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Product File Data Elements, Definitions, and Notes
Important Considerations Regarding the NDC Directory
The NDC Directory is updated daily.
The NDC Directory contains ONLY information submitted to FDA in SPL electronic listing files by labelers.(A labeler may be either a manufacturer, including a repackager or relabeler, or, for drugs subject to private labeling arrangements, the entity under whose own label or trade name the product will be distributed.)Inclusion of information in the NDC Directory does not indicate that FDA has verified the information provided.The content of each NDC Directory entry is the responsibility of the labeler submitting the SPL file.
Assignment of an NDC number does not in any way denote FDA approval of the product.Any representation that creates an impression of official approval because of possession of an NDC number is misleading and constitutes misbranding(21 CFR 207.37 (a)(2)).
Neither inclusion in the NDC Directory nor possession of an NDC number is a determination that a product is a drug as defined by the FD&C Act, nor does either denote that a product is covered or eligible for reimbursem*nt by Medicare, Medicaid or other payers.
The NDC Directory does not contain all listed drugs.It does not include animal drugs, blood products, or human drugs that are not in final marketed form, such as active pharmaceutical ingredients, or drugs that are marketed solely as part of a kit or combination product or inner layer of a multi-level packaged product.For more information about how certain kits or multi-level packed drugs are addressed in the new NDC Directory, see the NDC Directory Package File Definitions document.
File Notes
Package data can be found in the Packages file, linked by the ProductID field.
Reference code names (translations) are included instead of the codes themselves.
Fields that have multiple values are identified with an “MV” after their name.Values are concatenated together by a semi-colon “;”.
If the term NULL appears after an element name, it means there may be records where no value is provided.
Product File Data Elements and their definitions
| Product File Data Elements | Type | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| ProductID | Text/string | ProductID is a concatenation of the NDCproduct code and SPL documentID. It is included to help prevent duplicate rows from appearing when joining the product and package files together. It has no regulatory value or significance. |
ProductNDC www.fda.gov/edrlsunder Structured Product Labeling Resources | Text/string | The labeler code and product code segments of the National Drug Code number, separated by a hyphen.Asterisks are no longer used or included within the product code segment to indicate certain configurations of the NDC. |
| ProductTypeName | Text/string | Indicates the type of product, such as Human Prescription Drug or Human OTC Drug.This data element corresponds to the “Document Type” of the SPL submission for the listing. |
| ProprietaryName | Text/string | Also known as the trade name.It is the name of the product chosen by the labeler. |
| ProprietaryNameSuffix | NULLText/string | A suffix to the proprietary name, a value here should be appended to the ProprietaryName field to obtain the complete name of the product.This suffix is often used to distinguish characteristics of a product such as extended release (“XR”) or sleep aid (“PM”).Although many companies follow certain naming conventions for suffices, there is no recognized standard. |
| NonProprietaryName | Text/string.MV | Sometimes called the generic name, this is usually the active ingredient(s) of the product. |
| DosageFormName | Text/string | The translation of the DosageForm Code submitted by the firm.The complete list of codes and translations can be foundwww.fda.gov/edrlsunder Structured Product Labeling Resources. |
| RouteName | Text/string. MV | The translation of the Route Code submitted by the firm, indicating route of administration.The complete list of codes and translations can be found atwww.fda.gov/edrlsunder Structured Product Labeling Resources. |
| StartMarketingDate | Text/string.[Include format] | This is the date that the labeler indicates was the start of its marketing of the drug product. |
| EndMarketingDate | NULL Text/string.[Include format] | This is the date the product will no longer be available on the market.If a product is no longer being manufactured, in most cases, the FDA recommends firms use the expiration date of the last lot produced as the EndMarketingDate, to reflect the potential for drug product to remain available after manufacturing has ceased.Products that are the subject of ongoing manufacturing will not ordinarily have any EndMarketingDate. Products with a value in the EndMarketingDate will be removed from the NDC Directory when the EndMarketingDate is reached. |
| MarketingCategoryName | Text/string | Product types are broken down into several potential Marketing Categories, such as NDA/ANDA/BLA, OTC Monograph, or Unapproved Drug.One and only one Marketing Category may be chosen for a product, not all marketing categories are available to all product types.Currently, only final marketed product categories are included. The complete list of codes and translations can be found atwww.fda.gov/edrlsunder Structured Product Labeling Resources. |
| ApplicationNumber | NULLText/string. | This corresponds to the NDA, ANDA, or BLA number reported by the labeler for products which have the corresponding Marketing Category designated.If the designated Marketing Category is OTC Monograph Final or OTC Monograph Not Final, then the Application number will be the CFR citation corresponding to the appropriate Monograph (e.g. “part 341”).For unapproved drugs, this field will be null. |
| LabelerName | Text/string | Name of Company corresponding to the labeler code segment of the ProductNDC. |
| SubstanceName | Text/string.MV | This is the active ingredient list.Each ingredient name is the preferred term of the UNII code submitted. |
| StrengthNumber | Text/string.MV | These are the strength values (to be used with units below) of each active ingredient, listed in the same order as the SubstanceName field above. |
| StrengthUnit | Text/string.MV | These are the units to be used with the strength values above, listed in the same order as the SubstanceName and SubstanceNumber. |
| Pharm_Classes | Text/string.MV | These are the reported pharmacological class categories corresponding to the SubstanceNames listed above. |
| DEASchedule | Text/string | This is the assigned DEA Schedule number as reported by the labeler. Values are CI, CII, CIII, CIV, and CV. |
| NDC_Exclude_Flag | Text/String | Values = ‘E’, ‘U’, or ‘I’. This indicates whether the product has been removed/excluded from the NDC Directory for failure to respond to FDA’s requests for correction to deficient or non-compliant submissions (‘E’), or because the listing certification is expired due to lack of listing certification (‘U’), or because the listing data was inactivated by FDA (‘I’). The PRODUCT.XLS and PRODUCT.TXT files only contain listing records that are not flagged. The PRODUCTS_EXCLUDED.XLS and PRODUCTS_EXCLUDED.TXT file contains all listing records with an NDC_EXCLUDE_FLAG of ‘E’, ‘U’, and ‘I’. |
| Listing_Record_Certified_Through | Text/String | This is the date when the listing record will expire if not updated or certified by the firm. |
