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.
According to the U.S. Food and. Drug Administration (FDA), the Drug Listing Act of 1972 requires registered drug. establishments to provide the FDA with a current list of âall drugs manufactured, prepared, propagated, compounded or processed for commercial distribution.â An NDC. number serves as a universal product identifier for over-the-counter and prescription. medication packages and inserts in the US. The FDAâs mission is to ensure the safety, efficacy and security of human medication. products. A comprehensive list of medications allows the FDA and other Federal. agencies to quickly identify a drug product, especially in the case of a recall.