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Lindane is an insecticide, also known as gamma-Hexachlorocyclohexane (HCH) and benzene hexachloride (BHC). It has an LD50 of 88 mg/kg, is suspected of being a carcinogen and is banned in many countries and the US state of California.
It is sold in a 1% formulation as Kwell(R) shampoo and lotion (among other brand names, also generically), used to treat human scabies infection, head lice and other ectoparasites. In the United States, the Food and Drug Administration requires these products be labeled with prominent warnings about possible neurotoxicity, particularly in young patients.
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