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FDA NDC Directory
Product NDC (as listed)78206-166Labeler and product segments. Claims need a package NDC.
Product NDC at billing width78206-0166Add 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
78206-166-017820601660178206016601100 TABLET in 1 BOTTLE (78206-166-01)Marketed from Jun 1, 2021

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)
Sinemet
Generic name (nonproprietary)
carbidopa and levodopa
Active ingredients
Carbidopa — 10 mg/1Levodopa — 100 mg/1
Dosage form
Tablet
Route
Oral
Labeler
Organon LLCNDC labeler code 78206
Product type
Prescription drug
Marketing category
NDA — New Drug ApplicationApplication NDA 017555
Marketing start
Listing expires
Other FDA classes
Aromatic (Chemical structure)
Identifiers
Product ID 78206-166_60aaac4b-58e7-485c-9f27-95fcc35b5c48SPL ID 60aaac4b-58e7-485c-9f27-95fcc35b5c48SPL set ID 9b17b028-964a-473c-823d-81423535bd66RxCUI 197443, 197444, 197445, 724598, 724602, 724606UNII MNX7R8C5VO, 46627O600JUPC 0378206168016, 0378206190017, 0378206167019, 0378206166012
Pharmacologic class
Aromatic Amino Acid

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

N478206016601 followed by a unit qualifier and the quantity

Package 78206-0166-01. 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 .

Indications (excerpt from the label)

INDICATIONS AND USAGE SINEMET is indicated in the treatment of Parkinson's disease, post-encephalitic parkinsonism, and symptomatic parkinsonism that may follow carbon monoxide intoxication or manganese intoxication. Carbidopa allows patients treated for Parkinson's disease to use much lower doses of levodopa. Some patients who responded poorly to levodopa have improved on SINEMET. This is most likely due to decreased peripheral decarboxylation of levodopa caused by administration of carbidopa rather than by a primary effect of carbidopa on the nervous system. Carbidopa has not been shown to enhance the intrinsic efficacy of levodopa. Carbidopa may also reduce nausea and vomiting and permit …

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About NDC 78206-166

What is NDC 78206-166?
78206-166 is the product NDC for Sinemet, Carbidopa 10 mg/1; Levodopa 100 mg/1 tablet, listed with the FDA by Organon LLC. It has 1 package NDC, shown above in 10- and 11-digit form.
What drug is associated with this NDC?
Sinemet (Carbidopa and levodopa).
What is the active ingredient?
Carbidopa, Levodopa.
Who is the labeler?
Organon LLC, NDC labeler code 78206. The labeler is the company responsible for the label; it may be the manufacturer, a repackager or a distributor.
What other NDCs exist for Sinemet?
1 other product NDC are listed under this name. See all Sinemet NDCs.
Is there a related HCPCS / J-code?
Not in Med-Code's curated HCPCS directory. See Billing references above.

Other finished products listed under the same name: strengths, forms and labelers.

Other Sinemet NDCs
ProductStrengthForm · routeLabelerProduct NDCPackage NDCs (11-digit)
Sinemetcarbidopa and levodopaCarbidopa 25 mg/1; Levodopa 100 mg/1TabletOralOrganon LLC78206-19078206-0190-01

Other NDCs under NDA 017555

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

FDA NDC Directory listings under NDA 017555
ProductStrengthForm · routeLabelerProduct NDC
Sinemetcarbidopa and levodopaCarbidopa 25 mg/1; Levodopa 100 mg/1TabletOralOrganon LLC78206-190

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