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NADAC week of 2026-10-14

DICLOFENAC POT 50 MG TABLET

For 30 tablets

Pharmacies pay

$3.37 filed

30 × $0.11246 per EA

CMS NADAC · nadac-national-average-drug-acquisition-cost-20261014.csv · eff. 2026-09-23 · as of 2026-10-14 · retrieved 2026-10-17

Medicare Part D paid

$61.99 filed

30 × $2.06643 per EA, Part D average

Medicare's price is not your price.

Medicare Part D · DSD_PTD_RY26_P04_V10_DY24_BGM.csv · eff. 2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31 · as of 2026-06-25 · retrieved 2026-10-18


The spread

18.4× estimated

Medicare paid 18.4× what pharmacies pay.

Part D averages every strength and form sold under “Diclofenac Potassium” into one figure, so it is not specific to this NDC.

OpenBill calculation · DSD_PTD_RY26_P04_V10_DY24_BGM.csv + nadac-national-average-drug-acquisition-cost-20261014.csv · NADAC eff. 2026-09-23 (file of 2026-10-14, retrieved 2026-10-17) · Part D 2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31 (file of 2026-06-25, retrieved 2026-10-18)

Cost-plus estimate

$8.88 estimated

$3.37 + $0.51 (15%) + $5.00 fee per fill = $8.88

This is a model, not a price any pharmacy quoted. Shipping is not included. For a pack this cheap, the $5.00 fee is most of the estimate. How it is worked out

OpenBill calculation · nadac-national-average-drug-acquisition-cost-20261014.csv · NADAC eff. 2026-09-23 (file of 2026-10-14, retrieved 2026-10-17)

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What it is

DICLOFENAC POT 50 MG TABLET is how the CMS NADAC file names this product. The FDA NDC Directory lists it as “diclofenac potassium”, “diclofenac potassium tablets” and “diclofenac potassium, film coated”, as its NDCs’ listings variously write the nonproprietary name.

FDA gives its dosage form as “tablet, film coated”, “tablet” and “tablet, coated” and its route as oral.

FDA lists 7 labelers (the companies named on the label) for its NDCs, among them Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc., Ingenus Pharmaceuticals, LLC and Amici Pharma Inc.

FDA’s Established Pharmacologic Class for it is Nonsteroidal Anti-inflammatory Drug.

The NADAC file of 2026-10-14 prices it under 11 NDCs (National Drug Codes).

NADAC classes it as a generic drug (rate-setting class G), and does not mark it as sold over the counter.

What pharmacies pay

Pharmacies pay $3.37 for 30 tablets (30 × $0.11246 per EA, rounded to the cent), by the CMS NADAC file of 2026-10-14; that price took effect on 2026-09-23. That is what pharmacies pay their suppliers, not what they charge you.

NADAC’s explanation code for it: 1, calculated from the most recently completed pharmacy survey.

The 7 labelers

LabelerNDCsPharmacies pay per unit
Advagen Pharma Ltd2$0.11246 per EA filed
Amici Pharma Inc.2$0.11246 per EA filed
SOLA Pharmaceuticals, LLC2$0.11246 per EA filed
Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc.2$0.11246 per EA filed
Archis Pharma LLC1$0.11246 per EA filed
Ingenus Pharmaceuticals, LLC1$0.11246 per EA filed
Zydus Pharmaceuticals (USA) Inc.1$0.11246 per EA filed
All 11 NDCs, with labeler and price
  • 00093-0948-01 · Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc. · $0.11246 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
  • 00093-0948-05 · Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc. · $0.11246 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
  • 50742-0279-01 · Ingenus Pharmaceuticals, LLC · $0.11246 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
  • 69292-0550-01 · Amici Pharma Inc. · $0.11246 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
  • 69292-0552-01 · Amici Pharma, Inc · $0.11246 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
  • 70512-0750-10 · SOLA Pharmaceuticals, LLC · $0.11246 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
  • 70512-0900-30 · SOLA Pharmaceuticals, LLC · $0.11246 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
  • 70710-1832-01 · Zydus Pharmaceuticals (USA) Inc. · $0.11246 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
  • 72819-0151-10 · Archis Pharma LLC · $0.11246 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
  • 72888-0073-01 · Advagen Pharma Ltd · $0.11246 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
  • 72888-0073-05 · Advagen Pharma Ltd · $0.11246 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed

Other strengths, forms and brands

4 other products in the NADAC file share an FDA nonproprietary name with DICLOFENAC POT 50 MG TABLET.

ProductPharmacies pay per unitMedicare per unit
DICLOFENAC POT 25 MG TABLET
generic · tablet, film coated / tablet, coated / tablet
$4.56677 per EA filed
eff. 2026-09-23
$2.06643 per EA filed
Part D 2024 average
DICLOFENAC POT 50 MG POWDR PKT
generic · powder, for solution
$10.97187 per EA filed
eff. 2026-09-23
$2.06643 per EA filed
Part D 2024 average
DICLOFENAC POT 50 MG TABLET this page
generic · tablet, film coated / tablet / tablet, coated
$0.11246 per EA filed
eff. 2026-09-23
$2.06643 per EA filed
Part D 2024 average
DICLOFENAC POTASSIUM 25 MG CAP
generic · capsule, liquid filled
$2.80711 per EA filed
eff. 2026-09-23 to 2026-09-30
$2.06643 per EA filed
Part D 2024 average
LOFENA 25 MG TABLET
generic · tablet, film coated
$4.56677 per EA filed
eff. 2026-09-23
$25.60776 per EA filed
Part D 2024 average

Part D is one average per brand and generic name, over every strength and form.

CMS NADAC · nadac-national-average-drug-acquisition-cost-20261014.csv · eff. 2026-09-23, 2026-09-30 · as of 2026-10-14 · retrieved 2026-10-17

Medicare Part D · DSD_PTD_RY26_P04_V10_DY24_BGM.csv · eff. 2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31 · as of 2026-06-25 · retrieved 2026-10-18

Compared with its class

The middle of its 11 NDCs’ NADAC prices is $0.11246 per EA filed.

Of the 154 other products in FDA’s Nonsteroidal Anti-inflammatory Drug class priced per EA, 70 have a higher middle NADAC price and 84 a lower one. The one in the middle is INDOMETHACIN 25 MG CAPSULE, at $0.09341 per EA filed (eff. 2026-09-23).

Prices are compared per unit, whatever the strength or dose, and a class is not a list of substitutes.

CMS NADAC · nadac-national-average-drug-acquisition-cost-20261014.csv · eff. 2026-09-23 · as of 2026-10-14 · retrieved 2026-10-17

What Medicare paid

Medicare Part D paid $61.99 for 30 tablets, at an average of $2.06643 per EA in 2024 (2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31) for “Diclofenac Potassium”, every strength and form sold under that name together (Medicare Part D Spending by Drug, file of 2026-06-25).

That average covers 369,447 Part D claims (fills, including refills) for 2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31, across every maker, strength and form under the name.

Medicare's price is not your price.

What to ask at the counter

None of these figures is your price: what you pay depends on your pharmacy, your insurance, coupons and discounts.

Questions

Why is the comparison with Medicare for DICLOFENAC POT 50 MG TABLET labelled estimated?
Beyond what the card shows, the records give these reasons: The Part D figure covers 2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31; the NADAC price is from the file of 2026-10-14. Part D spending basis, as the Part D record states it: Part D 2024 average spend per dosage unit for Diclofenac Potassium / Diclofenac Potassium: all makers, strengths, forms and routes combined, claim-weighted; gross cost incl. dispensing fees and patient pay, before rebates. Unit taken as NADAC's EA. Joined on generic name.