Bengay topical pain-relieving cream is still in production. Although it’s out of stock in some drugstores near you, I found it at CVS, 2 N. Zack Hinton Parkway, McDonough, 770-957-2984.

Americans have been using topical arthritis medicines for more than a century. Sloan’s Liniment, for example, was originally developed in the 19th century by harness maker and self-taught veterinarian ...

Before the FDA action, pain-relieving patches were available in the United States only by prescription, said Dr. John Dombrowski, director of the Washington Pain Center in Washington, D.C.