NDC codes

FDA NDC Directory
Product NDC (as listed)72578-091Labeler and product segments. Claims need a package NDC.
Product NDC at billing width72578-0091Add 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
72578-091-01725780091011 TUBE in 1 CARTON (72578-091-01) / 15 g in 1 TUBEMarketed from Aug 31, 2020
72578-091-02725780091021 TUBE in 1 CARTON (72578-091-02) / 60 g in 1 TUBEMarketed from Aug 31, 2020
72578-091-03725780091031 TUBE in 1 CARTON (72578-091-03) / 100 g in 1 TUBEMarketed from Aug 31, 2020

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)
desoximetasone
Generic name (nonproprietary)
desoximetasone
Active ingredients
Desoximetasone — 2.5 mg/g
Dosage form
Cream
Route
Topical
Product type
Prescription drug
Marketing category
ANDA — Abbreviated New Drug Application (generic)Application ANDA 205620
Marketing start
Listing expires
Other FDA classes
Corticosteroid Hormone Receptor Agonists (Mechanism)
Identifiers
Product ID 72578-091_af1f6394-c7b7-41be-bf5e-d0cc7f0da19bSPL ID af1f6394-c7b7-41be-bf5e-d0cc7f0da19bSPL set ID 309a93de-ce89-4244-959a-3236d5e95c06RxCUI 197574UNII 4E07GXB7AUUPC 0372578091019
Pharmacologic class
Corticosteroid

Billing references

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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

N472578009101 followed by a unit qualifier and the quantity

Package 72578-0091-01. 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)

INDICATIONS AND USAGE Desoximetasone cream, 0.25% is indicated for the relief of the inflammatory and pruritic manifestations of corticosteroid-responsive dermatoses.

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Other NDCs under ANDA 205620

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

FDA NDC Directory listings under ANDA 205620
ProductStrengthForm · routeLabelerProduct NDC
desoximetasoneDesoximetasone 2.5 mg/gCreamTopicalZydus Lifesciences Limited70771-1437

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