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.
Find By National Drug Code (NDC). An NDC is a unique 10-digit, 3-segment number assigned to drug products regulated under Section 510 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic (FDA) Act. The sections of this number identify the labeler/vendor, drug product, and package size.