Menthol; Methyl Salicylate

Drug Usage Statistics, United States, 2014 - 2023

Menthol; Methyl Salicylate Summary for 2023

Top drug rank #325 ( 6)
Estimated number of prescriptions in the United States (2023) 160,956
Estimated number of patients in the United States (2023) 56,145
 
Average total drug cost (USD)  
Per prescription $8.22
Per day of therapy $0.26/day
Average out-of-pocket cost (USD)  
Per prescription $2.95
Per day of therapy $0.10/day

Total Prescriptions and Patients Per Year (2014 - 2023)

Rank of Top Drugs Over Time

"Rank" refers to the frequency that a given medication is prescribed within a calendar year compared to all other medications. A rank of "4" would indicate that the medication was the fourth most commonly prescribed medication.

Year Rank Change
2019 439 -
2020 415  24
Year Rank Change
2021 353  62
2022 331  22
2023 325  6

Drug Cost Over Time (2014 - 2023)

  • Cost Per Prescription Fill: Average cost per filled prescription regardless of how many days of therapy the prescription is filled for (e.g. 10 days, 30 days, 90 days, etc.)
  • Cost per Day of Therapy: The average cost per prescription fill divided by the days of therapy. For example, a 10-day antibiotic course costing $30 would be $3 per day. Similarly, a 30-day supply of an oral antihypertensive costing $30 would be $1 per day.

  • Total cost: The average total cost of the medication including the out-of-pocket cost (see below) plus the amount paid by other parties (Medicare, Medicaid, private insurance, Veterans Administration, TRICARE, other state/federal sources, Worker's compensation, and other miscellaneous sources)
  • Out-of-pocket cost: The average payment made by the patient which may include deductibles, coinsurance, copayments, or the cash price paid without insurance coverage.

Cost Per Prescription Fill (USD)

Cost Per Day of Therapy (USD/day)

Distribution of Dispensed Dosage Forms (2023)

No data available

Distribution of Days Supplied (2023)

"Days supply" is defined as the number of days that a prescription should last. For example, a prescription of 60 tablets that is taken twice daily has a day supply of 30 days.

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Drug Synonyms

Drug synonyms are used during the sanitation and standardization process of "cleaning" the original data source (MEPS). Occassionally, brand names may be listed below that are no longer on the market or are very infrequently used.

Brand Name Synonyms
  • Amrutanjan Relief Strong Pain Balm
  • Artridon
  • Astonea Care Muscle And Join Pain Relief Cream
  • BT Pain Relief
  • Cvs Health Cold And Hot Pain Relieving
  • Dgh Greaseless Muscle Rub
  • EL Balsamo DE Tigre
  • EL Unguento Cebo DE Coyote
  • Equate Cool And Heat
  • Family Wellness Hot And Cold Pain Relief
  • Herbal Utaplas External Analgesic Plaster
  • Kwan Loong
  • Max Revive Plaster
  • Meijer Extra Strength Cold And Hot Therapypain Relieving
  • Mentholatum Deep Heating Rub
  • Mentholatum Pain Relieving
  • Muscle Rub
  • Muscle Rub Cream
  • Pain Relieving Warming Balm
  • Rugby Muscle Rub Cream
  • Rugby Pain Relieving
  • Salonpas
  • Theracare Muscle And Join Pain Relieving Cream
  • Tiger Balm
  • Tricylate
  • Ultra Balm
  • Zhong Hua Feng Shi Die DA Gao External Analgesic Plaster
Generic Drug Synonyms and Salts
  • Menthol, (+)-; Methyl Salicylate
  • Menthol, Unspecified Form; Methyl Salicylate
  • Methyl Salicylate; Menthol
  • Methyl Salicylate; Menthol, Unspecified Form
  • Menthol; Methyl Salicylate

FDA Approval Information

Established Pharmacologic Class (EPC): N/A
Initial FDA approval date: 2/20/2008
First FDA applicant: Otc
First dosage form: Patch (topical)

Prescription data source: Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS) 2014-2023. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), Rockville, MD. ClinCalc DrugStats Database version 2025.08. Read more about the ClinCalc DrugStats database.

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