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mycophenolic acid 180 mg Tablet, Delayed Release, 120-count

by Lupin Pharmaceuticals, Inc. · 120 TABLET, DELAYED RELEASE in 1 BOTTLE (70748-217-16)
NDC 70748-0217-16
🏷️ FDA NDC (as labeled) 70748-217-16 billing pads the product segment with a zero
Rx only Generic Discontinued Non-controlled ⚠ Discontinued by firm
🗂️ Data synced Mar 13, 2024 · sources: openFDA · FDA label (DailyMed) · FDA Orange & Purple Book · First Databank · CMS NADAC, ASP, Medicare & Medicaid · RxNorm
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⚠️
Other active recalls for Mycophenolic Acid (different manufacturers) — 1 · tap to view
These affect other manufacturers’ products for the same ingredient — not necessarily the exact NDC on this page.
Class II · Sep 3, 2024 — Failed Dissolution Specifications (Ascend Laboratories, LLC) · FDA recall D-0668-2024
Each entry is an official FDA enforcement report — look up any recall number in the FDA recall database ↗
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Excluded from the active FDA NDC Directory. The labeler reported this product as discontinued, so it is excluded from the active NDC Directory. The listing was last certified through Jun 2023. A label may still appear on DailyMed, but the NDC is no longer in the current FDA NDC Directory. Search the FDA NDC Directory ↗

🆔 Identity & classification

FDA NDC (as labeled) 70748-217-16
Product NDC 70748-217
11-digit billing NDC 70748021716
NCPDP billing unit EA — each (per item)
Application # ANDA211173
Established class (EPC) Antimetabolite Immunosuppressant
DEA schedule Non-controlled
Marketing category ANDA
Marketing status Discontinued
FDA listing status Discontinued by firm (certified through Jun 2023)
Route ORAL
Dosage form TABLET, DELAYED RELEASE
Substance MYCOPHENOLATE SODIUM
GCN Seq No 052119
GCN 19646
HICL code 025201
Ingredient (HICL) Mycophenolate Sodium
HIC1 code Z
Therapeutic class — broad (HIC1) Body As A Whole
HIC2 code Z2
Therapeutic class — intermediate (HIC2) Antihistamines, Antiserotonins, Immunosuppressants
HIC3 code Z2E
Therapeutic class — specific (HIC3) Immunosuppressives
AHFS code 90:28.08.92
AHFS class Antimetabolites, Immunosupp Therapy Misc
FDB label name MYCOPHENOLIC ACID DR 180 MG TB
FDB brand name Mycophenolic Acid
Legend status F — Federal legend — prescription drug or device
TE code (Orange Book) AB · RLD · RS
Why two NDCs? The FDA registers this code as 70748-217-16 — a 5-3-2 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 product segment → 70748-0217-16. 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

LabelerLupin Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Application holderCONCORD BIOTECH LTD
FDA applicationANDA211173 (ANDA)
Labeler code70748
Product typeHuman Prescription Drug
Portfolio404 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 MYCOPHENOLIC ACID DR 180 MG TB Ingredient Mycophenolate Sodium
📗 Our plain-language guide HelloPharmacist
  • The enteric coating on the tablet is designed to release the medicine in your intestine, not your stomach. Food doesn't block absorption entirely, but it delays and lowers the peak...
  • Why do I have to take this on an empty stomach? What happens if I take it with food?
  • Not on your own — and probably not without careful planning. Even though both medicines work the same way, mycophenolic acid delayed-release tablets and MMF are absorbed at differe...
  • Can I ever switch to the mycophenolate mofetil (MMF) pill instead?
📖 Read our full Mycophenolic Acid guide →
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.

🧪 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.

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Where does this data come from?
Source: official FDA Structured Product Labeling (SPL) via DailyMed and the openFDA label index. Structured IACT rows and label-wide narrative are kept separate; availability and product-level specificity depend on the submitted label.

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 systemPer eaPer package
Retail pharmacies payNADAC · weekly $0.110 $13.24 / 120 tablets
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.
Medicare Part B allowsASP · J7518 $0.325 / J7518 unit —
NADAC price history (per ea) — tap or hover for the price & month
Dec 2021 Jul 2022 Feb 2024 Jun 2026 $0.756 $0.110
▼ Down 85% over the last 21 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.

🧾 Billing & reimbursement

FDA NDC (as labeled)70748-217-16
11-digit billing NDC70748-0217-16
Format5-3-2 as registered → padded to 5-4-2 for billing (zero added to the product segment)
HCPCS J-codeJ7518
DescriptorMYCOPHENOLIC ACID, ORAL, 180 MG
Billing units / pkg1 units
Crosswalk sourcePDAC NDC-HCPCS crosswalk (DME MAC / DMEPOS)
Where does this data come from?
The HCPCS J-code crosswalk comes from the CMS ASP NDC-HCPCS crosswalk and the DMEPDAC (DME MAC) NDC-HCPCS crosswalk — free public CMS data. Billing units are derived from the code’s descriptor and the package amount.

🔁 Therapeutic equivalents

ProductLabelerPackNADAC/unitTEStatusPrice vs. this
Mycophenolic Acid 180 mg 00904-6785-04 Major 1 tablet $0.099 AB Availability likely save 11%
Mycophenolic Acid 180 mg 16729-0261-29 Accord 120 tablets $0.099 AB Availability likely save 11%
mycophenolic acid 180 mg 24979-0160-44 Upsher-Smith 120 tablets $0.099 — Availability likely save 11%
Mycophenolic Acid 180 mg 59651-0621-08 Aurobindo 120 tablets $0.099 AB Availability likely save 11%
Mycophenolic Acid 180 mg 60505-2965-07 Apotex 120 tablets $0.099 AB Availability likely save 11%
Mycophenolic Acid 180 mg 68084-0907-21 American 1 tablet $0.099 AB Availability likely save 11%
Mycophenolic Acid 180 mg 70377-0039-11 Biocon 120 tablets $0.099 AB Availability likely save 11%
Mycophenolic Acid 180 mg 70377-0126-11 Biocon 120 tablets $0.099 AB Availability likely save 11%
Mycophenolic Acid 180 mg 72819-0155-08 Archis 120 tablets $0.099 — Availability likely save 11%
mycophenolic acid 180 mg 72888-0199-12 Advagen 120 tablets $0.099 AB Availability likely save 11%
mycophenolic acid 180 mgthis 70748-0217-16 Lupin 120 tablets $0.110 AB Discontinued —
Mycophenolic Acid 180 mg 70436-0172-23 Slate 120 tablets $0.117 AB Availability likely +6%
Myfortic 180 mg 00078-0385-66 Novartis 120 tablets $7.433 AB Availability likely +6637%
Mycophenolic Acid 180 mg 60429-0016-12 Golden 120 tablets — AB FDA listed —
Mycophenolic Acid 180 mg 67877-0426-05 Ascend 500 tablets — AB FDA listed —
Mycophenolic Acid 180 mg 67877-0928-05 Ascend 500 tablets — AB FDA listed —
mycophenolic acid 180 mg 68254-5001-01 CONCORD 120 tablets — AB FDA listed —
mycophenolic acid 180 mg 72789-0247-98 PD-Rx 120 tablets — — FDA listed —
Mycophenolic Acid 180 mg 82293-0012-10 Novugen 120 tablets — AB FDA listed —
About this product: this is a generic version of the medicine. FDA equivalence ratings are shown when available, and other versions are listed above, least expensive first.
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

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2026
Currently FDA-listed
listed with the FDA
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Generic on the market
this product is a generic
✅This is a generic drug

This product is an FDA-approved generic. Other versions of the same drug are listed under Therapeutic equivalents, least expensive first.

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.

📊 Medicare Part D spend CMS · PART D · 2026 (Q1)

Medicare Part D (outpatient prescription) spending for Mycophenolic Acid — the program that covers self-administered drugs. 8 manufacturers.
⚠️ Drug-level data: CMS publishes Part D spending by drug, not by NDC — these figures combine every manufacturer, strength and package size sold under the name Mycophenolic Acid. That’s a different level of aggregation than the Medicaid card above, which is specific to this exact 11-digit NDC (pack size included), so the two aren’t directly comparable.
Period
Total Part D spend
$3.89M
Claims incl. refills
22.7K
Beneficiaries
12.5K
Spend / beneficiary
$310.74
Spend / claim
$171.13
Trend by period
💵 About the dollar figures: spending is what Part D plans paid before confidential manufacturer rebates, so the program’s real net cost is lower. A blank patient count means fewer than 11 people — CMS hides counts that small to protect privacy. Source: CMS Medicare Quarterly Part D Spending by Drug (data.cms.gov), updated quarterly.

📦 Packaging — all sizes for this product

Package NDCDescription Marketing startStatus
70748-0217-16 You're viewing this 120 TABLET, DELAYED RELEASE in 1 BOTTLE (70748-217-16) 2020-04-03 Discontinued by firm

🧭 About this NDC listing & data coverage

Finished prescription product No longer marketed (per FDA listing data)
What data is (and isn’t) available for this NDC — tap to expand
NDC identity (package / product / labeler codes) ✓ Available
Labeler ✓ Available
Product & package description ✓ Available
Marketing category & status ✓ Available
Active ingredient / dosage form / route ✓ Available
FDA label (SPL via DailyMed) — Not published for this NDC No structured label is linked to this listing in DailyMed/openFDA.
Package photos — Not published for this NDC No photo available yet for this listing.
Inactive ingredients (structured) — Not published for this NDC The labeler did not submit a structured excipient list, or no SPL is available.
NADAC pharmacy acquisition price (CMS) ✓ Available
Orange Book / therapeutic-equivalence data ✓ Available
HCPCS J-code billing crosswalk ✓ Available
Medicaid utilization (CMS SDUD) — Not published for this NDC CMS reports utilization only for NDCs with Medicaid claims above its privacy threshold.
“Not published” reflects what the public FDA / CMS / NLM sources provide for this exact package code — it is a property of the data feeds, not a judgment about the product.

Questions about this listing

Why is there no full label on this page?
No structured FDA label (SPL) is currently linked to this NDC in DailyMed/openFDA. That can happen with older listings, certain OTC and repackaged products, and recently updated listings whose label has not yet propagated. The listing itself is still valid — this page shows everything the public feeds provide for this package.
What does the discontinued status mean for this NDC?
The labeler reported a marketing end date (or the listing was delisted), so this specific package is no longer actively marketed. Remaining stock may still be dispensed for a time, and the NDC stays valid for historical records and claims — but data feeds (pricing, labeling) typically stop updating for it. Other package sizes or other manufacturers' versions of the same medication may still be marketed — see the equivalents section where available.
Is the NDC printed on the package the same as the 11-digit billing NDC?
Yes, they identify this exact package in different formats. The FDA registers it as 70748-217-16, which is what is printed on the packaging and shown on DailyMed. Insurance claims use a fixed 11-digit 5-4-2 format, so the short segment is padded with a leading zero: 70748-0217-16, written without dashes as 70748021716. The Identity section at the top of this page lists every form of this code.
What do the three segments of this NDC mean?
In 70748-0217-16, the first segment (70748) is the labeler code FDA assigned to Lupin Pharmaceuticals, Inc.; the middle segment (0217) identifies this specific product — its ingredient, strength, and dosage form; and the last segment (16) identifies this exact package size and type. Together they name one specific package of one specific product.
Who lists this product with the FDA?
Lupin Pharmaceuticals, Inc. is the labeler of record for this NDC — the company under whose FDA-assigned code the package is listed. The labeler may be the manufacturer itself or a distributor marketing the product under its own code.
Do I need a prescription for this product?
This NDC is listed with FDA as a prescription product, so it is dispensed under a prescriber's order. Your pharmacist can tell you whether any over-the-counter forms of the same medication exist.
Does this product have a billing J-code?
Yes — this NDC cross-references HCPCS code J7518 for medical-claim billing (typically used when a product is administered in a clinical setting rather than dispensed at a retail pharmacy). See the Billing section on this page.
This page identifies an FDA-listed package (the NDC) and reports public regulatory and pricing data about the listing. It is reference information, not a medical recommendation — talk to your pharmacist or prescriber about your own medication.
Where does this data come from?
Listing facts (marketing category, packager status, marketing dates) from the FDA openFDA NDC Directory; label availability from DailyMed; pricing coverage from CMS NADAC; equivalence scope from the FDA Orange Book.

📄 Full prescribing information FDA SPL

The complete FDA label for this product — the official prescribing information, verbatim, section by section. Jump with a chip, search within the label, or expand everything.
📄 FDA label
📄 FDA label 19 words ▾

No FDA label is on file for this product yet. Labels load from openFDA / DailyMed and refresh weekly.

Source: FDA Structured Product Labeling, mirrored from DailyMed / openFDA.
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For educational and professional reference only — not medical advice. Pricing reflects published NADAC and CMS ASP (free public data) and may differ from your acquisition cost; always verify before billing or dispensing.