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a preparation of lindane (trade name Kwell) that is used to kill lice and itch mites

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Currently, these include malathion 0.5% (Ovide) and lindane 1% (Kwell) lotions, both of which must be used with caution.
Lindane (gamma-isomer of hexachlorocyclohexane, HCH), more commonly known as Bio-well, Kwell, Thionex, or Scabene, is a pesticide commonly used on fruit, vegetables, and forest crops.
Other products, like Kwell and Ovide contain lindane and malathion, both of which are highly toxic.
one time only two times (one week apart) as needed If Kwell (lindane) shampoo were available for over-the-counter use, I would suggest its use for head lice in place of presently available insecticides.
Known under the trade name of Kwell, this strong insecticide can cause anemia, neurotoxicity, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, respiratory failure, giddiness, and fatigue, followed by tremors, convulsions, and coma.
Officials with the Missouri Department of Health studied children with cancer and found that those who had brain cancer also had significantly more exposure to pet flea collars, no-pest strips, garden pesticides, and Kwell shampoo, a pesticide used to treat lice.
Unfortunately, the old standby shampoo, Kwell, and similar products containing the prescription pesticide, lindane, no longer work as effectively in many cases as they once did.
Burroughs Wellcome Co.'s Nix, Pfizer Inc.'s Rid, Reed & Carnrick's Kwell and SmithKline Beecham PLC's A-200 are among the best-selling lice control products.
COUNTRYSIDE: Kwell (not quill), is a brand name for lindane, a prescription treatment for scabies (and mites).
Lindane (Kwell) can be used when other medicines fail, if the affected person weighs more than 110 pounds.
The standard treatment for the last 30 years has been GBHC (Kwell, 1% lindane, Reed & Camrick, Piscataway, NJ).[10] It is easy to apply, nonirritating, and more effective than older treatments including crotamiton 10% (Eurax, West-wood-Squibb, Princeton, NJ).[14,18] However, GBHC is absorbed through the skin, and may result in toxic serum levels in patients with thin or fissured skin, or with overuse, especially in elderly patients.
2 Pick up a packet of Kwells tablets to help prevent travel sickness.
| For more details see: www.isitcowsmilkallergy.co.uk 3 of the best travel sickness remedies 1 KWELLS, PS3.05 for 12x300mcg tablets, Boots THESE contain hyoscine hydrobromide, an ingredient which stops the mixed messages being sent to your brain that cause travel sickness.