Riociguat Tablet, Film Coated
NDC 47049-044
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Product Information
This product is an UNFINISHED DRUG part of the official NDC directory. Unfinished drugs include products like active ingredients some of which are used in bulk for further processing or compounding. The FDA requires a list of these drugs manufactured in a U.S. commercial distribution facility.
Riociguat is a DRUG FOR FURTHER PROCESSING-approved product labeled by Patheon France S.a.s.. Riociguat is used to treat high blood pressure in the lungs (pulmonary hypertension). It is supplied as a tablet, film coated. This product entry covers the primary NDC 47049-044 and its associated package configuration. This profile includes active and inactive ingredient UNII references and FDA labeling data.
Primary Identification
NDC Product Code:
47049-044
Proprietary Name:
Riociguat
Non-Proprietary Name: [1]
Riociguat
Substance Name: [2]
Riociguat
NDC Directory Status:
Drug For Further Processing
Product Type: [3]
UNFINISHED PRODUCT INCLUDED in the NDC Directory
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Clinical Specifications
Dosage Form:
Tablet, Film Coated
- A solid dosage form that contains medicinal substances with or without suitable diluents and is coated with a thin layer of a water-insoluble or water-soluble polymer.
Labeler & Regulatory Data
Labeler Name: [5]
Labeler Code:
47049
Marketing Category: [8]
DRUG FOR FURTHER PROCESSING - A drug (other than the bulk ingredient API) that is in an interim stage of manufacture, processing, preparation, or packaging, and not ready for human or animal use.
Marketing Timeline
Start Marketing Date: [9]
04-01-2026
Listing Expiration Date: [11]
12-31-2026
Exclude Flag: [12]
N
Unfinished Product: [13]
Yes
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Product Details
What is NDC 47049-044?
The NDC code 47049-044 is assigned by the FDA to the product Riociguat. It is commonly known by its generic name, riociguat. This pharmaceutical product is labeled by Patheon France S.a.s. and is currently categorized as listed product. The medication is a tablet, film coated. In terms of distribution, this product is available in a single package configuration. The associated package NDC(s) include: 47049-044-00. Beyond standard identification, this entry provides technical data including pharmacologic classes, UNII ingredient references, and RxNorm cross-referencing for healthcare systems.
What are the uses of this product?
Riociguat is used to treat high blood pressure in the lungs (pulmonary hypertension). It can also be used to treat a certain type of high blood pressure in the lungs caused by blood clots (chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension) when surgery has not been fully successful or is impossible. Riociguat works by relaxing and widening the blood vessels in your lungs so blood can flow more easily. Decreasing high blood pressure in the lungs allows your heart and lungs to work better and improves your ability to exercise.
What are Active Ingredients of this product?
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.
- RIOCIGUAT .5 mg/1 - guanylate cyclase stimulator; structure in first source
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Product & Regulatory Definitions
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.
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.
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.
What is the Labeler Name? Name of Company corresponding to the labeler code segment of the Product NDC.
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.
What is the Start Marketing Date? This is the date that the labeler indicates was the start of its marketing of the drug product.
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.
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".
What is an Unfinished Product? This field indicates if the product is an unfinished drug. An unfinished drug is an active pharmaceutical ingredient either alone or with other ingredients that is not a finished drug product. Unfinished drugs are used to process other drugs or for drug compounding.
