voltaren meaning

Noun: Voltaren

1. A nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (trade name Voltaren) that is administered only orally
   - diclofenac sodium

Type of: nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory, nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug, NSAID

Encyclopedia: Voltaren

[Medicine]
A non-steroidal anti-inflammatory agent (NSAID) with antipyretic and analgesic actions. It is primarily available as the sodium salt. trademark —used for a preparation of the sodium salt of diclofenac

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1. Ciba also raised prices for Voltaren, said Kulhoff at UBS.
2. Voltaren used to be Ciba's biggest-selling drug.
3. Voltaren and Voltarol contain the sodium salt of diclofenac.
4. "Last year, we've seen the big impact of the Voltaren effect,"
5. Voltaren sales dropped 8 percent to 1 . 43 billion pounds following loss of patent protection in 1995.