Levamisole: Indication, Dosage, Side Effect, Precaution

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Dosage/Direction for Use Administration Contraindications Special Precautions Adverse Reactions Pregnancy Category (US FDA) Drug Interactions Action CIMS Class ATC Classification

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Generic Medicine Info

Administration

Should be taken with food. Take w/ meals to minimise side effects eg, nausea.

Contraindications

Preexisting blood disorders; pregnancy and lactation; rheumatoid arthritis; severe renal impairment.

Special Precautions

Hepatic impairment, Sjogren's syndrome.

Adverse Reactions

Nausea, vomiting, diarrhoea, abdominal pain, dizziness and headache. Fever, influenza-like syndrome, arthralgia, muscle pain, rash, taste disturbances and cutaneous vasculitis.
Potentially Fatal: Agranulocytosis, leucopenia, thrombocytopenia.

Pregnancy Category (US FDA)

Drug Interactions

May increase toxicity of phenytoin. Increases bioavailability of ivermectin; decreases bioavailability of albendazole. Alcohol causes disulfiram-like reaction.

CIMS Class

Anthelmintics / Cytotoxic Chemotherapy

ATC Classification

P02CE01 - levamisole ; Belongs to the class of imidazothiazole derivative agents. Used as antinematodal.

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