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{{Short description|Topical pain relief medicine}}
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'''RUB A535''' (also known as '''Antiphlogistine''') is a [[rubefacient]] introduced in 1919 and manufactured by [[Church & Dwight]] in [[Montreal, Quebec]], Canada.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ruba535.com/about-us/about-ruba535/|title=About Rub•A535 - RUB·A535|website=www.ruba535.com}}</ref>
[[File:Antiphlogistine.jpg|thumb|A 1914 advertisement]]
While little known outside of Canada, it is used there for the treatment of tough [[muscle pain]], [[arthritic pains]], [[rheumatic pains]], [[bursitis]], [[lumbago]], etc.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://webprod.hc-sc.gc.ca/nhpid-bdipsn/atReq.do?atid=counter|title=Ingredient Search|first=Government of Canada, Health Canada, Health Products and Food Branch, Natural Health Products|last=Directorate|website=webprod.hc-sc.gc.ca|date=26 July 2004 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ruba535.com/about-us/how-it-works/what-are-counterirritants/|title=What are counterirritants? - RUB·A535|website=www.ruba535.com}}</ref> Church and Dwight say on their website that nearly all the research, development and production of RUB A535 is carried out in Canada. Patients who are allergic to [[salicylates]] (ASA based drugs, such as [[aspirin]]), or who are taking [[anticoagulant]] medications should avoid the use of the product. It is also recommended to not use it more than 3–4 times a day.

==Ingredients==
The active ingredients in RUB A535 are [[camphor]], [[eucalyptus oil]], [[menthol]], and [[methyl salicylate]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.americanameds.com/product/A535|title=Buy A535 13.300 % Online from AmeriCana Meds|website=www.americanameds.com}}</ref>
Some formulations also contain [[capsaicin]] and [[triethanolamine]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ruba535.com/product/ruba535-arthritis-extra-strength-roll-on-lotion/|title=RUB·A535 Arthritis Extra Strength Roll-on Lotion - RUB·A535|website=www.ruba535.com}}</ref>

==Varieties==
Currently, RUB A535 has been released in a variety of products:
* Originally, it was produced in a particular white cream, carrying a rather offensive medical odour.
* Recently, the name was also given to a line of dual action back patches that change temperature (known as Hot-Cold patches).
* An improved cream was also developed, claiming to be odorless, differing from their normal cream, which carries the same smell as most topical analgesics.
* As of 2008, the "Ultra Heat" sport stick was released and shipped to many provinces, including Manitoba. It is sold as individual units containing 100{{nbs}}g of spearmint-smelling cream in packaging resembling an orange-coloured, slightly taller than usual deodorant stick. Like some deodorant sticks, the cream is dispensed by first uncapping the unit, then turning a dial at the bottom of the unit, thus pushing the cream up and out through three slits at the top.
* There is also a cold A535 named "Ice".

== See also ==
* [[Liniment]]
*{{anli|Phlogiston theory}}

== References in other disciplines ==
Historically, the then local distributor was involved in a notable case in the High Court of Australia, about State income tax, ''Denver Chemical Manufacturing Company v The Commissioner of Taxation (New South Wales)'' [http://www7.austlii.edu.au/cgi-bin/viewdoc/au/cases/cth/HCA/1949/25.html (1949) 79 CLR 296]. It simply involved a difference of views about how to disclose income on a tax return, but is the [http://www7.austlii.edu.au/cgi-bin/LawCite?cit=%5B1949%5D%20HCA%2025 leading authority] in its area.

==External links==
*[https://ruba535.ca/ Official Website]

==References==
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{{Church & Dwight}}

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[[Category:Analgesics]]
[[Category:Ointments]]
[[Category:Church & Dwight brands]]
[[Category:Goods manufactured in Canada]]