Nabumetone
Brand names: Nabumetone, Relafen Ds
At a glance
- Medicare prescriptions, 2024
- 395,874
- Medicare drug cost
- $7.0M
- Average cost per prescription
- $17.76
- Clinicians who prescribed it
- 12,520
Where it is prescribed
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What it is used for
Carefully consider the potential benefits and risks of nabumetone tablets and other treatment options before deciding to use nabumetone tablets. Use the lowest effective dose for the shortest duration consistent with individual patient treatment goals. Nabumetone tablets are indicated for relief of signs and symptoms of osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis
From the FDA-approved prescribing information (label dated January 2024). Full labels on DailyMed (opens in a new tab)
Boxed warning
Cardiovascular Risk Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs Throughout this package insert, the term NSAID refers to a non-aspirin non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug. ) cause an increased risk of serious cardiovascular thrombotic events, including myocardial infarction and stroke, which can be fatal. This risk may occur early in treatment and may increase with duration of use. Nabumetone is contraindicated in the setting of coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery. Gastrointestinal Risk NSAIDs cause an increased risk of serious gastrointestinal adverse events including bleeding, ulceration, and perforation of the stomach or intestines, which can be fatal. These events can occur at any time during use and without warning symptoms. Elderly patients are at greater risk for serious gastrointestinal events.
The FDA’s strongest warning on a label. It doesn’t mean the drug is unsafe for most people; talk to your doctor or pharmacist before stopping or changing any medicine.
Who prescribes it
- Family Medicine 22.4%
- General Practice 18.8%
- Internal Medicine 18.6%
- Rheumatology 9.1%
- Nurse Practitioners 7.9%
- Physician Assistants 5.1%
- Pain Medicine 3.8%
- Orthopedic Surgery 3.6%
- Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation (PM&R) 2.0%
- Neurology 1.4%
- Podiatrists 1.4%
- Sports Medicine 1.3%
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Share of Medicare prescriptions written by each specialty. Select one to list its prescribers.
Trend, 2019–2024
Medicare prescriptions fell 21% from 2019 to 2024.
Biggest change by state since 2019
- Texas +7%
- New Jersey +2%
- Louisiana −0%
- Arizona −2%
- Florida −6%
- Massachusetts (smallest change) −38%
- Oregon (smallest change) −35%
From CMS’s yearly state and national Part D summaries, which count every prescriber, including those CMS leaves out of its per-clinician data (fewer than 11 prescriptions). That is why these totals are higher than the count at the top of this page. Prescriptions include refills.
What it looks like
Pills from 4 makers on file. The same medicine can look different depending on who made it, so check the imprint (the letters and numbers on the pill) with your pharmacist if a refill looks different.
Carwin Pharmaceutical Associates, LLC
| Strength | Looks like | Imprint |
|---|---|---|
| 1000 mg | white oval tablet, 19 mm | NB 1000 |
Pd-Rx Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
| Strength | Looks like | Imprint |
|---|---|---|
| 750 mg | white oval tablet, 19 mm | SG 466 |
Sportpharm LLC
| Strength | Looks like | Imprint |
|---|---|---|
| 500 mg | white oval tablet, 16 mm | SG 465 |
| 750 mg | white oval tablet, 19 mm | SG 466 |
St. Mary's Medical PArk Pharmacy
| Strength | Looks like | Imprint |
|---|---|---|
| 750 mg | white oval tablet, 19 mm | SG 466 |
Source: DailyMed (U.S. National Library of Medicine), from each maker’s FDA drug listing. A few makers are shown, not every one. Never take a pill you can’t identify; ask a pharmacist.
Industry payments about this drug
No industry payments to clinicians named this drug in 2025.
Recalls and shortages
Not on the FDA drug shortage list.
No FDA-reported recalls since 2020.
Sources: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug (2024; prescriptions include refills, and CMS hides counts under 11 per prescriber); U.S. Food and Drug Administration, openFDA (drug labels, NDC directory, enforcement reports, drug shortages); CMS Open Payments 2025; ClinicalTrials.gov. General information only, not medical advice; not yet reviewed by our medical reviewer.