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.

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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.

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