NDC codes

FDA NDC Directory
Product NDC (as listed)72603-721Labeler and product segments. Claims need a package NDC.
Product NDC at billing width72603-0721Add 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
72603-721-017260307210190 TABLET in 1 CARTON (72603-721-01)Marketed from Jan 29, 2025

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
Generic name (nonproprietary)
candesartan
Active ingredients
Candesartan cilexetil — 32 mg/1
Dosage form
Tablet
Route
Oral
Product type
Prescription drug
Marketing category
ANDA — Abbreviated New Drug Application (generic)Application ANDA 203813
Marketing start
Listing expires
Other FDA classes
Angiotensin 2 Receptor Antagonists (Mechanism)
Identifiers
Product ID 72603-721_400810c5-9f59-4285-a3f6-fa98bba0c6a0SPL ID 400810c5-9f59-4285-a3f6-fa98bba0c6a0SPL set ID 880f685f-be01-42f4-9e76-ebd1fcfb1f77RxCUI 577776, 639537UNII R85M2X0D68

Billing references

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HCPCS codeNo match

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NDC on a medical claim

N472603072101 followed by a unit qualifier and the quantity

Package 72603-0721-01. 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 . 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 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 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 non-fatal car…

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Other NDCs under ANDA 203813

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

FDA NDC Directory listings under ANDA 203813
ProductStrengthForm · routeLabelerProduct NDC
CandesartanCandesartan cilexetil 16 mg/1TabletOralNorthStar RxLLC72603-720
CandesartanCandesartan cilexetil 4 mg/1TabletOralMacleods Pharmaceuticals Limited33342-114
CandesartanCandesartan cilexetil 8 mg/1TabletOralMacleods Pharmaceuticals Limited33342-115
CandesartanCandesartan cilexetil 16 mg/1TabletOralMacleods Pharmaceuticals Limited33342-116
CandesartanCandesartan cilexetil 32 mg/1TabletOralMacleods Pharmaceuticals Limited33342-117
CandesartanCandesartan cilexetil 16 mg/1TabletOralBryant Ranch Prepack71335-3032

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