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Is Jascayd available in the UAE? Status, route and cost

A plain answer for families in the UAE, checked against FDA, regulator and manufacturer sources on 17 October 2026.

Reviewed by the Reserve Meds clinical operations team on 17 October 2026.

Is Jascayd available in the UAE?

Jascayd has two active codes in Abu Dhabi's official drug list (checked 17 October 2026); its federal status is unverified. It is a twice-daily tablet for idiopathic and progressive pulmonary fibrosis. In Abu Dhabi, a lung specialist can prescribe it through a hospital that stocks it. Elsewhere in the UAE, the hospital pharmacy confirms status first.

Registration: Two active codes in Abu Dhabi's drug code list (26 September 2026 release); federal status unverified.
Access route: Prescription through an Abu Dhabi hospital that stocks it; elsewhere the hospital confirms the route first.
Who acts: your lung specialist and hospital; the hospital pharmacy orders it.
Timeline: We give you a written timeline estimate for your case before you commit.
Price: Medicine price: quote on request. You get a written quote for your case before you commit.

Status in the UAE, with dates

Jascayd (nerandomilast) has two active codes in the Abu Dhabi Department of Health drug code list (C81-E631-20994-01 and C81-E631-21071-01), release of 26 September 2026, checked 17 October 2026. (source)
Not found in SFDA's public Drugs List in Saudi Arabia on 17 October 2026. (source)
FDA approval for IPF on 7 October 2025. (source)
FDA approval for PPF in December 2025. (source)

What Jascayd is

Jascayd (nerandomilast) is a tablet made by Boehringer Ingelheim. It is a phosphodiesterase 4B (PDE4B) inhibitor. The FDA approved it on 7 October 2025 for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) in adults, and in December 2025 for progressive pulmonary fibrosis (PPF) in adults. The pivotal trial for PPF was FIBRONEER-ILD.

Pulmonary fibrosis is scarring of the lungs that makes breathing harder over time. Jascayd is a long-term treatment that a lung specialist starts and follows up.

How it is given and safety

The usual dose is 18 mg by mouth twice daily, about 12 hours apart, with or without food. The tablet can be swallowed whole or dispersed in water. The dose is lowered to 9 mg twice daily for people who cannot tolerate 18 mg (but not for people also taking pirfenidone, who stay on 18 mg) and for people taking strong CYP3A inhibitors. Tablets come in 9 mg and 18 mg strengths.

The US label lists no contraindications. Common side effects reported by Boehringer Ingelheim include diarrhea, COVID-19, upper respiratory infections, depression, weight loss, decreased appetite, nausea, tiredness, headache, vomiting, back pain and dizziness. Diarrhea was more frequent in people also taking nintedanib, and it was the most common reason to stop treatment.

How access works in the UAE

For hospitals in Dubai or the other emirates, the hospital pharmacy confirms the route with DHA or EDE first. If a hospital outside Abu Dhabi needs to import it:

The Emirates Drug Establishment (EDE) is the UAE's federal medicines regulator. It was created by Federal Decree No. 28 of 2023 and took over the medicines role of the Ministry of Health and Prevention (MOHAP). Medicines normally have to be registered before they are used.

For a medicine that is not registered, the treating hospital asks for approval to import it for a specific patient. The hospital signs an undertaking that it takes responsibility for the medicine's use and shows that the medicine is registered in its country of origin. FDA approval makes this easier. The medicine stays inside the hospital system and cannot be resold.

Hospitals in Abu Dhabi are licensed by the Department of Health (DoH), and hospitals in Dubai by the Dubai Health Authority (DHA). Your hospital pharmacy knows which office handles the file for your hospital today.

The Abu Dhabi list covers coded products in that emirate, and we could not check the federal EDE directory. Ask the hospital pharmacy to confirm the current status with EDE and, for Abu Dhabi or Dubai hospitals, with DoH or DHA.

Who does what

Your lung specialist decides whether Jascayd is right for the patient and prescribes it.
The hospital pharmacy orders it through the local supply channel, or confirms the import route if the hospital is outside Abu Dhabi.
The Emirates Drug Establishment (EDE) regulates medicines at federal level and decides on any import request.
Boehringer Ingelheim makes Jascayd and decides where it is supplied.
Reserve Meds helps your family understand the steps and organize records. Where an import is needed, we arrange US supply through our licensed wholesale partner. We do not give medical advice.

Documents you will usually need

The lung specialist's report confirming IPF or PPF, with the high-resolution CT report
Recent lung function test results
A list of current medicines, especially pirfenidone, nintedanib or any strong CYP3A inhibitor, because they change the dose plan
For an import request: the hospital's request form, its signed declaration of responsibility, written patient consent, and proof of the US FDA approval (we can supply the US prescribing information)

Steps

Assessment. Your lung specialist confirms that the patient fits the approved use.
Prescription. The specialist prescribes it at a hospital that stocks it.
Supply. The hospital pharmacy orders it locally, or files an import request if needed.
Treatment. The patient starts treatment with regular follow-up.

Timeline and cost

We give you a written timeline estimate for your case before you commit. The regulator, the hospital and the manufacturer set their own timelines.

Medicine price: quote on request. You get a written quote for your case before you commit. Your total cost depends on the dose, shipping, import steps and coordination. Your coordination fee is quoted in writing for your case before you commit. No hidden charges.

How Reserve Meds helps

Reserve Meds is a digital health company. Medicines are supplied through a US-licensed pharmaceutical wholesale partner. We coordinate access to FDA-approved medicines only. We help your family understand the route, organize records and communication with the doctor and hospital, and, where an import is approved, arrange US supply and shipping through our licensed wholesale partner. Delivery follows the terms of the import approval and is confirmed in writing before you commit. We do not prescribe, and we do not decide what EDE approves.

Ask about Jascayd in the UAE

Tell us the medicine, your country and a WhatsApp or phone number. We reply within one business day. On WhatsApp we usually reply the same day.

Frequently asked questions

Is Jascayd registered in the UAE?

Jascayd has two active codes in Abu Dhabi's official drug list (checked 17 October 2026); its federal status is unverified. The Abu Dhabi list covers coded products in that emirate, and we could not check the federal EDE directory. Ask the hospital pharmacy to confirm the current status with EDE and, for Abu Dhabi or Dubai hospitals, with DoH or DHA.

How do patients in the UAE get Jascayd?

Because Jascayd has active codes in Abu Dhabi, start by asking the lung specialist at an Abu Dhabi hospital whether the hospital pharmacy can order it through the local supply route. A drug code shows that the product is set up in Abu Dhabi's system. It does not tell you about stock, eligibility or funding. For hospitals in Dubai or the other emirates, the hospital pharmacy confirms the route with DHA or EDE first. The Emirates Drug Establishment (EDE) is the UAE's federal medicines regulator. It was created by Federal Decree No. 28 of 2023 and took over the medicines role of the Ministry of Health and Prevention (MOHAP). Medicines normally have to be registered before they are used.

How long does it take to get Jascayd in the UAE?

We give you a written timeline estimate for your case before you commit. The regulator, the hospital and the manufacturer set their own timelines, and we tell you honestly what depends on them.

How much does Jascayd cost?

Medicine price: quote on request. You get a written quote for your case before you commit. Your total cost, including shipping, import steps and coordination, is quoted in writing before you commit. No hidden charges.

Can Jascayd be taken with nintedanib or pirfenidone?

The US label covers people who also take pirfenidone: they stay on 18 mg twice daily. Boehringer Ingelheim reported that diarrhea was more frequent in people also taking nintedanib. Your lung specialist decides on the combination and the dose.

Sources

Checked on 17 October 2026. Regulator rules and lists change. Your doctor, hospital pharmacy or the regulator confirms the current position before anything is filed.