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Salonpas® Pain Relieving Patch

Convenient, versatile patches that provide temporary relief of minor aches and pains of muscles and joints associated with arthritis, simple backache, strains, bruises, and sprains

  • Up to 8 Hours of Relief
  • Proven efficacy across mild to moderate pain
  • Safer alternative to both opiods and NSAIDs.
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Salonpas® Product Information

Product Description

Salonpas Pain Relief Patch contains two powerful pain fighting ingredients, menthol and methyl salicylate (an NSAID – a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug).

Product Features / Benefits
  • 3 powerful pain fighters (analgesics)
  • Lasts for up to 8 hours
  • Rounded corners and flexible fabric
  • Patch Size: 2.83" x 1.81" (7.2 cm × 4.6 cm)
  • 20 Count, 60 Count and 140 Count available
  • 6 Count with a larger patch (5.67”x 3.62” or 1.4cm x 9.2cm)
Ingredients

Ingredients

Active Ingredients:

  • Camphor 3.1% (Topical analgesic)
  • Menthol 6.0% (Topical analgesic)
  • Methyl salicylate 10.0% (Topical analgesic)

Inactive Ingredients:

Mineral Oil, Perfume, Polyisobutylene, Styrene-Isoprene-Styrene Block Copolymer, Synthetic Aluminum Silicate, Terpene Resin, Titanium Dioxide

Application Instructions

Adults 18 years and older:

  1. Clean and dry affected area.
  2. Remove patch from backing film and apply to skin (see illustration).
  3. Apply one patch to the affected area and leave in place for up to 8 to 12 hours.
  4. If pain lasts after using the first patch, a second patch may be applied for up to another 8 to 12 hours.
  5. The used patch should be removed from the skin when a new one is applied.
Product Warnings
Warnings
For external use only. Only use one patch at a time. Do not use more than 2 patches per day. Do not use for more than 3 days in a row.
Stomach bleeding warning:
This product contains an NSAID, which may cause stomach bleeding. The chance is small but 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 an NSAID (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.
Do not use:
On the face or rashes. On wounds or damaged skin. If allergic to aspirin or other NSAIDs. With a heating pad. When sweating (such as from exercise or heat). Any patch from a pouch that has been open for 14 or more days. Right before or after heart surgery.
Ask a doctor before use if:
You are allergic to topical products. The stomach bleeding warning applies to you. You have high blood pressure, heart disease, or kidney disease. You are taking a diuretic.
When using this product:
Wash hands after applying or removing patch. Avoid contact with eyes. If eye contact occurs, rinse thoroughly with water. The risk of heart attack or stroke may increase if you use more than directed or for longer than directed.
Children under 18 years of age:
Do not use; this product has not been shown to work in children.
Clinical Research

Higashi Study Highlights & Related Information

A randomized, double-blind, parallel-group, placebo-controlled, multicenter study, reviewed and confirmed by the FDA’s New Drug Application process, means this is an OTC topical analgesic that has clinical proof and approval few have.

Strong Clinical Trial Results

  • 40% Additional relief experienced with Salonpas® vs Placebo
  • 58% Study patients rating satisfaction from Salonpas® as good/very good/excellent
  • From a randomized, double-blind, parallel-group, placebo-controlled, multicenter study1

Passed Rigorous FDA Review

  • <10% Less than 10% of OTC drug products have an NDA or have even been reviewed by the FDA
  • Salonpas® is the first OTC topical pain treatment to earn an NDA
  • The FDA’s New Drug Application (NDA) process is a rigorous process that every prescription medicine has passed through since 1938.

Near-Zero Side Effects

.001% Rate of adverse events to Patch sales2

Long-Lasting, Controlled Dose

Treatment works locally, significant pain relief can start within 1 hour and lasts for up to 12 hours, with very little medicine traveling throughout the bloodstream. Some individuals may not experience pain relief until several hours after applying the patch.

Footnotes

  1. Higashi, etal Clinical Therapeutics/Volume 32, Number 1 ↩
  2. Based on reported adverse events between 2016-2020 ↩

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