Lindan
Also known as Gexane, Kwell, Gamene, Quellada, Scabene, gamma-BHC, gamma-1,2,3,4,5,6-Hexachlorocyclohexane, Gammaxene
Lindane, also known as '''gamma-hexachlorocyclohexane (γ-HCH), gammaxene, Gammallin and benzene hexachloride (BHC'''), 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.
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
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Categories
Drugs with non-standard legal statusECHA InfoCard ID from WikidataEndocrine disruptorsGABAA receptor negative allosteric modulatorsIARC Group 1 carcinogensOrganochloride insecticidesPersistent organic pollutants under the Convention on Long-Range Transboundary Air PollutionPersistent organic pollutants under the Stockholm Convention