Quick answers
- What is Zytiga?
- Zytiga is a brand name of Abiraterone acetate, a prescription medicine. The FDA NDC Directory lists 2 Zytiga products in 2 strengths and forms.
- Who makes Zytiga?
- Janssen Biotech holds the FDA application for Zytiga (NDA202379, approved April 28, 2011).
- Is there a generic or store brand of Zytiga?
- Yes. The FDA NDC Directory lists 30 other products with the same active ingredients, strength and form as a Zytiga product, 30 of them generic. Ask your pharmacist whether one is right for you.
- Has Zytiga been recalled?
- No recall linked to Zytiga products (by their NDC code or label) appears in the FDA enforcement reports we use.
What Zytiga is
Each Zytiga product as listed in the FDA NDC Directory, by active ingredient, strength and form, with its official label. “Same medicine, other names” counts the other products with exactly the same active ingredients, strength and form (generic versions, store brands and other brands); inactive ingredients can differ.
Abiraterone acetate · prescription medicine
| Strength and form | Product names | Same medicine, other names | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| abiraterone acetate 250 mg tablet (oral) | Zytiga | 22 products, 19 companies | DailyMed |
| abiraterone acetate 500 mg tablet, film coated (oral) | Zytiga | 8 products, 8 companies | DailyMed |
Its page lists every product and company, the FDA label’s uses and boxed warning, approvals, shortages and recalls: Abiraterone acetate →
FDA approval
- NDA: New Drug Application: how a new (usually brand-name) medicine is approved.
| Application | Holder | First approved | Products |
|---|---|---|---|
| NDA202379 | Janssen Biotech | April 28, 2011 | 2 |
Companies that list Zytiga
The company named on the package (holder, repackager or distributor), as listed in the FDA NDC Directory, with its number of Zytiga products.
- Janssen Biotech, Inc.2 products
Recalls
No recall linked to Zytiga products (by their NDC code or label) appears in the FDA enforcement reports.
Sources
- NDC Directory (openFDA) — U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), FDA data exported October 30, 2026, retrieved October 31, 2026
- Drugs@FDA (openFDA) — U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), FDA data exported October 30, 2026, retrieved October 31, 2026
- Drug labeling (SPL, openFDA) — U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), FDA data exported October 30, 2026, retrieved October 31, 2026
- Drug recall enforcement reports (openFDA) — U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), FDA data exported October 27, 2026, retrieved October 31, 2026
- NADAC (National Average Drug Acquisition Cost) 2026 — Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), data.medicaid.gov, list of November 4, 2026, retrieved November 7, 2026
Which names get a brand page: a name the NDC Directory lists for a medicine, held by one company (the FDA application holder, or the company named on most of its products), that is not just a description, and that is not the only product of its medicine.