Prescription medicine
Xenon xe 133
Xenon xe 133 is a prescription medicine with an FDA approval on record since 1974. No generic is listed in FDA's NDC Directory.
- No generic listed
Check it at the source: the xenon xe 133 FDA label on DailyMed (effective September 10, 2026, Shine Spect USA, LLC); the NDA 17284 record on Drugs@FDA; every xenon xe 133 label on DailyMed.
Highlights of the record
FDA label of September 10, 2026; NDC Directory, Drugs@FDA and Orange Book, October 8, 2026
Used for
From the label: indications and usageInhalation of Xenon Xe 133 Gas has proved valuable for the evaluation of pulmonary function and for imaging the lungs.
Forms and strengths
Gas.
On the market
- Earliest approval on file
- October 10, 1974 Xenon Xe 133, Shine; Drugs@FDA’s file, where older or withdrawn approvals can be missing
- Generic approvals
- No generic approved
- Labelers listed (NDC)
- 3 of which 0 under generic applications, 3 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
- 13 through July 30, 2026
What is xenon xe 133 used for?
From the label: indications and usageInhalation of Xenon Xe 133 Gas has proved valuable for the evaluation of pulmonary function and for imaging the lungs. It may also be applied to assessment of cerebral flow.
FDA pharmacologic class: Inhalation Diagnostic Agent.
Source: FDA drug label (Xenon), Shine Spect USA, LLC, effective September 10, 2026 (SPL set 74f95143-d3b4-4e69-b200-e09bf811516b), via openFDA; the full label on DailyMed
Is there a generic for xenon xe 133?
No generic xenon xe 133 is approved (Drugs@FDA, October 8, 2026).
- 1974 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 xenon xe 133?
The FDA Adverse Event Reporting System holds 13 reports that list xenon xe 133 among the medicines taken, through July 30, 2026, each a report of something that happened, not proof the medicine caused it; 2 are coded as a death and 1 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?
- Xenon xe 133 side effects
- the label's list beside FAERS reports
- Check an interaction
- what two or more labels say about each other