Drug & supplement interaction

Indium + Nintedanib Esylate

Nintedanib Esylate brand name: Ofev.

No Known Interaction
The bottom line No known interaction

We found no known interaction between Indium and Nintedanib Esylate in our sources. Absence of a documented interaction is not the same as proven safety, and does not guarantee one does not exist. Do not start, stop, or change a medication or supplement based on this page; confirm with your pharmacist or doctor first. Additionally, although there is no interaction, the label for Nintedanib Esylate states a food rule worth keeping to.

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Indium and Nintedanib Esylate

We checked these two against our interaction database. Here is what we found.

No Known Interaction Found

We did not find a documented interaction between Nintedanib Esylate and Indium in our sources. This does not guarantee that the combination is completely free of risk — there is often limited research on supplements and herbal products, especially around drug interactions.

Worth understanding: our licensed dataset holds no drug-interaction record for Indium at all — not against Nintedanib Esylate, and not against any other medication we track. This verdict therefore rests on the absence of any recorded data, not on research that looked at this combination and found nothing. We cannot rule an interaction out.

If you decide to take both, the practical routine is simple: add one new thing at a time and note the date you started it. If the combination is going to disagree with you, it usually shows in the first days to a couple of weeks — and a start date turns “I’ve been feeling off” into something a pharmacist can actually work with. Do not stop a prescribed medicine on your own.

Always talk with your pharmacist or doctor before making changes to your medications or supplements, particularly if you take several medications or have an ongoing health condition.

Indium safety at a glance

Indium overall Avoid Indium is not an essential nutrient and lacks reliable human safety or benefit data.
Pregnancy Possibly Unsafe When used orally. The effect of indium on the fetus or breast-feeding newborn is not known; however, indium compounds are thought to be toxic to many organ syst... Read the full pregnancy detail
Breastfeeding Possibly Unsafe When used orally. The effect of indium on the fetus or breast-feeding newborn is not known; however, indium compounds are thought to be toxic to many organ syst... Read the full breastfeeding detail

Pregnancy & breastfeeding ratings are from Natural Medicines (Therapeutic Research Center) — the full detail is in the Special populations card below. Safety guidance is general; always confirm with your pharmacist or doctor for your situation.

Still wondering about combining Nintedanib Esylate and Indium? Ask Dr. Brian Staiger, PharmD, BCPS directly ›
What to actually watch for

What Indium Itself Has Been Linked To

This is not an interaction — nothing below involves Nintedanib Esylate. It is the side-effect record for Indium on its own, from the licensed Natural Medicines monograph. If something new turns up after you add Indium, this list is the first place to look. One entry is worth acting on rather than waiting out — marked below.

  • Chest pain / Shortness of breath Worth acting on Additional detail

    “Occupational exposure to indium by inhalation can lead to potentially fatal interstitial lung disease, characterized by pulmonary alveolar proteinosis, progressing to fibrosis with or without emphysema. The disease develops slowly with shortness of breath, chest tightness and pain, dry cough, dyspnea, and deteriorating pulmonary function tests.”

    Indium · Natural Medicines adverse-effect record, reported in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (copd).

    2 sources cited
    1. 111188. Tsao YC, Fan HY, Luo JJ. Case reports of indium lung disease in Taiwan. J Formos Med Assoc. 2021 Feb;120(2):893-8. PubMed
    2. 111189. Yang J, Zhang W, Feng J. Low serum indium levels induce expression disorders of some inflammatory factors. Int Arch Occup Environ Health. 2021 Jan;94(1):23-30. PubMed
  • Cough Additional detail

    Recorded for Indium in the same Natural Medicines adverse-effect record shown under Chest pain / Shortness of breath above.

Everything above comes from the Natural Medicines adverse-effect record for Indium — expand a row for the licensed statement it rests on. We read the ADVERSE REACTIONS section of Nintedanib Esylate’s FDA label too, and the two lists don’t meaningfully overlap — which is why no Nintedanib Esylate column appears here.

Special populations

Indium in Pregnancy & Breastfeeding

Pregnancy And Lactation Possibly Unsafe

When used orally. The effect of indium on the fetus or breast-feeding newborn is not known; however, indium compounds are thought to be toxic to many organ systems; avoid using. ...when indium (In-111) pentetreotide is used intravenously. It is not known if it can harm the fetus, or if it is excreted in breast milk.

DISCLAIMER: This tool is intended for informational purposes only, and should not be interpreted as specific medical advice. Patients should consult with a qualified healthcare provider before making decisions about therapies and/or health conditions.© 2026 Therapeutic Research Center

How to take them

Some Nintedanib Esylate Products Have a Food Rule — Indium Should Not Break It

At least one FDA label for a product containing Nintedanib Esylate says to take it with food. If you take Indium on an empty stomach out of habit, keep them separate — and take Nintedanib Esylate with a meal where the label says to.

This may not be true of your version. Food instructions belong to the product, not the ingredient: two Nintedanib Esylate products can carry different directions, and extended-release forms often differ from immediate-release ones. The label we read is quoted below — check the directions on your own box or bottle, or ask your pharmacist, for how to take the exact product you were given.

2 DOSAGE AND ADMINISTRATION Recommended dosage: 150 mg taken orally twice daily approximately 12 hours apart taken with food.

From the Dosage and Administration section of the FDA label we read for Nintedanib Esylate — where that label names a specific product, the instruction is that product's. See the Nintedanib Esylate drug page ›

A food rule is not an interaction — it is about how much of the medicine you absorb. The directions that came with your own product, and your pharmacist, outrank anything on this page.

Everything else you take

See Every Supplement That Interacts With Nintedanib Esylate

This page covers Indium only. If you take other supplements — a multivitamin, a sleep aid, something for joints — the Nintedanib Esylate page lists 285 supplements it has a documented interaction with, worst first, each one explained.

The most serious there right now: Activated Charcoal (major), Danshen (major), Grapefruit (major), Piracetam (major) and St. John's Wort (major).

By severity: 5 major · 240 moderate · 40 minor.

From our pharmacist’s overview on the Nintedanib Esylate page

“You take Ofev (nintedanib) to slow lung scarring, and this page deserves a careful read before any supplement joins it. Of the 285 ingredients here, the biggest cluster, over 200, can add to bleeding risk, a real concern since nintedanib itself can make you bleed more easily.”

Reviewed by 2 · Jul 18, 2026

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One more smart check

Taking Indium as Part of a Dietary Supplement Product? Check It for Interactions

We hold 53 real supplement products containing Indium, each one broken down to its full ingredient list — and combination products often carry several ingredients besides Indium. Even though Indium itself has no known interaction with Nintedanib Esylate, another ingredient on your label might. Find your product and we’ll check every ingredient on its label:

How much people look this up

Where Indium and Nintedanib Esylate Sit Against Everything Else

Out of every supplement and medication people look up on HelloPharmacist, here is where these two land this week — and which way each has been moving.

Supplement Indium
Steady interest

#791 of 1,452 supplements looked up here in the last 7 days

29 days ago today
Medication Nintedanib Esylate
Top half

#1,095 of 2,830 medications looked up here in the last 7 days

29 days ago today

Position among everything looked up on this site, not a measure of how commonly either one is used or how important it is. A supplement can climb this list because of a news story. It counts every request to the page, automated ones included, and nothing here identifies anyone.

Where does our data come from?
  • Source: the Natural Medicines (TRC Healthcare) clinical database — the evidence-graded professional reference for herb & supplement interactions.
  • Citation library: 103,510 references behind our interaction content, 65,311 of them resolved to verified PubMed/DOI sources. See every Indium reference on this page ↓
  • Freshness: we automatically re-check this combination every week — this pair was last verified October 4, 2026. The Indium and Nintedanib Esylate records this page draws on were last updated July 10, 2026.
  • What “no known interaction” means: no documented interaction in the sources above — not a guarantee of safety. Supplements are studied far less than prescription drugs, so we say exactly what the evidence supports, and nothing more.
Data structure & sourcing designed and verified by .
Supplement

About Indium

What is Indium?

  • Anti-aging
  • Boosting energy
  • Supporting hormone or gland function
  • General 'wellness' or trace mineral supplementation

Indium is a metallic chemical element sometimes sold as a liquid 'trace mineral' supplement with bold anti-aging and energy claims, but it is not a recognized essential nutrient and there is no reliable human evidence that it offers any health benefit. Because safety data are very limited and it is a heavy metal, most people should avoid it and talk with a pharmacist or doctor first.

Not a plant; a chemical element (indium) sold as a mineral supplement · Liquid 'indium sulfate' drops, sometimes capsules

An interaction check asks whether these two react with each other — it does not ask whether Indium is a good idea for someone in your situation. Here is what our Indium record says about it on its own.

Indium: dosing

There is no established or recommended dose for indium, because it is not an essential nutrient and has no proven benefit. Products that contain it are not standardized, and label amounts vary.We do not recommend a specific dose. In general, the safest choice is to avoid it.

From our Indium monograph — the full record covers uses, side effects and every documented interaction.

Read the full Indium monograph & all interactions
Medication

About Nintedanib

What Is Nintedanib Used For?

Brand name: Ofev

Nintedanib treats certain scarring lung diseases in adults. All the supported products are indicated for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) and for chronic fibrosing interstitial lung diseases (ILDs) with a progressive phenotype (scarring lung disease that keeps getting worse).

Ofev, nintedanib capsules (100 mg and 150 mg) and one other nintedanib capsule product are also indicated to slow the decline in lung function in systemic sclerosis-associated interstitial lung disease (SSc-ILD). The nintedanib esylate capsule label lists only IPF and progressive chronic fibrosing ILDs.

See full Nintedanib drug information
Keep checking

Other Drugs & Indium

Browse every other medication we’ve checked against Indium — both the ones with a known interaction and the ones without. Select any drug for the full detail.

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No interaction 2,829 drugs checked — show the list
Evidence & sources

Indium References

The 5 references that drive our Indium monograph and interaction data, from the evidence-graded Natural Medicines (TRC Healthcare) database. Citations with a link open the study on PubMed or the publisher’s site.

  1. Miyaki K, Hosoda K, Hirata M, et al. Biological monitoring of indium by means of graphite furnace atomic absorption spectrophotometry in workers exposed to particles of indium compounds. J Occup Health 2003;45:228-30. PubMed
  2. Indium. Material Safety Data Sheet. Science Lab, October 2005.
  3. Indium In-111 pentetreotide injection (OctreoScan) Package Insert. Curium US LLC, Maryland Heights, MO. 2018. https://dailymed.nlm.nih.gov/dailymed/drugInfo.cfm?setid=93d8f3b2-1216-41dc-a63d-0e812b33891d. Accessed April 25, 2020.
  4. Tsao YC, Fan HY, Luo JJ. Case reports of indium lung disease in Taiwan. J Formos Med Assoc. 2021 Feb;120(2):893-8. PubMed
  5. Yang J, Zhang W, Feng J. Low serum indium levels induce expression disorders of some inflammatory factors. Int Arch Occup Environ Health. 2021 Jan;94(1):23-30. PubMed

Medication overviews come from MedlinePlus (NIH); supplement label data from the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database. Content is written and reviewed by licensed HelloPharmacist pharmacists — see our data sources and editorial standards.

Pharmacist Counseling Corner

Taking Indium and Nintedanib Esylate Together: Common Questions

Is it safe to take Indium with Nintedanib Esylate?
We do not list a known interaction between Indium and Nintedanib Esylate. That does not guarantee the combination is risk-free, so confirm with your pharmacist or doctor — especially if you take other medications or have a health condition.
Should I take Indium and Nintedanib Esylate at the same time of day?
At least one FDA label for a product containing Nintedanib Esylate says to take it with food. If you take Indium on an empty stomach out of habit, keep them separate and take Nintedanib Esylate with a meal where the label says to. Food instructions belong to the product rather than the ingredient — two Nintedanib Esylate products can differ — so check the directions on your own box. This is about absorption, not an interaction.
Does Nintedanib Esylate interact with any supplements?
Yes. Nintedanib Esylate has documented interactions with 285 supplements in our database — Indium is not one of them. The Nintedanib Esylate interaction page linked on this page lists every one, ranked by severity.

Written and reviewed by the HelloPharmacist editorial staff. Our editorial policy

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