21 CFR § 201.2 - Drugs and devices; National Drug Code numbers.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t21/s201.2"
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title: "21 CFR § 201.2 - Drugs and devices; National Drug Code numbers."
title_number: 21
title_name: "Food and Drugs"
section_number: "201.2"
section_name: "Drugs and devices; National Drug Code numbers."
chapter_name: "FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES"
subchapter_number: "C"
subchapter_name: "DRUGS: GENERAL"
part_number: "201"
part_name: "LABELING"
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currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
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generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "21 U.S.C. 321, 331, 343, 351, 352, 353, 355, 358, 360, 360b, 360ccc, 360ccc-1, 360ddd, 360ddd-1, 360ee, 360gg-360ss, 371, 374, 379e; 42 U.S.C. 216, 241, 262, 264."
regulatory_source: "40 FR 13998, Mar. 27, 1975, unless otherwise noted."
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# 201.2 Drugs and devices; National Drug Code numbers.

The National Drug Code (NDC) number is requested but not required to appear on all drug labels and in all drug labeling, including the label of any prescription drug container furnished to a consumer.

[40 FR 52002, Nov. 7, 1975, as amended at 81 FR 60212, Aug. 31, 2016]