Lindane is the active ingredient in some products used to treat head lice and scabies. Health professional organizations throughout Michigan have supported action to phase out pharmaceutical use of lindane in Michigan. HB 4402 allows use of lindane in pharmaceutical products in Michigan only under the supervision of a physician in his or her office.

Lindane is no longer used in the U.S. for agricultural, veterinary, or military purposes. Although the majority of lindane was used in agriculture, all forms of lindane are persistent, bioaccumulative, and toxic.

For more information read the Michigan Network for Children's Environmental Health's fact sheet (pdf)