NDC codes

FDA NDC Directory
Product NDC (as listed)72162-1220Labeler and product segments. Claims need a package NDC.
Product NDC at billing width72162-1220Add 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
72162-1220-17216212200172162122001100 CAPSULE in 1 BOTTLE (72162-1220-1)Marketed from Feb 9, 2024
72162-1220-3721621220037216212200330 CAPSULE in 1 BOTTLE (72162-1220-3)Marketed from Feb 9, 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)
Tretinoin
Generic name (nonproprietary)
tretinoin
Active ingredients
Tretinoin — 10 mg/1
Dosage form
Capsule
Route
Oral
Labeler
Bryant Ranch PrepackNDC labeler code 72162
Product type
Prescription drug
Marketing category
ANDA — Abbreviated New Drug Application (generic)Application ANDA 201687
Marketing start
Listing expires
Other FDA classes
Retinoids (Chemical structure)
Identifiers
Product ID 72162-1220_f882a775-5ca1-4aeb-868e-ab77e0f31875SPL ID f882a775-5ca1-4aeb-868e-ab77e0f31875SPL set ID 7a7974c7-8b6c-41ae-9a48-a08a1439087aRxCUI 199159UNII 5688UTC01R
Pharmacologic class
Retinoid

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

N472162122001 followed by a unit qualifier and the quantity

Package 72162-1220-01. 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)

Tretinoin capsules are indicated for the induction of remission in adults and pediatric patients 1 year of age and older with acute promyelocytic leukemia (APL) characterized by the presence of the t(15;17) translocation or PML/RARα gene expression, and who are refractory to or who have relapsed from anthracycline chemotherapy or for whom anthracycline-based chemotherapy is contraindicated. Tretinoin capsules are a retinoid indicated for induction of remission in adults and pediatric patients 1 year of age and older with acute promyelocytic leukemia (APL), characterized by presence of t(15;17) translocation or presence of PML/RARα gene expression, and who are refractory to or who have relaps…

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About NDC 72162-1220

What is NDC 72162-1220?
72162-1220 is the product NDC for Tretinoin, Tretinoin 10 mg/1 capsule, listed with the FDA by Bryant Ranch Prepack. It has 2 package NDCs, shown above in 10- and 11-digit form.
What drug is associated with this NDC?
Tretinoin.
What is the active ingredient?
Tretinoin.
Who is the labeler?
Bryant Ranch Prepack, NDC labeler code 72162. The labeler is the company responsible for the label; it may be the manufacturer, a repackager or a distributor.
What other NDCs exist for Tretinoin?
68 other product NDCs are listed under this name. See all Tretinoin 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 Tretinoin NDCs
ProductStrengthForm · routeLabelerProduct NDCPackage NDCs (11-digit)
TretinoinTretinoin .25 mg/gCreamTopicalZydus Lifesciences Limited70771-193370771-1933-0270771-1933-04
TretinoinTretinoin .25 mg/gCreamTopicalViona Pharmaceuticals Inc72578-15572578-0155-0872578-0155-09
TretinoinTretinoin .5 mg/gCreamTopicalAlembic Pharmaceuticals Limited46708-80846708-0808-0046708-0808-20
TretinoinTretinoin .5 mg/gCreamTopicalAlembic Pharmaceuticals Inc.62332-80862332-0808-2062332-0808-45
TretinoinTretinoin .8 mg/gGelTopicalAmneal Pharmaceuticals NY LLC69238-232369238-2323-01
TretinoinTretinoin .6 mg/gGelTopicalEncube Ethicals, Inc.21922-04221922-0042-40
TretinoinTretinoin .5 mg/gCreamTopicalEncube Ethicals, Inc.21922-07821922-0078-0621922-0078-25
TretinoinTretinoin 1 mg/gCreamTopicalEncube Ethicals, Inc.21922-07721922-0077-0621922-0077-25
TretinoinTretinoin .25 mg/gCreamTopicalPreferred Pharmaceuticals Inc.68788-406968788-4069-02
TretinoinTretinoin .25 mg/gCreamTopicalAlembic Pharmaceuticals Limited46708-80946708-0809-2046708-0809-45

All 69 Tretinoin NDCs

Other NDCs under ANDA 201687

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

FDA NDC Directory listings under ANDA 201687
ProductStrengthForm · routeLabelerProduct NDC
TretinoinTretinoin 10 mg/1CapsuleOralMajor Pharmaceuticals0904-6867
TretinoinTretinoin 10 mg/1CapsuleOralPar Health USA, LLC10370-268
TretinoinTretinoin 10 mg/1CapsuleOralAmerican Health Packaging68084-075

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