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Indications/Uses
Listed in Dosage.
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Dosage/Direction for Use
Adult: PO Ascariasis 150 mg as a single dose. Ancylostomiasis; Mixed-ascariasis hookworm infections 2.5 mg/kg as a single dose, repeat after 7 days for severe cases.
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Administration
Should be taken with food. Take w/ meals to minimise side effects eg, nausea.
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Contraindications
Preexisting blood disorders; pregnancy and lactation; rheumatoid arthritis; severe renal impairment.
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Special Precautions
Hepatic impairment, Sjogren's syndrome.
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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. |
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Drug Interactions
May increase toxicity of phenytoin. Increases bioavailability of ivermectin; decreases bioavailability of albendazole. Alcohol causes disulfiram-like reaction.
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CIMS Class
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ATC Classification
P02CE01 - levamisole ; Belongs to the class of imidazothiazole derivative agents. Used as antinematodal.
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