NDC codes

FDA NDC Directory
Product NDC (as listed)72162-1078Labeler and product segments. Claims need a package NDC.
Product NDC at billing width72162-1078Add 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
72162-1078-172162107801100 TABLET, FILM COATED in 1 BOTTLE (72162-1078-1)Marketed from Dec 12, 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)
Pilocarpine Hydrochloride
Generic name (nonproprietary)
pilocarpine hydrochloride
Active ingredients
Pilocarpine hydrochloride — 5 mg/1
Dosage form
Tablet, Film coated
Route
Oral
Product type
Prescription drug
Marketing category
ANDA — Abbreviated New Drug Application (generic)Application ANDA 077220
Marketing start
Listing expires
Other FDA classes
Cholinergic Agonists (Mechanism)Cholinergic Muscarinic Agonists (Mechanism)
Identifiers
Product ID 72162-1078_aa0c11f4-3998-4089-80b7-b6807c77ecd3SPL ID aa0c11f4-3998-4089-80b7-b6807c77ecd3SPL set ID 06c054af-62b4-4373-813a-9bb2e5c92316RxCUI 1000913UNII 0WW6D218XJ
Pharmacologic class
Cholinergic Receptor Agonist

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

N472162107801 followed by a unit qualifier and the quantity

Package 72162-1078-01. 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)

INDICATIONS AND USAGE: Pilocarpine hydrochloride tablets, USP are indicated for 1) the treatment of symptoms of dry mouth from salivary gland hypofunction caused by radiotherapy for cancer of the head and neck; and 2) the treatment of symptoms of dry mouth in patients with Sjogren's syndrome.

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Other NDCs under ANDA 077220

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

FDA NDC Directory listings under ANDA 077220
ProductStrengthForm · routeLabelerProduct NDC
Pilocarpine HydrochloridePilocarpine hydrochloride 7.5 mg/1Tablet, Film coatedOralLannett Company, Inc.0527-1407
Pilocarpine HydrochloridePilocarpine hydrochloride 5 mg/1Tablet, Film coatedOralAvPAK50268-652
Pilocarpine HydrochloridePilocarpine hydrochloride 5 mg/1Tablet, Film coatedOralLannett Company, Inc.0527-1313
Pilocarpine HydrochloridePilocarpine hydrochloride 5 mg/1Tablet, Film coatedOralBryant Ranch Prepack63629-2099
Pilocarpine HydrochloridePilocarpine hydrochloride 5 mg/1Tablet, Film coatedOralBryant Ranch Prepack63629-8351

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