21 CFR § 346.16 - Analgesic, anesthetic, and antipruritic active ingredients.

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title: "21 CFR § 346.16 - Analgesic, anesthetic, and antipruritic active ingredients."
title_number: 21
title_name: "Food and Drugs"
section_number: "346.16"
section_name: "Analgesic, anesthetic, and antipruritic active ingredients."
chapter_name: "FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES"
subchapter_number: "D"
subchapter_name: "DRUGS FOR HUMAN USE"
part_number: "346"
part_name: "ANORECTAL DRUG PRODUCTS FOR OVER-THE-COUNTER HUMAN USE"
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currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
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authority: "21 U.S.C. 321, 351, 352, 353, 355, 360, 371."
regulatory_source: "55 FR 31779, Aug. 3, 1990, unless otherwise noted."
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# 346.16 Analgesic, anesthetic, and antipruritic active ingredients.

The active ingredient of the product consists of any of the following when used within the concentration range established for each ingredient:

(a) Camphor 0.1 to 3 percent.

(b) Juniper tar 1 to 5 percent.

(c) Menthol 0.1 to 1 percent.