Who are Diclofenac Sodium Active Topical Patch 1's main competitors?

Direct comparators (same drug class / molecular target / therapeutic area): Celebrex, Cytotec, Nerkardou (5 mg) & (10 mg), Aspirin (acetylsalicylic acid), ketorolac (Acular LS), ABS.

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Diclofenac Sodium Active Topical Patch 1 — Competitive Intelligence Brief

Name: Drug Landscape Pharmaceutical Database
Creator: Drug Landscape
Published: 2026-01-01
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Diclofenac Sodium Active Topical Patch 1 (Diclofenac Sodium Active Topical Patch 1) competitive landscape: 6 comparators, recent regulatory actions, upcoming PDUFA, patent timeline. Class: NSAID. Area: Pain Management.

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Target snapshot

Diclofenac Sodium Active Topical Patch 1 (Diclofenac Sodium Active Topical Patch 1) — Noven Pharmaceuticals, Inc.. Diclofenac Sodium is a non-selective COX-2 inhibitor.

Comparator set (6 drugs)

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Drug	Generic	Sponsor	Phase	Class	Target	Approval / PDUFA
Diclofenac Sodium Active Topical Patch 1 TARGET	Diclofenac Sodium Active Topical Patch 1	Noven Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	phase 2	NSAID	COX-2
Celebrex	celecoxib	Pfizer Inc. (originally Searle/Pharmacia)	marketed	Nonsteroidal Anti-inflammatory Drug [EPC]	COX-2	1998-12-31
Cytotec	Misoprostol	Pfizer	marketed	NSAID combined with prostaglandin analog	Cyclooxygenase (COX-1 and COX-2); Prostaglandin receptors	1988-01-01
Nerkardou (5 mg) & (10 mg)	Nerkardou (5 mg) & (10 mg)	Genuine Research Center, Egypt	marketed	Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID)	COX-2
Aspirin (acetylsalicylic acid)	Aspirin (acetylsalicylic acid)	Swedish Medical Center	marketed	Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID); antiplatelet agent	Cyclooxygenase-1 (COX-1); Cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2)
ketorolac (Acular LS)	ketorolac (Acular LS)	Center For Excellence In Eye Care	marketed	Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID)	Cyclooxygenase (COX-1 and COX-2)
ABS	ABS	Teva Branded Pharmaceutical Products R&D, Inc.	marketed	Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID)	COX-1 and COX-2

Recent regulatory actions (last 90 days)

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Upcoming PDUFA dates (next 180 days)

No PDUFA dates in the next 180 days for this set.

Patent timeline (forward window)

2036-05-27 — Celebrex · 10722456 · Formulation · US
2036-05-27 — Celebrex · 10799517 · Formulation · US
2036-05-27 — Celebrex · 9949990 · Formulation · US
2036-05-27 — Celebrex · 9795620 · Formulation · US
2036-05-27 — Celebrex · 9572819 · Formulation · US
2036-05-27 — Celebrex · 10376527 · Formulation · US

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Drug Landscape (2026). Diclofenac Sodium Active Topical Patch 1 — Competitive Intelligence Brief. https://druglandscape.com/ci/diclofenac-sodium-active-topical-patch-1. Accessed 2026-06-10.

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