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Diclofenac Sodium

Diclofenac Sodium · DICLOFENAC SODIUM 20 mg/g · Solution · Topical · Lupin Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

NDC 68180-0537-01 · 1 BOTTLE, PUMP in 1 CARTON / 112 g in 1 BOTTLE, PUMP · ANDA · View full market →

The short version

29 companies supply this market — deep enough that no single failure threatens the supply. The price has fallen 41% in a year, to $0.3907 per gram — and generics that get this cheap tend to get abandoned rather than defended. Put together: this looks like a healthy supply — the boring kind, which is exactly what you want.

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One drug, every price

The same NDC has different prices depending on who is paying. Units differ between rungs — compare within a rung over time, not rung against rung, unless the units match.

ⓘ How this was built
Data sources
  • CMS NADAC (pharmacy acquisition, weekly)
  • CMS Part B ASP quarterly payment limits
  • CMS Maximum Fair Prices (IRA negotiated, NDC-level)
  • Medicare Part D Spending by Drug (data.cms.gov, name-matched)
  • VA FSS / Big4 federal contract prices (va.gov, twice monthly)
  • ACA Federal Upper Limits + weighted AMP (data.medicaid.gov, monthly)
  • California SB-17 WAC filings (list price, per package)
Method

Each rung is the newest figure for this NDC from one federal price system, shown with its own unit. Part D is matched by drug name because CMS publishes no NDCs there; it is gross spending, before confidential rebates.

Pipeline and calculations built by Claude (Fable 5) from the public datasets above. Educational only — verify against primary sources before acting.

  • Pharmacies pay (NADAC)$0.3907per GMinvoice-surveyed acquisition cost · Aug 19, 2026
  • Part D plans paid (avg)$0.8858per dosage unitgross, before rebates — matched by drug name · 2024
  • Medicaid generic ceiling (FUL)$0.3907per GMweighted avg manufacturer price $0.2202 · Aug 1, 2026100% of what pharmacies pay — higher than 10% of drugs with this benchmark

Medicare Part D

All Part D pricing →

Matched to CMS's representative package for this drug (NDC 60505-0406-03) — same generic, strength, and dosage form. CMS prices one NDC per drug concept, not every package.

ⓘ How this was built
Data sources
  • CMS quarterly Prescription Drug Plan Formulary & Pricing files (SPUF)
Method

Negotiated 30-day point-of-sale unit prices and formulary terms aggregated across every unsuppressed Part D and MA-PD plan for the quarter shown. Point of sale means gross of confidential rebates. CMS publishes one representative NDC per drug concept (RxCUI) rather than every package, so these figures come from CMS's representative package for the same drug — matched on generic name, strength, and dosage form. Estimated from MedPAC's program-wide rebate aggregates (June 2023: DIR = 29% of gross Part D spending; brand rebates ≈ 25–40% of gross, generics minimal). Actual rebates are confidential and vary widely by drug — this is a range, not a fact about this drug.

Pipeline and calculations built by Claude (Fable 5) from the public datasets above. Educational only — verify against primary sources before acting.

Plans pay at point of sale
$1.76per unit
middle half $1.19$4.11 · 574 plans · Apr 1, 2026
Est. net of rebates
≈ $1.76
generic — rebates are minimal, so net ≈ gross
Coverage & restrictions
10%of plans cover it
tier 4 · prior auth 66% · step therapy 0% · qty limit 100%

*No drug-level rebate is public — the estimate applies MedPAC's program-wide brand rebate range to this drug's gross price. Tracked here for 10 quarters since 2024.

NADAC price per unit

$0$1.00$2.00$3.00Apr 2024Sep 2026$0.3907
30 price points · per GM · dashed = manufacturer avg (WAMP)Source: CMS NADAC

Medicaid spend (2025)

$7.6M
37,008 prescriptions paid by Medicaid nationally · all Medicaid spend →

Supply fragility

8Low risk

Some pressure is visible, but not much — here’s everything the score found to count.

  • price down 37% year over year+8

The score counts pressure that is already visible — fewer makers, shortages, recalls, falling prices. 0 means none of it; 100 means all of it at once. Recomputed daily · as of Sep 3, 2026

90-day shortage risk (model v2)

0.1%chance of a new FDA shortage posting for diclofenac sodium (other) in the next 90 days

sole-source market · 1 Class I/II recall(s) in 12 months

For scale: the typical drug’s chance is about 0.1% — this one is in ordinary territory.

Backtested statistical model over the whole market, not this package alone. Model details →

Where it's made

Establishments this product's FDA label declares, located via FDA registration data. How we built this →

Regulatory

Application
ANDA208021
TE code
AB
Approval date
Sep 20, 2022
Patents / exclusivity
None on file

Shortage history

No FDA shortage reports for this drug or its presentations.

Recalls (this NDC)

No enforcement reports list this package NDC.

Manufacturers of Diclofenac Sodium (Solution)

LabelerStrengthFirst seenLast seen
Advanced Rx of Tennessee, LLCDICLOFENAC SODIUM 20 mg/gJul 15, 2026Sep 3, 2026
Direct RxDICLOFENAC SODIUM 16.05 mg/mLJul 15, 2026Sep 3, 2026
Direct_RxDICLOFENAC SODIUM 16.05 mg/mLJul 15, 2026Sep 3, 2026
Phoenix Rx LlcDICLOFENAC SODIUM 20 mg/gJul 15, 2026Sep 3, 2026
Preferred Pharmaceuticals Inc.DICLOFENAC SODIUM 20 mg/gJul 15, 2026Sep 3, 2026
Proficient Rx LPDICLOFENAC SODIUM 20 mg/gJul 15, 2026Sep 3, 2026
Proficient Rx LPDICLOFENAC SODIUM 16.05 mg/mLJul 15, 2026Sep 3, 2026
A-S Medication SolutionsDICLOFENAC SODIUM 1 mg/mLJul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
A-S Medication SolutionsDICLOFENAC SODIUM 16.05 mg/mLJul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
A-S Medication SolutionsDICLOFENAC SODIUM 20 mg/gJul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
Advagen Pharma LtdDICLOFENAC SODIUM 1 mg/mLJul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
Advanced Rx Pharmacy of Tennessee, LLCDICLOFENAC SODIUM 16.05 mg/mLJul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
Advanced Rx Pharmacy of Tennessee, LLCDICLOFENAC SODIUM 20 mg/gJul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
Alembic Pharmaceuticals Inc.DICLOFENAC SODIUM 20 mg/gJul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
Alembic Pharmaceuticals LimitedDICLOFENAC SODIUM 20 mg/gJul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
Apotex Corp.DICLOFENAC SODIUM 20 mg/gJul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
Asclemed Usa Inc.DICLOFENAC SODIUM 20 mg/gJul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
Asclemed USA, IncDICLOFENAC SODIUM 20 mg/gJul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
Asclemed USA, Inc.DICLOFENAC SODIUM 16.05 mg/mLJul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
Aurolife Pharma LLCDICLOFENAC SODIUM 20 mg/gJul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
AvKAREDICLOFENAC SODIUM 20 mg/gJul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
Bryant Ranch PrepackDICLOFENAC SODIUM 20 mg/gJul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
DirectRxDICLOFENAC SODIUM 16.05 mg/mLJul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
Lupin Pharmaceuticals, Inc.DICLOFENAC SODIUM 20 mg/gJul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
NorthStar Rx LLCDICLOFENAC SODIUM 20 mg/gJul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
Novel Laboratories, Inc.DICLOFENAC SODIUM 16.05 mg/mLJul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
Preferred Pharmaceuticals, Inc.DICLOFENAC SODIUM 16.05 mg/mLJul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
Quality Care Products LLCDICLOFENAC SODIUM 16.05 mg/mLJul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
Quality Care Products, LLCDICLOFENAC SODIUM 20 mg/gJul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
Remedyrepack Inc.DICLOFENAC SODIUM 16.05 mg/mLJul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
Sandoz IncDICLOFENAC SODIUM 1 mg/mLJul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
SOLA Pharmaceuticals, LLCDICLOFENAC SODIUM 16.05 mg/mLJul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
Sun Pharmaceutical Industries, Inc.DICLOFENAC SODIUM 20 mg/gJul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
Sun Pharmaceutical Industries, Inc.DICLOFENAC SODIUM 16.05 mg/mLJul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
Advanced Rx of Tennessee, LLCDICLOFENAC SODIUM 16.05 mg/mLJul 15, 2026Aug 28, 2026

Roster from daily NDC Directory diffs — first/last seen dates start July 2026.

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