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10.3.2 Rubefacients
First Line
Second Line
Specialist
Hospital Only
Rubefacients
(including topical products containing nicotinate compounds, salicylate compounds, essential oils and camphor)
Following national guidance from NHS England, rubefacients are not recommended for use due to lack of evidence of efficacy. Click here for more information. Prescribers should not initiate rubefacients for any new patient. Click the following link for a patient information leaflet to support deprescribing
