Adapalene NDC 72657-158

NDC codes

FDA NDC Directory

Product NDC (as listed)72657-158Labeler and product segments. Claims need a package NDC.

Product NDC at billing width72657-0158Add 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 NDC	11-digit (billing)	Package	Copy
72657-158-17	72657015817	1 TUBE in 1 CARTON (72657-158-17) / 15 g in 1 TUBEMarketed from Mar 10, 2023
72657-158-55	72657015855	1 TUBE in 1 CARTON (72657-158-55) / 45 g in 1 TUBEMarketed from Mar 10, 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): Adapalene
Generic name (nonproprietary): adapalene
Active ingredients: Adapalene — 1 mg/g
Dosage form: Gel
Route: Topical
Labeler: GLENMARK THERAPEUTICS INC., USA
Product type: Over-the-counter drug
Marketing category: ANDA — Abbreviated New Drug Application (generic)Application ANDA 091314
Marketing start: Mar 10, 2023
Listing expires: Dec 31, 2027
Other FDA classes: Retinoids (Chemical structure)
Identifiers: Product ID 72657-158_52ea6426-f743-4a3f-b927-5940f4428593SPL ID 52ea6426-f743-4a3f-b927-5940f4428593SPL set ID 42c1c354-2c00-4bc2-bbd3-a5dd5ff9a208RxCUI 307731UNII 1L4806J2QFUPC 0372657158176, 0372657158558
Pharmacologic class: Retinoid

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

NDC on a medical claim

N472657015817 followed by a unit qualifier and the quantity

Package 72657-0158-17. 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 Jan 31, 2026.

Indications (excerpt from the label)

Use • For the treatment of acne

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Other NDCs under ANDA 091314

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

FDA NDC Directory listings under ANDA 091314
Product	Strength	Form · route	Labeler	Product NDC
Curist Acne Reliefadapalene	Adapalene .1 g/100g	GelTopical	Little Pharma, Inc.	72559-015
Adapalene	Adapalene 1 mg/g	GelTopical	TOP CARE (Topco Associates LLC)	36800-088
Adapalene	Adapalene 1 mg/g	GelTopical	MEIJER, INC.	41250-288
Adapalene	Adapalene 1 mg/g	GelTopical	Walgreens	0363-0888
Adapalene Geladaplaene	Adapalene .00036 g/g	GelTopical	Acne Free LLC	80861-114
Adapaleneadaplane 0.1%	Adapalene .1 g/g	GelTopical	Acne Free, LLC	80861-115
Adapalene	Adapalene 1 mg/g	GelTopical	CVS Pharmacy	69842-088
Adapalene	Adapalene 1 mg/g	GelTopical	LOreal USA Products Inc	49967-354
Adapalene	Adapalene 1 mg/g	GelTopical	YYBA Corp	73581-216
Adapalene	Adapalene 1 mg/g	GelTopical	Dolgencorp, Inc. (DOLLAR GENERAL & REXALL)	55910-880
Effaclaradapalene	Adapalene 1 mg/g	GelTopical	LOreal USA Products Inc	49967-591
Effaclaradapalene	Adapalene 1 mg/g	GelTopical	LOreal USA Products Inc	49967-592