Diclofenac sodium
Drug ingredientCAS 15307-79-6
This chemical is an active pharmaceutical ingredient used in FDA-regulated drugs.
US productionNot reported
Import value, 2024$503M
Top sourceChina 25%
This chemical is not on EPA’s Toxic Substances Control Act inventory, the list behind EPA’s production survey.
Why supply is unknownProduction is reported production, not a complete census of factories. Import value and source-country shares describe a shared customs category, not a separate chemical measurement.
Where It Comes From
Customs basis: HS 292249 · basket
These shares come from HS customs code 292249, which covers 170 tracked chemicals in total. They estimate the category's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.
Source Countries
Country of origin for US imports, from Census customs data (2024).
CN 25%ChinaIN 17%IndiaSG 13%SingaporeIT 9%ItalyCH 7%Switzerland
- Argentina
- Poland
- Portugal
- Lithuania
- Ukraine
- Finland
- Spain
- Egypt
- Sweden
- Austria
- Israel
- Latvia
- Belgium
- Ireland
- Mexico
- Australia
- Peru
- Czech Republic
- Colombia
- Hong Kong
142 FDA-registered drug labelers
A-S Medication Solutions
Actavis Pharma, Inc.
Advagen Pharma Ltd
Advanced Rx of Tennessee, LLC
Advanced Rx Pharmacy of Tennessee, LLC
Alembic Pharmaceuticals Inc.
Alembic Pharmaceuticals Limited
Altaire Pharmaceuticals Inc.
Amazon.com Services LLC
American Health Packaging
American Sales Company
Amerisource Bergen
AmerisourceBergen (Good Neighbor Pharmacy) 46122
Amneal Pharmaceuticals LLC
Amneal Pharmaceuticals NY LLC
Amneal Pharmaceuticals of New York LLC
Amoli Organics (A Division of Umedica Laboratories Pvt.Ltd.)
Aphena Pharma Solutions - Tennessee, LLC
Apotex Corp.
ASCLEMED USA INC.
Aurobindo Pharma Limited
Aurohealth LLC
Aurolife Pharma LLC
AvKARE
AX Pharmaceutical Corp
Bausch & Lomb Incorporated
Bayer HealthCare LLC
Best Choice (Valu Merchandisers Company)
BluePoint Laboratories
Bora Pharmaceutical Services Inc.
Bryant Ranch Prepack
Cambridge Therapeutics Technologies, LLC
Cardinal Health (Leader) 70000
Care One (Retail Business Services, LLC.)
Carlsbad Technology, Inc.
Chain Drug Consortium, LLC
Chain Drug Marketing Association INC
Chattem, Inc.
Cheng Fong Chemical Co., Ltd.
Cipla USA Inc.
Clinic Pharma
Costco Wholesale
Costco Wholesale Company
Coupler LLC
CVS Pharmacy
CVS PHARMACY, INC
CVS WOONSOCKET PRESCRIPTION CENTER, INCORPORATED
Dipharma Francis Srl
DIRECT RX
Discount Drug Mart, Inc.
Dolgencorp Inc
Dr. Reddy's Laboratories Inc.
Edenbridge Pharmaceuticals LLC.
Encube Ethicals, Inc.
EQUATE (Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.) (see also WAL-MART INC)
EXELAN PHARMACEUTICALS INC.
Fagron Inc
Family Dollar (FAMILY WELLNESS)
Galenova Inc
GERI-CARE PHARMACEUTICAL CORP
GERI-CARE PHARMACEUTICALS CORP
GLENMARK PHARMACEUTICALS INC., USA
Golden State Medical Supply, Inc.
H E B
Haleon US Holdings LLC
Harris Teeter
Harris Teeter, LLC
Henan Dongtai Pharm Co., Ltd.
Hisamitsu America, Inc.
Ingenus Pharmaceuticals, LLC
INNOVUS PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
Kalchem International inc
Kenvue Brands LLC
KREATIVE ACTIVES PRIVATE LIMITED
KROGER COMPANY
L. Perrigo Company
LETCO MEDICAL, LLC
Little Pharma, Inc.
Lupin Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
MEDISCA Inc.
Medsource Pharmaceuticals
Meijer Distribution Inc
Meijer, Inc.
Micro Labs Limited
Mohnark Pharmaceuticals Inc.
Mylan Pharmaceuticals Inc.
Nivagen Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
NorthStar Rx LLC
Northwind Health Company, LLC
Novel Laboratories, Inc.
NuCare Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
NuCare Pharmaceuticals, LLC.
Oceanside Pharmaceuticals
Olon SpA
P & L Development, LLC
Padagis Israel Pharmaceuticals Ltd
PD-Rx Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Pfizer Laboratories Div Pfizer Inc
PHOENIX RX LLC
Pioneer Life Sciences, LLC
Preferred Pharmaceuticals Inc.
Professional Compounding Centers of America
Professional Compounding Centers of America dba PCCA
Proficient Rx LP
Publix Super Markets Inc
Quality Care Products LLC
QUALITY CHOICE (Chain Drug Marketing Association)
RedPharm Drug
RedPharm Drug, Inc.
REMEDYREPACK INC.
REPHARM LLC
Rising Pharma Holdings, Inc.
Rite Aid Corporation
Rugby Laboratories
Safeway
Safeway, Inc.
Sam's West Inc
Sandoz Inc
Scholl's Wellness Company
Simple Diagnostics
SOLA Pharmaceuticals
SOLA Pharmaceuticals, LLC
Spectrum Laboratory Products, Inc.
Sportpharm LLC
ST. MARY'S MEDICAL PARK PHARMACY
STRAND HEALTH GROUP
Strategic Sourcing Services LLC
Sun Pharmaceutical Industries, Inc.
Syn-Tech Chem. & Pharm. Co., Ltd.
Target Corporation
Topco Associates LLC
Umedica Laboratories USA Inc.
Unique Chemicals
United Natural Foods, Inc. dba UNFI
Wal-Mart Stores Inc
Walgreen Company
Walgreens
Walgreens Company
WALMART INC.
Xenex Laboratories Inc
YUNG ZIP CHEMICAL INDUSTRIAL .CO., LTD.
YYBA CORP
Why It Matters
Sectors
Health
Downstream Uses
Appears in 48 drug and cosmetic product listings (FDA).
- •Diclofenac Sodium Misoprostol
- •Diclofenac Sodium
- •Diclofenac DR
- •Diclofenac Sodium 1.5%
- •CareOne arthritis pain relief
- •Diclofenac Sodium/Misoprostol Diclofenac-Sodium-Misoprostol
- •equate arthritis pain
- •Diclofenac Sodium Delayed Release
Show all 48
- •Motrin Arthritis PAIN
- •Arthritis Pain Reliever
- •Diclofenac Sodium Gel
- •Diclofenac Sodium and Misoprostol
- •arthritis pain relieving
- •Salonpas
- •Diclona
- •Diclofenac Sodium Topical Solution
- •good sense arthritis pain
- •Arthrotec
- •DG health arthritis pain
- •Diclofenac sodium and Misoprostol DR
- •UP AND UP Arthritis PAIN Reliever
- •Aspercreme Arthritis
- •Crcle Diclofenac Sodium Topical Gel 1%
- •basic care arthritis pain
- •Curist Arthritis Relief
- •Diclofenac Sodium DR
- •Voltaren Arthritis PAIN
- •Arthritis Pain
- •kirkland signature arthritis pain relief
- •Amazon Basic CARE Arthritis PAIN
- •signature care arthritis pain
- •Diclofenac Sodium Topical
- •Aleve Arthritis Pain Gel
- •members mark arthritis pain reliever
- •Diclofenac Sodium Topical 1%
- •Diclofenac
- •Diclofenac Sodium Topical Gel, 1%
- •Topcare Arthritis PAIN Reliever
- •Dicloenac Sodium and Misoprostol DR
- •Xiclofen
- •topcare athritis pain reliever
- •Diclofenac Sodium ER
- •Diclona Gel
- •equaline arthritis pain relieving
- •good neighbor pharmacy arthritis pain
- •Foster AND Thrive Arthritis PAIN
- •Diclofenac Sodium Delayed Release Delayed Release
- •Gencare-Arthritis Pain Relief
FDA Shortage Status
Whether any manufacturer currently reports this drug as in shortage on the FDA Drug Shortages database. "Active Shortage" means at least one presentation has status "current."
No FDA shortage records
Chemical Identity
CAS15307-79-6
PubChem CID5018304
DTXSIDDTXSID3037208
FormulaC14H10Cl2NNaO2
Mol. Weight318.1 g/mol
SMILESC1=CC=C(C(=C1)CC(=O)[O-])NC2=C(C=CC=C2Cl)Cl.[Na+]
Data Sources
- PubChem · compound 5018304Retrieved 2026-04-07
- FDA National Drug Code directoryRetrieved 2026-04-25
- FDA National Drug Code directoryRetrieved 2026-04-07
- US Census international tradeReporting year: 2024 · Retrieved 2026-10-04
Brief citations
Diclofenac sodium (CAS 15307-79-6) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/15307-79-6/ PubChem: 5018304. Retrieved 2026-04-07. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/5018304 FDA National Drug Code directory: CAS 15307-79-6. Retrieved 2026-04-25. https://open.fda.gov/data/ndc/ FDA National Drug Code directory: bulk match. Retrieved 2026-04-07. https://open.fda.gov/data/ndc/ US Census international trade: HS 292249 for CAS 15307-79-6. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/