NDC codes

FDA NDC Directory
Product NDC (as listed)72189-027Labeler and product segments. Claims need a package NDC.
Product NDC at billing width72189-0027Add 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
72189-027-04721890027044 TABLET, EXTENDED RELEASE in 1 BOTTLE (72189-027-04)Marketed from Oct 2, 2019
72189-027-307218900273030 TABLET, EXTENDED RELEASE in 1 BOTTLE (72189-027-30)Marketed from Oct 2, 2019

How the 11-digit form is made: The product segment has 3 digits, so one leading zero is added to it (5-3-2 → 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)
Potassium Chloride
Generic name (nonproprietary)
potassium chloride
Active ingredients
Potassium chloride — 750 mg/1
Dosage form
Tablet, Extended release
Route
Oral
Labeler
Direct_Rx
Product type
Prescription drug
Marketing category
ANDA — Abbreviated New Drug Application (generic)Application ANDA 210733
Marketing start
Listing expires
Other FDA classes
Increased Large Intestinal Motility (Physiologic effect)Inhibition Large Intestine Fluid/Electrolyte Absorption (Physiologic effect)Osmotic Activity (Mechanism)Potassium Compounds (Chemical structure)
Identifiers
Product ID 72189-027_2c4e994c-a009-5fc9-e063-6294a90a462aSPL ID 2c4e994c-a009-5fc9-e063-6294a90a462aSPL set ID 946b9568-671d-172a-e053-2a95a90ac827RxCUI 628953UNII 660YQ98I10
Pharmacologic class
Osmotic Laxative; Potassium Salt

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

N472189002704 followed by a unit qualifier and the quantity

Package 72189-0027-04. 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 & USAGE SECTION BECAUSE OF REPORTS OF INTESTINAL AND GASTRIC ULCERATION AND BLEEDING WITH CONTROLLED-RELEASE POTASSIUM CHLORIDE PREPARATIONS, THESE DRUGS SHOULD BE RESERVED FOR THOSE PATIENTS WHO CANNOT TOLERATE OR REFUSE TO TAKE LIQUID OR EFFERVESCENT POTASSIUM PREPARATIONS, OR FOR PATIENTS WITH WHOM THERE IS A PROBLEM OF COMPLIANCE WITH THESE PREPARATIONS. For the treatment of patients with hypokalemia with or without metabolic alkalosis, in digitalis intoxication, and in patients with hypokalemic familial periodic paralysis. If hypokalemia is the result of diuretic therapy, consideration should be given to the use of a lower dose of diuretic, which may be sufficient without le…

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Other NDCs under ANDA 210733

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

FDA NDC Directory listings under ANDA 210733
ProductStrengthForm · routeLabelerProduct NDC
Potassium ChloridePotassium chloride 750 mg/1Tablet, Extended releaseOralStrides Pharma Science Limited64380-861
Potassium ChloridePotassium chloride 750 mg/1Tablet, Extended releaseOralNorthwind Health Company, LLC51655-706
Potassium ChloridePotassium chloride 600 mg/1Tablet, Extended releaseOralStrides Pharma Science Limited64380-860
Potassium ChloridePotassium chloride 750 mg/1Tablet, Extended releaseOralBryant Ranch Prepack71335-1131

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