What makes Flector different?
For over 30 years, FLECTOR has helped treat acute pain due to minor strains, sprains, and contusions. Ask your doctor about moving forward with FLECTOR—only from IBSA. Ensure you get prescribed Flector by asking your doctor to write “Dispense as Written” on your prescription to enjoy savings programs that can provide lower prices for branded Flector than for generic topical diclofenac systems.
FLECTOR is Clinically Proven
- FLECTOR is a topical system that treats acute pain due to minor strains, sprains, and contusions in adults and pediatric patients 6 years and older
- FLECTOR is a topical system consisting of a piece of material with medicine that can be directly applied to the skin where it hurts most
- It’s not messy—just peel and apply
- It contains diclofenac, a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory (NSAID) that relieves both pain and inflammation (swelling)
- It’s not a narcotic
FLECTOR is the Brand You Recognize
FLECTOR has distinctive packaging to let you know you’re getting the brand-name medication
Language to prevent generic substitution
Use the drop-down menu below to see your state’s required language.
Sign the prescription signature line labeled “Dispense as Written”
Write “Brand Medically Necessary” or similar words
Expressly indicate that substitution is not allowed. For example, write “Dispense as Written” or words of similar language
Expressly indicate that substitution is not allowed. For example, write “Dispense as Written” or words of similar language
Write the words “Do Not Substitute” or words of similar meaning, or initial box labeled “Do Not Substitute”
Write the words “Do Not Substitute” or “Dispense as Written” or initial the “Do Not Substitute” or “Dispense as Written” box
Write the words “Brand Medically Necessary” or “No Substitution” on the appropriate line
Write the words “Brand Necessary” or “Brand Medically Necessary”
Write “Medically Necessary” or, with an electronically generated and transmitted prescription, make an overt act that brand is medically necessary
Write the words “Brand Necessary” or “Brand Medically Necessary”
Write the words “Brand Necessary” or “Brand Medically Necessary”
Indicate by any means that a brand name drug must be dispensed (e.g. write “Brand Necessary”)
Indicate “May Not Substitute”
Sign the prescription signature line labeled “Dispense As Written” and write “Brand Medically Necessary”
Expressly indicate that no substitution is allowed. For example, write “Dispense as Written” or words of similar language
Expressly indicate that no substitution is allowed (for example, indicate “Dispense as Written”) and sign the prescription signature line labeled “Dispense as Written”
Write “Do Not Substitute,”“DNS,” or any phrase generally known throughout the medical and pharmaceutical professions as meaning the same thing; on a preprinted form, check the appro- priate box meaning “Do Not Substitute”
Indicate “Dispense as Written” or “DAW”; for a Medicaid prescription, handwrite the words “Brand Necessary” or “Brand Medically Necessary” on the face of the prescription or on a sheet attached to the prescription
Write the words “Dispense as Written”, “DAW”, “Brand”, “Brand Necessary” or “Brand Medically Necessary”; if there is a check box on the prescription, check it
Expressly indicate that substitution is not allowed. For example, write “Brand Medically Necessary” or words of similar language
Write the words “No Substitution”
Write the words “Dispense as Written” or “DAW”
Write the words “Dispense as Written” or “DAW”
Sign the prescription signature line labeled “Dispense as Written”
Sign the prescription signature line labeled “Dispense as Written”
Write “Brand Medically Necessary”
Write the words “No Drug Product Selection,”“Dispense As Written,”“Brand Medically Necessary,” or “No Generic Substitution,” or “N.D.P.S.,”“D.A.W.,” or “B.M.N.”
Write the words “Dispense as Written”
Write the words “Medically Necessary”
Initial the prescription blank next to “Do Not Substitute”
Write the words “No Substitution” or “No Sub”
Write the initials “DAW” in the appropriate box
Write the initials “DAW” in the appropriate box
Write the words “Brand Medically Necessary”
Write the words “Dispense as Written”or “DAW”
Substitution is prohibited unless authorized by the prescriber or patient
Write the words “No Substitution” or words of similar meaning
Write the words “Brand Necessary” or “Brand Medically Necessary”
Write the words “Brand Necessary” or “Brand Medically Necessary”
Sign the prescription signature line labeled “Dispense as Written”
Write the words “Brand Necessary” or words of similar meaning
Write the words “Brand Medically Necessary”, “Dispense as Written”, “Medically Necessary”, “No Generic”, or words of similar meaning
Write the words “Brand Necessary” or “Brand Medically Necessary”
Write the words “Dispense as Written” or check the “Dispense as Written” box on a preprinted form
Write the words “Brand Necessary”, “No Substitution”, “Dispense as Written”, or “DAW”
Write the words “Brand Medically Necessary”
Sign the prescription signature line labeled “Dispense as Written”
Write the words “Dispense as Written”, “D.A.W.” or words of similar meaning
Write the words “Brand Medically Necessary”
Write the words “No Substitution” or “N.S.” or words of similar meaning
Expressly indicate that substitution is not allowed. For example, indicate the words “Dispense as Written” or words of similar language
