Controversy
While magnesium salicylate is an alternative for pain relief, it still is an NSAID like others in its category, without any proven superiority over other over-the-counter type pain relievers (NSAID).
Doan's specifically, and the company producing it, Novartis, have been tried over their claim that the product is superior in providing pain relief. In June 1996, The FTC, Federal Trade Commission charged the company with violating federal law with its unsubstantiated claim. In March 1998, the court ruled in favor of the FTC but there was no stipulation about how the company should or would have to mend its advertising/packaging. Thus, Doan's is still marketed as a "superior treatment for back pain".
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