🇺🇸 Arthrotec in United States

FDA authorised Arthrotec on 29 June 1995

Marketing authorisations

FDA — authorised 29 June 1995

  • Application: ANDA074391
  • Marketing authorisation holder: ROXANE
  • Local brand name: DICLOFENAC SODIUM
  • Indication: TABLET, DELAYED RELEASE — ORAL
  • Status: approved

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FDA — authorised 28 September 1995

  • Application: ANDA074376
  • Marketing authorisation holder: CHARTWELL RX
  • Local brand name: DICLOFENAC SODIUM
  • Indication: TABLET, DELAYED RELEASE — ORAL
  • Status: approved

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FDA — authorised 30 November 1995

  • Application: ANDA074394
  • Marketing authorisation holder: CHARTWELL RX
  • Local brand name: DICLOFENAC SODIUM
  • Indication: TABLET, DELAYED RELEASE — ORAL
  • Status: approved

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FDA — authorised 8 March 1996

  • Application: NDA020254
  • Marketing authorisation holder: NOVARTIS
  • Local brand name: VOLTAREN-XR
  • Indication: TABLET, EXTENDED RELEASE — ORAL
  • Status: approved

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FDA — authorised 26 March 1996

  • Application: ANDA074514
  • Marketing authorisation holder: ACTAVIS ELIZABETH
  • Local brand name: DICLOFENAC SODIUM
  • Indication: TABLET, DELAYED RELEASE — ORAL
  • Status: approved

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FDA — authorised 15 August 1996

  • Application: ANDA074390
  • Marketing authorisation holder: TEVA
  • Local brand name: DICLOFENAC SODIUM
  • Indication: TABLET, DELAYED RELEASE — ORAL
  • Status: approved

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FDA — authorised 24 December 1997

  • Application: NDA020607
  • Marketing authorisation holder: PFIZER
  • Local brand name: ARTHROTEC
  • Indication: TABLET, DELAYED RELEASE — ORAL
  • Status: approved

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FDA — authorised 4 May 1998

  • Application: NDA020809
  • Marketing authorisation holder: FALCON PHARMS
  • Local brand name: DICLOFENAC SODIUM
  • Indication: SOLUTION/DROPS — OPHTHALMIC
  • Status: approved

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FDA — authorised 13 November 1998

  • Application: ANDA075185
  • Marketing authorisation holder: CARLSBAD
  • Local brand name: DICLOFENAC SODIUM
  • Indication: TABLET, DELAYED RELEASE — ORAL
  • Status: approved

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FDA — authorised 26 February 1999

  • Application: ANDA074986
  • Marketing authorisation holder: MICRO LABS
  • Local brand name: DICLOFENAC SODIUM
  • Indication: TABLET, DELAYED RELEASE — ORAL
  • Status: approved

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FDA — authorised 30 March 1999

  • Application: ANDA074723
  • Marketing authorisation holder: TEVA
  • Local brand name: DICLOFENAC SODIUM
  • Indication: TABLET, DELAYED RELEASE — ORAL
  • Status: approved

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FDA — authorised 29 July 1999

  • Application: ANDA074432
  • Marketing authorisation holder: PLIVA
  • Local brand name: DICLOFENAC SODIUM
  • Indication: TABLET, DELAYED RELEASE — ORAL
  • Status: approved

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FDA — authorised 11 February 2000

  • Application: ANDA075492
  • Marketing authorisation holder: VPNA
  • Local brand name: DICLOFENAC SODIUM
  • Indication: TABLET, EXTENDED RELEASE — ORAL
  • Status: approved

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FDA — authorised 13 December 2001

  • Application: ANDA076152
  • Marketing authorisation holder: AUROBINDO PHARMA USA
  • Local brand name: DICLOFENAC SODIUM
  • Indication: TABLET, EXTENDED RELEASE — ORAL
  • Status: approved

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FDA — authorised 7 January 2002

  • Application: ANDA075910
  • Marketing authorisation holder: ACTAVIS ELIZABETH
  • Local brand name: DICLOFENAC SODIUM
  • Indication: TABLET, EXTENDED RELEASE — ORAL
  • Status: approved

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FDA — authorised 12 February 2002

  • Application: ANDA075281
  • Marketing authorisation holder: AUROBINDO PHARMA USA
  • Local brand name: DICLOFENAC SODIUM
  • Indication: TABLET, DELAYED RELEASE — ORAL
  • Status: approved

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FDA — authorised 6 November 2002

  • Application: ANDA076201
  • Marketing authorisation holder: DEXCEL LTD
  • Local brand name: DICLOFENAC SODIUM
  • Indication: TABLET, EXTENDED RELEASE — ORAL
  • Status: approved

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FDA — authorised 8 June 2007

  • Application: ANDA077863
  • Marketing authorisation holder: UNIQUE
  • Local brand name: DICLOFENAC SODIUM
  • Indication: TABLET, DELAYED RELEASE — ORAL
  • Status: approved

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FDA — authorised 17 October 2007

  • Application: NDA022122
  • Marketing authorisation holder: HALEON US HOLDINGS
  • Local brand name: VOLTAREN ARTHRITIS PAIN
  • Indication: GEL — TOPICAL
  • Status: approved

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FDA — authorised 28 December 2007

  • Application: ANDA078553
  • Marketing authorisation holder: RISING
  • Local brand name: DICLOFENAC SODIUM
  • Indication: SOLUTION/DROPS — OPHTHALMIC
  • Status: approved

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FDA — authorised 6 February 2008

  • Application: ANDA078031
  • Marketing authorisation holder: SANDOZ
  • Local brand name: DICLOFENAC SODIUM
  • Indication: SOLUTION/DROPS — OPHTHALMIC
  • Status: approved

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FDA — authorised 17 April 2008

  • Application: ANDA077845
  • Marketing authorisation holder: SCIEGEN PHARMS
  • Local brand name: DICLOFENAC SODIUM
  • Indication: SOLUTION/DROPS — OPHTHALMIC
  • Status: approved

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FDA — authorised 4 November 2009

  • Application: NDA020947
  • Marketing authorisation holder: NUVO PHARMS INC
  • Local brand name: PENNSAID
  • Indication: SOLUTION — TOPICAL
  • Status: approved

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FDA — authorised 9 July 2012

  • Application: ANDA201089
  • Marketing authorisation holder: ACTAVIS LABS FL INC
  • Local brand name: DICLOFENAC SODIUM AND MISOPROSTOL
  • Indication: TABLET, DELAYED RELEASE — ORAL
  • Status: approved

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FDA — authorised 9 May 2013

  • Application: ANDA200158
  • Marketing authorisation holder: SANDOZ
  • Local brand name: DICLOFENAC SODIUM AND MISOPROSTOL
  • Indication: TABLET, DELAYED RELEASE — ORAL
  • Status: approved

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FDA — authorised 28 October 2013

  • Application: ANDA200936
  • Marketing authorisation holder: AMNEAL
  • Local brand name: DICLOFENAC SODIUM
  • Indication: GEL — TOPICAL
  • Status: approved

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FDA — authorised 16 January 2014

  • Application: NDA204623
  • Marketing authorisation holder: HORIZON
  • Local brand name: PENNSAID
  • Indication: SOLUTION — TOPICAL
  • Status: approved

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FDA — authorised 27 May 2014

  • Application: ANDA202027
  • Marketing authorisation holder: APOTEX
  • Local brand name: DICLOFENAC SODIUM
  • Indication: SOLUTION — TOPICAL
  • Status: approved

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FDA — authorised 24 November 2014

  • Application: ANDA202852
  • Marketing authorisation holder: WATSON LABS INC
  • Local brand name: DICLOFENAC SODIUM
  • Indication: SOLUTION — TOPICAL
  • Status: approved

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FDA — authorised 26 November 2014

  • Application: ANDA203818
  • Marketing authorisation holder: SUN PHARMA CANADA
  • Local brand name: DICLOFENAC SODIUM
  • Indication: SOLUTION — TOPICAL
  • Status: approved

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FDA — authorised 20 August 2015

  • Application: ANDA204132
  • Marketing authorisation holder: LUPIN
  • Local brand name: DICLOFENAC SODIUM
  • Indication: SOLUTION — TOPICAL
  • Status: approved

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FDA — authorised 16 November 2015

  • Application: ANDA203383
  • Marketing authorisation holder: ALTAIRE PHARMS INC
  • Local brand name: DICLOFENAC SODIUM
  • Indication: SOLUTION/DROPS — OPHTHALMIC
  • Status: approved

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FDA — authorised 2 December 2015

  • Application: ANDA206493
  • Marketing authorisation holder: ACTAVIS MID ATLANTIC
  • Local brand name: DICLOFENAC SODIUM
  • Indication: GEL — TOPICAL
  • Status: approved

The FDA approved Arthrotec, a drug product, for labeling indication on November 14, 2024. The marketing authorization holder is ACTAVIS MID ATLANTIC. The approval was granted under the standard expedited pathway.

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FDA — authorised 9 December 2015

  • Application: ANDA205878
  • Marketing authorisation holder: NOVEL LABS INC
  • Local brand name: DICLOFENAC SODIUM
  • Indication: SOLUTION — TOPICAL
  • Status: approved

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FDA — authorised 18 March 2016

  • Application: ANDA208077
  • Marketing authorisation holder: AMNEAL PHARMS
  • Local brand name: DICLOFENAC SODIUM
  • Indication: GEL — TOPICAL
  • Status: approved

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FDA — authorised 28 April 2016

  • Application: ANDA206298
  • Marketing authorisation holder: SUN PHARMA CANADA
  • Local brand name: DICLOFENAC SODIUM
  • Indication: GEL — TOPICAL
  • Status: approved

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FDA — authorised 2 September 2016

  • Application: ANDA206116
  • Marketing authorisation holder: AMNEAL PHARMS
  • Local brand name: DICLOFENAC SODIUM
  • Indication: SOLUTION — TOPICAL
  • Status: approved

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FDA — authorised 13 September 2016

  • Application: ANDA208301
  • Marketing authorisation holder: GLENMARK PHARMS LTD
  • Local brand name: DICLOFENAC SODIUM
  • Indication: GEL — TOPICAL
  • Status: approved

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FDA — authorised 25 November 2016

  • Application: ANDA203995
  • Marketing authorisation holder: AMNEAL PHARMS
  • Local brand name: DICLOFENAC SODIUM AND MISOPROSTOL
  • Indication: TABLET, DELAYED RELEASE — ORAL
  • Status: approved

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FDA — authorised 7 August 2017

  • Application: ANDA206715
  • Marketing authorisation holder: RISING
  • Local brand name: DICLOFENAC SODIUM
  • Indication: SOLUTION — TOPICAL
  • Status: approved

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FDA — authorised 17 April 2018

  • Application: ANDA206411
  • Marketing authorisation holder: ZYDUS LIFESCIENCES
  • Local brand name: DICLOFENAC SODIUM
  • Indication: SOLUTION — TOPICAL
  • Status: approved

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FDA — authorised 27 July 2018

  • Application: ANDA210893
  • Marketing authorisation holder: PADAGIS ISRAEL
  • Local brand name: DICLOFENAC SODIUM
  • Indication: GEL — TOPICAL
  • Status: approved

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FDA — authorised 3 August 2018

  • Application: ANDA209903
  • Marketing authorisation holder: CIPLA
  • Local brand name: DICLOFENAC SODIUM
  • Indication: GEL — TOPICAL
  • Status: approved

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FDA — authorised 21 November 2018

  • Application: ANDA209484
  • Marketing authorisation holder: HIKMA
  • Local brand name: DICLOFENAC SODIUM
  • Indication: GEL — TOPICAL
  • Status: approved

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FDA — authorised 16 May 2019

  • Application: ANDA211253
  • Marketing authorisation holder: PERRIGO PHARMA INTL
  • Local brand name: DICLOFENAC SODIUM
  • Indication: GEL — TOPICAL
  • Status: approved

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FDA — authorised 18 June 2019

  • Application: ANDA208786
  • Marketing authorisation holder: RISING
  • Local brand name: DICLOFENAC SODIUM
  • Indication: SOLUTION — INTRAVENOUS
  • Status: approved

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FDA — authorised 27 January 2020

  • Application: ANDA210986
  • Marketing authorisation holder: ENCUBE
  • Local brand name: DICLOFENAC SODIUM
  • Indication: GEL — TOPICAL
  • Status: approved

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FDA — authorised 19 February 2020

  • Application: ANDA205143
  • Marketing authorisation holder: YUNG SHIN PHARM
  • Local brand name: DICLOFENAC SODIUM AND MISOPROSTOL
  • Indication: TABLET, DELAYED RELEASE — ORAL
  • Status: approved

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FDA — authorised 28 January 2021

  • Application: ANDA206655
  • Marketing authorisation holder: EPIC PHARMA LLC
  • Local brand name: DICLOFENAC SODIUM
  • Indication: SOLUTION — TOPICAL
  • Status: approved

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FDA — authorised 15 July 2021

  • Application: ANDA204355
  • Marketing authorisation holder: MICRO LABS
  • Local brand name: DICLOFENAC SODIUM AND MISOPROSTOL
  • Indication: TABLET, DELAYED RELEASE — ORAL
  • Status: approved

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FDA — authorised 6 May 2022

  • Application: ANDA207714
  • Marketing authorisation holder: APOTEX
  • Local brand name: DICLOFENAC SODIUM
  • Indication: SOLUTION — TOPICAL
  • Status: approved

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FDA — authorised 18 August 2022

  • Application: ANDA208198
  • Marketing authorisation holder: AMNEAL
  • Local brand name: DICLOFENAC SODIUM
  • Indication: SOLUTION — TOPICAL
  • Status: approved

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FDA — authorised 21 September 2022

  • Application: ANDA208021
  • Marketing authorisation holder: LUPIN PHARMS
  • Local brand name: DICLOFENAC SODIUM
  • Indication: SOLUTION — TOPICAL
  • Status: approved

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FDA — authorised 23 September 2022

  • Application: ANDA216275
  • Marketing authorisation holder: INGENUS PHARMS LLC
  • Local brand name: DICLOFENAC SODIUM
  • Indication: TABLET, EXTENDED RELEASE — ORAL
  • Status: approved

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FDA — authorised 29 September 2022

  • Application: ANDA208098
  • Marketing authorisation holder: SUN PHARMA CANADA
  • Local brand name: DICLOFENAC SODIUM
  • Indication: SOLUTION — TOPICAL
  • Status: approved

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FDA — authorised 29 November 2022

  • Application: ANDA212506
  • Marketing authorisation holder: ALEMBIC
  • Local brand name: DICLOFENAC SODIUM
  • Indication: SOLUTION — TOPICAL
  • Status: approved

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FDA — authorised 11 May 2023

  • Application: ANDA216548
  • Marketing authorisation holder: RUBICON RESEARCH
  • Local brand name: DICLOFENAC SODIUM
  • Indication: TABLET, DELAYED RELEASE — ORAL
  • Status: approved

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FDA — authorised 12 June 2023

  • Application: ANDA206771
  • Marketing authorisation holder: ZYDUS PHARMS
  • Local brand name: DICLOFENAC SODIUM AND MISOPROSTOL
  • Indication: TABLET, DELAYED RELEASE — ORAL
  • Status: approved

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FDA — authorised 5 November 2025

  • Application: ANDA219945
  • Marketing authorisation holder: UMEDICA
  • Local brand name: DICLOFENAC SODIUM
  • Indication: TABLET, DELAYED RELEASE — ORAL
  • Status: approved

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FDA

  • Application: ANDA203786
  • Marketing authorisation holder: VERSAPHARM INC
  • Local brand name: DICLOFENAC SODIUM
  • Indication: SOLUTION — TOPICAL
  • Status: approved

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FDA

  • Application: ANDA208068
  • Marketing authorisation holder: PADDOCK LABS
  • Local brand name: DICLOFENAC SODIUM
  • Indication: SOLUTION — TOPICAL
  • Status: approved

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FDA

  • Application: ANDA207238
  • Marketing authorisation holder: ACTAVIS LABS UT INC
  • Local brand name: DICLOFENAC SODIUM
  • Indication: SOLUTION — TOPICAL
  • Status: approved

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Arthrotec in other countries

Same drug, different regulators. Each page below lists the local marketing authorisation, HTA position, pricing, and adverse-event data.

Other Oncology approved in United States

Frequently asked questions

Is Arthrotec approved in United States?

Yes. FDA authorised it on 29 June 1995; FDA authorised it on 28 September 1995; FDA authorised it on 30 November 1995.

Who is the marketing authorisation holder for Arthrotec in United States?

ROXANE holds the US marketing authorisation.