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.
Unclassified Drugs Including Compound Drug Products Page 4 of 4 DEFINITIONS: Inert: denoting a drug with or agent having no pharmacologic or therapeutic action. National Drug Code (NDC): the FDA assigns each drug product listed a unique number. This number, known as the NDC, identifies the labeler, product, and trade package size. RELATED MEDICAL COVERAGE GUIDELINES OR PAYMENT POLICIES: 1. Unlisted CPT Codes; P0000006 2. Unclassified Codes and Compound Drug Products; 09-J0000-58 OTHER: REFERENCES: 1.