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Product Name: Levamisole
Generic Name: Levamisole
Common Brands: Dicaris, Ergamisol, Tramisol
Pharmaceutical Categories: Antihelminthics
Where to buy Levamisole online:
Levamisole (trade names include Dicaris, Ascaridil, Concurat-L, Decaris, Dicaris Children, Ergamisol, Sitraks, Ripercol, Tramisol) is an anthelmintic, antiparasitic (wormer) and immunomodulator medication from imidazothiazole derivatives pharmacological group. This medicine is used to treat parasitic worm infections, specifically ascariasis, ancylostomiasis, hookworm infections, Camallanus roundworm infestations. It is indicated for the treatment of various dermatologic conditions such as skin infections, warts, aphthous ulcers, leprosy, lichen planus; as a stimulator of the immune system and adjuvant in colorectal and certain other types of cancer; for the management of nephrotic syndrome. Levamisole is also used in veterinary medicine as a dewormer for livestock, pets, aquarium fish. As an anthelmintic agent it works as a nicotinic acetylcholine receptor agonist that causes continued stimulation of the parasitic worm muscles, leading to paralysis.
Customers also buy these medications from the same pharmacological classes:
Albendazole (Albenza)
Chloroquine (Aralen)
Diethylcarbamazine (Hetrazan)
Doxycycline (Vibramycin)
Fenbendazole (Panacur)
Flubendazole (Flubenol)
Hydroxychloroquine (Plaquenil)
Ivermectin (Stromectol)
Mebendazole (Vermox)
Mefloquine (Lariam)
Permethrin (Acticin, Elimite)
Pyrantel (Nemocid)
Thiabendazole (Mintezol, Tresaderm)
Pharmaceutical and medical classifications:
Anthelmintic drugs
Antiparasitic agents
Anti-worm medications
Antineoplastic medicines
Cancer treatment medications
Dermatological products
Dewormers
Immunomodulators
Wormers
Veterinary, pet meds
The Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical (ATC) classification system (developed by the World Health Organization):
P - Antiparasitic products, insecticides and repellents
P02 - Anthelmintics
P02C - Antinematodal agents
P02CE - Imidazothiazole derivatives
P02CE01 - Levamisole
Medical conditions for levamisole in the International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems:
Other protozoal intestinal diseases - A07
Viral and other specified intestinal infections - A08
Leprosy [Hansen's disease] - A30
Viral warts - B07
Hookworm diseases - B76
Ancylostomiasis - B76.0
Ascariasis - B77
Unspecified intestinal parasitism - B82
Infestation, unspecified - B88.9
Unspecified parasitic disease - B89
Malignant neoplasm of colon - C18
Stomatitis and related lesions - K12
Other local infections of skin and subcutaneous tissue - L08
Lichen planus - L43
Nephrotic syndrome - N04
Pregnancy category:
C - Australia
C - United States (Risk cannot be ruled out)
Forms of active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs):
Levamisole Base
Levamisole Hydrochloride
Levamisole Phosphate
Levamisole Resinate
Chemical, international, and other names of this drug:
(-)-Tetramisole
(S)-(-)-Levamisole
2,3,5,6-Tetrahydro-6-phenyl-imidazo[2,1-b]thiazole, (S)-
DL-Tetramisol
DL-Tetramisole
Imidazo(2,1-b)thiazole, 2,3,5,6-tetrahydro-6-phenyl-, (6S)-
L(-)-Levamisole
L-2,3,5,6-Tetrahyro-6-phenylimidazo(2,1-b)thiazole
Levamisol
Levamisole HCl
Levamisolo
Levamisolum
Levamizol
Levamizole
Levomisole
Levomysol
L-Tetramisole
Phenyl Imidothiazole
Tetramisol
Tetramisole
Most known trade names (brands and generics) worldwide:
Ascaridil - Janssen
Concurat-L - Bayer
Decaris - Janssen, Gedeon Richter
Dicaris - Janssen, Johnson & Johnson
Dicaris Adults - Janssen
Dicaris Children - Janssen
Ergamisol - Janssen
Finitor - Taj Pharma
Hog Wormer - Unicoop Cooperative Agricole
Immunol - Fabbrica Italiana Ritrovati Medicinali
Levamed - Bimeda
Ripercol L Cattle Wormer Oblets - Cyanamid
Sitraks - Sanofi
Swine Wormer - Martin Mills
Tramisol - Wyeth, Cyanamid
Tramisol Cattle Dewormer Oblets - Wyeth
Tramisol Pour-On - Wyeth, Cyanamid
Tramisol Soluble Pig Wormer - Wyeth, Cyanamid
Vermisol - Khandelwal Laboratories
Other medicines used in combinations with levamisole:
Albendazole
Doramectin
Fenbendazole
Mebendazole
Naphthalophos
Phenolphthalein
Piperazine Hydrochloride
Pyrvinium Embonate
Thiabendazole
Triclabendazole
References and external sources:
Levamisole main article on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Levamisole
Levamisole compound on PubChem: https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/Levamisole
Levamisole Hydrochloride compound on PubChem: https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/Levamisole-Hydrochloride
Levamisole medicine on DrugBank: https://go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB00848
Levamisole Hydrochloride on DrugBank: https://go.drugbank.com/salts/DBSALT000822
Levamed Soluble Drench Powder (Levamisole Hydrochloride) drug label on DailyMed (revised November 25, 2020): https://dailymed.nlm.nih.gov/dailymed/lookup...
Levamed Soluble Pig Wormer (Levamisole Hydrochloride) powder drug label on DailyMed (revised October 26, 2020): https://dailymed.nlm.nih.gov/dailymed/lookup...
Ergamisol (Levamisole) tablets official information from the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (revised February 2024): https://www.deadiversion.usdoj.gov/drug_chem_info/levamisole.pdf
Levamisole product and patient medicine information from MIMS: https://www.mims.com/malaysia/drug/info/levamisole...
Finitor (Levamisole Hydrochloride) 50 mg, 100 mg, 150 mg tablets patient information leaflet from Taj Pharma company (revised August 2015): https://tajpharmaindia.com/wp-content/uploads/...
Tramisol (Levamisole Hydrochloride) 2.5% remedy product information from Merck pharmaceutical company: https://www.msd-animal-health.co.za/products/tramisol/
Revised: April 2024
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