NDC codes

FDA NDC Directory
Product NDC (as listed)72578-159Labeler and product segments. Claims need a package NDC.
Product NDC at billing width72578-0159Add 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
72578-159-067257801590630 TABLET in 1 BOTTLE (72578-159-06)Marketed from Sep 7, 2026
72578-159-167257801591690 TABLET in 1 BOTTLE (72578-159-16)Marketed from Sep 7, 2026

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)
Candesartan cilexetil
Generic name (nonproprietary)
candesartan cilexetil
Active ingredients
Candesartan cilexetil — 16 mg/1
Dosage form
Tablet
Route
Oral
Product type
Prescription drug
Marketing category
ANDA — Abbreviated New Drug Application (generic)Application ANDA 091390
Marketing start
Listing expires
Other FDA classes
Angiotensin 2 Receptor Antagonists (Mechanism)
Identifiers
Product ID 72578-159_4093b082-6e7b-4dea-b659-69b0b9bc84e0SPL ID 4093b082-6e7b-4dea-b659-69b0b9bc84e0SPL set ID 9da86c48-5911-4512-8c71-eca4a6418cf6RxCUI 153822, 153823, 577776, 639537UNII R85M2X0D68UPC 0372578159061, 0372578158064, 0372578157067, 0372578160067

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

N472578015906 followed by a unit qualifier and the quantity

Package 72578-0159-06. 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 . This label includes a boxed warning.

Indications (excerpt from the label)

Candesartan cilexetil tablets are an angiotensin II receptor blocker (ARB) indicated for: Treatment of hypertension in adults and children 1 year to < 17 years of age, to lower blood pressure. Lowering blood pressure reduces the risk of fatal and non-fatal cardiovascular events, primarily strokes and myocardial infarctions ( 1.1 ). Treatment of heart failure (NYHA class II-IV); candesartan cilexetil reduces cardiovascular death and heart failure hospitalization ( 1.2 ). 1.1 Hypertension Candesartan cilexetil tablets are indicated for the treatment of hypertension in adults and in children 1 to <17 years of age, to lower blood pressure. Lowering blood pressure reduces the risk of fatal and no…

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Other NDCs under ANDA 091390

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

FDA NDC Directory listings under ANDA 091390
ProductStrengthForm · routeLabelerProduct NDC
Candesartan cilexetilCandesartan cilexetil 32 mg/1TabletOralViona Pharmaceuticals Inc72578-160
Candesartan cilexetilCandesartan cilexetil 4 mg/1TabletOralViona Pharmaceuticals Inc72578-157
Candesartan cilexetilCandesartan cilexetil 8 mg/1TabletOralViona Pharmaceuticals Inc72578-158
Candesartan cilexetilCandesartan cilexetil 4 mg/1TabletOralZydus Lifesciences Limited70771-1204
Candesartan cilexetilCandesartan cilexetil 8 mg/1TabletOralZydus Lifesciences Limited70771-1205
Candesartan cilexetilCandesartan cilexetil 16 mg/1TabletOralZydus Lifesciences Limited70771-1206
Candesartan cilexetilCandesartan cilexetil 32 mg/1TabletOralZydus Lifesciences Limited70771-1207

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