PharmTech

FDA Proposes Longer National Drug Code

The change would impact every package and hundreds of systems. All product labeling that carries the National Drug Code (NDC) will need to be updated if FDA finalizes its proposed rule to expand the ...
RAPS

Pharma groups pressure FDA to finalize NDC rule

Pharmaceutical industry groups, drugmakers, and other industry stakeholders are pressuring the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to finalize its proposed rule to update the format of the National ...
JD Supra

NDSee You in 2033: FDA’s 12‑Digit NDC Is Coming

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a final rule on March 5 that will change National Drug Codes (NDCs) from several different 10‑digit formats to one standard 12‑digit format. Read the ...
RAPS

FDA Begins Preparations for New NDC Coding System

With the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) running out of National Drug Code (NDC) numbers in the next decade or so, a public meeting on Monday discussed multiple options for how to amend a code ...
PharmTech

Preparing for Pharma’s “Y2K Moment”: What the Shift to a 12-Digit NDC Means for Manufacturers

FDA will standardize NDCs to a 12-digit (6-4-2) structure, addressing 5-digit labeler-code constraints while creating a single uniform identifier across products and trading partners. Linear barcodes ...