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Banned Pesticide Allowed For Use As Treatment

Added August 11th, 2006

Controversy and concern has arisen over the fact that a banned and potentially harmful pesticide is approved for use as a medical treatment to kill lice and mites on the scalp and on bodies. Lindane has reportedly caused both illness and death, and was banned as a pesticide but still allowed for use in medication to treat those with mites and lice.

Public health groups and environmentalists are now expressing grave concerns over the treatments that contain this product. Baltimore City Health Commissioner Dr. Joshua Sharfstein, stated: "Lindane is a known cause of seizures and has no role in the routine management of lice or scabies. FDA should re-examine the question of whether it needs to be on the market at all."

The treatments, Lindane Shampoo and Lindane Lotion, are manufactured by Morton Grove Pharmaceuticals. An FDA spokesperson stated: "As lindane has been deemed safe and effective for its intended use, FDA does not have any plans to take further action with this product at this time."

The pharmaceutical company began manufacturing the products in the mid-1990s, and a lawyer for the company described the claims of harm as overblown and exaggerated. He added that there has been only one lawsuit and around 22 adverse reactions during this time.

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