Voltaren Arthritis Pain vs. its authorized generic and generics

How to pay the least

Ask for the cash price

Generic diclofenac

No pharmacy we check posts a price for it.

Ask your pharmacy for the cash price of generic diclofenac.Find pharmacies near you
Ask one or two other pharmacies too. Cash prices for the same generic can differ a lot from store to store.

A regular generic has the same active ingredient as Voltaren Arthritis Pain, and the FDA requires it to work the same way.

Compare every option

Brand nameVoltaren Arthritis Pain

Authorized genericdiclofenac

Regular genericdiclofenac

What you’d pay

Cash priceAsk the pharmacyUsually the highest price

Cash priceAsk the pharmacyOften less than the brand

Cash priceAsk the pharmacyUsually the lowest

Same as the brand?

The original

Same medicine

Same active ingredientFillers and dyes can differ

Brand nameNo maker’s card

We didn’t find a savings card or cash price from Voltaren Arthritis Pain’s maker. Ask the pharmacy for Voltaren Arthritis Pain’s cash price. With insurance, ask what your plan charges.

Authorized genericThe NDC to ask for

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

diclofenac

Sold by

Proficient Rx

Right now it’s only listed by a repackager (a company that relabels medicine for clinics and pharmacies), so your pharmacy may need to special-order it.

NDC to ask for

1%gel
- 63187-753-0011-digit: 63187-0753-00100 g per tube

Source: FDA, updated October 30, 2026

What to say at the pharmacy

“Before you fill my Voltaren Arthritis Pain, can you tell me what I’d pay for the brand, for the authorized generic from Proficient Rx (NDC 63187-753-00), and for a regular 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).

Same active and inactive ingredients as Voltaren Arthritis Pain.

Voltaren Arthritis Pain package label — BrandVoltaren Arthritis Pain

Authorized generic package label from Proficient Rx — Authorized genericProficient Rx

See the ingredients

Active: diclofenac sodium 1%

Inactive, on both labels:

Ammonia
Carbomer homopolymer type C
Coco-caprylate/caprate
Isopropyl alcohol
Mineral oil
Polyoxyl 20 cetostearyl ether
Propylene glycol
Water

Regular genericAsk the pharmacy

Generic diclofenac is sold. Ask the pharmacy for its cash price. With insurance, ask what your plan charges.

What it’s used for

Arthritis pain (hand, wrist, elbow, foot, ankle, knee)

What the FDA label says

Uses

for the temporary relief of arthritis pain ONLY in the following areas:
- ohand, wrist, elbow (upper body areas)
- ofoot, ankle, knee (lower body areas)
this product may take up to 7 days to work for arthritis pain; it is not for immediate relief. If no pain relief in 7 days, stop use.

Source: the FDA label for Voltaren Arthritis Pain (Haleon US Holdings LLC), February 11, 2025. Full label on DailyMed

Good to know

It may look different from Voltaren Arthritis Pain (color, shape, or markings). That’s normal for an authorized generic.
If your prescription says “dispense as written,” the pharmacy needs your prescriber’s OK to give you the authorized generic.
Cash prices can differ a lot from one pharmacy to the next, so it can pay to ask two. With insurance, what you pay depends on your plan.
If your pharmacy doesn’t stock it, they can often order it within a day or two.
Don’t stop or change a medicine without talking to your pharmacist or prescriber.

Prices change: confirm with the pharmacy before you fill. drugalt.com/drug/voltaren-arthritis-pain/