clindamycin phosphate NDC 72162-2147

NDC codes

FDA NDC Directory

Product NDC (as listed)72162-2147Labeler and product segments. Claims need a package NDC.

Product NDC at billing width72162-2147Add 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 NDC	11-digit (billing)	Package	Copy
72162-2147-6	72162214706	1 BOTTLE in 1 CARTON (72162-2147-6) / 60 mL in 1 BOTTLEMarketed from Dec 7, 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): clindamycin phosphate
Generic name (nonproprietary): clindamycin phosphate
Active ingredients: Clindamycin phosphate — 10 mg/mL
Dosage form: Lotion
Route: Topical
Labeler: Bryant Ranch Prepack
Product type: Prescription drug
Marketing category: ANDA — Abbreviated New Drug Application (generic)Application ANDA 065067
Marketing start: Jan 31, 2002
Listing expires: Dec 31, 2026
Other FDA classes: Decreased Sebaceous Gland Activity (Physiologic effect)Lincosamides (Chemical structure)Neuromuscular Blockade (Physiologic effect)
Identifiers: Product ID 72162-2147_e1d1616f-a099-43d4-ba18-9d04b17b301bSPL ID e1d1616f-a099-43d4-ba18-9d04b17b301bSPL set ID d416208c-474e-45c6-b28f-e86a9052edb3RxCUI 197519UNII EH6D7113I8
Pharmacologic class: Lincosamide Antibacterial

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

N472162214706 followed by a unit qualifier and the quantity

Package 72162-2147-06. 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 Dec 7, 2023.

Indications (excerpt from the label)

INDICATIONS AND USAGE Clindamycin Phosphate Topical Solution, Clindamycin Phosphate Gel, and Clindamycin Phosphate Lotion are indicated in the treatment of acne vulgaris. In view of the potential for diarrhea, bloody diarrhea and pseudomembranous colitis, the physician should consider whether other agents are more appropriate (see CONTRAINDICATIONS , WARNINGS and ADVERSE REACTIONS ).

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Other NDCs under ANDA 065067

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

FDA NDC Directory listings under ANDA 065067
Product	Strength	Form · route	Labeler	Product NDC
clindamycin phosphate	Clindamycin phosphate 10 mg/mL	LotionTopical	E. Fougera & Co. a division of Fougera Pharmaceuticals, LLC	0168-0203