Lindan

Key facts

Drug.verifiedrevid

457117932

Drug.IUPAC_name

(1r,2R,3S,4r,5R,6S)-1,2,3,4,5,6-hexachlorocyclohexane

Drug.image

Gamma-hexachlorocyclohexane.svg

Drug.image_class

skin-invert-image

Drug.width

150px

Drug.image2

Lindane (chair) molecule ball.png

Drug.image_class2

bg-transparent

Drug.width2

170

Drug.alt2

Ball-and-stick model of the lindane molecule (chair conformation)

Drug.MedlinePlus

a682651

Drug.pregnancy_category

C

Drug.legal_status

Production and agricultural use is banned in the 182 countries that are Parties to the Stockholm Convention, but pharmaceutical use is allowed as a second-line treatment for scabies and lice