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benzyl alcohol
Trade name not determined	Pharmaceutical company: Sciele Pharma, Inc. www.sciele.com

Pharmacologic classification: topical alcohol
Therapeutic classification: pediculicide
Pregnancy risk category: B

AVAILABLE FORMS
Lotion: 5%

INDICATIONS AND DOSAGES
Head lice infestations—
Adults and children age 6 months and older: Apply the lotion to the patient's hair and scalp until completely saturated. Amount of lotion used depends on hair length.

Hair length (inches) Lotion amount per treatment (oz)

0 to 2 4 to 6

2 to 4 6 to 8

4 to 8 8 to 12

8 to 16 12 to 24

16 to 22 24 to 32

Longer than 22 32 to 48

Allow lotion to remain on the hair for 10 minutes, and then rinse thoroughly with water. Remove dead lice and nits with a fine-toothed comb. Repeat treatment after 7 days.

CONTRAINDICATIONS AND CAUTIONS
Avoid use in infants younger than 1 month of age and in preterm infants with a corrected age of less than 44 weeks. Avoid eye exposure.

INTERACTIONS
None reported.

ADVERSE REACTIONS
EENT: ocular irritation.
Skin: application site irritation, application site anesthesia and hypoesthesia, pain, pruritis, erythema, pyoderma.

Reactions may be common, uncommon, life-threatening, or COMMON AND LIFE-THREATENING.

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