Medicine guide

Absorbine Jr

5000 mg/h · Patch

  • Available without prescription
Active substance
Menthol
Made by
Clarion Brands, LLC

Quoted from the official source. Not yet reviewed by Mediclarum — the leaflet in your pack is authoritative.

At a glance

Quoted from the official label · 2025-12-23

What it is

Active Ingredient Purpose Menthol 5% Topical Analgesic

Used for
  • Simple backache arthritis sprains strains bruises
How to take it

adults and children 12 years of age and older apply to the affected area no more than 3 to 4 times daily open pouch & remove patch peel off protective film and apply sticky side to affected area

Full directions ↓
Do not take it if

On wounds or damaged skin with a heating pad

All warnings ↓
Good to know
  • Sold without a prescription
  • FDA enforcement reports list no ongoing recall, and none from the last two years, for this product code · checked 2026-10-02
849other products contain Menthol — compare makers, forms and strengths

Every line above is selected, not written, from the official label. Nothing is reworded. DailyMed

What it is for

For temporary relief of minor aches and pains of muscles and joints associated with:

  • simple backache arthritis sprains strains bruises

From the official label · 2025-12-23 · DailyMed

Do not take it if

on wounds or damaged skin with a heating pad

Quoted from the official label, section “OTC — Do Not Use”.

How to take it

These directions are for this exact strength and form. Another one is different.

  • adults and children 12 years of age and older apply to the affected area no more than 3 to 4 times daily open pouch & remove patch peel off protective film and apply sticky side to affected area
  • children under 12 years of age consult a doctor

Quoted from the official label, section “Dosage & Administration”.

Ask a doctor first if

redness over affected area

Quoted from the official label, section “OTC — Ask Doctor”.

Stop and get help if

  • condition worsens or
  • if symptoms persist for more than 7 days or clear up and occur again within a few days excessive skin irritation occurs

Quoted from the official label, section “OTC — Stop Use”.

Other warnings

  • For external use only.
  • Do not use on wounds or damaged skin with a heating pad
  • Ask a doctor before use
  • if you have redness over affected area
  • When using this product
  • avoid contact with eyes and mucous membranes do not bandage tightly
  • Stop use and
  • ask a doctor if condition worsens or
  • Keep out of reach of children.
  • avoid contact with eyes and mucous membranes do not bandage tightly

Quoted from the official label, section “Warnings”.

Keep away from children

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

Quoted from the official label, section “OTC — Keep Out of Reach of Children”.

What kind of medicine it is

Active Ingredient Purpose Menthol 5% Topical Analgesic

Quoted from the official label, section “OTC — Purpose”.

Other ingredients

Relevant if you react to a dye, a preservative, lactose or gluten.

adhesive plaster, aloe extract, dl-camphor, purified lanolin, spearmint, titanium dioxide, zinc oxide

Quoted from the official label, section “Inactive Ingredients”.

Questions about this product

Call 1-844-922-7672

Quoted from the official label, section “OTC — Questions”.

Ingredients people check for

Lactose, gluten, dyes, sugars and other ingredients that matter with an allergy, intolerance or diet — as this product’s FDA label lists them.

  • Titanium dioxidetitanium dioxideA whitening agent no longer allowed in food in the EU (E171).

Quoted from the FDA label. A label that does not name an ingredient is not a guarantee that the product is free of it, and formulations change. With an allergy, check the pack and ask a pharmacist.

Details

Made byClarion Brands, LLC
Active substanceMenthol
Strength5000 mg/h
FormPatch
RouteTopical
Packs1 PATCH in 1 POUCH / 8 h in 1 PATCH
NDC69693-412

Source: NDC Directory · 2026-09-13 · not reviewed by a clinician

Source: US Food and Drug Administration, NDC Directory. Reuse terms: US government work (FDA).

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