Lindane Lindane Clinical data AHFS / Drugs.com Monograph MedlinePlus a682651 Pregnancy category · C Routes of administration Topical ATC code · P03AB02 ( WHO ) QP53AB02 ( WHO ) QS02QA01 ( WHO ) Legal status Legal status · Production and agricultural use is banned the 169 countries that are parties to the Stockholm Convention , but pharmaceutical use is allowed as a second-line treatment for scabies and lice [1] Pharmacokinetic data Protein binding 91% Metabolism Hepatic cytochrome P-450 oxygenase system Biological half-life 18 hours Identifiers IUPAC name [show] CAS Number · 58-89-9 PubChem CID · 727