NDC codes

FDA NDC Directory
Product NDC (as listed)72789-005Labeler and product segments. Claims need a package NDC.
Product NDC at billing width72789-0005Add 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
72789-005-147278900051414 TABLET, FILM COATED in 1 BOTTLE, PLASTIC (72789-005-14)Marketed from Aug 30, 2019

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)
Metronidazole
Generic name (nonproprietary)
metronidazole
Active ingredients
Metronidazole — 500 mg/1
Dosage form
Tablet, Film coated
Route
Oral
Product type
Prescription drug
Marketing category
ANDA — Abbreviated New Drug Application (generic)Application ANDA 203458
Marketing start
Listing expires
Other FDA classes
Nitroimidazoles (Chemical structure)
Identifiers
Product ID 72789-005_4030e04e-82a0-ee5a-e063-6294a90ad816SPL ID 4030e04e-82a0-ee5a-e063-6294a90ad816SPL set ID 4cdd7ac5-a52c-4766-afeb-1b5e567a328cRxCUI 311681UNII 140QMO216EUPC 0372789005140
Pharmacologic class
Nitroimidazole Antimicrobial

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

NDC on a medical claim

N472789000514 followed by a unit qualifier and the quantity

Package 72789-0005-14. 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)

INDICATIONS AND USAGE Symptomatic Trichomoniasis. Metronidazole tablets are indicated for the treatment of T. vaginalis infection in females and males when the presence of the trichomonad has been confirmed by appropriate laboratory procedures (wet smears and/or cultures). Asymptomatic Trichomoniasis. Metronidazole tablets are indicated in the treatment of asymptomatic T. vaginalis infection in females when the organism is associated with endocervicitis, cervicitis, or cervical erosion. Since there is evidence that presence of the trichomonad can interfere with accurate assessment of abnormal cytological smears, additional smears should be performed after eradication of the parasite. Treatme…

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Other NDCs under ANDA 203458

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

FDA NDC Directory listings under ANDA 203458
ProductStrengthForm · routeLabelerProduct NDC
MetronidazoleMetronidazole 500 mg/1Tablet, Film coatedOralNuCare Pharmaceuticals, Inc.68071-1876
MetronidazoleMetronidazole 250 mg/1Tablet, Film coatedOralPreferred Pharmaceuticals Inc.68788-6960
MetronidazoleMetronidazole 500 mg/1Tablet, Film coatedOralBryant Ranch Prepack71335-2640
MetronidazoleMetronidazole 250 mg/1Tablet, Film coatedOralNuCare Pharmaceuticals, Inc.68071-3039
MetronidazoleMetronidazole 500 mg/1Tablet, Film coatedOralBryant Ranch Prepack71335-0358
MetronidazoleMetronidazole 500 mg/1Tablet, Film coatedOralDirect_Rx61919-032
MetronidazoleMetronidazole 500 mg/1Tablet, Film coatedOralREMEDYREPACK INC.70518-2305
MetronidazoleMetronidazole 250 mg/1Tablet, Film coatedOralUnichem Pharmaceuticals (USA), Inc.29300-226
MetronidazoleMetronidazole 500 mg/1Tablet, Film coatedOralUnichem Pharmaceuticals (USA), Inc.29300-227
MetronidazoleMetronidazole 500 mg/1Tablet, Film coatedOralNuCare Pharmaceuticals,Inc.68071-2280
MetronidazoleMetronidazole 500 mg/1Tablet, Film coatedOralPharmPak, Inc.54348-740
MetronidazoleMetronidazole 250 mg/1Tablet, Film coatedOralPharmPak, Inc.54348-745
MetronidazoleMetronidazole 250 mg/1Tablet, Film coatedOralBryant Ranch Prepack63629-1388
MetronidazoleMetronidazole 500 mg/1Tablet, Film coatedOralProficient Rx LP63187-827
MetronidazoleMetronidazole 500 mg/1Tablet, Film coatedOralRedpharm Drug67296-2152
MetronidazoleMetronidazole 500 mg/1Tablet, Film coatedOralPreferred Pharmaceuticals Inc.68788-8674
MetronidazoleMetronidazole 250 mg/1Tablet, Film coatedOralREMEDYREPACK INC.70518-1536
MetronidazoleMetronidazole 500 mg/1Tablet, Film coatedOralCoupler LLC67046-1060
MetronidazoleMetronidazole 500 mg/1Tablet, Film coatedOralQuality Care Products LLC55700-298
MetronidazoleMetronidazole 500 mg/1Tablet, Film coatedOralBluePoint Laboratories68001-365

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