Class 2 OTC DrugCataplasm (Poultice)
Vantelin Kowa Pad EX
A topical analgesic and anti-inflammatory poultice that works directly on stubborn muscle and joint pain in the shoulders, lower back, joints, and more
✦ Triple analgesic formula✦ Contains indomethacin✦ Soft adhesion design
For people like this · At times like these
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Those concerned about stiff shoulders or lower back pain
When you want to ease shoulder or lower back pain from everyday tightness or a heavy, dull ache.
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Those with joint or muscle pain
For times when pain on movement bothers you—joint pain, muscle pain, tenosynovitis, elbow pain, and more.
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Those with pain after bruises or sprains
When you want to cool the affected area while easing pain from bruises, sprains, fracture pain, and similar conditions.
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Those who value comfort and easy reapplication
For anyone who wants a soft feel on the skin and a design that lets you separate and reapply even if adhesive surfaces stick together.
Product overview
Vantelin Kowa Pad EX is a Class 2 OTC poultice containing indomethacin, arnica tincture, and l-menthol. It is a topical analgesic and anti-inflammatory medicine intended to ease muscle and joint pain and inflammation around the shoulders, lower back, joints, and similar areas, applied directly to the affected site. Features include a soft adhesion design that makes use of skin contact area, and an application surface that is easy to reapply.
Product features
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Triple analgesic formula
Formula
A formula in which the active ingredients indomethacin, arnica tincture, and l-menthol penetrate the affected area to help ease muscle and joint pain and inflammation.
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Soft adhesion design
Feel on skin
By increasing contact area with the skin, this design aims for a soft feel while still delivering adhesion comparable to typical tape-type products. It also considers stress on the skin’s stratum corneum when removed.
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Application surface that’s easy to reapply
Ease of use
Even if adhesive surfaces stick together, they can be cleanly separated and reapplied, so you’re less likely to waste a pad.
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Cataplasm (poultice)
A topical poultice type applied directly to the affected area.
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How to apply
Peel off the center film, place it on the center of the affected area, then peel the left and right films in turn while applying.
Indications
Analgesic and anti-inflammatory relief for the following: stiff shoulders, lower back pain, muscle pain, tenosynovitis, elbow pain (such as tennis elbow), bruises, sprains, joint pain, fracture pain
Dosage and administration
| Age |
Amount per use |
Times per day |
| Adults (15 years and older) |
Apply 1 pad to the affected area |
1 to 2 times daily |
| Under 15 years |
Do not use |
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Follow the dosage and administration directions, and take care with continuous use on the same site or prolonged application. Do not use on areas of weak skin, wounds, eczema, mucous membranes, or similar. Check the package insert for details, and consult a pharmacist or registered seller if anything is unclear.
⚠️ Precautions for use
- This product is a Class 2 OTC drug. Read the package insert carefully before use.
- The following people should consult a doctor, pharmacist, or registered seller before use: those under a doctor’s care; those who are pregnant or may be pregnant; those who have had allergic symptoms to medicines or similar; those with chronic dermatitis or a constitution prone to suppuration.
- If symptoms such as rash, redness, itching, pain, or swelling appear during or after use, stop use and consult a doctor, pharmacist, or registered seller.
- Take care to avoid contact with the eyes. If the product gets in the eyes, rinse immediately with water or lukewarm water, and see an ophthalmologist if you notice any abnormality.
- Do not use on swollen sites in the acute phase soon after injury, or on wounds, eczema, or mucous membranes.
- Follow the stated dosage and administration, and do not use continuously for long periods.
- Avoid combined use with other topical analgesic/anti-inflammatory agents, and avoid layering pads on the same site.
- If skin abnormalities persist after use or symptoms do not improve, stop use and consult a professional.
📦 Storage precautions
- Store in a cool place away from direct sunlight.
- Store out of reach of children.
- Do not transfer to another container.
- Do not use products past their expiration date.
● Features
〇 Triple analgesic ingredients combined simultaneously!
The triple analgesic ingredients indomethacin, arnica tincture, and l-menthol penetrate and directly relieve muscle and joint pain.
〇 "TIAAS® formulation" developed by Kowa
By increasing the contact area with the skin, it achieves adhesion that is soft to the skin yet comparable to general tape products.
It is designed to have minimal impact on the stratum corneum of the skin when removed.
〇 Can be reapplied even if it sticks to itself
Even if the adhesive surfaces stick together, it can be restored cleanly and reapplied, preventing waste of a single sheet.
【Class 2 OTC Drug】
● Efficacy/Effects
Pain in the shoulder associated with stiff shoulders, lower back pain, joint pain, muscle pain, tenosynovitis (pain in hands and wrists), elbow pain (such as tennis elbow), bruises, sprains
＜Precautions related to Efficacy/Effects＞
● Dosage and Administration
Peel off the plastic film and apply to the affected area up to twice a day.
＜Precautions related to Dosage and Administration＞
(1) Follow the dosage and administration instructions.
(2) This medicine does not treat the disease causing pain or swelling but only treats symptoms such as pain and swelling, so use only when symptoms are present.
(3) When sweating or the affected area is wet, wipe well before use.
(4) People with sensitive skin should apply a small piece about 1–2 cm square to a sensitive area on the inside of the arm for more than half a day before use, and confirm that no symptoms such as rash, redness, itching, swelling, or irritation occur.
● Ingredients/Quantity
Per 100g of ointment base
Indomethacin 1g
Arnica tincture 1mL (arnica 0.2g)
l-Menthol 1.2g
〔Additives〕
Polyvinyl alcohol (partially saponified), methyl acrylate-acrylic acid-2-ethylhexyl copolymer resin, polyoxyethylene nonylphenyl ether, partially neutralized polyacrylic acid, carmellose sodium (CMC-Na), sorbitan oleate, glycerin, D-sorbitol, sodium bisulfite, edetate sodium, thymol, dihydroxyaluminum aminoacetate, lactic acid, macrogol, diisopropyl adipate
＜Precautions related to Ingredients/Quantity＞
● This product contains 35 mg of indomethacin per sheet.
● Dosage Form
Plaster (external - adhesive preparation)
● Precautions for Use
■Do not do (Contraindications)
(Failure to comply may worsen current symptoms or increase the likelihood of side effects)
1. Do not use if you:
(1) Have had allergic reactions to this medicine or its ingredients.
(2) Have had asthma attacks.
(3) Are under 15 years old.
2. Do not use on the following areas:
(1) Around the eyes, mucous membranes, etc.
(2) Eczema, rash, wounds.
(3) Areas affected by athlete’s foot, ringworm, or those that are suppurating.
3. Do not use continuously for more than 2 weeks.
■Consult
1. Consult a doctor, pharmacist, or registered seller before use if you:
(1) Are receiving medical treatment.
(2) Are pregnant or think you may be pregnant.
(3) Have had allergic reactions to medicines.
2. If the following symptoms appear after use, they may be side effects; stop use immediately and consult a doctor, pharmacist, or registered seller with this outer box.
［Affected area: Symptoms］
Skin: rash, redness, itching, swelling, irritation, stinging sensation, heat sensation, dryness
3. If symptoms do not improve after 5–6 days of use, stop use and consult a doctor, pharmacist, or registered seller with this outer box.
●Precautions for Storage and Handling
(1) Store sealed in a cool, dry place away from high temperatures and direct sunlight.
(2) Keep out of reach of children.
(3) Do not transfer to another container. (This may cause misuse or change quality.)
(4) To maintain quality, unused portions after opening should be placed in the medicine bag, the opening zipper closed tightly, and stored sealed.
(5) Do not use products past the expiration date (indicated on the outer box and medicine bag).
