With the lapse of patent protection for Voltaren in many key markets, Novartis is taking the usual route to extending product life cycle—new formulations. While marketing efforts for this one aren’t ...

First US approval for a prescription NSAID (non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug) treatment that can be applied directly to site of osteoarthritis pain Voltaren Gel is the only prescription topical ...

Novartis Corporation Voltaren Gel Receives US Regulatory Approval as the First Approved Topical Prescription Treatment for Pain Associated with Osteoarthritis PARSIPPANY, N.J., Oct. 22 -- Voltaren(R) ...

FDA-Approved Product Is the First Prescription NSAID (Nonsteroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drug) That Patients Can Apply Directly to the Skin at the Site of Pain Associated With Osteoarthritis; Voltaren Gel ...

Amneal announced the launch of Diclofenac Sodium Topical Gel 1%, the generic version of Endo's Voltaren Gel. Diclofenac Sodium is a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) that is indicated for ...

For those patients with chronic pain involving limited areas of the body, they might not have to expose themselves to the toxicities of oral nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), such as ...

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Dear Dr. Roach: I am a 65-year-old woman and have had pain in my right hip for more than a year. I have a normal body mass index. My general practitioner diagnosed trochanteric bursitis and ...

Perrigo announced that the FDA has approved the abbreviated New Drug Application for its over-the-counter diclofenac sodium topical gel 1% for the temporary relief of arthritis pain in the hand, wrist ...

Q: I recently read that diclofenac can cause atrial fibrillation, heart attacks, heart failure and strokes. I assume that this is from oral diclofenac. Last year I was diagnosed with an ulcer as a ...

If you suffer from arthritis or other types of pain, you're probably all too familiar with drugs such as aspirin, Aleve, and Naproxen. All belong to a class of drugs called nonsteroidal ...

A 40-year-old man presented with a severe rash on his left forearm. One week earlier, he had experienced tendonitis in his left elbow and had treated it with diclofenac cream, a topical nonsteroidal ...