NDC codes

FDA NDC Directory
Product NDC (as listed)72789-008Labeler and product segments. Claims need a package NDC.
Product NDC at billing width72789-0008Add 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
72789-008-157278900081515 TABLET in 1 BOTTLE, PLASTIC (72789-008-15)Marketed from Sep 13, 2019
72789-008-907278900089090 TABLET in 1 BOTTLE, PLASTIC (72789-008-90)Marketed from Mar 6, 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)
Anastrozole
Generic name (nonproprietary)
anastrozole
Active ingredients
Anastrozole — 1 mg/1
Dosage form
Tablet
Route
Oral
Product type
Prescription drug
Marketing category
ANDA — Abbreviated New Drug Application (generic)Application ANDA 090568
Marketing start
Listing expires
Other FDA classes
Aromatase Inhibitors (Mechanism)
Identifiers
Product ID 72789-008_56079409-539c-a1f9-e063-6394a90a8c49SPL ID 56079409-539c-a1f9-e063-6394a90a8c49SPL set ID aabd8f88-2b52-4d43-8dc6-61605988c4dcRxCUI 199224UNII 2Z07MYW1AZUPC 0372789008158
Pharmacologic class
Aromatase Inhibitor

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

N472789000815 followed by a unit qualifier and the quantity

Package 72789-0008-15. 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)

Anastrozole is an aromatase inhibitor indicated for: Adjuvant treatment of postmenopausal women with hormone receptor-positive early breast cancer ( 1.1 ) First-line treatment of postmenopausal women with hormone receptor-positive or hormone receptor unknown locally advanced or metastatic breast cancer ( 1.2 ) Treatment of advanced breast cancer in postmenopausal women with disease progression following tamoxifen therapy. Patients with ER-negative disease and patients who did not respond to previous tamoxifen therapy rarely responded to anastrozole ( 1.3 ) 1.1 Adjuvant Treatment Anastrozole tablets are indicated for adjuvant treatment of postmenopausal women with hormone receptor-positive ea…

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Other NDCs under ANDA 090568

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

FDA NDC Directory listings under ANDA 090568
ProductStrengthForm · routeLabelerProduct NDC
AnastrozoleAnastrozole 1 mg/1TabletOralDirect_Rx72189-415
AnastrozoleAnastrozole 1 mg/1TabletOralNuCare Pharmaceuticals,Inc.68071-5203
AnastrozoleAnastrozole 1 mg/1TabletOralAsclemed USA, Inc.76420-004
AnastrozoleAnastrozole 1 mg/1TabletOralBryant Ranch Prepack63629-5269
AnastrozoleAnastrozole 1 mg/1TabletOralAccord Healthcare Inc.16729-035
AnastrozoleAnastrozole 1 mg/1TabletOralA-S Medication Solutions50090-2453
AnastrozoleAnastrozole 1 mg/1TabletOralProficient Rx LP63187-080
AnastrozoleAnastrozole 1 mg/1TabletOralNuCare Pharmaceuticals,Inc.68071-1543
AnastrozoleAnastrozole 1 mg/1TabletOralNuCare Pharmaceuticals,Inc.68071-1682
AnastrozoleAnastrozole 1 mg/1TabletOralNuCare Pharmaceuticals,Inc.68071-2791

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