Quick answers
- What is Flector?
- Flector is a brand name of Diclofenac epolamine, a prescription medicine. The FDA NDC Directory lists 1 Flector product in 1 strength and form.
- Who makes Flector?
- Ibsa holds the FDA application for Flector (NDA021234, approved January 31, 2007).
- Is there a generic or store brand of Flector?
- Yes. The FDA NDC Directory lists 14 other products with the same active ingredients, strength and form as a Flector product, 12 of them generic. Ask your pharmacist whether one is right for you.
- Has Flector been recalled?
- No recall linked to Flector products (by their NDC code or label) appears in the FDA enforcement reports we use.
What Flector is
Each Flector product as listed in the FDA NDC Directory, by active ingredient, strength and form, with its official label. “Same medicine, other names” counts the other products with exactly the same active ingredients, strength and form (generic versions, store brands and other brands); inactive ingredients can differ.
Diclofenac epolamine · prescription medicine
| Strength and form | Product names | Same medicine, other names | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| diclofenac epolamine 0.013 g system (topical) | Flector | 14 products, 13 companies | DailyMed |
Its page lists every product and company, the FDA label’s uses and boxed warning, approvals, shortages and recalls: Diclofenac epolamine →
FDA approval
- NDA: New Drug Application: how a new (usually brand-name) medicine is approved.
| Application | Holder | First approved | Products |
|---|---|---|---|
| NDA021234 | Ibsa | January 31, 2007 | 1 |
Companies that list Flector
The company named on the package (holder, repackager or distributor), as listed in the FDA NDC Directory, with its number of Flector products.
- IBSA Pharma Inc.1 product
Recalls
No recall linked to Flector products (by their NDC code or label) appears in the FDA enforcement reports.
Sources
- NDC Directory (openFDA) — U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), FDA data exported October 30, 2026, retrieved October 31, 2026
- Drugs@FDA (openFDA) — U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), FDA data exported October 30, 2026, retrieved October 31, 2026
- Drug labeling (SPL, openFDA) — U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), FDA data exported October 30, 2026, retrieved October 31, 2026
- Drug recall enforcement reports (openFDA) — U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), FDA data exported October 27, 2026, retrieved October 31, 2026
- NADAC (National Average Drug Acquisition Cost) 2026 — Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), data.medicaid.gov, list of November 4, 2026, retrieved November 7, 2026
Which names get a brand page: a name the NDC Directory lists for a medicine, held by one company (the FDA application holder, or the company named on most of its products), that is not just a description, and that is not the only product of its medicine.