NDC codes

FDA NDC Directory
Product NDC (as listed)79481-1140Labeler and product segments. Claims need a package NDC.
Product NDC at billing width79481-1140Add 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
79481-1140-5794811140051 TUBE in 1 CARTON (79481-1140-5) / 15 g in 1 TUBEMarketed from Oct 4, 2023

How the 11-digit form is made: The package segment has 1 digit, so one leading zero is added to it (5-4-1 → 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
Product type
Over-the-counter drug
Marketing category
ANDA — Abbreviated New Drug Application (generic)Application ANDA 090962
Marketing start
Listing expires
Other FDA classes
Retinoids (Chemical structure)
Identifiers
Product ID 79481-1140_a54fa1fa-a7ef-4cc6-8cf0-f1ab2353f23aSPL ID a54fa1fa-a7ef-4cc6-8cf0-f1ab2353f23aSPL set ID f2c25c70-87b7-482f-b23a-467008761a3eRxCUI 307731UNII 1L4806J2QFUPC 0708820533516
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

N479481114005 followed by a unit qualifier and the quantity

Package 79481-1140-05. 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)

Use For the treatment of acne

Excerpt only. Read the full label for complete information.

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Other NDCs under ANDA 090962

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

FDA NDC Directory listings under ANDA 090962
ProductStrengthForm · routeLabelerProduct NDC
Adapalene Paraben FreeadapaleneAdapalene 1 mg/gGelTopicalThe Kroger Co.30142-542
AdapaleneAdapalene 1 mg/gGelTopicalYYBA CORP73581-215
Neutrogena Evenly Clear Retinoid Adapalene Gel 0.1% Acne TreatmentadapaleneAdapalene 1 mg/gGelTopicalKenvue Brands LLC69968-0945
AdapaleneAdapalene 1 mg/gGelTopicalCVS PHARMACY, INC51316-114
AdapaleneAdapalene 1 mg/gGelTopicalThe Kroger Co.30142-725
Neutrogena Evenly Clear Retinoid Adapalene Gel 0.1% Acne TreatmentadapaleneAdapalene 1 mg/gGelTopicalKenvue Brands LLC69968-1004
AdapaleneAdapalene 1 mg/gGelTopicalTopco Associates76162-114
Adapalene Paraben FreeadapaleneAdapalene 1 mg/gGelTopicalCVS PHARMACY, INC51316-219
Adapalene Paraben FreeadapaleneAdapalene 1 mg/gGelTopicalTopco Associates76162-221
AdapaleneAdapalene 1 mg/gGelTopicalWalgreens0363-1401
Adapalene Paraben FreeadapaleneAdapalene 1 mg/gGelTopicalMeijer Distribution Inc.79481-2210
Neutrogena Adapalene 0.1% Acne TreatmentadapaleneAdapalene 1 mg/gGelTopicalKenvue Brands LLC69968-0826
AdapaleneAdapalene 1 mg/gGelTopicalSafeway, Inc.21130-754
AdapaleneAdapalene 1 mg/gGelTopicalP & L Development, LLC59726-114
AdapaleneAdapalene 1 mg/gGelTopicalWalgreens0363-4110

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