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National Drug Code (NDC)

Also known as: NDC, NDC Number, NDC Directory

Verified from FDA on 06-02-2026
Quick answer

The National Drug Code (NDC) is a product identifier used by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to catalog drugs submitted by labelers, including manufacturers, repackagers, and relabelers. The NDC Directory serves as the reference list for these submissions and is built from structured product labeling (SPL) electronic files. The verbatim FDA description follows below.

MedivaScan summary. The authoritative source quote follows below.

FDA definition

The NDC Directory contains information on active and certified finished and unfinished drugs submitted to FDA in structured product labeling (SPL) electronic listing files by labelers. A labeler may be a manufacturer, including a repackager or relabeler, or the entity named on the product label.

U.S. Food and Drug AdministrationView on source ›Verbatim quote. Last verified 06-02-2026.
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