Naproxen Sodium 220 mg Capsule, Liquid Filled, 180-count
Other active recalls for Naproxen Sodium (different manufacturers) — 2 · tap to view
🆔 Identity & classification
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🏷️ RxNorm drug class
This medicine belongs to the Nonsteroidal Anti-inflammatory Drug class.
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🏭 Manufacturer & labeler
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🩺 Clinical
Prescription naproxen is used to relieve pain, tenderness, swelling, and stiffness caused by osteoarthritis (arthritis caused by a breakdown of the lining of the joints), rheumatoid arthritis (arthritis caused by swelling of the lining of the joints), juvenile arthritis (a form of joint disease in children), and ankylosing spondylitis (arthritis that mainly affects the spine). Prescription naproxen tablets, extended-release tablets, and suspension are also used to relieve shoulder pain caused by bursitis (inflammation of a fluid-filled sac in the shoulder joint), tendinitis (inflammation of th...
Read the full MedlinePlus article ↗- They're very similar — naproxen sodium is just the salt form of naproxen, and it dissolves in water more quickly. That means your body absorbs naproxen sodium a bit faster, so it t...
- What's the difference between naproxen and naproxen sodium — are they the same thing?
- You can take it either way, but taking it with food, milk, or a full glass of water is a good idea because it helps protect your stomach. Naproxen can irritate the lining of your s...
- Can I take naproxen on an empty stomach, or do I need to eat first?
Patient education
Supplement & herbal interactions
Some supplements/herbs that may interact with Naproxen Sodium — tap one for details:
Naproxen Sodium may be associated with lower levels of 1 nutrient — worth a chat with your pharmacist, not a cause for alarm.
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🧪 Inactive Ingredients / Excipients
Inactive ingredients, also called excipients, are components of the drug product other than the active ingredient. They may include fillers, dyes, coatings, preservatives, flavors, or other formulation ingredients.
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FD&C Blue No. 1 is a synthetic blue dye approved for use in foods and medicines. It serves as a colorant to give the medication its distinctive appearance and help with product identification.
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Gelatin is a protein derived from animal collagen, commonly used in medicines as a gelling agent and capsule material. It helps create soft or hard capsule shells that hold and release medication, and can also thicken liquid formulations.
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Glycerin is a clear, thick liquid derived from plant oils or fats. It acts as a humectant to retain moisture, a sweetener, and a solvent in medications.
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Lactic acid is a naturally occurring organic acid derived from milk or plant sources. It lowers and maintains pH in formulations, helps preserve the product, and can enhance ingredient stability and absorption.
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A natural sugar alcohol derived from seaweed or synthesized in the lab. It's used as a filler to add bulk, a sweetener in sugar-free formulas, and a disintegrant to help tablets break apart in the stomach.
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Polyethylene glycol is a synthetic liquid or solid polymer used in medicines as a solvent, lubricant, and humectant. It helps dissolve active ingredients, reduces friction during manufacturing, and retains moisture in the final product.
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Povidone K30 is a synthetic polymer made from petroleum. It acts as a binder to hold tablet ingredients together and as a disintegrant to help the tablet break apart in the stomach so the medicine can be absorbed.
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Propylene glycol is a clear liquid derived from petroleum or vegetable sources. It acts as a solvent, humectant, and preservative in medicines, helping dissolve active ingredients and maintain product stability.
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A waxy substance derived from sorbitol that helps mix oil and water together in medicines. It's used as an emulsifier to keep ingredients evenly blended and stable.
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Sorbitol is a natural sugar alcohol derived from glucose. It serves as a sweetener, humectant, and bulking agent in medications to improve taste and help maintain moisture in the product.
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Water is a liquid solvent that dissolves and mixes ingredients together in liquid medicines, syrups, and injections. It helps distribute the active drug evenly throughout the product.
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💲 Pricing
A drug doesn't have one price. Each row is a different public payment system, and none is what you'd pay at the counter — that depends on your insurance. The ⓘ on each row explains what it measures.
| Price system | Per mL | Per package |
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| Retail pharmacies payNADAC · weekly | Not in the retail survey — common for institutional, discontinued, or low-volume packs. | |
| Medicaid paysCMS SDUD · 12 mo | No recent Medicaid claims on file for this NDC — rare and low-volume NDCs are suppressed in the public data. | |
| Medicare drug plans payPart D · quarterly | No Part D plan price is available for this NDC in our data. | |
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🔁 Therapeutic equivalents
| Product | Labeler | Pack | NADAC/unit | TE | Status | Price vs. this |
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| Naproxen Sodium 220 mg 46122-0780-64 | AMERISOURCE | 20 capsules | $0.151 | — | Availability likely | — |
| Naproxen Sodium 220 mg 70677-1148-01 | Strategic | 40 capsules | $0.151 | — | Availability likely | — |
| Naproxen Sodium 220 mg 62011-0369-01 | Strategic | 40 capsules | $0.156 | — | Discontinued | — |
| Aleve liquid gels 220 mg 00280-0105-02 | Bayer | 160 capsules | — | — | FDA listed | — |
| Aleve 220 mg 00280-6080-01 | Bayer | 120 capsules | — | — | FDA listed | — |
| Aleve Easy Open Arthritis Cap 220 mg 00280-6091-80 | Bayer | 80 capsules | — | — | FDA listed | — |
| Naproxen Sodium 220 mg 00363-0102-15 | WALGREEN | 40 capsules | — | — | FDA listed | — |
| Naproxen Sodium 220 mg 00363-0177-11 | WALGREEN | 20 capsules | — | — | FDA listed | — |
| Naproxen Sodium 220 mg 00363-0748-08 | Walgreens | 80 capsules | — | — | FDA listed | — |
| Naproxen Sodium 220 mg 11673-0651-78 | TARGET | 80 capsules | — | — | FDA listed | — |
| Naproxen Sodium 220 mg 11673-0748-18 | TARGET | 180 capsules | — | — | FDA listed | — |
| Naproxen Sodium 220 mg 11822-0788-04 | Rite | 40 capsules | — | — | FDA listed | — |
| Naproxen Sodium 220 mg 21130-0748-20 | Safeway, | 20 capsules | — | — | FDA listed | — |
| Naproxen Sodium 220 mg 21130-0948-11 | Albertsons | 20 capsules | — | — | FDA listed | — |
| Naproxen Sodium 220 mg 30142-0285-22 | KROGER | 120 capsules | — | — | FDA listed | — |
| Naproxen Sodium 220 mg 36800-0204-11 | TOP | 20 capsules | — | — | FDA listed | — |
| Naproxen Sodium 220 mg 37808-0049-15 | HEB | 40 capsules | — | — | FDA listed | — |
| Naproxen Sodium 220 mg 41163-0079-15 | SUPERVALU | 40 capsules | — | — | FDA listed | — |
| Naproxen Sodium 220 mg 41250-0225-15 | MEIJER | 40 capsules | — | — | FDA listed | — |
| Naproxen Sodium 220 mg 41520-0748-20 | Care | 20 capsules | — | — | FDA listed | — |
| Naproxen Sodium 220 mg 49035-0382-22 | Wal-Mart | 120 capsules | — | — | FDA listed | — |
| Naproxen Sodium 220 mg 49035-0748-12 | EQUATE | 120 capsules | — | — | FDA listed | — |
| Naproxen Sodium 220 mg 51013-0137-15 | PuraCap | 20 capsules | — | — | FDA listed | — |
| Naproxen Sodium 220 mg 53345-0042-01 | Humanwell | 5000 capsules | — | — | FDA listed | — |
| Naproxen Sodium 220 mg 53943-0179-11 | DISCOUNT | 20 capsules | — | — | FDA listed | — |
| Naproxen Sodium 220 mg 55301-0748-20 | AAFES/Your | 20 capsules | — | — | FDA listed | — |
| Naproxen Sodium 220 mg 55910-0748-20 | Dolgencorp, | 20 capsules | — | — | FDA listed | — |
| All Day Relief 220 mg 56062-0748-40 | Publix | 40 capsules | — | — | FDA listed | — |
| Naproxen Sodium 220 mg 59428-0748-20 | Productos | 20 capsules | — | — | FDA listed | — |
| Naproxen Sodium 220 mg 59428-0784-20 | Productos | 20 capsules | — | — | FDA listed | — |
| Naproxen Sodium 220 mg 59726-0174-20 | P | 20 capsules | — | — | FDA listed | — |
| Naproxen Sodium 220 mg 59726-0751-20 | P | 20 capsules | — | — | FDA listed | — |
| Naproxen Sodium 220 mg 63868-0830-20 | CHAIN | 20 capsules | — | — | FDA listed | — |
| Naproxen Sodium 220 mg 63941-0681-16 | VALU | 50 capsules | — | — | FDA listed | — |
| Naproxen Sodium 220 mg 68016-0056-40 | Premier | 40 capsules | — | — | FDA listed | — |
| Naproxen Sodium 220 mg 69452-0179-22 | Bionpharma | 120 capsules | — | — | FDA listed | — |
| naproxen sodium 220 mg 69452-0259-22 | Bionpharma | 120 capsules | — | — | Discontinued | — |
| naproxen sodium 220 mg 69452-0284-25 | Bionpharma | 180 capsules | — | — | FDA listed | — |
| Naproxen Sodium 220 mg 69842-0748-08 | CVS | 80 capsules | — | — | FDA listed | — |
| Naproxen Sodium 220 mgthis 72288-0312-25 | Amazon.com | 180 capsules | — | — | FDA listed | — |
| Naproxen Sodium 220 mg 72476-0748-20 | Care | 20 capsules | — | — | FDA listed | — |
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⏳ Availability & generic status
FDA-approved generic versions are listed, and recent pricing/market data suggests they may be available — see Therapeutic equivalents.
Why the date isn’t exact: Generic timing can change because patents may be challenged, settled, licensed, added, removed, or worked around with a narrower label — and FDA approval does not always mean a pharmacy can get the generic today.
🛈 What do these terms mean?
- Patent
- Legal protection listed in the Orange Book that may delay generic approval or launch. Issued by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office.
- Substance patent
- Covers the active drug molecule itself — the hardest to design around. A generic generally can’t launch until it expires.
- Formulation (product) patent
- Covers a specific formulation or dosage form. A generic can sometimes work around it with a different formulation.
- Method-of-use patent
- A patent covering one specific approved use of the drug — not necessarily the whole molecule. A generic can sometimes launch with a “skinny label” that carves out the protected use and keeps the others.
- Skinny label
- A generic label that omits a still-patented use when the FDA allows it — letting a generic reach the market for the unprotected uses.
- Exclusivity
- FDA-granted marketing protection, separate from patents — e.g. 5-yr new chemical entity, 7-yr orphan drug, or a +6-month pediatric extension.
- Paragraph IV
- A generic applicant’s formal challenge to a listed patent. It can potentially lead to earlier generic entry, but often involves litigation or a settlement.
- RLD / RS
- Reference Listed Drug — the brand product the FDA uses as the reference for generic applications. Reference Standard — the product the FDA expects generics to compare against in bioequivalence testing.
- TE / AB rating
- FDA therapeutic-equivalence rating. An AB rating generally means the FDA considers a generic therapeutically equivalent to — and substitutable for — the brand.
- LOE (loss of exclusivity)
- The latest patent or exclusivity currently listed — the loss-of-exclusivity / latest-listed-protection date shown on this page. Paragraph-IV challenges and settlements can move the real date earlier; FDA approval and a manufacturer’s decision to market can move it later.
Built from the FDA Orange Book. The bars above are scaled to each protection’s expiry; the red LOE marker is the last one to lapse.
| Patent | Type | Use code | Expires |
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| US 10028925 ↗ | Method of use | U-1731 | Mar 3, 2026 |
| US 10022344 ↗ | Method of use | U-1731 | Mar 3, 2026 |
| US 10028925 ↗ | Method of use | U-1732 | Mar 3, 2026 |
| US 10022344 ↗ | Method of use | U-1732 | Mar 3, 2026 |
| US 11090280 ↗ | Method of use | U-1731 | Mar 3, 2026 |
| US 11090280 ↗ | Method of use | U-1732 | Mar 3, 2026 |
| US 9693979 ↗ | Drug product | — | Mar 3, 2026 |
| US 9693978 ↗ | Drug product | — | Mar 3, 2026 |
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📊 Medicare Part D spend CMS · PART D · 2026 (Q1)
📦 Packaging — all sizes for this product
| Package NDC | Description | Marketing start | Status |
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| 72288-0312-25 You're viewing this | 180 CAPSULE, LIQUID FILLED in 1 BOTTLE, PLASTIC (72288-312-25) | 2024-02-12 | Active |
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| Active ingredient / dosage form / route | ✓ Available |
| FDA label (SPL via DailyMed) | ✓ Available |
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| Inactive ingredients (structured) | ✓ Available |
| NADAC pharmacy acquisition price (CMS) | — Not published for this NDC CMS publishes NADAC only for NDCs reported in its retail-pharmacy survey. |
| Orange Book / therapeutic-equivalence data | ✓ Available |
| HCPCS J-code billing crosswalk | — Not published for this NDC Most self-administered / retail products have no J-code — that is normal. |
| Medicaid utilization (CMS SDUD) | — Not published for this NDC CMS reports utilization only for NDCs with Medicaid claims above its privacy threshold. |
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📄 FDA label — Drug Facts FDA SPL
🎯 Indications and Usage ▾
Uses temporarily relieves minor aches and pains due to: minor pain of arthritis muscular aches backache menstrual cramps headache toothache the common cold temporarily reduces fever
⏱️ Dosage and Administration ▾
Directions do not take more than directed the smallest effective dose should be used drink a full glass of water with each dose if taken with food, this product may take longer to work adults and children 12 years and older: take 1 capsule every 8 to 12 hours while symptoms last for the first dose you may take 2 capsules within the first hour do not exceed 2 capsules in any 8- to 12-hour period do not exceed 3 capsules in a 24-hour period children under 12 years: ask a doctor
⚠️ Warnings ▾
Warnings Allergy Alert: Naproxen sodium may cause a severe allergic reaction, especially in people allergic to aspirin. Symptoms may include: hives facial swelling asthma (wheezing) shock skin reddening rash blisters If an allergic reaction occurs, stop use and seek medical help right away. Stomach bleeding warning: This product contains an NSAID, which may cause severe stomach bleeding.
The chance is higher if you: are age 60 or older have had stomach ulcers or bleeding problems take a blood thinning (anticoagulant) or steroid drug take other drugs containing prescription or nonprescription NSAIDs (aspirin, ibuprofen, naproxen, or others) have 3 or more alcoholic drinks every day while using this product take more or for a longer time than directed Heart attack and stroke warning Do not use if you have ever had an allergic reaction to any other pain reliever/fever reducer right before or after heart surgery Ask a doctor before use if stomach bleeding warning applies to you you have a history of stomach problems, such as heartburn you have high blood pressure, heart disease, liver cirrhosis, kidney disease, asthma, or had a stroke you are taking a diuretic you have problems or serious side effects from taking pain relievers or fever reducers Ask a doctor or pharmacist before use if you are under a doctor's care for any serious condition taking aspirin for heart attack or stroke, because naproxen may decrease this benefit of aspirin taking any other drug When using this product take with food or milk if stomach upset occurs Stop use and ask a doctor if you experience any of the following signs of stomach bleeding: feel faint vomit blood have bloody or black stools have stomach pain that does not get better you have symptoms of heart problems or stroke: chest pain trouble breathing slurred speech weakness in one part or side of body leg swelling pain gets worse or lasts more than 10 days fever gets worse or lasts more than 3 days redness or swelling is present in the painful area any new symptoms appear you have difficulty swallowing it feels like the capsule is stuck in your throat If pregnant or breast-feeding, ask a health professional before use.
It is especially important not to use naproxen sodium at 20 weeks or later in pregnancy unless definitely directed to do so by a doctor because it may cause problems in the unborn child or complications during delivery. Keep out of reach of children. In case of overdose, get medical help or contact a Poison Control Center right away.
📦 Storage and Handling ▾
Other information each capsule contains: sodium 20 mg store at 20-25°C (68-77°F). Avoid high humidity and excessive heat above 40°C (104°F). protect from light read all directions and warnings before use.
🧪 Active Ingredient ▾
Active ingredients (in each capsule) Naproxen sodium 220 mg (naproxen 200 mg) (NSAID)* *nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug
🧪 Inactive Ingredients ▾
Inactive ingredients FD&C blue #1, gelatin, glycerin, lactic acid, mannitol, pharmaceutical ink, polyethylene glycol, povidone, propylene glycol, purified water, sorbitan, sorbitol
🎯 Purpose ▾
Purposes Pain reliever/fever reducer