NDC codes

FDA NDC Directory
Product NDC (as listed)85742-029Labeler and product segments. Claims need a package NDC.
Product NDC at billing width85742-0029Add 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
85742-029-2885742002928100 mL in 1 BOTTLE (85742-029-28)Marketed from Nov 21, 2022

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)
Erythromycin ethylsuccinate
Generic name (nonproprietary)
erythromycin ethylsuccinate
Active ingredients
Erythromycin ethylsuccinate200 mg/5mL
Dosage form
For suspension
Route
Oral
Product type
Prescription drug
Marketing category
ANDA — Abbreviated New Drug Application (generic)Application ANDA 216212
Marketing start
Listing expires
Other FDA classes
Decreased Sebaceous Gland Activity (Physiologic effect)Macrolides (Chemical structure)
Identifiers
Product ID 85742-029_56b7e7ad-dd16-44aa-8b65-0fb27e5f49b4SPL ID 56b7e7ad-dd16-44aa-8b65-0fb27e5f49b4SPL set ID a7f7faaf-dc05-4d51-86c6-bf5d61562e48RxCUI 686400, 686418UNII 1014KSJ86FUPC 0385742030288, 0385742029282
Pharmacologic class
Macrolide Antimicrobial; Macrolide

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

N485742002928 followed by a unit qualifier and the quantity

Package 85742-0029-28. 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 To reduce the development of drug-resistant bacteria and maintain the effectiveness of erythromycin ethylsuccinate for oral suspension and other antibacterial drugs, erythromycin ethylsuccinate for oral suspension should be used only to treat or prevent infections that are proven or strongly suspected to be caused by susceptible bacteria. When culture and susceptibility information are available, they should be considered in selecting or modifying antibacterial therapy. In the absence of such data, local epidemiology and susceptibility patterns may contribute to the empiric selection of therapy. Erythromycin ethylsuccinate for oral suspension is indicated in the treatme

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Other NDCs under ANDA 216212

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

FDA NDC Directory listings under ANDA 216212
ProductStrengthForm · routeLabelerProduct NDC
Erythromycin EthylsuccinateErythromycin ethylsuccinate 200 mg/5mLSuspensionOralNivagen Pharmaceuticals, Inc.75834-295
Erythromycin EthylsuccinateErythromycin ethylsuccinate 400 mg/5mLSuspensionOralNivagen Pharmaceuticals, Inc.75834-294
Erythromycin ethylsuccinateErythromycin ethylsuccinate 200 mg/5mLFor suspensionOralBryant Ranch Prepack72162-2657
Erythromycin ethylsuccinateErythromycin ethylsuccinate 400 mg/5mLFor suspensionOralBryant Ranch Prepack72162-2658
Erythromycin ethylsuccinateErythromycin ethylsuccinate 200 mg/5mLFor suspensionOralCadila Pharmaceuticals Limited71209-102
Erythromycin ethylsuccinateErythromycin ethylsuccinate 400 mg/5mLFor suspensionOralCadila Pharmaceuticals Limited71209-103
Erythromycin ethylsuccinateErythromycin ethylsuccinate 400 mg/5mLFor suspensionOralKanchan Healthcare Inc85742-030

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