The identification of Shani Merril, the 12-year-old girl who was killed last week in a fire on a ferry boat during a family vacation in Thailand, was completed on Wednesday.
The NDC is a universal number that identifies a drug. The NDC number consists of 11 digits in a 5-4-2 format. The first five digits identify the manufacturer of the drug and are assigned by the Food and Drug Administration.
A BDC is a type of closed-end fund that makes investments in developing companies and firms that are financially distressed. The U.S. Congress created BDCs in 1980 to assist emerging U.S. businesses in raising funds and fuel job growth.