National Drug Code Format

https://www.fda.gov/drugs/electronic-drug-registration-and-listing-system-edrls/national-drug-code-format?utm_medium=email&utm_source=govdelivery FDA’s final rule, Revising the National Drug Code Format and Drug Label Barcode Requirements, adopts a uniform, 12-digit format for the national drug code (NDC). The NDC is an FDA standard for uniquely identifying drugs marketed in the U.S. Currently, the NDC assigned by FDA for each listed drug marketed in the U.S. is a unique 10-digit number and can be in several different formats. The rule takes effect on March 7, 2033. On the effective date, FDA will assign new 12-digit NDCs and convert all previously assigned 10-digit NDCs to the uniform 12-digit NDC format. This change will impact NDCs assigned by FDA to human drugs, including biological products and animal drugs. This rule affects only FDA-assigned NDCs. It does not make any changes to NDCs formats that are used for other purposes unrelated to FDA (e.g., the HIPAA standard 11-digit format used for reimbursement).