Label: EQUATE COOL AND HEAT EXTRA STRENGTH- menthol patch

  • Category: HUMAN OTC DRUG LABEL
  • DEA Schedule: None
  • Marketing Status: OTC monograph not final

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  • Active ingredient

    Menthol 5%

  • Purpose

    Menthol - Topical analgesic

  • Uses

    temporarily relieves minor aches and pains of muscles and joints due to

    • arthritis
    • simple backache
    • strains
    • sprains
    • bursitis
    • tendonitis
    • bruises
    • cramps
  • Warnings

    For external use only

    When using this product

    • use only as directed
    • avoid contact with eyes or on mucous membranes
    • do not apply to wounds or to damaged or very sensitive skin
    • do not bandage tightly or use a heating pad

    Stop use and ask a doctor if

    • excessive redness or irritation is present
    • condition worsens
    • pain persists for more than 7 days
    • symptoms clear up and occur again within a few days

    If pregnant or breast-feeding,

    ask a health professional before use.

    Keep out of reach of children.

    If swallowed, get medical help or contact a Poison Control Center right away.

  • Directions

    • adults and children 12 years and over: apply patch to affected area as needed but no more than 4 times daily
    • children under 12 years: ask a doctor
    • for easy application: grasp both ends of pad firmly, pull at both ends. Stretch pad until the backing separates. Remove protective film while applying pad directly to site of pain.
  • Inactive ingredients

    carbomer homopolymer, carboxymethylcellulose sodium, castor oil, dihydroxyaluminum aminoacetate, edetate disodium, glycerin, hydroxypropyl cellulose, kaolin, partially neutralized polycrylate, polyvinyl alcohol, purified water, sorbitol solution, tartaric acid

  • Questions?

    Call: 1-888-287-1915

  • Package/Label Principal Display Panel

    Equate Cool and Heat Medicated Patch
  • Package/Label Principal Display Panel

    Drug Facts
  • INGREDIENTS AND APPEARANCE
    EQUATE COOL AND HEAT   EXTRA STRENGTH
    menthol patch
    Product Information
    Product TypeHUMAN OTC DRUGItem Code (Source)NDC:49035-888
    Route of AdministrationTOPICAL
    Active Ingredient/Active Moiety
    Ingredient NameBasis of StrengthStrength
    MENTHOL, UNSPECIFIED FORM (UNII: L7T10EIP3A) (MENTHOL, UNSPECIFIED FORM - UNII:L7T10EIP3A) MENTHOL, UNSPECIFIED FORM50 mg
    Inactive Ingredients
    Ingredient NameStrength
    CARBOMER HOMOPOLYMER TYPE B (ALLYL PENTAERYTHRITOL CROSSLINKED) (UNII: HHT01ZNK31)  
    CARBOXYMETHYLCELLULOSE SODIUM, UNSPECIFIED FORM (UNII: K679OBS311)  
    CASTOR OIL (UNII: D5340Y2I9G)  
    DIHYDROXYALUMINUM AMINOACETATE (UNII: DO250MG0W6)  
    EDETATE DISODIUM (UNII: 7FLD91C86K)  
    GLYCERIN (UNII: PDC6A3C0OX)  
    ISOPROPYL MYRISTATE (UNII: 0RE8K4LNJS)  
    POLYVINYL ALCOHOL, UNSPECIFIED (UNII: 532B59J990)  
    POLYACRYLIC ACID (250000 MW) (UNII: 9G2MAD7J6W)  
    WATER (UNII: 059QF0KO0R)  
    SORBITOL (UNII: 506T60A25R)  
    TARTARIC ACID (UNII: W4888I119H)  
    HYDROXYPROPYL CELLULOSE (70000 WAMW) (UNII: 66O7AQV0RT)  
    Packaging
    #Item CodePackage DescriptionMarketing Start DateMarketing End Date
    1NDC:49035-888-301 in 1 CARTON07/01/2014
    15 in 1 POUCH; Type 0: Not a Combination Product
    Marketing Information
    Marketing CategoryApplication Number or Monograph CitationMarketing Start DateMarketing End Date
    OTC monograph not finalpart34807/01/2014
    Labeler - Wal-Mart Stores Inc (051957769)
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