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Pharmacotherapy is a major component of the multimodal comprehensive treatment of pain. The degree and kind of the patient's pain, together with their age and any other medical conditions, all influence how well an analgesic works, including how much is prescribed and how it is administered. This study aims to provide doctors, nurses, pharmacists, and other healthcare professionals who work with patients who are in pain with the most recent information on analgesics applied topically and transdermally. Analgesics applied topically or transdermally function via many pathways. Transdermal opioid administration causes the absorption of opioids into subcutaneous tissue vessels, which then transport the opioids on receptors (opioids) throughout the peripheral and central nervous systems via the blood. When administered topically, non-steroid anti-inflammation medications produce analgesic effect primarily by supplying local anti-inflammatory effects and high concentration in joints assembly. Drugs applied topically, such as creams containing antidepressants (doxepin, amitriptyline), capsaicin in cream, EMLA cream, lidocaine and capsaicin in patches, and capsaicin in cream, primarily operate nearby in tissue over receptors , ions channel. There are certain benefits to applying topical and transdermal analgesics as opposed to systemic medication. Since topical analgesics alleviate local pain with little to no systemic side effects, they have a far better adverse effect profile. In addition to the benefits listed above, the transdermal method offers a prolonged analgesic period and may be more suitable, epecially beneficial for patients who cannot ingest medications by oral route. Topical or transdermal opioids carry a lower risk of addiction compared to those administered orally or intravenously.