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NDC 68151-4362 Welchol

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Table of Contents

  1. Product Information
  2. Product Packages
  3. Product Characteristics
  4. What is NDC 68151-4362?
  5. Welchol Uses
  6. Active Ingredients UNII Codes
  7. NDC to RxNorm Crosswalk

Product Information

This product is EXCLUDED from the official NDC directory because the listing data was inactivated by the FDA.
NDC Product Code:
68151-4362
Proprietary Name:
Welchol
Product Type: [3]
INACTIVATED PRODUCT and EXCLUDED the from NDC Directory
Labeler Name: [5]
Carilion Materials Management
Labeler Code:
68151
Product Label ID:
725dd631-75be-4e9b-82d8-d2c8dfcb917b
Start Marketing Date: [9]
09-01-2000
Listing Expiration Date: [11]
12-31-2018
Exclude Flag: [12]
I
Code Structure:
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Product Characteristics

Color(s):
WHITE (C48325)
Shape:
OVAL (C48345)
Size(s):
19 MM
Imprint(s):
SANKYO;C01
Score:
1

Product Packages

NDC Code 68151-4362-1

Package Description: 1 TABLET, FILM COATED in 1 PACKAGE

Product Details

What is NDC 68151-4362?

The NDC code 68151-4362 is assigned by the FDA to the product Welchol which is product labeled by Carilion Materials Management. The product's dosage form is . The product is distributed in a single package with assigned NDC code 68151-4362-1 1 tablet, film coated in 1 package . 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 Welchol?

This medication is used along with a proper diet and exercise to lower cholesterol in people with high levels of cholesterol in the blood. Lowering cholesterol decreases the risk of heart disease and helps prevent strokes and heart attacks. Colesevelam is also used along with a proper diet and exercise to lower high blood sugar in people with type 2 diabetes. Controlling high blood sugar helps prevent kidney damage, blindness, nerve problems, loss of limbs, and sexual function problems. Proper control of diabetes may also lessen your risk of a heart attack or stroke. Colesevelam belongs to a class of drugs called bile acid-binding resins. Bile acid is a natural substance the liver makes by using cholesterol. This medication works by removing bile acid from the body. This causes the liver to make more bile acid by using cholesterol, which reduces cholesterol levels in the blood. It is not known how colesevelam works in lowering blood sugar.

Which are Welchol UNII Codes?

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

What is the NDC to RxNorm Crosswalk for Welchol?

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:

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Product Footnotes

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

[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".