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"Since the NDC is limited to 10 digits, a firm with a 5 digit labeler code must choose between a 3 digit product code and 2 digit package code, or a 4 digit product code and 1 digit package code."

"Thus, you have either a 5-4-1 or a 5-3-2 configuration for the three segments of the NDC. Because of a conflict with the HIPAA standard of an 11 digit NDC, many programs will pad the product code or package code segments of the NDC with a leading zero instead of the asterisk."

"Since a zero can be a valid digit in the NDC, this can lead to confusion when trying to reconstitute the NDC back to its FDA standard. Example: 12345-0678-09 (11 digits) could be 12345-678-09 or 12345-0678-9 depending on the firm's configuration."

The current deliveries of the FDA's NDC data include the NDC variable. However, files from June 2, 2012 and earlier contain the three segments of the NDC variable rather than the NDC variable itself.

Jean Roth created the ndc to labeler code and product code crosswalk files below to address this. The files are based on data from January 8, 2007 through June 2, 2012. Earlier deliveries aren't included because the labeler code variable has spaces. A constructed variable indicating the type of NDC: 4-4-2, 5-3-2, or 5-4-1 is included.

An NDC to labeler code, product code, and package size crosswalk based upon CMS' Medicaid State Drug Utiization data for 1991 on is also available.

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