NDC codes

FDA NDC Directory
Product NDC (as listed)72162-2031Labeler and product segments. Claims need a package NDC.
Product NDC at billing width72162-2031Add 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
72162-2031-2721622031021 BOTTLE in 1 CARTON (72162-2031-2) / 150 mL in 1 BOTTLEMarketed from May 26, 2023

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)
Diclofenac Sodium
Generic name (nonproprietary)
diclofenac
Active ingredients
Diclofenac sodium — 16.05 mg/mL
Dosage form
Solution
Route
Topical
Product type
Prescription drug
Marketing category
ANDA — Abbreviated New Drug Application (generic)Application ANDA 206116
Marketing start
Listing expires
Other FDA classes
Non-Steroidal (Chemical structure)Cyclooxygenase Inhibitors (Mechanism)Decreased Prostaglandin Production (Physiologic effect)
Identifiers
Product ID 72162-2031_5a879840-8626-4c60-ba9f-bf3e3fe00db0SPL ID 5a879840-8626-4c60-ba9f-bf3e3fe00db0SPL set ID e5f8284a-1aa9-4a36-a6ad-fa153c613f34RxCUI 857700UNII QTG126297Q

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. Topical products like this are usually dispensed by a pharmacy and billed by NDC.

NDC on a medical claim

N472162203102 followed by a unit qualifier and the quantity

Package 72162-2031-02. 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)

Diclofenac sodium topical solution is indicated for the treatment of signs and symptoms of osteoarthritis of the knee(s). Diclofenac sodium topical solution is a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug indicated for the treatment of signs and symptoms of osteoarthritis of the knee(s). ( 1 )

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Other NDCs under ANDA 206116

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

FDA NDC Directory listings under ANDA 206116
ProductStrengthForm · routeLabelerProduct NDC
Diclofenac SodiumdiclofenacDiclofenac sodium 16.05 mg/mLSolutionTopicalProficient Rx LP71205-811
Diclofenac SodiumDiclofenac sodium 16.05 mg/mLSolutionTopicalDIRECT RX72189-075
Diclofenac SodiumDiclofenac sodium 16.05 mg/mLSolutionTopicalAdvanced Rx Pharmacy of Tennessee, LLC80425-0237
Diclofenac SodiumdiclofenacDiclofenac sodium 16.05 mg/mLSolutionTopicalPreferred Pharmaceuticals Inc.68788-7270
Diclofenac SodiumdiclofenacDiclofenac sodium 16.05 mg/mLSolutionTopicalA-S Medication Solutions50090-3316
Diclofenac SodiumdiclofenacDiclofenac sodium 16.05 mg/mLSolutionTopicalAsclemed USA, Inc.76420-012
Diclofenac SodiumdiclofenacDiclofenac sodium 16.05 mg/mLSolutionTopicalPHOENIX RX LLC85509-1911
Diclofenac SodiumDiclofenac sodium 16.05 mg/mLSolutionTopicalDirect_Rx72189-527
Diclofenac SodiumdiclofenacDiclofenac sodium 16.05 mg/mLSolutionTopicalAmneal Pharmaceuticals LLC65162-911
Diclofenac SodiumDiclofenac sodium 16.05 mg/mLSolutionTopicalSOLA Pharmaceuticals, LLC70512-810
Diclofenac SodiumDiclofenac sodium 16.05 mg/mLSolutionTopicalAdvanced Rx of Tennessee, LLC80425-0368

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