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2. Lindane - Wikipedia

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   Lindane, also known as gamma-hexachlorocyclohexane (γ-HCH), gammaxene, Gammallin and benzene hexachloride (BHC), [3] 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. [4] [5] Lindane is a neurotoxin that interferes ...

3. Crotamiton - Wikipedia

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   Crotamiton is a drug that is used both as a scabicidal (for treating scabies) and as a general antipruritic (anti-itching drug). It is a prescription, lotion-based medicine that is applied to the whole body to get rid of the scabies mite that burrows under the skin and causes itching.

4. Ectoparasiticide - Wikipedia

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   Permethrin, sulfur, lindane, dicophane, benzyl benzoate, ivermectin and crotamiton are well known ectoparasiticides. [2] Additionally, ectoparasiticides have been used to safely contaminate rhinoceros horns with hopes of it deterring the demand for these horns on the black market.

5. Pediculosis pubis - Wikipedia

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   Lindane is still used in a shampoo form in some non-European countries. Its licence was withdrawn by the European Medicines Agency in 2008. [ 2 ] It may be considered as a last resort in some people who show resistance to other treatments, but is not recommended to be used for a second round of treatment.

6. Benzyl benzoate - Wikipedia

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   Benzyl benzoate is an effective and inexpensive topical treatment for human scabies. [7] It has vasodilating and spasmolytic effects and is present in many asthma and whooping cough drugs. [8] It is also used as an excipient in some testosterone-replacement medications (like Nebido) for treating hypogonadism. [9]

7. Treatment of human lice - Wikipedia

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   For a treatment with louse comb alone, it is recommended to comb the hair for an hour to an hour and a half (depending the length and type of the hair) daily or every second day for 14 days. Wetting the hair especially with water and shampoo or conditioner will facilitate the combing and the removal of lice, eggs and nits. [21] [22] [23] [24]