Salonpas · Salonpas Arthritis Pain, Salonpas Pain Relief

What is Salonpas?

Salonpas is a topical patch containing lidocaine 4% applied to the skin for 12 hours to temporarily relieve mild to moderate aches and pains of muscles and joints.

Summary written with AI from the sources listed at the end of this page.

At a glance

Also known as

Salonpas Arthritis Pain, Salonpas Pain Relief

Drug type

Other

Therapy area

Musculoskeletal

Developer

Hisamitsu Pharmaceutical Co., Inc.

In trials of

SCLX

FDA status

Approved as Salonpas Arthritis Pain, Salonpas Pain Relief, NDA022029 · FDA label

✅ FDA-approved uses

• Mild to moderate aches and pains of muscles and joints associated with arthritis (Salonpas Arthritis Pain)
• Mild to moderate aches and pains of muscles and joints associated with sprains (Salonpas Arthritis Pain)
• Mild to moderate aches and pains of muscles and joints associated with strains (Salonpas Arthritis Pain)
• Mild to moderate aches and pains of muscles and joints associated with bruises (Salonpas Arthritis Pain)
• Mild to moderate aches and pains of muscles and joints associated with simple backache (Salonpas Arthritis Pain)

From the indications section of the FDA label (version of Mar 14, 2025). Read the full label for the exact wording, limitations and safety information.

🧪 Clinical trials

Trials of the companies BioRadar tracks, from ClinicalTrials.gov, most advanced phase first.

Conditions studied

Healthy

Sources

• FDA label Salonpas Arthritis Pain (2025-03-14), indications
• FDA label Salonpas Pain Relief (2025-03-14), indications
• ClinicalTrials.gov NCT05106400

Updated Oct 3, 2026.