NDC codes

FDA NDC Directory
Product NDC (as listed)72485-670Labeler and product segments. Claims need a package NDC.
Product NDC at billing width72485-0670Add 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
72485-670-31724850670317248506703150 TUBE in 1 CARTON (72485-670-31) / 1 g in 1 TUBEMarketed from Oct 18, 2023
72485-670-3572485067035724850670351 TUBE in 1 CARTON (72485-670-35) / 3.5 g in 1 TUBEMarketed from Oct 18, 2023

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)
Erythromycin
Generic name (nonproprietary)
erythromycin
Active ingredients
Erythromycin — 5 mg/g
Dosage form
Ointment
Route
Ophthalmic
Labeler
ARMAS PHARMACEUTICALS INC.NDC labeler code 72485
Product type
Prescription drug
Marketing category
ANDA — Abbreviated New Drug Application (generic)Application ANDA 064030
Marketing start
Listing expires
Other FDA classes
Decreased Sebaceous Gland Activity (Physiologic effect)Macrolides (Chemical structure)
Identifiers
Product ID 72485-670_086299e1-e483-5e65-e063-6394a90a29fbSPL ID 086299e1-e483-5e65-e063-6394a90a29fbSPL set ID 07fdeac5-f690-d74b-e063-6394a90a5c5bRxCUI 310149UNII 63937KV33D
Pharmacologic class
Macrolide Antimicrobial; Macrolide

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

NDC on a medical claim

N472485067031 followed by a unit qualifier and the quantity

Package 72485-0670-31. 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 AND USAGE: For the treatment of superficial ocular infections involving the conjunctiva and/or cornea caused by organisms susceptible to erythromycin. For prophylaxis of ophthalmia neonatorum due to N. gonorrhoeae or C. trachomatis . The effectiveness of erythromycin in the prevention of ophthalmia caused by penicillinase-producing N.gonorrhoeae is not established. For infants born to mothers with clinically apparent gonorrhea, intravenous or intramuscular injections of aqueous crystalline penicillin G should be given; a single dose of 50,000 units for term infants or 20,000 units for infants of low birth weight. Topical prophylaxis alone is inadequate for these infants.

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About NDC 72485-670

What is NDC 72485-670?
72485-670 is the product NDC for Erythromycin, Erythromycin 5 mg/g ointment, listed with the FDA by ARMAS PHARMACEUTICALS INC.. It has 2 package NDCs, shown above in 10- and 11-digit form.
What drug is associated with this NDC?
Erythromycin.
What is the active ingredient?
Erythromycin.
Who is the labeler?
ARMAS PHARMACEUTICALS INC., NDC labeler code 72485. The labeler is the company responsible for the label; it may be the manufacturer, a repackager or a distributor.
What other NDCs exist for Erythromycin?
68 other product NDCs are listed under this name. See all Erythromycin 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 Erythromycin NDCs
ProductStrengthForm · routeLabelerProduct NDCPackage NDCs (11-digit)
ErythromycinErythromycin 5 mg/gOintmentOphthalmicSentiss Pharmaceuticals LLC70244-03170244-0031-0170244-0031-02
ErythromycinErythromycin 333 mg/1Tablet, Delayed releaseOralTorrent Pharmaceuticals Limited13668-58713668-0587-0113668-0587-0513668-0587-30
erythromycinErythromycin 250 mg/1Capsule, Delayed release pelletsOralDr. Reddy's Labratories Inc.75907-07675907-0076-01
ErythromycinErythromycin 5 mg/gOintmentOphthalmicST. MARY'S MEDICAL PARK PHARMACY60760-67060760-0670-35
ErythromycinErythromycin 5 mg/gOintmentOphthalmicRedpharm Drug67296-212867296-2128-03
ErythromycinErythromycin 5 mg/gOintmentOphthalmicNuCare Pharmaceuticals,Inc.68071-399268071-3992-02
ErythromycinErythromycin 5 mg/gOintmentOphthalmicFera Pharmaceuticals, LLC48102-05748102-0057-11
ErythromycinErythromycin 250 mg/1Tablet, Film coatedOralAlembic Pharmaceuticals Limited46708-39746708-0397-3046708-0397-3146708-0397-91
ErythromycinErythromycin 500 mg/1Tablet, Film coatedOralAlembic Pharmaceuticals Limited46708-39846708-0398-3046708-0398-3146708-0398-91
ErythromycinErythromycin 250 mg/1Tablet, Film coatedOralAlembic Pharmaceuticals Inc.62332-39762332-0397-3062332-0397-3162332-0397-91

All 69 Erythromycin NDCs

Other NDCs under ANDA 064030

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

FDA NDC Directory listings under ANDA 064030
ProductStrengthForm · routeLabelerProduct NDC
ErythromycinErythromycin 5 mg/gOintmentOphthalmicST. MARY'S MEDICAL PARK PHARMACY60760-670
ErythromycinErythromycin 5 mg/gOintmentOphthalmicProficient Rx LP63187-267
ErythromycinErythromycin 5 mg/gOintmentOphthalmicRedpharm Drug67296-2128
ErythromycinErythromycin 5 mg/gOintmentOphthalmicNuCare Pharmaceuticals,Inc.68071-3992
ErythromycinErythromycin 5 mg/gOintmentOphthalmicSentiss Pharmaceuticals LLC70244-031
ErythromycinErythromycin 5 mg/gOintmentOphthalmicAsclemed USA, Inc.76420-212

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