425-0500-0180425-0500-0280425-0500-03
TizanidineTizanidine hydrochloride 4 mg/1TabletOralPreferred Pharmaceuticals Inc.68788-880268788-8802-0168788-8802-0268788-8802-03+3 more
TizanidineTizanidine hydrochloride 4 mg/1TabletOralDirect_rx72189-60272189-0602-3072189-0602-6072189-0602-90
TizanidineTizanidine hydrochloride 2 mg/1TabletOralDirect_rx72189-59972189-0599-3072189-0599-6072189-0599-82+1 more

All 111 tizanidine NDCs

Other NDCs under ANDA 076533

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

FDA NDC Directory listings under ANDA 076533
ProductStrengthForm · routeLabelerProduct NDC
tizanidineTizanidine hydrochloride 4 mg/1TabletOralMajor Pharmaceuticals0904-6418
tizanidineTizanidine hydrochloride 4 mg/1TabletOralCardinal Health 107, LLC55154-7287
tizanidineTizanidine hydrochloride 2 mg/1TabletOralApotex Corp.60505-0251
tizanidineTizanidine hydrochloride 4 mg/1TabletOralApotex Corp.60505-0252
tizanidineTizanidine hydrochloride 4 mg/1TabletOralProficient Rx LP63187-145
tizanidineTizanidine hydrochloride 4 mg/1TabletOralPreferred Pharmaceuticals Inc.68788-8741
tizanidineTizanidine hydrochloride 4 mg/1TabletOralAphena Pharma Solutions - Tennessee, LLC71610-776

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