Date	Event	Description
7 October 2016	Review declared as stable	See Published notes.
7 October 2014	New citation required but conclusions have not changed	Results not changed from 2009 review, but grading and interpretation of results now more cautious. PRISMA flow diagram, 'Risk of bias' assessment, and 'Summary of findings' table added.
22 August 2014	New search has been performed	New searches run in August 2014. This was ahead of the suggested update in 2015 because the review is to be included in an overview of topical analgesics. One new study added (Zahmatkash 2011, 92 participants), which contributed only to the analysis of withdrawals. Title changed from "rubefacients" to "salicylate‐containing rubefacients" because all included studies used salicylates (alone or in combination with other compounds). We now also specify musculoskeletal pain because these products are used only for this type of pain.
15 September 2011	Review declared as stable	The authors of this review scanned the literature in August 2011 and are confident that there will be no change to conclusions and therefore a need to update the search until at least 2015.
24 September 2010	Amended	Contact details updated.