Cyendiv 150mg Soft Gelatin Capsule is used in the treatment of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis and non-small cell lung cancer. It works by targeting certain pathways involved in the growth and progression of these diseases and helps to stop or slow the spread of cancer cells.

Cyendiv 150mg Soft Gelatin Capsule should be taken with food, but try to have it at the same time every day to get the most benefits. Your doctor will decide what dose is necessary and how often you need to take it. This will depend on what you are being treated for and may change from time to time. You should take it exactly as your doctor has advised. Taking it in the wrong way or taking too much can cause very serious side effects. It may take several weeks or months for you to see or feel the benefits but do not stop taking it unless your doctor tells you to.

Diarrhea is a very common side effect of this medicine. You are advised to drink plenty of fluids and inform your doctor if it does not go away. Other common side effects include nausea, abdominal pain, vomiting, abnormal liver function tests, loss of appetite, headache, weight loss, and high blood pressure. Your doctor might ask you for some blood tests to monitor liver functioning.

Before taking it, tell your doctor if have a bleeding problem, liver, or kidney problems or are taking any medicines to treat infections. Many other medicines can affect, or be affected by, this medicine so let your healthcare team know all medications you are using. This medicine is not recommended during pregnancy or while breastfeeding. The use of effective contraception by both males and females during treatment is important to avoid pregnancy.

Uses of Cyendiv Soft Gelatin Capsule

Benefits of Cyendiv Soft Gelatin Capsule

In Treatment of Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis

Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis is a lung disease caused by lung tissue becoming thick and stiff and eventually forming scar tissue within the lungs. The scarring, or fibrosis, seems to result from a cycle of damage and healing that occurs in the lungs. These changes are irreversible and the affected person may experience shortness of breath or dry cough as initial symptoms. Cyendiv 150mg Soft Gelatin Capsule kills or stops the growth of cancer cells and also prevents the multiplication of cancer cells. You may experience some bothersome side effects. Discuss with your doctor if you have any doubts.

In Treatment of Non-small cell lung cancer

Non-small cell lung cancer is one of the major kinds of lung cancer and it affects both smokers as well as non-smokers. Cyendiv 150mg Soft Gelatin Capsule helps treat non-small cell lung cancer and may be given alone or in combination with other medicines. It is a potent and very toxic medicine and you should discuss the risks and benefits with your doctor. You should avoid drinking alcohol while having this treatment and drink plenty of water to stay hydrated.

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Side effects of Cyendiv Soft Gelatin Capsule

Most side effects do not require any medical attention and disappear as your body adjusts to the medicine. Consult your doctor if they persist or if you’re worried about them

Common side effects of Cyendiv

Diarrhea
Nausea
Abdominal pain
Vomiting
Abnormal liver function tests
Loss of appetite
Headache
Weight loss
High blood pressure

How to use Cyendiv Soft Gelatin Capsule

Take this medicine in the dose and duration as advised by your doctor. Swallow it as a whole. Do not chew, crush or break it. Cyendiv 150mg Soft Gelatin Capsule is to be taken with food.

How Cyendiv Soft Gelatin Capsule works

Cyendiv 150mg Soft Gelatin Capsule is an anti-cancer medication. It works by blocking the action of the abnormal protein that signals cancer cells to multiply. It also blocks pathways in the body that result in fibrosis, which is the thickening or scarring of the tissue. This helps to stop or slow the spread of cancer cells.

Safety advice

Alcohol

CONSULT YOUR DOCTOR

It is not known whether it is safe to consume alcohol with Cyendiv 150mg Soft Gelatin Capsule. Please consult your doctor.

Pregnancy

CONSULT YOUR DOCTOR

Cyendiv 150mg Soft Gelatin Capsule is unsafe to use during pregnancy as there is definite evidence of risk to the developing baby. However, the doctor may rarely prescribe it in some life-threatening situations if the benefits are more than the potential risks. Please consult your doctor.

Breast feeding

CONSULT YOUR DOCTOR

Cyendiv 150mg Soft Gelatin Capsule is probably unsafe to use during breastfeeding. Limited human data suggests that the drug may pass into the breastmilk and harm the baby.

Driving

UNSAFE

Cyendiv 150mg Soft Gelatin Capsule may cause side effects which could affect your ability to drive.
You may feel sick after taking this medicine and this could affect your driving.

Kidney

CAUTION

Cyendiv 150mg Soft Gelatin Capsule should be used with caution in patients with severe kidney disease. Dose adjustment of Cyendiv 150mg Soft Gelatin Capsule may be needed. Please consult your doctor.
There is limited information available on the use of Cyendiv 150mg Soft Gelatin Capsule in these patients.

Liver

CAUTION

Cyendiv 150mg Soft Gelatin Capsule should be used with caution in patients with liver disease. Dose adjustment of Cyendiv 150mg Soft Gelatin Capsule may be needed. Please consult your doctor.
Use of Cyendiv 150mg Soft Gelatin Capsule is not recommended in patients with moderate to severe liver disease.

What if you forget to take Cyendiv Soft Gelatin Capsule?

If you miss a dose of Cyendiv 150mg Soft Gelatin Capsule, skip it and continue with your normal schedule. Do not double the dose.

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Fact Box

Chemical Class

Indolecarboxylic Acids

Habit Forming

Therapeutic Class

ANTI NEOPLASTICS

Action Class

Tyrosine kinase inhibitors

Interaction with drugs

Taking Cyendiv with any of the following medicines can modify the effect of either of them and cause some undesirable side effects

Rifampicin (Oral Route) Severe

Rifampicin may reduce blood levels of Nintedanib. Do not consume Nintedanib with Rifampicin.

Rifampicin (Injection Route) Severe

Rifampicin may reduce blood levels of Nintedanib. Do not consume Nintedanib with Rifampicin.

Phenytoin (Oral Route) Severe

Phenytoin may reduce blood levels of Nintedanib. Do not consume Nintedanib with Phenytoin.

Phenytoin (Injection Route) Severe

Phenytoin may reduce blood levels of Nintedanib. Do not consume Nintedanib with Phenytoin.

Carbamazepine (Oral Route) Severe

Carbamazepine may reduce blood levels of Nintedanib. Do not consume Nintedanib with Carbamazepine.

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Patient concerns

Can idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis be cured?

Dr. Manju Singh

Homeopathy

I would like to suggest you that please consult with your nearest homeopathy doctor because your case require detail case taking.

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Dr. Vijay Sharnangat

Medical Oncology and Hematology

This is given to enhance the therapeutic effect of radiation therapy which is curative for small cell lung cancer.

My mother is suffering from Interstitial Lungs disease since 4 yrs.She is on home oxygen since 3 yrs from then for atleast 14-16 hrs.Currently she is getting treatment from AIIMS,New Delhi and the medecines given are as under:- Pirfenidone (600mg-Thrice a day) Sildenafil (25mg-Thrice a day) Tab Uprise D3 for calcium-60000 units (Once a month) Tab DDR60-Once a day. The treatment has been for exactly 1 yrs and 3 months from now but the disease is still on a progressive mode.She is not improving.My family is very worried. Please help out with proper treatment for this disease.This disease is also known as Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis (IPF). Best Regards Mayur PATIENT

Dr. Aanchal Maheshwari

Ayurveda

Case has to be correlated with Ayurveda, for this case has to be seen in person before starting the treatment as correlation of case with Ayurveda need to be done

User feedback

Patients taking Cyendiv 150mg Soft Gelatin Capsule

Twice A Day

82%

Once A Day

18%

What are you using Cyendiv Soft Gelatin Capsule for?

Idiopathic pu*

83%

Non-small cel*

17%

*Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, Non-small cell lung cancer

How much was the improvement?

Poor

83%

Average

17%

What were the side-effects while using Cyendiv 150mg Soft Gelatin Capsule?

No Side Effec*

100%

*No Side Effect

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