How do you pay?

How to pay the least

Ask for the cash price

Authorized generic

Flector itself, without the brand name. It usually costs less than Flector.

  1. Ask your pharmacy for the cash price of Flector’s authorized generic. Its NDC is on this page; the pharmacy may need to order it.See its NDC
  2. Ask for Flector’s cash price too, and pick the lower one.

None is sold. The authorized generic is the only generic.

Compare every option

Question
Brand nameFlector
Authorized genericdiclofenac epolamine
Regular genericdiclofenac epolamine
What you’d pay
Cash priceAsk the pharmacyUsually the highest price
Cash priceAsk the pharmacyOften less than Flector
Not soldNone sold
Same as Flector?
The original
Same medicine
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Brand nameThe maker’s card

Flector’s maker has a savings card that lowers what you pay at the pharmacy.

FLECTOR Savings Card

Savings card from IBSA Pharma

Flector’s maker has a savings program. Its page doesn’t list a dollar amount.

Sign up on flector.com 

From the maker’s site, checked November 2, 2026. Check the maker’s page for who can use it.

Brand nameWith a free discount coupon

Optum Perks, Optum’s free discount coupon, lists these prices for Flector without insurance. Show the coupon from its page at the pharmacy; it can’t be used with insurance.

From Optum Perks, read November 2, 2026, with no location set. Its page opens on this dose; other doses and pharmacies near you are priced there too. With insurance, check your co-pay first: it may be lower.

Authorized genericThe NDC to ask for

The same medicine as Flector, without the brand name. Give the pharmacy its NDC to get it.

diclofenac epolamine

Sold by (either works)
  • Teva PharmaceuticalsMade for IBSA Pharma, the company behind Flector
  • YARAL PharmaMade for IBSA Pharma, the company behind Flector
NDC to ask for
  • 1.3%transdermal systemTeva Pharmaceuticals
    • 0093-3727-5511-digit: 00093-3727-556 pouches of 5 patches
  • 1.3%transdermal systemYARAL Pharma
    • 82347-0405-511-digit: 82347-0405-056 pouches of 5 patches
    • 82347-0405-611-digit: 82347-0405-063 pouches of 5 patches

Source: FDA, updated October 30, 2026

What to say at the pharmacy

“Before you fill my Flector, can you tell me what I’d pay for the brand, for the authorized generic?”

Paying cash? Ask for each one’s cash price. With insurance, ask what your plan charges for each.

Brand and authorized generic labels

Official labels and ingredient lists from DailyMed (U.S. National Library of Medicine).

1.3% transdermal system · Teva Pharmaceuticals

Same active and inactive ingredients as Flector.

BrandFlector
Authorized genericTeva Pharmaceuticals
See the ingredients

Active: diclofenac epolamine 0.013 g

Inactive, on both labels:

  • Butylene glycol
  • Carboxymethylcellulose sodium
  • Dihydroxyaluminum aminoacetate
  • Edetate disodium
  • Gelatin
  • Kaolin
  • Methylparaben
  • Polysorbate 80
  • Povidone
  • Propylene glycol
  • Propylparaben
  • Sorbitol
  • Tartaric acid
  • Titanium dioxide
  • Water

1.3% transdermal system · YARAL Pharma

Same active and inactive ingredients as Flector.

BrandFlector
Authorized genericYARAL Pharma
See the ingredients

Active: diclofenac epolamine 0.013 g

Inactive, on both labels:

  • Butylene glycol
  • Carboxymethylcellulose sodium
  • Dihydroxyaluminum aminoacetate
  • Edetate disodium
  • Gelatin
  • Kaolin
  • Methylparaben
  • Polysorbate 80
  • Povidone
  • Propylene glycol
  • Propylparaben
  • Sorbitol
  • Tartaric acid
  • Titanium dioxide
  • Water

Regular genericNot sold

None is sold. The authorized generic is the only generic. Generics usually come once the brand’s patents and exclusivity end. Until then, the authorized generic is the lower-cost way to get Flector.

See the authorized generic →

What it’s used for

What the FDA label says
  • FLECTOR is a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) and is indicated for the topical treatment of acute pain due to minor strains, sprains, and contusions in adults and pediatric patients 6 years and older.

Source: the FDA label for Flector (IBSA Pharma Inc.), October 21, 2025. Full label on DailyMed 

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