We have created NPR reports used to label/repackage drugs with code 128 ndc numbers (ndc.din.number) for BMV. This has worked great for products that do not come from the manufacturer with readable bar codes. However, I'd like to use the '.NDCEX.1' ndc format so that I can also embed the product expiration date in order to take advantage of the expired products feature of BMV. I've got this working via NPR, but I need some help understanding how to properly pad/unpad the ndc number. Example: - A drug's true ndc is "0173-0344-47". - Primary ndc in the drug dictionary is "00173034447" (11 digits) - this is padded - The ndcex.1 format equivalent is "301730344471mmyy" (where mmyy is the expiration of the product). The first digit (3) is always concatenated. The next 10 digits are now the unpadded primary ndc number from the drug dictionary. The twelfth digit (1) is the position/segment (options are 1-3) that the padded zero was removed from (in this case the 'labeler code' section of the ndc vs the product code (2) vs the package code (3)). I have verified that this all works in Meditech, but I can not figure out the logic/criteria of how to look at Meditech's padded 11 digit ndc number and decide if this is really a 4-4-2 format vs a 5-3-2 or a 5-4-1. The example ndc could have been 0173-0344-47 or 01730-334-47 or 01730-3344-7. Does anyone already do this or know how to correctly determine the true 10 digit ndc format from a Meditech padded number? Jeff Lee Assistant Director of Pharmacy, Support Services DCH Regional Medical Center 809 University Blvd E. Tuscaloosa, AL 35401 (205) 750-5323 [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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