ThermaCare lot on recall
This article was originally published in The Tan Sheet
Executive Summary
Pfizer Consumer Healthcare recalls one lot of ThermaCare HeatWraps Menstrual patches due to the potential to leak and cause skin injury. The New York firm said it distributes the product in the U.S. and Puerto Rico. Wyeth, now part of Pfizer, acquired the ThermaCare line from Procter & Gamble in 2008 (1"The Tan Sheet" July 21, 2008)
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