Good Sense Hemorrhoidal cocoa butter, phenylephrine HCl 2211 mg; 6.5 mg Suppository, 12 suppositories
by L. Perrigo Company · 12 BLISTER PACK in 1 CARTON (0113-0279-53) / 1 SUPPOSITORY in 1 BLISTER PACK
NDC 00113-0279-53
🏷️ FDA NDC (as labeled)
0113-0279-53
billing pads the labeler segment with a zero
This package
Contains12 suppositories
Cost per ea$0.2881 NADAC
Per package$3.46 / 12 suppository
Pack sizes2 compare ↓
Also comes in:
24 suppositories 00113-0279-62
OTC
On market
Non-controlled
🗂️ Data synced Jul 24, 2026 · sources: openFDA · FDA label (DailyMed) · FDA Orange & Purple Book · First Databank · CMS NADAC, ASP, Medicare & Medicaid · RxNorm
📋 All sources & update times →
🆔 Identity & classification
FDA NDC (as labeled)
0113-0279-53
Product NDC
0113-0279
11-digit billing NDC
00113027953
NCPDP billing unit
EA — each (per item)
RxCUI
1438497
UNII
512OYT1CRR, 04JA59TNSJ
Application #
M015
SPL Set ID
379f8738-a871-4b09-abd1-c86386dfee04
Established class (EPC)
alpha-1 Adrenergic Agonist
Mechanism of action
Adrenergic alpha1-Agonists
DEA schedule
Non-controlled
Marketing category
OTC MONOGRAPH DRUG
Marketing status
On market
FDA listing status
Listed (active directory)
Marketing start
2014-09-04
Route
RECTAL
Dosage form
SUPPOSITORY
Substance
COCOA BUTTER; PHENYLEPHRINE HYDROCHLORIDE
GPI-14
89994002335225
GPI class
GoodSense Hemorrhoidal
GCN Seq No
071662
GCN
35585
HICL code
040185
Ingredient (HICL)
Phenylephrine Hcl/Cocoa Butter
HIC1 code
Q
Therapeutic class — broad (HIC1)
Ear/Eye/Nose/Rectum/Topical/Vagina/Other
HIC2 code
Q3
Therapeutic class — intermediate (HIC2)
Anal-Rectal Preparations
HIC3 code
Q3D
Therapeutic class — specific (HIC3)
Hemorrhoidal Preparations
AHFS code
12:12.04.00
AHFS class
Alpha-Adrenergic Agonists (12:12)
FDB label name
GS HEMORRHOIDAL SUPPOSITORIES
FDB brand name
Hemorrhoidal Suppositories
Legend status
O — Over-the-counter (OTC) drug or device
Why two NDCs?
The FDA registers this code as 0113-0279-53 — a 4-4-2 layout, and that's what's printed on the package and shown on DailyMed. For insurance claims, every NDC is standardized to a uniform 11-digit 5-4-2 format by adding a zero to the labeler segment → 00113-0279-53. Same drug, same package — only the format differs.
Where does this data come from?
Identifiers from the FDA openFDA NDC Directory and Structured Product Labeling; RxCUI from RxNorm (NLM); GPI from Medi-Span; GCN / HIC / AHFS / legend from First Databank.
🏭 Manufacturer & labeler
LabelerL. Perrigo Company
FDA applicationM015 (OTC MONOGRAPH DRUG)
Labeler code00113
First marketedSep 2014
Product typeHuman Otc Drug
Portfolio228 products on file
The labeler markets the product; the application holder owns the FDA approval. They’re often the same company but can differ (e.g. a repackager or an authorized generic). A mailing address / phone appears here when the manufacturer includes it in the product’s FDA label (not all do).
Where does this data come from?
Labeler, application holder and registered establishment from the FDA openFDA NDC Directory and Drugs@FDA; address/contact from the product’s FDA label.
🩺 Clinical
Label name GS HEMORRHOIDAL SUPPOSITORIES Ingredient Phenylephrine Hcl/Cocoa Butter
🧪 What is this product?
Good Sense Hemorrhoidal is an over-the-counter rectal suppository containing cocoa butter and phenylephrine hydrochloride. Phenylephrine is a decongestant that works by narrowing blood vessels, and cocoa butter functions as a lubricant and protectant for the rectal tissue. This product is marketed as an OTC monograph drug, meaning it follows FDA's established guidelines for hemorrhoid symptom relief products rather than going through individual drug approval.
Patient education
Supplement & herbal interactions
Where does this data come from?
Plain-language summary from MedlinePlus (U.S. National Library of Medicine); supplement & herbal interactions and nutrient depletion data from the Natural Medicines database; our full guide is HelloPharmacist editorial content.
💬 Questions about cocoa butter, phenylephrine HCl?
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💊 What it looks like
Color
Yellow
One label can cover several strengths, so colors may be combined — always confirm a loose pill against the dispensed prescription label or a pharmacist.
Where does this data come from?
Physical description (imprint, shape, color, scoring, coating) from this product’s FDA Structured Product Labeling (SPL), mirrored from DailyMed / openFDA.
🧪 Inactive Ingredients / Excipients
Inactive ingredients, also called excipients, are components of the drug product other than the active ingredient. They may include fillers, dyes, coatings, preservatives, flavors, or other formulation ingredients.
💡 Tap an ingredient (hover on desktop) to see what it is and why it’s used.
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UNII A2I8C7HI9T
Methylparaben is a preservative derived from benzoic acid that prevents growth of bacteria, fungi, and mold in medicines. It extends the product's shelf life and maintains safety during storage.
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UNII Z8IX2SC1OH
Propylparaben is a chemical preservative used to prevent bacterial and fungal growth in medicines and personal care products. It helps extend shelf life and maintain product safety during storage.
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UNII O8232NY3SJ
A plant-based carbohydrate derived from corn kernels. It acts as a filler to add bulk, a binder to hold ingredients together, and a disintegrant to help the tablet break apart in your stomach for absorption.
3 inactive ingredients listed in the exact product block matched to this NDC.
The official label also statesmethylparaben, propylparaben, topical starch
Label-section wording can be broader than the structured product block and may mention additional formulation ingredients.
Where does this data come from?
Data sourced from official FDA Structured Product Labeling (SPL) via DailyMed —
ingredient classCode="IACT" elements from the exact product block matched by this NDC. Label-section narrative from DailyMed / the openFDA label index is shown separately when available.Inactive ingredient FAQ
Are inactive ingredients the same for every manufacturer?
No. Inactive ingredients can differ by manufacturer, dosage form, strength, and package / product version.
Why might an inactive ingredient be missing?
Some SPLs do not provide a complete structured inactive-ingredient list, and older or unusual labels may only include the information in narrative text.
Can inactive ingredients matter?
Yes. They can matter for allergies, intolerances, dyes, gluten / lactose concerns, preservatives, and formulation differences — but confirm with a pharmacist or the manufacturer when it’s clinically important.
💲 Pricing
A drug doesn't have one price. Each row is a different public payment system, and none is what you'd pay at the counter — that depends on your insurance. The ⓘ on each row explains what it measures.
| Price system | Per ea | Per package |
|---|---|---|
| Retail pharmacies payNADAC · weekly | $0.288 | $3.46 / 12 suppository |
| Medicaid paysCMS SDUD · 12 mo | No recent Medicaid claims on file for this NDC — rare and low-volume NDCs are suppressed in the public data. | |
| Medicare drug plans payPart D · quarterly | No Part D plan price is available for this NDC in our data. | |
NADAC price history (per ea) — tap or hover for the price & month
▲ Up 40% over the last 24 months.
Where does this data come from?
NADAC (National Average Drug Acquisition Cost) is the CMS weekly pharmacy-acquisition-cost survey — what pharmacies pay. ASP (Average Sales Price) is the CMS Medicare Part B drug-payment file, published quarterly. Medicaid pays is computed by us from CMS State Drug Utilization Data (total reimbursed ÷ units, trailing 12 months) — gross of rebates and inclusive of dispensing fees, so it reflects what Medicaid paid, not an acquisition cost. Medicare drug plans pay is the median negotiated point-of-sale unit cost across plans listing this NDC in the CMS quarterly Prescription Drug Plan pricing files, before rebates. The VA pays is the federal contract price (FSS, and the statutory Big 4 ceiling where listed) from the VA National Acquisition Center pharmaceutical price file. All are free public government data; each measures a different payer, so the figures are not directly comparable.
🔁 Therapeutic equivalents
| Product | Labeler | Pack | NADAC/unit | TE | Status | Price vs. this |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good Sense Hemorrhoidal 2211 mg/1; 6.5 mgthis 00113-0279-53 | L. | 12 suppositories | $0.288 | — | Availability likely | — |
| rugby hemorrhoidal 2211 mg/1; 6.5 mg 00536-1186-12 | Rugby | 12 suppositories | $0.288 | — | Availability likely | — |
| Hemorrhoidal 2.39 g/1; 6.75 mg 46122-0777-65 | Amerisourcebergen | 12 suppositories | $0.288 | — | Availability likely | — |
| Leader Hemorrhoidal 2211 mg/1; 6.5 mg 70000-0223-01 | Cardinal | 12 suppositories | $0.288 | — | Availability likely | — |
| foster and thrive hemorrhoidal 2211 mg/1; 6.5 mg 70677-1292-01 | Strategic | 12 suppositories | $0.288 | — | Availability likely | — |
| Walgreens Hemorrhoidal 2211 mg/1; 6.25 mg 00363-0476-24 | Walgreens | 24 suppositories | — | — | FDA listed | — |
| Preparation H 00573-2884-12 | Haleon | 12 suppositories | — | — | FDA listed | — |
| hemorrhoidal relief 2211 mg/1; 6.5 mg 11822-0005-01 | Rite | 12 suppositories | — | — | FDA listed | — |
| Hemorrhoidal cocoa butter 2.5 mg/g; 884.4 mg/g 13709-0323-01 | NeilMed | 24 capsules | — | — | FDA listed | — |
| Signature Care Hemorrhoidal 2211 mg/1; 6.5 mg 21130-0628-53 | Safeway | 12 suppositories | — | — | Discontinued | — |
| hemorrhoidal 2211 mg/1; 6.5 mg 30142-0279-62 | Kroger | 24 suppositories | — | — | FDA listed | — |
| topcare hemorrhoidal 2211 mg/1; 6.5 mg 36800-0279-53 | Topco | 12 suppositories | — | — | FDA listed | — |
| hemorrhoidal 2211 mg/1; 6.5 mg 37808-0279-62 | H | 24 suppositories | — | — | FDA listed | — |
| Equaline Hemorrhoidal 2211 mg/1; 6.5 mg 41163-0279-53 | United | 12 suppositories | — | — | FDA listed | — |
| hemorrhoidal 2211 mg/1; 6.5 mg 41250-0279-62 | Meijer | 24 suppositories | — | — | FDA listed | — |
| hemorrhoidal 2211 mg/1; 6.5 mg 42507-0279-53 | HyVee | 12 suppositories | — | — | FDA listed | — |
| equate hemorrhoidal 2211 mg/1; 6.5 mg 49035-0463-62 | Wal-Mart | 24 suppositories | — | — | FDA listed | — |
| Exchange Select Hemorrhoidal 2211 mg/1; 6.5 mg 55301-0279-62 | Army | 24 suppositories | — | — | FDA listed | — |
| rexall hemorrhoidal 2211 mg/1; 6.5 mg 55910-0279-53 | Dolgencorp | 12 suppositories | — | — | FDA listed | — |
| hemorrhoidal 2211 mg/1; 6.5 mg 56062-0279-53 | Publix | 12 suppositories | — | — | FDA listed | — |
| Xyralid Hemorrhoidal 88.5 g/100g; .26 g/100g 57483-0410-13 | Innovus | 24 g | — | — | FDA listed | — |
| hemorrhoidal 2211 mg/1; 6.5 mg 59779-0279-53 | CVS | 12 suppositories | — | — | FDA listed | — |
| Hemorrhoidal 1768.8 mg/1; 5 mg 70795-1021-02 | GRAXCELL | 12 suppositories | — | — | FDA listed | — |
| basic care hemorrhoidal 2211 mg/1; 6.5 mg 72288-0800-62 | Amazon.com | 24 suppositories | — | — | FDA listed | — |
About this product: other versions of the same ingredient, strength and form are listed above, least expensive first, with FDA equivalence ratings where available.
Where does this data come from?
Equivalents are other NDCs of the same ingredient, form and route from the openFDA NDC Directory, ranked least-expensive-first by NADAC. Therapeutic-equivalence (AB) ratings come from the FDA Orange Book; biologics use the FDA Purple Book for biosimilar & interchangeable status.
⏳ Availability & generic status
🏛️
2014
On the market since
Sep 2014
📍
2026
Currently FDA-listed
12 years listed
🔒
·
No generic listed yet
brand only
ℹ️No FDA-approved generic found
We did not find an FDA-approved generic match for this exact strength, form and route.
Where does this data come from?
Patents and exclusivity from the FDA Orange Book (small-molecule drugs), refreshed from public FDA data. Generic launch timing is an estimate, not a guarantee.
🗺️ Medicaid utilization & spend
📍 This exact package only: Medicaid data is reported per full 11-digit NDC — labeler, product and pack size — so every number here is for 00113-0279-53, not the drug overall. Other pack sizes report separately.
💊 Pharmacy benefit only: These are Medicaid outpatient pharmacy claims, billed by NDC. They exclude the medical benefit — clinic- or hospital-administered drugs billed under HCPCS J-codes — so drugs used mostly that way (e.g. Avastin, Lucentis, Keytruda) can look low or missing here. That’s expected, not an error.
📅 Q1 2025 – Q4 2025 · 4 quarters of data
ⓘ The newest quarter is usually incomplete when first published; states restate recent quarters in later CMS releases, so the latest figures typically revise upward. State coverage-policy changes can also shift quarter-to-quarter totals.
Prescriptions last 4 qtrs
85
Units reimbursed last 4 qtrs
0
Latest quarter Q4 2025
11Rx
Fee-for-service vs managed care ⓘ
Fee-for-service · 0 Rx Managed care · 85 Rx
State Medicaid map
Units reimbursed · per 100k residents
0.00.0
gray = no data reported ⓘ
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🏆 Top states by units · per 100k residents
National units — by quarter
💵 About the dollar figures: “reimbursed” is what Medicaid paid pharmacies before confidential manufacturer rebates, so the program’s real net cost is lower than these numbers. Fee-for-service and managed-care claims are combined unless split above. Source: CMS State Drug Utilization Data; per-100k rates use 2023 Census population estimates.
💊 Medicaid utilization by pack size
Medicaid (SDUD) totals over the four most recent reported quarters for every package size of this drug — handy when a specific package (e.g. a starter/titration pack) carries little or no Medicaid volume on its own.
Drug total (last 4 qtrs): 85 Rx · 0 units
Tap a pack size to open its page. Source: CMS State Drug Utilization Data, last 4 quarters.
🔬 Reported adverse events (FAERS)
Read carefully: FAERS reports are voluntary and unverified. Counts are not incidence, do not establish causation, are subject to reporting bias, and cannot be used to compare one drug to another. Shown for signal context only. Reports for Good Sense Hemorrhoidal (this brand).
Top reported reactions
Reporter sex
Female · 100%
Serious outcomes
Reports over time (by year) — tap or hover for the count & year
Most recent year is provisional (FAERS lags ~3 months).
Where does this data come from?
Adverse-event reports from the FDA Adverse Event Reporting System (FAERS) via openFDA. FAERS reports are voluntary and unverified — counts are not incidence and don’t establish causation.
📦 Packaging — all sizes for this product
| Package NDC | Description | Per unit | Per pack | Marketing start | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 00113-0279-53 You're viewing this | 12 BLISTER PACK in 1 CARTON (0113-0279-53) / 1 SUPPOSITORY in 1 BLISTER PACK | $0.2881 / ea | $3.46 | 2014-09-04 | Active |
| 00113-0279-62 | 24 BLISTER PACK in 1 CARTON (0113-0279-62) / 1 SUPPOSITORY in 1 BLISTER PACK | — | — | 2018-08-06 | Discontinued by firm |
Pack size FAQ
What quantity is in NDC 00113-0279-53?
NDC 00113-0279-53 contains 12 suppositories — 12 blister pack in 1 carton / 1 suppository in 1 blister pack.
What is the difference between NDC 00113-0279-53 and NDC 00113-0279-62?
Both are Good Sense Hemorrhoidal cocoa butter, phenylephrine HCl 2211 mg; 6.5 mg Suppository — the drug itself is identical. NDC 00113-0279-53 is the 12 suppositories package, while NDC 00113-0279-62 is the 24 suppositories package.
What NDC number is used to bill for this package of Good Sense Hemorrhoidal cocoa butter, phenylephrine HCl 2211 mg; 6.5 mg Suppository?
Bill NDC 00113-0279-53 — the 11-digit billing format is 00113027953. Pharmacy and medical claims use the 11-digit form; the FDA label may print a shorter form of the same code.
Prices are the latest CMS NADAC pharmacy acquisition cost per NDC; per-pack figures are per-unit × pack quantity, shown only when the pack is denominated in the same measure NADAC prices.
📄 FDA label — Drug Facts FDA SPL
The complete FDA label for this product — the official Drug Facts labeling, verbatim, section by section. Jump with a chip, search within the label, or expand everything.
🎯 Indications and Usage
⏱️ Dosage and Administration
⚠️ Warnings
📦 Storage and Handling
🧪 Active Ingredient
🧪 Inactive Ingredients
🎯 Purpose
🎯 Indications and Usage ▾
Uses • helps relieve the local itching and discomfort associated with hemorrhoids • temporarily relieves burning and shrinks hemorrhoidal tissue • temporarily provides a coating for relief of anorectal discomforts • temporarily protects the inflamed, irritated anorectal surface to help make bowel movements less painful
⏱️ Dosage and Administration ▾
Directions • adults: when practical, cleanse the affected area by patting or blotting with an appropriate cleansing wipe. Gently dry by patting or blotting with a tissue or a soft cloth before insertion of this product. • detach one suppository from the strip; remove the foil wrapper before inserting into the rectum as follows: • hold suppository with rounded end up • see illustrations: carefully separate foil tabs by inserting tip of fingernail at end marked “peel down” • slowly and evenly peel apart (do not tear) foil by pulling tabs down both sides, to expose the suppository • remove exposed suppository from wrapper • insert one suppository into the rectum up to 4 times daily, especially at night, in the morning or after each bowel movement • children under 12 years of age: ask a doctor Other information • store at 20-25°C (68-77°F)
⚠️ Warnings ▾
Warnings For rectal use only Ask a doctor before use if you have • heart disease • high blood pressure • thyroid disease • diabetes • difficulty in urination due to enlargement of the prostate gland Ask a doctor or pharmacist before use if you are presently taking a prescription drug for high blood pressure or depression. When using this product do not exceed the recommended daily dosage unless directed by a doctor Stop use and ask a doctor if • bleeding occurs • condition worsens or does not improve within 7 days If pregnant or breast feeding, ask a health professional before use.
📦 Storage and Handling ▾
Other information • store at 20-25°C (68-77°F)
🧪 Active Ingredient ▾
Active ingredients (in each suppository) Cocoa butter 88.44% Phenylephrine HCl 0.25%
🧪 Inactive Ingredients ▾
Inactive ingredients methylparaben, propylparaben, topical starch Questions or comments? 1-800-719-9260
🎯 Purpose ▾
Purposes Protectant Vasoconstrictor
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Source: FDA Structured Product Labeling, mirrored from DailyMed / openFDA.
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NADAC and CMS ASP (free public data) and may differ from your acquisition cost; always verify before billing or dispensing.