Lindane

FDA Approved: * December 17, 1981
Pharm Company: * ALPHARMA US PHARMS
Category: Scabies & Lice

Lindane, also known as gamma-hexachlorocyclohexane (γ-HCH), gammaxene, Gammallin and sometimes misnamed benzene hexachloride (BHC),[2] is an organochlorine chemical and an isomer of hexachlorocyclohexane that has been used both as an agricultural insecticide and as a pharmaceutical treatment for lice and scabies.[3][4] Lindane is a neurotoxin that interferes with GABA neurotransmitter function by interacting with the GABAA receptor-chloride... [wikipedia]

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Dosage List

Lindane 10 mg/ml Topical Lotion
NDC: 60432-833
Labeler:
Morton Grove Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Lindane 10 mg/ml Topical Shampoo
NDC: 60432-834
Labeler:
Morton Grove Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Lindane 10 mg/ml Topical Shampoo
NDC: 61748-400
Labeler:
Versapharm Incorporated
Lindane 10 mg/ml Topical Lotion
NDC: 61748-401
Labeler:
Versapharm Incorporated

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