The short version
Just 2 companies supply this market — thin enough that a single exit would be felt immediately. The price has held steady around $0.0829 per gram over the past year.
Market view
diclofenac · Gel
3 marketed package NDCs · 2 active manufacturers
Most dispensed: SODIUM 16.05 mg/mL · Solution · #1 bottle/carton / 150 ml in 1 bottle · SODIUM 20 mg/g · Solution · #1 bottle/carton / 112 g in 1 bottle · SODIUM 10 mg/g · Gel · #1 tube/carton / 100 g in 1 tube · SODIUM 20 mg/g · Solution · #1 bottle, pump/carton / 112 g in 1 bottle, pump
Price range and competition
RSS: changes for this drugEvery company selling this drug reports its own price. The line follows the middle of the pack; the shaded band holds the middle half of companies — the wider it is, the more they disagree.
Latest · Sep 2026 — typical price $0.0829 · middle half $0.0829–$0.0829 · full range $0.0829–$0.0829 · 1 products · 2 companies
ⓘ How this was built
Data sources
- CMS NADAC weekly survey + monthly archives back to 2013 (data.medicaid.gov)
- CMS Federal Upper Limit files (weighted AMP)
- FDA NDC Directory (openFDA) — maker roster
Method
Each month's band spans the NADAC unit prices of every NDC of this drug (min, quartiles, median, max), split into brand and generic cohorts by FDA marketing category. Maker counts come from distinct labelers with the NDC actively listed.
Pipeline and calculations built by Claude (Fable 5) from the public datasets above. Educational only — verify against primary sources before acting.
What changed in the last 90 days
Every detected change for diclofenac, newest first — price moves, shortages, recalls, and manufacturers entering or leaving. Detected by comparing each day’s federal data against the day before.
- Diclofenac sodiumAug 19, 2026Price downNADAC $0.08402 → $0.08287 per unit (-1.37%)
- Diclofenac SodiumAug 19, 2026Price upNADAC $0.13006 → $0.13522 per unit (+3.97%)
- Diclofenac SodiumAug 19, 2026Price downNADAC $0.40122 → $0.39066 per unit (-2.63%)
- Diclofenac SodiumAug 19, 2026Price downNADAC $0.40122 → $0.39066 per unit (-2.63%)
- Diclofenac SodiumJul 22, 2026Price downNADAC $0.13083 → $0.13006 per unit (-0.59%)
- Diclofenac sodiumJul 22, 2026Price downNADAC $0.08628 → $0.08402 per unit (-2.62%)
- Diclofenac SodiumJul 22, 2026Price upNADAC $0.3625 → $0.40122 per unit (+10.68%)
- Diclofenac SodiumJul 22, 2026Price upNADAC $0.3625 → $0.40122 per unit (+10.68%)
Same drug class
Other molecules FDA puts in Nonsteroidal Anti-inflammatory Drug, with whether each is in shortage right now. Same class is not the same drug — substitution is a clinical decision, and this is a supply picture, not a recommendation.
- ketorolac tromethamine· in shortage
- acetaminophen , aspirin and caffeine· 1 maker
- acetaminophen 250 mg and ibuprofen 125 mg· 1 maker
- acetaminophen 250 mg aspirin 250 mg caffeine 65 mg· 1 maker
- acetaminophen 250 mg, aspirin 250 mg, and caffeine 65 mg· 1 maker
- acetaminophen 250mg, aspirin 250mg and caffeine 65mg· 1 maker
- acetaminophen and asprin· 1 maker
- acetaminophen and ibuprofen (nsaid) tablets, 250 mg/ 125 mg· 1 maker
- acetaminophen and ibuprofen injection· 1 maker
- acetaminophen-aspirin-caffeine· 1 maker
- acetaminophen, aspirin (nsaid) and diphenhydramine citrate· 1 maker
- acetaminophen, aspirin, caffeine tablet· 1 maker
Common questions
- Is Diclofenac in shortage right now?
- No. FDA does not currently list Diclofenac in shortage. This page is rebuilt every morning from FDA's shortage database, so a new posting appears here the day it is published.
- Who makes Diclofenac?
- 16 companies have marketed Diclofenac in the last 30 days, according to the FDA NDC Directory. Every manufacturer and package is listed on this page.
- What does Diclofenac cost?
- The typical pharmacy pays about $0.2629 per gram, based on the most recent CMS NADAC survey of actual acquisition costs. That is what the pharmacy pays for the drug itself — not the cash price, and not what an insurer is billed.
All marketed products
Expand a strength to see its dosage forms, then package sizes, then each manufacturer and NDC. Click an NDC for its full detail page.