NDC 12870-0001 Silver Nitrate Applicators

Stick Topical - View Dosage, Usage, Ingredients, Routes, UNII

Product Information

Get all the details for National Drug Code (NDC) 12870-0001 in one place. This page breaks down everything you need to know about the NDC, including proprietary name, active and inactive substances, package configurations, billing units, labeler information, and routes of administration. It also includes enhanced data such as HCPCS codes, FDA product labels with images, UNIIs, and RxNorm cross-references. Whether you're a healthcare professional verifying drug data or a consumer researching medication, this NDC page helps you make informed, accurate decisions.

NDC Product Code:
12870-0001
Proprietary Name:
Silver Nitrate Applicators
Non-Proprietary Name: [1]
Silver Nitrate Applicators
Substance Name: [2]
Potassium Nitrate; Silver Nitrate
NDC Directory Status:
Human Prescription Drug
Product Type: [3]
ACTIVE PRODUCT INCLUDED in the NDC Directory
Dosage Form:
Stick - A dosage form prepared in a relatively long and slender often cylindrical form.
Administration Route(s): [4]
Topical - Administration to a particular spot on the outer surface of the body. The E2B term TRANSMAMMARY is a subset of the term TOPICAL.
Labeler Code:
12870
Marketing Category: [8]
UNAPPROVED DRUG OTHER - An unapproved drug product in a marketing category that is not reflected on a particular list.
Start Marketing Date: [9]
01-01-1937
Listing Expiration Date: [11]
12-31-2025
Exclude Flag: [12]
N
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Product Details

What is NDC 12870-0001?

The NDC code 12870-0001 is assigned by the FDA to the product Silver Nitrate Applicators which is a human prescription drug product labeled by Arzol Chemical Company. The product's dosage form is stick and is administered via topical form. The product is distributed in 2 packages with assigned NDC codes 12870-0001-1 10 packet in 1 box / 10 applicator in 1 packet / 100 mg in 1 applicator, 12870-0001-2 100 applicator in 1 vial / 100 mg in 1 applicator. This page includes all the important details about this product, including active and inactive ingredients, pharmagologic classes, product uses and characteristics, UNII information and RxNorm crosswalk.

What are the uses for Silver Nitrate Applicators?

On the skin, applications of silver nitrate are recommended for cauterization of wounds and sluggish ulcers, also for removal of granulation tissue and warts. On mucous membranes, silver nitrate may be applied to small ulcers and aphthae in the mouth resulting from injury or stomatitis, to infected tonsils, to rectal fissures and fistulae, and to vaginal or cervical ulcerations or erosions. Epistaxis may be controlled by direct application to the site of hemorrhage within the nostrils.

What are Silver Nitrate Applicators Active Ingredients?

An active ingredient is the substance responsible for the medicinal effects of a product specified by the substance's molecular structure or if the molecular structure is not known, defined by an unambiguous definition that identifies the substance. Each active ingredient name is the preferred term of the UNII code submitted.

Which are Silver Nitrate Applicators UNII Codes?

The UNII codes for the active ingredients in this product are:

What is the NDC to RxNorm Crosswalk for Silver Nitrate Applicators?

RxNorm is a normalized naming system for generic and branded drugs that assigns unique concept identifier(s) known as RxCUIs to NDC products.The NDC to RxNorm Crosswalk for this produdct indicates multiple concept unique identifiers (RXCUIs) are associated with this product:
  • RxCUI: 1117536 - potassium nitrate 25 % / silver nitrate 75 % Medicated Pad
  • RxCUI: 1117536 - potassium nitrate 250 MG/ML / silver nitrate 750 MG/ML Medicated Pad
  • RxCUI: 1117536 - K+ nitrate 250 MG/ML / AgNO3 750 MG/ML Medicated Pad
  • RxCUI: 1117536 - Pot nitrate 250 MG/ML / AgNO3 750 MG/ML Medicated Pad
  • RxCUI: 1117536 - potassium nitrate 25 % / silver nitrate 75 % Topical Sponge

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Product Footnotes

[1] What is the Non-Proprietary Name? - The non-proprietary name is sometimes called the generic name. The generic name usually includes the active ingredient(s) of the product.

[2] What is the Substance Name? - An active ingredient is the substance responsible for the medicinal effects of a product specified by the substance's molecular structure or if the molecular structure is not known, defined by an unambiguous definition that identifies the substance. Each active ingredient name is the preferred term of the UNII code submitted.

[3] What kind of product is this? - Indicates the type of product, such as Human Prescription Drug or Human Over the Counter Drug. This data element matches the “Document Type” field of the Structured Product Listing.

[4] What are the Administration Routes? - The translation of the route code submitted by the firm, indicating route of administration.

[5] What is the Labeler Name? - Name of Company corresponding to the labeler code segment of the Product NDC.

[8] What is the Marketing Category? - 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 at www.fda.gov/edrls under Structured Product Labeling Resources.

[9] What is the Start Marketing Date? - This is the date that the labeler indicates was the start of its marketing of the drug product.

[11] What is the Listing Expiration Date? - This is the date when the listing record will expire if not updated or certified by the product labeler.

[12] What is the NDC Exclude Flag? - This field 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, or because the listing certification is expired, or because the listing data was inactivated by FDA, or because it was discontinued by the labeler. Possible values in this field are: "D", "E", "I", "N", "U".