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Active Ingredient(s): MalathionFDA Approved: * August 2, 1982
Pharm Company: * TARO PHARMS NORTH
Category: Scabies & Lice
Malathion is an organophosphate insecticide which acts as an acetylcholinesterase inhibitor. In the USSR, it was known as carbophos, in New Zealand and Australia as maldison and in South Africa as mercaptothion. Contents 1 Pesticide use 2 Mechanism of action 3 Production method 4 Medical use 5 Safety 5.1 General 5.2 Carcinogenicity 5.3 Amphibians 6 See also 7 References 8 External links Pesticide use Malathion is a pesticide that is widely used in agriculture, residential landscapin... [wikipedia]
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