NDC 16729-043-01 HUMAN PRESCRIPTION DRUG

Drug Status:  Active

Proprietary Name: Tacrolimus

Drug Overview

The NDC Code 16729-043-01 is assigned to “Tacrolimus ” (also known as: “Tacrolimus”), a human prescription drug labeled by “Accord Healthcare Inc.”. The product's dosage form is capsule, and is administered via oral form.

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Drug Information
NDC Package Code	16729-043-01
	The labeler code, product code, and package code segments of the National Drug Code number, separated by hyphens. Asterisks are no longer used or included within the product and package code segments to indicate certain configurations of the NDC.
Product NDC	16729-043
	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.
11 Digit NDC Code	16729-0043-01
	It should be noted that many NDCs are displayed on drug packaging in a 10-digit format. Proper billing of an NDC requires an 11-digit number in a 5-4-2 format. Converting NDCs from a 10-digit to 11-digit format requires a strategically placed zero, dependent upon the 10-digit format.
Proprietary Name	Tacrolimus
	Also known as the trade name. It is the name of the product chosen by the labeler.
Non Proprietary Name	Tacrolimus
	Sometimes called the generic name, this is usually the active ingredient(s) of the product.
Product Type Name	HUMAN PRESCRIPTION DRUG
	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. The complete list of codes and translations can be found at www.fda.gov/edrls under Structured Product Labeling Resources.
Labeler Name	Accord Healthcare Inc.
	Name of Company corresponding to the labeler code segment of the ProductNDC.
Status	Active
	Possible status values: Active Active NDC Code Deprecated Deprecated NDC Code Unfinished (Unapproved) The following status describes submitted unfinished drugs, including the marketing categories of Active Pharmaceutical Ingredient (API), Drug for Further Processing, Bulk for Human Drug Compounding, and Bulk for Animal Drug Compounding. FDA does not review and approve unfinished products. Therefore, all products having "unfinished" status are considered unapproved.
Description	Tacrolimus, previously known as FK506, is the active ingredient in tacrolimus capsules. Tacrolimus is a calcineurin-inhibitor immunosuppressant produced by Streptomyces tsukubaensis. Chemically, tacrolimus is designated as [3 S-[3 R*[ E(1 S*,3 S*,4 S*)], 4 S*,5 R*,8 S*,9 E,12 R*,14 R*,15 S*,16 R*,18 S*,19 S*,26a R*]]-5,6,8,11,12,13,14,15,16,17,18,19,24,25,26,26a-hexadecahydro-5,19-dihydroxy-3-[2-(4-hydroxy-3-methoxycyclohexyl)-1-methylethenyl]-14,16-dimethoxy-4,10,12,18-tetramethyl-8-(2-propenyl)-15,19-epoxy-3H-pyrido[2,1- c][1,4]oxaazacyclotricosine-1,7,20,21(4H,23H)-tetrone, monohydrate. The chemical structure of tacrolimus is. Tacrolimus has an empirical formula of C 44H 69NO 12H 2O and a formula weight of 822.03. Tacrolimus appears as white crystals or crystalline powder. It is practically insoluble in water, freely soluble in ethanol, and very soluble in methanol and chloroform. Tacrolimus capsules, USP are available for oral administration containing 0.5 mg, 1 mg or 5 mg of tacrolimus. Inactive ingredients include lactose monohydrate, hypromellose E5, croscarmellose sodium, and magnesium stearate. The 0.5 mg capsule shell contains gelatin, titanium dioxide, iron oxide yellow and sodium lauryl sulfate, the 1 mg capsule shell contains gelatin, titanium dioxide and sodium lauryl sulfate, and the 5 mg capsule shell contains gelatin, titanium dioxide, iron oxide red and sodium lauryl sulfate.
	General information about the drug product, including the proprietary and established name of the drug, the type of dosage form and route of administration to which the label applies, qualitative and quantitative ingredient information, the pharmacologic or therapeutic class of the drug, and the chemical name and structural formula of the drug.

Route & Dosage
Dosage Form Name	CAPSULE
	The translation of the DosageForm Code submitted by the firm. The complete list of codes and translations can be found www.fda.gov/edrls under Structured Product Labeling Resources.
Route Name	ORAL
	The translation of the Route Code submitted by the firm, indicating route of administration. The complete list of codes and translations can be found at www.fda.gov/edrls under Structured Product Labeling Resources.
Pharmaceutical Classes	CALCINEURIN INHIBITOR IMMUNOSUPPRESSANT [EPC], CALCINEURIN INHIBITORS [MOA]
	These are the reported pharmaceutical class categories corresponding to the SubstanceNames listed above.

Substance & Strength
Substance Name	TACROLIMUS - 5 mg/1
	This is the active ingredient list. Each ingredient name is the preferred term of the UNII code submitted.

Drug Package Information
NDC Package Code	16729-043-01
	The labeler code, product code, and package code segments of the National Drug Code number, separated by hyphens. Asterisks are no longer used or included within the product and package code segments to indicate certain configurations of the NDC.
Package Description	100 CAPSULE IN 1 BOTTLE (16729-043-01)
	A description of the size and type of packaging in sentence form. Multilevel packages will have the descriptions concatenated together. For example: 4 BOTTLES in 1 CARTON/100 TABLETS in 1 BOTTLE.
Sample Package	N
	Defines whether given package serves sample purposes.
Package NDC Exclude Flag	N
	This indicates whether the package has been removed/excluded from the NDC Directory for failure to respond to FDA’s requests for correction to deficient or non-compliant submissions.
Package Start Marketing Date	20110930
	This is the date that the labeler indicates was the start of its marketing of the drug package.
Package End Marketing Date	N/S (NOT SPECIFIED)
	This is the date the package will no longer be available on the market. If a package 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. Packages that are the subject of ongoing manufacturing will not ordinarily have any EndMarketingDate. Packages with a value in the EndMarketingDate will be removed from the NDC Directory when the EndMarketingDate is reached.

Product Application & Marketing Information
Product NDC	16729-043
	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.
Application Number	ANDA091195
	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.
Marketing Category Name	ANDA
	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.
Listing Record Certified Through	20261231
	This is the date when the listing record will expire if not updated or certified by the firm.
Product Marketing Start Date	20110930
	This is the date that the labeler indicates was the start of its marketing of the drug product.
Product Marketing End Date	N/S (NOT SPECIFIED)
	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.
Product NDC Exclude Flag	N
	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.

Tracking Information
Last Update Date	2025-05-28
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