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Diclofenac is an anti-inflammatory painkiller for arthritis, joint and muscle pain, sold as 50mg and 100mg tablets, once-daily slow-release tablets and 1% gels.
Diclofenac
50/100mg
Diclofenac sodium 50mg and 100mg tablets for arthritis, back pain, sprains and other soft-tissue injuries, with the same medicine also listed as 1% gels.
Diclofenac
1%
Voltaren Gel is a 1% diclofenac sodium gel in tubes for joint and muscle pain, strains, sprains and arthritis, rubbed into the sore area three or four times a day.
Diclofenac
100mg
Voltaren SR here is generic diclofenac 100mg in a slow-release tablet taken once a day, sold in packs of 30 to 360 for arthritis and joint pain.
Diclofenac
1%
Voveran Gel is a 1% diclofenac gel in a tube for muscle pain, strains and joint inflammation, rubbed into the sore area three or four times a day.
Diclofenac
100mg
Voveran SR is a 100mg slow-release diclofenac tablet for long-running pain and arthritis symptoms, taken once a day instead of several smaller doses.
Diclofenac is a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID), which means it eases pain and brings down swelling together rather than only dulling the ache. It is used for osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis (where the immune system attacks the lining of the joints), back pain, sprains and strains, gout attacks, period pain, and pain or swelling after an injury or an operation.
A strained muscle or an inflamed joint releases prostaglandins, chemicals the body makes with the help of enzymes called COX. Diclofenac blocks those enzymes, so less of the chemical is produced: the tissue settles, and stiffness eases along with the soreness.
Standard tablets come as 50mg and 100mg under three names — Diclofenac, Voltaren and Voveran, the last in 50mg only. A 50mg tablet is usually taken two or three times a day, and swallowing it with a meal or a glass of water makes it easier on the stomach; food does not stop it working. Voltaren SR and Voveran SR are the once-a-day option: 100mg tablets that let the dose out slowly, so they are swallowed whole — crushing or chewing one releases the whole day's dose at once.
For a single painful knee, shoulder or muscle near the surface, Voltaren Gel and Voveran Gel are 1% diclofenac in a tube. Rub a thin line in until it disappears, usually three or four times a day, then wash your hands unless it is your hands you are treating. Keep it away from the eyes, mouth and broken skin, don't pull a tight bandage over the area, and cover up in strong sun, because treated skin burns more easily. Tablets reach the whole body, which suits pain that moves around or several aching joints.
Store tablets in their foil somewhere cool and dry, and the gel with its cap screwed on, out of the sun. Other everyday pain relief sits in the painkillers category.
Indigestion, heartburn, nausea and stomach pain are the usual complaints, along with constipation or diarrhoea, headache, dizziness and a rash. The serious risk from tablets is an ulcer or bleeding in the stomach or gut: black tarry stools or vomit that looks like coffee grounds need urgent treatment. Long courses also raise the chance of a heart attack or stroke, and kidney trouble and allergic swelling of the face or throat are rare but serious. Diclofenac is not used in the last three months of pregnancy. Gels are far gentler — redness, itching or dryness where you rub them in is about the worst of it.
Two NSAIDs at once — diclofenac plus ibuprofen or naproxen — add to the stomach, kidney and heart risks without adding much relief. Paracetamol works in a different way and is the usual partner when one medicine is not enough. Diclofenac also makes warfarin and other blood thinners stronger, changes how some blood-pressure tablets and methotrexate behave, and is more likely to upset the stomach alongside steroid tablets or SSRI antidepressants.
Diclofenac can be ordered online with delivery to Hong Kong. The range here is Diclofenac (50/100mg tablets), Voltaren (50/100mg tablets), Voltaren Gel (1% tubes), Voltaren SR (100mg tablets), and three more listed below. Tracked courier delivery to Hong Kong takes 5 to 9 business days and comes with online tracking.
Each of the seven diclofenac products has its own price per pack, shown on its page in HKD or your selected currency; larger packs usually cost less per unit.
PockDose does not ask you to upload a prescription when you order diclofenac. See the ordering FAQ for details.
Cataflam, Voltaren and Voltarol are brand names of diclofenac, which is also sold as Cambia, Dynapar, Flector, Pennsaid and Solaraze. Here, diclofenac can be bought online as generic Voltaren, Voveran and diclofenac tablets. These are generics, not the original brand.
They are the same medicine, diclofenac, under two brand names. Voltaren comes as 50mg and 100mg standard tablets, while Voveran is a 50mg tablet. Both brands also sell a 100mg slow-release tablet and a 1% gel.
Alcohol makes stomach irritation and bleeding more likely while you are taking diclofenac, and it can add to any dizziness the tablets cause. Keeping drinking light during a course of treatment is the sensible approach.
Some of a rub-on gel does reach the bloodstream, so using a gel and tablets of the same medicine together means a larger total dose of NSAID than either one alone, with the same stomach and kidney risks attached.
It comes down to how often you want to dose. A 50mg tablet is usually taken two or three times a day, which lets the dose be spread through the day, while a 100mg slow-release tablet is taken once and releases its dose gradually.