Levamisole, an antihelminthic drug used to treat worm infestations in humans and animals, is an adulterant and cutting agent found in cocaine sold in the US and Canada. From 2008-2009, levamisole was detected in 69% of cocaine samples seized by the US Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA).
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Expert opinion on drug delivery, 10(3), 293-300 (2013-01-08)
To develop an oral solid dosage form of levamisole suitable for the paediatric population in terms of dose accuracy, palatability, stability and ease of administration. Small undividable tablets (Ø5 - 8 mm) in four different strengths were manufactured to allow
Seminars in thrombosis and hemostasis, 38(8), 780-782 (2012-10-09)
The syndrome of cocaine-levamisole thrombotic vasculopathy is a tetrad of cutaneous manifestations, arthralgia, leukopenia, and positive antineutrophil cytoplasmic antigen (ANCA). Cocaine is cut with levamisole to potentiate its euphoric effects. However, along with this are the adverse reactions of levamisole
Tropical animal health and production, 45(3), 751-761 (2012-10-16)
The present study was conducted to determine the prevalence and distribution of gastrointestinal helminths, to detect the presence of anthelmintic resistance in livestock from small-scale farms and to determine the level of helminthosis awareness among small-scale farmers in Gauteng Province
Annals of hematology, 92(9), 1239-1247 (2013-04-27)
The appropriate management of patients with moderate aplastic anemia (mAA) remains to be unclear and controversial. A cohort of 118 patients with mAA received a novel immunosuppressive strategy of cyclosporine alternately combined with levamisole (CSA and LMS regimen), which included
Despite the overall progress of sheep farming in Brazil, infections with the gastrointestinal parasite Haemonchus contortus represent one the most important problems in sheep production, aggravated by the increasing resistance of nematodes to traditional anthelmintic drugs caused by inadequate sheep
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