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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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
Journal of oral and maxillofacial surgery : official journal of the American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons, 71(3), 487-492 (2013-01-10)
Systemic complications of levamisole-adulterated cocaine (LAC) use have recently been described. The objective of this review is to increase awareness of these manifestations among oral and maxillofacial surgeons. LAC exposure through inhalation, nasal insufflation, or injection can induce cutaneous vasculopathy
British journal of cancer, 107(10), 1684-1691 (2012-10-27)
The aim of this study was to investigate the value of the cyclin D1 isoforms D1a and D1b as prognostic factors and their relevance as predictors of response to adjuvant chemotherapy with 5-fluorouracil and levamisole (5-FU/LEV) in colorectal cancer (CRC).
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
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