A composition for topical application of an NSAID comprises a solution or suspension of the NSAID in a carrier system comprising a polyhydric alcohol, a glycol ether and an ester of A higher fatty acid, the carrier system being present as a single phase at ambient temperatures. The NSATD may be diclofenac as diclofenac acid. The polyhydric alcohol may be a glycol such as isopropylene glycol and the glycol ether may be a diethylene glycol ether such as diethylene glycol monoethyl ether.