QC DICLOFENAC SODIUM 1% GEL

What it is

QC DICLOFENAC SODIUM 1% GEL is how the CMS NADAC file names this product. The FDA NDC Directory lists it as diclofenac sodium, under the trade name “Arthritis Pain Reliever”.

FDA gives its dosage form as gel and its route as topical.

The labeler, the company named on the label, is QUALITY CHOICE (Chain Drug Marketing Association).

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

The NADAC file of 2026-10-14 prices it under one NDC (National Drug Code), 83324-0306-01.

NADAC classes it as a generic drug (rate-setting class G), and marks it as sold over the counter.

What pharmacies pay

Pharmacies pay $8.13 for 100 g (100 × $0.08134 per GM, 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 codes for it: 1, calculated from the most recently completed pharmacy survey; 5, calculated based on package size.

What NADAC measures · NADAC explanation codes

The NDC

• 83324-0306-01 · QUALITY CHOICE (Chain Drug Marketing Association) · $0.08134 per GM · eff. 2026-09-23 filed

Other strengths, forms and brands

16 other products in the NADAC file share the FDA nonproprietary name diclofenac sodium with QC DICLOFENAC SODIUM 1% GEL.

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 · 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

Its NADAC price is $0.08134 per GM filed.

Of the 7 other products in FDA’s Nonsteroidal Anti-inflammatory Drug class priced per GM, 2 have a higher middle NADAC price and 0 a lower one; 5 have the same. The one in the middle is GNP DICLOFENAC SODIUM 1% GEL, at $0.08134 per GM 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

How the class comparison works

What Medicare paid

We don’t know yet; the card above says why.

Which Medicare figure OpenBill compares · How Part D is matched · How Part B is matched

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.

• What is your cash price for 100 g? Is it lower than what I would pay through my insurance?
• It is sold over the counter, so shelf prices vary from store to store: what does it cost per unit here?
• How much is in the package I am getting? This page uses 100 g; your package may hold a different amount.
• These are questions about price, not medical advice. Do not change or stop a medicine without talking to your prescriber or pharmacist.