NDC codes

FDA NDC Directory
Product NDC (as listed)72162-1855Labeler and product segments. Claims need a package NDC.
Product NDC at billing width72162-1855Add 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
72162-1855-172162185501100 TABLET in 1 BOTTLE (72162-1855-1)Marketed from Mar 8, 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)
colchicine
Generic name (nonproprietary)
colchicine
Active ingredients
Colchicine — .6 mg/1
Dosage form
Tablet
Route
Oral
Product type
Prescription drug
Marketing category
ANDA — Abbreviated New Drug Application (generic)Application ANDA 211250
Marketing start
Listing expires
Other FDA classes
Alkaloids (Chemical structure)
Identifiers
Product ID 72162-1855_ced96216-1841-40f8-939a-6627f2d7079aSPL ID ced96216-1841-40f8-939a-6627f2d7079aSPL set ID 8b78d6f7-714b-4e6c-b109-fbcb96d66633RxCUI 197541UNII SML2Y3J35T
Pharmacologic class
Alkaloid

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

N472162185501 followed by a unit qualifier and the quantity

Package 72162-1855-01. 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)

Colchicine tablets are an alkaloid indicated for: · Familial Mediterranean fever (FMF) in adults and children 4 years or older ( 1.2 ). 1.2 Familial Mediterranean Fever (FMF) Colchicine tablets are indicated in adults and children four years or older for treatment of familial Mediterranean fever (FMF).

Excerpt only. Read the full label for complete information.

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Other NDCs under ANDA 211250

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

FDA NDC Directory listings under ANDA 211250
ProductStrengthForm · routeLabelerProduct NDC
colchicineColchicine .6 mg/1TabletOralBryant Ranch Prepack63629-8766
colchicineColchicine .6 mg/1TabletOralBryant Ranch Prepack63629-8362
colchicineColchicine .6 mg/1TabletOralST. MARY'S MEDICAL PARK PHARMACY60760-839
colchicineColchicine .6 mg/1TabletOralA-S Medication Solutions50090-8014
colchicineColchicine .6 mg/1TabletOralAscend Laboratories, LLC67877-589
colchicineColchicine .6 mg/1TabletOralNuCare Pharmaceuticals,Inc.68071-2567

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