CVS Pharmacy, Inc. Arthritis Cream Drug Facts

Manufacturer: CVS Pharmacy
Effective date: 2019-11-21
Label type: HUMAN OTC DRUG LABEL
Version: 4
Source: legacy-cache
Hydrated at: 2026-08-01 23:57:56

Label at a glance#

Productarthritis

Active ingredientTROLAMINE SALICYLATE

Label structure9 sections

Indications and uses

temporarily relieves minor pain associated with: • arthritis • simple backache • muscle strains • sprains • bruises

Dosage and administration

adults and children over 12 years: • apply generously to affected area • massage into painful area until thoroughly absorbed into skin • repeat as necessary, but not more than 4 times daily children 12 years or younger: ask a doctor

Storage and handling

• store at 20°-25°C (68°-77°F)

Contacts and useful links#

PhonePoison Help1-800-222-1222

PhoneLabel contact1-800-719-9260

Label contents#

Full prescribing information#

Active ingredient

OTC - ACTIVE INGREDIENT SECTION

Trolamine salicylate 10%

Purpose

OTC - PURPOSE SECTION

Topical analgesic

Uses

INDICATIONS & USAGE SECTION

temporarily relieves minor pain associated with:

arthritis
simple backache
muscle strains
sprains
bruises

Warnings

WARNINGS SECTION

For external use only

Allergy alert: If prone to allergic reaction from aspirin or salicylates, consult a doctor before use.

When using this product

OTC - WHEN USING SECTION

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

Stop use and ask a doctor if

OTC - STOP USE SECTION

condition worsens
symptoms persist for more than 7 days or clear up and occur again within a few days
redness is present
irritation develops

If pregnant or breast-feeding,

OTC - PREGNANCY OR BREAST FEEDING SECTION

ask a health professional before use.

Keep out of reach of children.

OTC - KEEP OUT OF REACH OF CHILDREN SECTION

If swallowed, get medical help or contact a Poison Control Center right away. (1-800-222-1222)

Directions

DOSAGE & ADMINISTRATION SECTION

adults and children over 12 years:

apply generously to affected area
massage into painful area until thoroughly absorbed into skin
repeat as necessary, but not more than 4 times daily

children 12 years or younger: ask a doctor

Other information

STORAGE AND HANDLING SECTION

store at 20°-25°C (68°-77°F)

Inactive ingredients

INACTIVE INGREDIENT SECTION

aloe barbadensis leaf juice, cetyl alcohol, edetate disodium, glycerin, methylparaben, mineral oil, potassium phosphate, propylparaben, stearic acid, triethanolamine, water

Questions or comments?

OTC - QUESTIONS SECTION

1-800-719-9260

Principal Display Panel

PACKAGE LABEL.PRINCIPAL DISPLAY PANEL

Compare to the active ingredient in Aspercreme^®

Odor free therapy

Temporary relief of minor arthritis, joint and muscle pain

Arthritis Cream

TROLAMINE SALICYLATE 10%

Pain Relieving Cream

with Aloe

NET WT 3 OZ (85 g)

FDA-Initiated Inactive NDC Indexing#

NDC, Effective, Action table
NDC	Effective	Action	Document	Indexing SPL	Related label
59779-707-21	2025-07-25	C162847	48780-1	2cef2736-853a-d83d-e063-dadaa90ab31f	CVS Pharmacy, Inc. Arthritis Cream Drug Facts
59779-707-21	2025-01-30	C162847	48780-1	2cef2736-853a-d83d-e063-dadaa90ab31f	CVS Pharmacy, Inc. Arthritis Cream Drug Facts

DailyMed Dashboard NDC Coverage#

NDC, Dashboard title, SPL version table
NDC	Dashboard title	SPL version	Validation	Dashboard ZIP
59779-707	ARTHRITIS (TROLAMINE SALICYLATE) CREAM [CVS PHARMACY]	4	Legacy NDC	20191122_3252111d-86fd-4d35-b87a-f95d30a11144.zip

DailyMed Billing Units#

Package NDC, Billing unit, Product NDC table
Package NDC	Billing unit	Product NDC	DailyMed indexing SPL	SPL version	Effective
59779-707-21	GM - Gram	59779-707	aa83908f-0fa5-4250-90f0-8cc6d11986b2	1	2021-04-08

DailyMed Socrata Ingredients#

Ingredient, Type, UNII table
Ingredient	Type	UNII	SPL version
TROLAMINE SALICYLATE	ACTIVE INGREDIENT	H8O4040BHD	3
SALICYLIC ACID	ACTIVE MOIETY	O414PZ4LPZ	3
ALOE VERA LEAF	INACTIVE INGREDIENT	ZY81Z83H0X	3
CETYL ALCOHOL	INACTIVE INGREDIENT	936JST6JCN	3
EDETATE DISODIUM	INACTIVE INGREDIENT	7FLD91C86K	3
GLYCERIN	INACTIVE INGREDIENT	PDC6A3C0OX	3
METHYLPARABEN	INACTIVE INGREDIENT	A2I8C7HI9T	3
MINERAL OIL	INACTIVE INGREDIENT	T5L8T28FGP	3
POTASSIUM PHOSPHATE, UNSPECIFIED FORM	INACTIVE INGREDIENT	B7862WZ632	3
PROPYLPARABEN	INACTIVE INGREDIENT	Z8IX2SC1OH	3
STEARIC ACID	INACTIVE INGREDIENT	4ELV7Z65AP	3
TROLAMINE	INACTIVE INGREDIENT	9O3K93S3TK	3
WATER	INACTIVE INGREDIENT	059QF0KO0R	3

Products#

Every source-derived product name is available through these pages.

DailyMed product names page 1 of 1 · 14 matching rows.

arthritis
Trolamine Salicylate
SALICYLIC ACID
ALOE VERA LEAF
CETYL ALCOHOL
EDETATE DISODIUM
GLYCERIN
METHYLPARABEN
MINERAL OIL
POTASSIUM PHOSPHATE, UNSPECIFIED FORM
PROPYLPARABEN
STEARIC ACID
TROLAMINE
WATER

NDC Codes#

Product NDC, Package NDC table
Product NDC	Package NDC
59779-707	59779-707-21

Ingredients#

Every source-derived ingredient row is available through these pages.

DailyMed ingredient rows page 1 of 1 · 12 matching rows.

Name, UNII, Kind table
Name	UNII	Kind
TROLAMINE SALICYLATE	H8O4040BHD	ACTIB
ALOE VERA LEAF	ZY81Z83H0X	IACT
CETYL ALCOHOL	936JST6JCN	IACT
EDETATE DISODIUM	7FLD91C86K	IACT
GLYCERIN	PDC6A3C0OX	IACT
METHYLPARABEN	A2I8C7HI9T	IACT
MINERAL OIL	T5L8T28FGP	IACT
POTASSIUM PHOSPHATE, UNSPECIFIED FORM	B7862WZ632	IACT
PROPYLPARABEN	Z8IX2SC1OH	IACT
STEARIC ACID	4ELV7Z65AP	IACT
TROLAMINE	9O3K93S3TK	IACT
WATER	059QF0KO0R	IACT

Source Document#

Source XML

Inactive ingredient matches#

Inactive Ingredient Database values describe FDA-listed use contexts. The match method and ambiguity count are shown because ingredient names, routes, and dosage forms are not always unique. Browse recovered IID releases and source provenance.

Inactive ingredient links page 1 of 7 · 397 matching rows.

DailyMed ingredient, IID ingredient, UNII table
DailyMed ingredient	IID ingredient	UNII	Dosage form / route	Potency	Maximum daily exposure	Match
PROPYLPARABEN	PROPYLPARABEN	Z8IX2SC1OH	POWDER / ORAL	NA		Exact identifier — unii candidate 68 equally ranked IID candidates
METHYLPARABEN	METHYLPARABEN	A2I8C7HI9T	INJECTION, SOLUTION / INTRAVENOUS		45 mg	Exact identifier — unii candidate 79 equally ranked IID candidates
GLYCERIN	GLYCERIN	PDC6A3C0OX	GEL / TOPICAL		500 mg	Exact identifier — unii candidate 75 equally ranked IID candidates
PROPYLPARABEN	PROPYLPARABEN	Z8IX2SC1OH	FILM / BUCCAL	0.22 mg		Exact identifier — unii candidate 68 equally ranked IID candidates
STEARIC ACID	STEARIC ACID	4ELV7Z65AP	CREAM / TOPICAL		190 mg	Exact identifier — unii candidate 26 equally ranked IID candidates
CETYL ALCOHOL	CETYL ALCOHOL	936JST6JCN	SUSPENSION / AURICULAR (OTIC)	1 %w/v		Exact identifier — unii candidate 20 equally ranked IID candidates
MINERAL OIL	MINERAL OIL	T5L8T28FGP	TABLET, DELAYED RELEASE / ORAL	5.67 mg		Exact identifier — unii candidate 30 equally ranked IID candidates
TROLAMINE	TROLAMINE	9O3K93S3TK	SOLUTION / NASAL	NA		Exact identifier — unii candidate 22 equally ranked IID candidates
EDETATE DISODIUM	EDETATE DISODIUM	7FLD91C86K	OINTMENT / TOPICAL		1 mg	Exact identifier — unii candidate 77 equally ranked IID candidates
CETYL ALCOHOL	CETYL ALCOHOL	936JST6JCN	SUSPENSION / OPHTHALMIC	0.5 %w/v		Exact identifier — unii candidate 20 equally ranked IID candidates
STEARIC ACID	STEARIC ACID	4ELV7Z65AP	AEROSOL, FOAM / VAGINAL	4 %w/w		Exact identifier — unii candidate 26 equally ranked IID candidates
METHYLPARABEN	METHYLPARABEN	A2I8C7HI9T	INJECTION, SUSPENSION / INTRAMUSCULAR		1 mg	Exact identifier — unii candidate 79 equally ranked IID candidates
EDETATE DISODIUM	EDETATE DISODIUM	7FLD91C86K	INJECTION / INTRAMUSCULAR	10 %w/v		Exact identifier — unii candidate 77 equally ranked IID candidates
METHYLPARABEN	METHYLPARABEN	A2I8C7HI9T	LOTION / TOPICAL		351 mg	Exact identifier — unii candidate 79 equally ranked IID candidates
METHYLPARABEN	METHYLPARABEN	A2I8C7HI9T	INJECTION / INTRALESIONAL	0.15 %w/v		Exact identifier — unii candidate 79 equally ranked IID candidates
GLYCERIN	GLYCERIN	PDC6A3C0OX	INJECTION / INTRAMUSCULAR		450 mg	Exact identifier — unii candidate 75 equally ranked IID candidates
EDETATE DISODIUM	EDETATE DISODIUM	7FLD91C86K	LIQUID / INTRAVENOUS	0.03 %w/v		Exact identifier — unii candidate 77 equally ranked IID candidates
EDETATE DISODIUM	EDETATE DISODIUM	7FLD91C86K	INJECTION / INFILTRATION		6 mg	Exact identifier — unii candidate 77 equally ranked IID candidates
GLYCERIN	GLYCERIN	PDC6A3C0OX	ELIXIR / ORAL		5621 mg	Exact identifier — unii candidate 75 equally ranked IID candidates
EDETATE DISODIUM	EDETATE DISODIUM	7FLD91C86K	AEROSOL, FOAM / TOPICAL	0.05 %w/w		Exact identifier — unii candidate 77 equally ranked IID candidates
STEARIC ACID	STEARIC ACID	4ELV7Z65AP	TABLET / ORAL		336 mg	Exact identifier — unii candidate 26 equally ranked IID candidates
MINERAL OIL	MINERAL OIL	T5L8T28FGP	CAPSULE / ORAL		120 mg	Exact identifier — unii candidate 30 equally ranked IID candidates
EDETATE DISODIUM	EDETATE DISODIUM	7FLD91C86K	INJECTION, POWDER, FOR SOLUTION / INTRAVENOUS		6 mg	Exact identifier — unii candidate 77 equally ranked IID candidates
PROPYLPARABEN	PROPYLPARABEN	Z8IX2SC1OH	SOLUTION / RESPIRATORY (INHALATION)	0.01 %w/w		Exact identifier — unii candidate 68 equally ranked IID candidates
TROLAMINE	TROLAMINE	9O3K93S3TK	GEL, METERED / TOPICAL		20 mg	Exact identifier — unii candidate 22 equally ranked IID candidates
CETYL ALCOHOL	CETYL ALCOHOL	936JST6JCN	TABLET, ORALLY DISINTEGRATING / ORAL		9 mg	Exact identifier — unii candidate 20 equally ranked IID candidates
EDETATE DISODIUM	EDETATE DISODIUM	7FLD91C86K	INJECTION, SUSPENSION / INTRAMUSCULAR		1 mg	Exact identifier — unii candidate 77 equally ranked IID candidates
GLYCERIN	GLYCERIN	PDC6A3C0OX	LIQUID / ORAL		2400 mg	Exact identifier — unii candidate 75 equally ranked IID candidates
EDETATE DISODIUM	EDETATE DISODIUM	7FLD91C86K	TABLET / ORAL		100 mg	Exact identifier — unii candidate 77 equally ranked IID candidates
STEARIC ACID	STEARIC ACID	4ELV7Z65AP	TABLET, DELAYED RELEASE / ORAL		80 mg	Exact identifier — unii candidate 26 equally ranked IID candidates
PROPYLPARABEN	PROPYLPARABEN	Z8IX2SC1OH	OINTMENT / OPHTHALMIC	0.01 %w/w		Exact identifier — unii candidate 68 equally ranked IID candidates
TROLAMINE	TROLAMINE	9O3K93S3TK	SPRAY / NASAL	NA		Exact identifier — unii candidate 22 equally ranked IID candidates
PROPYLPARABEN	PROPYLPARABEN	Z8IX2SC1OH	CREAM / VAGINAL		3 mg	Exact identifier — unii candidate 68 equally ranked IID candidates
METHYLPARABEN	METHYLPARABEN	A2I8C7HI9T	TABLET, CHEWABLE / ORAL	1.28 mg		Exact identifier — unii candidate 79 equally ranked IID candidates
STEARIC ACID	STEARIC ACID	4ELV7Z65AP	TABLET, ORALLY DISINTEGRATING / ORAL		10 mg	Exact identifier — unii candidate 26 equally ranked IID candidates
EDETATE DISODIUM	EDETATE DISODIUM	7FLD91C86K	INJECTION / SUBCUTANEOUS		6 mg	Exact identifier — unii candidate 77 equally ranked IID candidates
EDETATE DISODIUM	EDETATE DISODIUM	7FLD91C86K	INJECTION, SUSPENSION / SOFT TISSUE		1 mg	Exact identifier — unii candidate 77 equally ranked IID candidates
TROLAMINE	TROLAMINE	9O3K93S3TK	SPONGE / TOPICAL	11 %w/w		Exact identifier — unii candidate 22 equally ranked IID candidates
CETYL ALCOHOL	CETYL ALCOHOL	936JST6JCN	CREAM / VAGINAL		200 mg	Exact identifier — unii candidate 20 equally ranked IID candidates
GLYCERIN	GLYCERIN	PDC6A3C0OX	CONCENTRATE / ORAL		1800 mg	Exact identifier — unii candidate 75 equally ranked IID candidates
METHYLPARABEN	METHYLPARABEN	A2I8C7HI9T	TABLET / ORAL	1.8 mg		Exact identifier — unii candidate 79 equally ranked IID candidates
METHYLPARABEN	METHYLPARABEN	A2I8C7HI9T	SUSPENSION / RECTAL		1808 mg	Exact identifier — unii candidate 79 equally ranked IID candidates
EDETATE DISODIUM	EDETATE DISODIUM	7FLD91C86K	AEROSOL, FOAM / RECTAL		2 mg	Exact identifier — unii candidate 77 equally ranked IID candidates
EDETATE DISODIUM	EDETATE DISODIUM	7FLD91C86K	TABLET, FILM COATED / ORAL	4 mg		Exact identifier — unii candidate 77 equally ranked IID candidates
PROPYLPARABEN	PROPYLPARABEN	Z8IX2SC1OH	CONCENTRATE / ORAL	2.5 mg/5ml		Exact identifier — unii candidate 68 equally ranked IID candidates
METHYLPARABEN	METHYLPARABEN	A2I8C7HI9T	SOLUTION, CONCENTRATE / ORAL	1 mg/1ml		Exact identifier — unii candidate 79 equally ranked IID candidates
METHYLPARABEN	METHYLPARABEN	A2I8C7HI9T	SPRAY / TOPICAL	0.2 %w/w		Exact identifier — unii candidate 79 equally ranked IID candidates
TROLAMINE	TROLAMINE	9O3K93S3TK	GEL, METERED / TRANSDERMAL		14 mg	Exact identifier — unii candidate 22 equally ranked IID candidates
METHYLPARABEN	METHYLPARABEN	A2I8C7HI9T	DROPS / AURICULAR (OTIC)	0.01 %w/w		Exact identifier — unii candidate 79 equally ranked IID candidates
EDETATE DISODIUM	EDETATE DISODIUM	7FLD91C86K	EMULSION / OPHTHALMIC	0.3 %w/v		Exact identifier — unii candidate 77 equally ranked IID candidates
METHYLPARABEN	METHYLPARABEN	A2I8C7HI9T	SOLUTION / RECTAL	0.13 %w/v		Exact identifier — unii candidate 79 equally ranked IID candidates
METHYLPARABEN	METHYLPARABEN	A2I8C7HI9T	INJECTION, SOLUTION / EPIDURAL		30 mg	Exact identifier — unii candidate 79 equally ranked IID candidates
TROLAMINE	TROLAMINE	9O3K93S3TK	AEROSOL, METERED / RECTAL	ADJ PH		Exact identifier — unii candidate 22 equally ranked IID candidates
TROLAMINE	TROLAMINE	9O3K93S3TK	SOLUTION / TOPICAL	NA		Exact identifier — unii candidate 22 equally ranked IID candidates
EDETATE DISODIUM	EDETATE DISODIUM	7FLD91C86K	LIQUID / NASAL	2 mg/1ml		Exact identifier — unii candidate 77 equally ranked IID candidates
EDETATE DISODIUM	EDETATE DISODIUM	7FLD91C86K	ELIXIR / ORAL	1.3 mg/5ml		Exact identifier — unii candidate 77 equally ranked IID candidates
PROPYLPARABEN	PROPYLPARABEN	Z8IX2SC1OH	INJECTION / INFILTRATION	0.35 mg		Exact identifier — unii candidate 68 equally ranked IID candidates
PROPYLPARABEN	PROPYLPARABEN	Z8IX2SC1OH	DROPS / AURICULAR (OTIC)	NA		Exact identifier — unii candidate 68 equally ranked IID candidates
METHYLPARABEN	METHYLPARABEN	A2I8C7HI9T	SOLUTION / INTRAMUSCULAR	0.13 %w/v		Exact identifier — unii candidate 79 equally ranked IID candidates
PROPYLPARABEN	PROPYLPARABEN	Z8IX2SC1OH	INJECTION / INTRALESIONAL	0.02 %w/v		Exact identifier — unii candidate 68 equally ranked IID candidates

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Brand	Generic	Manufacturer	SPL set ID	Effective date	Available safety fields	Join
6b4bfd04-f0bb-4305-88af-302ed2d3ef7c			3252111d-86fd-4d35-b87a-f95d30a11144	2025-07-25	Warnings	Exact identifier spl set id: 3252111d-86fd-4d35-b87a-f95d30a11144

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