The identification of Shani Merril, the 12-year-old girl who was killed last week in a fire on a ferry boat during a family vacation in Thailand, was completed on Wednesday.
The NDC is a universal number that identifies a drug. The NDC number consists of 11 digits in a 5-4-2 format. The first five digits identify the manufacturer of the drug and are assigned by the Food and Drug Administration.
207.39). Additionally, an NDC number does not determine that the product is a medication as defined by the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act (FD&C Act), nor does it denote that a product is covered or eligible for reimbursement by Medicare, Medicaid or other payers. Non-drug products are not permitted to be assigned an NDC number.