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. But as you kick spring cleaning into high gear, there are certain topical pain relievers the U.S. Food and Drug Administration is urging consumers to discard from their stockpile due to unlawfully high amounts of a potentially hazardous ingredient.for 19 over-the-counter analgesic products that contain higher concentrations of lidocaine than what is federally allowed for non-prescription topical pain relief drugs.