How much does a box of Nintedanib for pulmonary fibrosis cost?

Nintedanib (Nintedanib) is used to treat pulmonary fibrosis in interstitial lung disease. It works by blocking pathways in the body that lead to fibrosis, which is the thickening or scarring of tissue. Nintedanibdoes not reduce the strength of the body’s immune system. It was originally approved to treat a lung disease called idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF).

It has since been approved to slow the progression of pulmonary fibrosis in patients with systemic sclerosis(scleroderma) and in patients with other rheumatic diseases who have progressive pulmonary fibrosis (e.g., progressive fibrosing interstitial lung disease). Nintedanibcan be used alone or in combination with other drugs used to treat pulmonary fibrosis (such as mycophenolate mofetil). The effectiveness of nintedanib in treating fibrosis in other organs (such as skin) has not been established. Nintedanibis an oral capsule usually taken twice daily with a target dose of 150 mg. The dose may be reduced in patients who experience side effects or cannot tolerate the drug. Nintedanib requires about six months of treatment before seeing improvements in lung volume.

The original drug of nintedanib is marketed in China as nintedanib ethanesulfonate soft capsules and is covered by Class B medical insurance, but reimbursement is limited to patients who meet the indications. SpecificationsThe price of each box of 150mg*30 capsules may be more than 4,000 yuan. Nintedanib Original drug available overseas has Turkish version and Indian version, specificationsThe price of 150mg*60 capsules per box may be more than 5,000 RMB (the price may fluctuate due to the exchange rate). There are also nintedanib generic drugs produced overseas in other countries. For example, the price of 150mg*30 capsules produced by BDR Pharmaceutical Factory in India may be several hundred yuan per box (the price may fluctuate due to exchange rates). Its pharmaceutical ingredients are basically the same as those of the original drugs sold domestically and abroad.