Indications
1. Resistant Head Lice
2. Parental refusal to use Neurotoxins (e.g. Permethrin)
Mechanism
1. Suffocates Head Lice
Technique
1. Applied to hair and hair blow-dried
2. Nit removal not required
3. May be repeated weekly
Efficacy
1. Highly effective with low rate of recurrence
References
1. Pearlman (2004) Pediatrics 114:e275-9

dromostanolone propionate (C0058758)
Definition (NCI)	The propionate salt form of dromostanolone, a synthetic anabolic steroid related to dihydrotestosterone that has antiestrogenic effects. Dromostanolone inhibits the growth of estrogen receptor-presenting breast cancers; its virilizing effects limit its clinical usefulness. (NCI)
Concepts	Steroid (T110) , Pharmacologic Substance (T121)
MSH	C007561
SnomedCT	327294001, 417263004
English	2 alpha-methyldihydrotestosterone propionate, drostanolone propionate, Dromostanolone Propionate, 2 Alpha-Methyldihydrotestosterone Propionate, 2-Alpha-Methyldihydrotestosterone Propionate, 2.alpha.-Methyldihydrotestosterone propionate, dromostanolone propionate, DROMOSTANOLONE PROPIONATE, Drostanolone propionate, Drostanolone propionate (product), DSP, Drostanolone Propionate, Emdisterone, Drostanolone propionate (substance)
Spanish	propionato de drostanolona (producto), propionato de drostanolona, propionato de drostanolona (sustancia)
Sources	Derived from the NIH UMLS (Unified Medical Language System)

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Dry-On Suffocation-based Pediculicide