Nintedanib: uses, dosing, side effects & brands
Nintedanib is a medicine sold in the U.S. under one brand. Below: what the FDA label says, every product that contains it, what the pills look like, and its recall record.
Key facts
- Available as
- Capsule
- Sold as
- Nintedanib
- Prescription?
- Prescription only
- Generic available?
- Yes
Every nintedanib product we track (1)
Same active ingredient — different manufacturer, form, price and FDA recall record. That last one is what our independent score measures.
Only one: Nintedanib.
What nintedanib pills look like
Imprint codes, colour and shape from the FDA’s labelling data. Match the imprint on your pill — or search any imprint.
Can you crush or split nintedanib?
At least one nintedanibproduct is labelled to be swallowed whole — crushing an extended-release tablet releases the whole day’s dose at once. Which applies depends on the form you were given.
What each nintedanib label says about crushing, splitting and chewingWhat people report to the FDA about nintedanib
The FDA Adverse Event Reporting System (FAERS) collects reports from patients and clinicians. It holds 3,112 reports naming nintedanib, and the FDA flagged 96% of those reports as serious. The effects reported most often — leaving out reports about overdose, misuse or the condition being treated, which dominate the raw list for common medicines:
- diarrhoea623 reports
- nausea302 reports
- malignant neoplasm progression237 reports
- idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis204 reports
- vomiting196 reports
- dyspnoea185 reports
- fatigue183 reports
- interstitial lung disease164 reports
Read these as a signal, not a rate. A report does not mean nintedanib caused the effect — anyone can file one, and many describe people taking several medicines for several conditions. Crucially there is no denominator: FAERS does not record how many people took the drug, so these counts cannot be turned into “X% of patients” — a bigger number often just means a more widely used or more talked-about drug. Duplicates exist, and publicity drives reporting. For what is actually established, read the FDA label section above.
Source: openFDA drug/event (FAERS), retrieved July 25, 2026.
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Frequently asked questions
Can you take nintedanib with other medicines?
It depends on the medicine. We check it against the FDA labels rather than guessing: our interaction checker searches each drug's own label for the other and quotes what it says, naming the section it came from. Run nintedanib against whatever else you take — and remember that a label not naming a drug is not the same as that combination being safe.
What forms does nintedanib come in?
Across the brands we track, nintedanib is currently marketed as capsule, per the FDA's National Drug Code Directory. Each form is dosed differently — follow the label for the exact product you were prescribed.
Is there a generic nintedanib?
Yes. Our catalog lists 1 generic nintedanib product alongside the brand versions. A generic has the same active ingredient and must meet the FDA's bioequivalence standard; it usually costs less. Ask your pharmacist which one your plan covers.
Cite this page
- APA
- pharmaranks. (2026, July 24). Nintedanib: uses, dosing, side effects & brands. https://pharmaranks.com/drugs/nintedanib
- MLA
- “Nintedanib: uses, dosing, side effects & brands.” pharmaranks, 24 July 2026, https://pharmaranks.com/drugs/nintedanib.
We summarise public FDA and NIH sources — for a clinical claim, cite the primary source we link to as well.
Sources: FDA openFDA drug label, National Drug Code Directory, and Enforcement (recall) database. This page reproduces public FDA data and is not medical advice. Dosing is set by your prescriber.
Read the full FDA label for nintedanib on DailyMed (NIH) ↗.