The present invention relates to an anti-inflammatory and analgesic pharmaceutical preparation for external use having excellent percutaneous absorption and applicability. The pharmaceutical preparations for external use of this invention comprise NSAIDs and, as a percutaneous absorption promoting agent, oleic acid, oleyl alcohol or a mixture thereof, in a pharmaceutically acceptable aqueous alcoholic solvent comprised of a monohydric saturated aliphatic alcohol of 1-4 carbon atoms, a polyhydric alcohol selected from the group consisting of saturated aliphatic glycols of 2-4 carbon atoms and glycerol, and water.