John Hopkins removes lindane from formulary

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John Hopkins deletes lindane off their formulary

Sept 11^th, 2005

Lindane (Scabene®) Lindane has been deleted from the
hospital formulary due to an FDA advisory
emphasizing that lindane should only be used
as second-line therapy given the risk of neurotoxicity.
Permethrin is the first-line formulary
agent for the treatment of lice.
Formulary Deletion

http://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/pharmacy/pharmacists/druginfo/PT%20Newsle tter/March%202005.pdf

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