Leaking Heat Cells In Pfizer's ThermaCare HeatWraps Prompt Recall

Firm's consumer health division extends to consumer level a recall it advised retailers and distributors about on Oct. 2 because products from the six lots have a potential to leak ingredients contained in heat cell wraps. A leaking heat cell in a HeatWrap could cause skin injuries such as burns, blisters or skin irritation on the applied areas.

Pfizer Inc.'s ThermaCare HeatWrap transdermal patches are drug-free but their ingredients can cause adverse events, as the firm says in announcing a recall of six lots of the products labeled for muscle or menstrual pain.

The firm on Nov. 26 announced that its consumer health care division is extending to the consumer level a voluntary...

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