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1) The problem is the FDA says the benefits outweigh the risks [by Anonymous Citizen on September 2, 2006]Which is a bunch of bull_oney.
The FDA who blackboxed lindane in 2003 says it should be used in caution on anyone under 110 pounds. The problem is some of the over the counter treatments, just like lindane are not effective, so even though it is advised that lindane be used as a second line therapy, the pharmacutical company knowing that the first treatment most likely will fail, knows that a pediatrician will write a script for lindane.
The best way to get rid of headlice is with a lice comb. It may take some time with a child with long hair, but this way you are not exposing your child to a pesticide that can cause neurological damage, cancers, etc.
New York and Illinios also have lindane bills they are trying to pass. But Morton Grove pharmacuticals hired lobbyists in both states and spread very inaccurate information slowing the progression of these bills.
Until these bills are passed lindane will still be prescribed to our children, and did you know the average cost of one treatment of lindane is $150.00 !!!!! The two lice treatments to avoid are of course lindane and another called malathion sp?
Ask your pharmacist for a treatment that contains NO pesticides, there are a few out there.
Good luck to Michigan, Illinois and New York with their lindane bills.
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If the EPA says it's BAD, then end the madness.
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Don't you think you should perhaps pass this before a new group of children are exposed?
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