Prescription medicine
Nitrogen
Nitrogen is a prescription medicine with an FDA approval on record since 2013. No generic is listed in FDA's NDC Directory.
- No generic listed
Check it at the source: the nitrogen FDA label on DailyMed (effective June 15, 2026, AIRGAS USA, LLC); the NDA 205738 record on Drugs@FDA; every nitrogen label on DailyMed.
Highlights of the record
FDA label of June 15, 2026; NDC Directory, Drugs@FDA and Orange Book, October 8, 2026
Used for
The label in openFDA carries no indications section.
Forms and strengths
- 990 ml
- 991 ml
- 992 ml
- 995 ml
- 997 ml
- 999 ml
Gas; liquid.
On the market
- Earliest approval on file
- June 23, 2013 Nitrogen, Nf, Air Liquide Large Industries Us Lp; Drugs@FDA’s file, where older or withdrawn approvals can be missing
- Generic approvals
- No generic approved
- Labelers listed (NDC)
- 126 of which 0 under generic applications, 126 under brand applications, repackagers included
Supply and safety
- Pharmacy cost (NADAC)
- Not in the survey
- Shortage (FDA)
- No current entry
- Recalls by its makers (FDA)
- No recall recorded
- FAERS reports
- 105 through July 30, 2026
Is there a generic for nitrogen?
No generic nitrogen is approved (Drugs@FDA, October 8, 2026).
- 2013 earliest approval on file
Source: Drugs@FDA, FDA NDC Directory and the Orange Book (openFDA bulk files, October 8, 2026)
What do FAERS reports show for nitrogen?
The FDA Adverse Event Reporting System holds 105 reports that list nitrogen among the medicines taken, through July 30, 2026, each a report of something that happened, not proof the medicine caused it; 14 are coded as a death and 33 as a hospital stay. Counts follow how widely a medicine is used and watched, and they are not a measure of how risky it is.
The most reported reactions
Source: FDA Adverse Event Reporting System (FAERS) via openFDA, reports through July 30, 2026
What next?
- Nitrogen side effects
- the label's list beside FAERS reports
- Check an interaction
- what two or more labels say about each other