capsaicin cream Product Information Product Type HUMAN OTC DRUG Item Code (Source) NDC:59779-381 Route of Administration TOPICAL DEA Schedule Active Ingredient/Active Moiety Ingredient Name Basis of Strength Strength CAPSAICIN (CAPSAICIN) CAPSAICIN 0.1 g in 100 g Inactive Ingredients Ingredient Name St...
Capsaicin topical is a pain-relieving (analgesic) medication available as over-the-counter (OTC) as topical creams, gels, and liquids used for the temporary relief of minor joint and muscle pains due to muscle strains, sprains, or cramps, bruises, arthritis, and backache. Capsaicin is also ...
Drug Status AvailabilityOver the counterOTC CSA Schedule* Not a controlled drug N/A
Patients should be warned not to get the cream in their eyes or mouth and to wash their hands after application. Application of the cream, gel, or lotion is recommended four times daily, but tapering to twice-daily application may enhance long-term adherence with adequate pain relief. View ...
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Tell your doctor and pharmacist about all of your drugs (prescription or OTC, natural products, vitamins) and health problems. You must check to make sure that it is safe for you to take Medrox (methyl salicylate, menthol, and capsaicin cream and ointment) with all of your drugs and ...
Capsaicin cream 0.025% as monotherapy for osteoarthritis: A double-blind study. Semin. Arthritis Rheum. 1994, 23, 25–33. [CrossRef] 113. McCleane, G. The analgesic efficacy of topical capsaicin is enhanced by glyceryl trinitrate in painful osteoarthritis: A randomized, double blind, placebo ...