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Methylene blue 5 mg/mL Injection — NDC 70771-1768-5 (Billing 70771-1768-05)

by Zydus Lifesciences Limited · 5 VIAL in 1 CARTON / 10 mL in 1 VIAL

This is a package of Methylene blue 5 mg/mL Injection from Zydus Lifesciences Limited, marketed since Dec 2023 and currently FDA-listed. It is this product's only package size.

NDC 70771-1768-05
🏷️ FDA NDC (as labeled) 70771-1768-5 billing pads the package segment with a zero
Rx only Generic On market Non-controlled ⇄ Compare with another NDC
🗂️ FDA directory synced Oct 1, 2026 · this listing last changed Jul 24, 2026 · sources: openFDA · FDA label (DailyMed) · FDA Orange & Purple Book · First Databank · CMS NADAC, ASP, Medicare & Medicaid · RxNorm
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Identity & classification

Regulatory identifiers FDA, NLM and CMS codes for this package

FDA NDC (as labeled) 70771-1768-5
Product NDC 70771-1768
11-digit billing NDC 70771176805
RxCUI 1737852, 1788984, 2199323
UNII T42P99266K
UPC 0370710183851
Application # ANDA215636
SPL Set ID df3568d6-d509-4c93-9a92-0e3d1d8514dc
Established class (EPC) Oxidation-Reduction Agent
Mechanism of action Oxidation-Reduction Activity
DEA schedule Non-controlled
Marketing category ANDA
Marketing status On market
FDA listing status Listed (active directory)
Marketing start 2023-12-05
Route INTRAVENOUS
Dosage form INJECTION
Substance METHYLENE BLUE
Quick answers
  • RxCUI (RxNorm): 1737852
Why two NDCs? The FDA registers this code as 70771-1768-5 — a 5-4-1 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 package segment → 70771-1768-05. 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.

RxNorm drug class

This medicine belongs to the Oxidation-Reduction Agent class.

Pharmacologic class Oxidation-Reduction Agent
Drug family (ATC) Antidotes, Tests for gastric secretion
How it works Oxidation-Reduction Activity
Where does this data come from?
Therapeutic classes from RxNorm RxClass (U.S. National Library of Medicine) — Established Pharmacologic Class (FDA), ATC drug family (WHO) and mechanism of action, matched by this product’s RxCUI.

Clinical

📗 Our plain-language guide HelloPharmacist
  • It treats acquired methemoglobinemia, a condition where your blood can't carry oxygen well. It's used in both adults and children. It's given in a medical setting, so your care tea...
  • What is methylene blue injection used for?
  • It's given slowly into a vein, usually over 5 to 30 minutes. A second dose may be given an hour later if needed. It must never be injected under the skin.
  • This is the big one. Methylene blue can cause serious or even fatal serotonin syndrome when combined with SSRIs, SNRIs, MAOIs, opioids and some other drugs. Tell your care team abo...
📖 Read our full Methylene Blue 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.

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 eachPer package
Retail pharmacies payNADAC · weekly Not in the retail survey — common for institutional, discontinued, or low-volume packs.
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.
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No price is published for this exact package yet. CMS surveys NADAC per package size, so a different pack of the same drug often has one.
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.

Packaging — all sizes for this product

Package NDCDescription Marketing startMarketing endStatus
70771-1768-05 You're viewing this Main listing 5 VIAL in 1 CARTON / 10 mL in 1 VIAL 2023-12-05 — Active

Therapeutic equivalents

ProductLabelerPackNADAC/unitTEStatusPrice vs. this
Methylene blue 5 mg/mL 00143-9094-05 Hikma 5 vials — AP FDA listed —
Provayblue 5 mg/mL 00517-0374-05 American 5 ampules — AP FDA listed —
Provayblue 5 mg/mL 00517-0381-05 American 5 vials — AP FDA listed —
Methylene Blue 5 mg/mL 14789-0119-05 Nexus 5 vials — AP FDA listed —
Methylene Blue 5 mg/mL 15243-0344-05 OLIC 5 vials — AP FDA listed —
Methylene Blue 50 mg/10mL 68462-0698-15 GLENMARK 5 vials — AP FDA listed —
Methylene blue 5 mg/mL 70121-2715-02 Amneal 10 ampules — AP FDA listed —
Methylene Blue 50 mg/10mL 70700-0328-24 XIROMED, 5 vials — AP FDA listed —
Methylene blue 5 mg/mL 70710-1838-05 Zydus 5 vials — — FDA listed —
Methylene blue 5 mg/mLthis 70771-1768-05 Zydus 5 vials — — FDA listed —
Methylene Blue 5 mg/mL 71288-0811-11 Meitheal 5 vials — AP FDA listed —
Methylene Blue 50 mg/10mL 82432-0104-02 Chengdu 5 vials — AP FDA listed —
Methylene blue 50 mg/10mL 82449-0002-06 Steriscience 5 ampules — AP FDA listed —
Methylene blue 5 mg/mL 70121-2716-02 Amneal 5 syringes — AP FDA listed —
Provayblue 5 mg/mL 00517-0125-05 American 5 ampules — AP FDA listed —
Methylene blue 5 mg/mL 70771-1767-05 Zydus 5 vials — — FDA listed —
Provayblue 5 mg/mL 00517-0371-05 American 5 vials — AP FDA listed —
Methylene blue 5 mg/mL 70710-1837-05 Zydus 5 vials — — 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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2023
On the market since
Dec 2023
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2026
Currently FDA-listed
3 years listed
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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.

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.

  • UNII XF417D3PSL
    Anhydrous citric acid is a sour, crystalline powder derived from citric acid with water removed. In medicines, it acts as a buffer to control pH, adds tartness to improve taste, and helps tablets disintegrate.
  • UNII B22547B95K
    A salt derived from citric acid that helps maintain the proper acid-base balance in the medicine. It's used as a buffer to keep the product stable and at the right pH level.
  • UNII 059QF0KO0R
    Water is a liquid solvent that dissolves and mixes ingredients together in liquid medicines, syrups, and injections. It helps distribute the active drug evenly throughout the product.

3 inactive ingredients listed in the exact product block matched to this NDC.

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.

Manufacturer & labeler

LabelerZydus Lifesciences Limited
Application holderZYDUS LIFESCIENCES GLOBAL FZE
FDA applicationANDA215636 (ANDA)
Labeler code70771
First marketedDec 2023
Product typeHuman Prescription Drug
Portfolio720 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.

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.
📄 Package Label / Principal Display Panel
📄 Package Label / Principal Display Panel 160 words ▾

PACKAGE LABEL.PRINCIPAL DISPLAY PANEL NDC 70771-1768-1 Methylene Blue Injection, USP 50 mg/10 mL (5 mg/mL) Intravenous use only Single-Dose vial Rx only NDC 70771-1768-5 Methylene Blue Injection, USP 50 mg/10 mL (5 mg/mL) Intravenous use only 5 X 10 mL Single-Dose Vial Rx only NDC 70771-1767-1 Methylene Blue Injection, USP 10 mg/2 mL (5 mg/mL) Intravenous use only Single-Dose vial Rx only NDC 70771-1767-5 Methylene Blue Injection, USP 10 mg/2 mL (5 mg/mL) Intravenous use only 5 X 2 mL Single-Dose Vial Rx only NDC 70771-1963-1 Methylene Blue Injection, USP 100 mg/10 mL (10 mg/mL) Intravenous use only Single-Dose Vial Rx only Zydus 70771-1963-5 Methylene Blue Injection, USP 100 mg/10 mL (10 mg/mL) (1%) Intravenous use only For slow intravenous injection.

Use 5% Dextrose Injection When Diluting Discard unused portion 5 X 10 mL Single-Dose Vial Rx only Zydus 50 mg per 10 mL vial 50 mg per 10 mL carton image 10 mg per 2 mL carton image image

Source: FDA Structured Product Labeling, mirrored from DailyMed / openFDA. Prefer the government’s original formatting? View this label on DailyMed ↗

About this NDC listing & data coverage

Finished prescription product
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) ✓ Available
Package photos ✓ Available
Inactive ingredients (structured) ✓ Available
NADAC pharmacy acquisition price (CMS) — Not published for this NDC CMS publishes NADAC only for NDCs reported in its retail-pharmacy survey.
Orange Book / therapeutic-equivalence data — Not published for this NDC Applies only to products approved under an NDA/ANDA; many listings are out of scope.
HCPCS J-code billing crosswalk — Not published for this NDC Most self-administered / retail products have no J-code — that is normal.
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 price listed?
The pricing shown on our NDC pages comes from CMS NADAC, a voluntary survey of retail community pharmacy invoices. CMS does not publish a NADAC for every NDC — packages outside the retail survey (institutional and hospital products, bulk packages, discontinued items, and many OTC items) may never receive one. A missing price reflects the survey's scope, not this product's actual cost, and does not mean the product is free or unavailable.
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 form printed on the packaging and shown on DailyMed is the one the FDA registered. Insurance claims use a fixed 11-digit 5-4-2 format, so the short segment is padded with a leading zero and the dashes are dropped. The Identity section at the top of this page lists each form of this code.
Is this package still being marketed?
Yes, per the latest FDA NDC Directory data on this page: this package is listed as actively marketed, with no marketing end date reported by Zydus Lifesciences Limited. Listing status can change — the directory data on this page refreshes weekly.
Who lists this product with the FDA?
Zydus Lifesciences Limited 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.
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.
← 70771-1767-05 · Zydus 70771-1769-01 · Zydus →
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.