Label: EQUATE MENTHOL PAIN RELIEVING- 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

    • simple backache
    • arthritis
    • strains
    • sprains
  • Warnings

    For external use only

    When using this product

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

    Stop use and ask a doctor if

    • condition worsens
    • excessive redness, irritation, burning, or discomfort of the skin develops
    • symptoms persist for more than 7 days or clear up and occur again within a few days

    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 to affected area; change patch 1 to 2 times daily
    • children under 12 years: ask a doctor
    • FOR BEST RESULTS apply to clean, dry skin
    • tear open pouch and remove patch; if desired, cut patch to size
    • grasp both ends of the patch firmly with thumbs near center
    • stretch patch until the backing separates
    • remove protective film while applying patch directly to site of pain
  • Inactive ingredients

    carboxymethylcellulose sodium, dihydroxyaluminum aminoacetate, edetate disodium, ethylhexyl acrylate, glycerin, isopropyl myristate, partially neutralized polyacrylate, polyacrylic acid, polymethyl acrylate, polysorbate 80, polyvinyl alcohol, purified water, sodium polyacrylate starch, sorbeth-60 tetraoleate, sorbitan sesquioleate, sorbitol solution, talc, tartaric acid

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    Drug Facts
  • INGREDIENTS AND APPEARANCE
    EQUATE MENTHOL PAIN RELIEVING 
    menthol patch
    Product Information
    Product TypeHUMAN OTC DRUGItem Code (Source)NDC:49035-870
    Route of AdministrationTOPICAL
    Active Ingredient/Active Moiety
    Ingredient NameBasis of StrengthStrength
    MENTHOL, UNSPECIFIED FORM (UNII: L7T10EIP3A) (MENTHOL - UNII:L7T10EIP3A) MENTHOL, UNSPECIFIED FORM50 mg
    Inactive Ingredients
    Ingredient NameStrength
    CARBOXYMETHYLCELLULOSE SODIUM, UNSPECIFIED FORM (UNII: K679OBS311)  
    DIHYDROXYALUMINUM AMINOACETATE (UNII: DO250MG0W6)  
    EDETATE DISODIUM (UNII: 7FLD91C86K)  
    2-ETHYLHEXYL ACRYLATE (UNII: HR49R9S6XG)  
    GLYCERIN (UNII: PDC6A3C0OX)  
    ISOPROPYL MYRISTATE (UNII: 0RE8K4LNJS)  
    METHYL ACRYLATE (UNII: WC487PR91H)  
    POLYACRYLIC ACID (250000 MW) (UNII: 9G2MAD7J6W)  
    POLYSORBATE 80 (UNII: 6OZP39ZG8H)  
    POLYVINYL ALCOHOL, UNSPECIFIED (UNII: 532B59J990)  
    WATER (UNII: 059QF0KO0R)  
    SORBITAN SESQUIOLEATE (UNII: 0W8RRI5W5A)  
    SORBITOL (UNII: 506T60A25R)  
    TALC (UNII: 7SEV7J4R1U)  
    TARTARIC ACID (UNII: W4888I119H)  
    Packaging
    #Item CodePackage DescriptionMarketing Start DateMarketing End Date
    1NDC:49035-870-011 in 1 POUCH; Type 0: Not a Combination Product01/01/2018
    Marketing Information
    Marketing CategoryApplication Number or Monograph CitationMarketing Start DateMarketing End Date
    OTC monograph not finalpart34801/01/2018
    Labeler - Wal-Mart Stores Inc (051957769)
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