NDC 63323-403 Fosphenytoin

Fosphenytoin Sodium Injection, Solution Intramuscular; Intravenous - View Dosage, Usage, Ingredients, Routes, UNII

Product Information

NDC Product Code:
63323-403
Proprietary Name:
Fosphenytoin
Non-Proprietary Name: [1]
Fosphenytoin Sodium
Substance Name: [2]
Fosphenytoin Sodium
NDC Directory Status:
Human Prescription Drug
Product Type: [3]
ACTIVE PRODUCT INCLUDED in the NDC Directory
Dosage Form:
Injection, Solution - A liquid preparation containing one or more drug substances dissolved in a suitable solvent or mixture of mutually miscible solvents that is suitable for injection.
Administration Route(s): [4]
  • Intramuscular - Administration within a muscle.
  • Intravenous - Administration within or into a vein or veins.
  • Labeler Name: [5]
    Fresenius Kabi Usa, Llc
    Labeler Code:
    63323
    FDA Application Number: [6]
    ANDA078052
    Marketing Category: [8]
    ANDA - A product marketed under an approved Abbreviated New Drug Application.
    Start Marketing Date: [9]
    12-14-2009
    Listing Expiration Date: [11]
    12-31-2024
    Exclude Flag: [12]
    N
    Code Structure:
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    Product Packages

    NDC Code 63323-403-02

    Package Description: 25 VIAL in 1 TRAY / 2 mL in 1 VIAL (63323-403-01)

    NDC Code 63323-403-10

    Package Description: 10 VIAL in 1 TRAY / 10 mL in 1 VIAL (63323-403-04)

    Product Details

    What is NDC 63323-403?

    The NDC code 63323-403 is assigned by the FDA to the product Fosphenytoin which is a human prescription drug product labeled by Fresenius Kabi Usa, Llc. The generic name of Fosphenytoin is fosphenytoin sodium. The product's dosage form is injection, solution and is administered via intramuscular; intravenous form. The product is distributed in 2 packages with assigned NDC codes 63323-403-02 25 vial in 1 tray / 2 ml in 1 vial (63323-403-01), 63323-403-10 10 vial in 1 tray / 10 ml in 1 vial (63323-403-04). 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 Fosphenytoin?

    Fosphenytoin sodium injection is indicated for the treatment of generalized tonic-clonic status epilepticus and prevention and treatment of seizures occurring during neurosurgery. Fosphenytoin sodium injection can also be substituted, short-term, for oral phenytoin. Fosphenytoin sodium injection should be used only when oral phenytoin administration is not possible [see Dosage and Administration (2.4) and Warnings and Precautions (5.2)].

    What are Fosphenytoin 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 Fosphenytoin UNII Codes?

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

    Which are Fosphenytoin Inactive Ingredients UNII Codes?

    The inactive ingredients are all the component of a medicinal product OTHER than the active ingredient(s). The acronym "UNII" stands for “Unique Ingredient Identifier” and is used to identify each inactive ingredient present in a product. The UNII codes for the inactive ingredients in this product are:

    What is the NDC to RxNorm Crosswalk for Fosphenytoin?

    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: 1670195 - fosphenytoin sodium 750 MG (as PE 500 MG) per 10 ML Injection
    • RxCUI: 1670195 - 10 ML fosphenytoin sodium 75 MG/ML Injection
    • RxCUI: 1670195 - fosphenytoin sodium 500 MG PE per 10 ML Injection
    • RxCUI: 1670195 - fosphenytoin sodium 75 MG/ML (as phenytoin sodium equivalents 500 MG per 10 ML) Injection
    • RxCUI: 1670200 - fosphenytoin sodium 150 MG (as PE 100 MG) per 2 ML Injection

    Which are the Pharmacologic Classes for Fosphenytoin?

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    Patient Education

    Fosphenytoin Injection


    Fosphenytoin injection is used to treat primary generalized tonic-clonic seizures (formerly known as a grand mal seizure; seizure that involves the entire body) and to treat and prevent seizures that may begin during or after surgery to the brain or nervous system. Fosphenytoin injection may also be used to control certain type of seizures in people who cannot take oral phenytoin. Fosphenytoin is in a class of medications called anticonvulsants. It works by decreasing abnormal electrical activity in the brain.
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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.

    [6] What is the FDA Application Number? - 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.

    [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 ("Y"), or because the listing certification is expired ("E"), or because the listing data was inactivated by FDA ("I"). Values = "Y", "N", "E", or "I".