Can you use a heating pad while wearing the flector patch?

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5 Aug 2010

Don't use the heating pad, it will cause redness, irritation, swelling and pain, if not from the medication, from the adhesive that is on the patch. Be careful of the area where you used the patch for several days, it may be tender and sensitive for a few days after you remover the patch.

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