Contraindication | ThermaCare®

Contraindication

ThermaCare® Pain Gel must not be used if you are hypersensitive to the active ingredient Felbinac. Also in case of existing hypersensitivity to the other ingredients of the gel, ThermaCare® Pain Gel should not be used. The moreover one the income and/or the treatment with the pain gel under special caution should take place with patients with a before-damaged kidney (in particular with certain kidney illnesses, like the so-called nephrotic syndrome or an interstitial nephritis) or also with patients, who reacted already with skin reactions or asthma attacks to the income of so-called non-steroidal anti-inflammatory agents.

Therapy with ThermaCare® Pain Gel should only be started at the age of 14 years. In general, the use of the pain gel should be avoided during pregnancy, as there are no studies on therapy in the context of pregnancy. This also applies to the breastfeeding period.

Interaction

So far, no interactions have been reported in combination with other drugs, so no interactions with other drugs need to be considered for the time being. The ThermaCare® pain gel with its ingredient Felbinac belongs to the group of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs. To the group of the non-steroidal antirheumatic drugs belong for example also the active substances Ibuprofen, Diclofenac as well as Acetylsalicylic acid, which can be likewise used for the pain relief.

These non-steroidal antirheumatic drugs act by inhibiting the enzyme cyclooxygenase. This enzyme plays an important role in the production of pro-inflammatory and pain-promoting substances such as prostaglandin.Inhibition of the enzyme leads to a significant reduction of inflammatory and pain-promoting substances. The result is that the pain subsides and the inflammation is stopped.

The ThermaCare® heat patches have a different mechanism of action. They generate heat by oxidation with the air. The envelopes or patches contain a mixture of different ingredients.

These include salt, iron powder, activated carbon and water. When the patch is now unpacked from its airtight packaging, the ingredients contained in the patch can react with the oxygen in the air, a process known as oxidation. In concrete terms, this means that the ingredients begin to “rust”. This oxidation process now releases heat, which now penetrates into the deeper tissue layers, where it causes the muscles to relax.