Crotamiton is an anti-infective substance with action against scabies. It is highly volatile. Little data is available regarding its environmental fate or ecotoxicity. It has a moderate mammalian oral toxicity.
Data alerts
The following alerts are based on the data in the tables below. An absence of an alert does not imply the substance has no implications for human health, biodiversity or the environment but just that we do not have the data to form a judgement.
Environmental fate
Ecotoxicity
Human health
 
 
Human health Moderate alert: Mammals acute toxicity: Moderate
Warning: Significant data are missing
GENERAL INFORMATION
Description
A scabicidal and antipruritic agent available as a cream or lotion for topical use only
Availability status
Considered obsolete but may be available in some countries
Introduction & key dates
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Examples of species treated
Sheep
Chemical structure
Isomerism
Isomeric. The technical material is a mix of the cis- and trans-forms
Lewis, K.A., Tzilivakis, J., Warner, D. and Green, A. (2016) An international database for pesticide risk assessments and management. Human and Ecological Risk Assessment: An International Journal, 22(4), 1050-1064. DOI: 10.1080/10807039.2015.1133242