Discovered in the 1960s, the common anthelminthic levamisole has seen widespread use in
veterinary applications. Its use rapidly expanded thereafter to include human medical …

Levamisole has been identified as a cocaine adulterant in the United States since 2002.
Although there is a variation in the percentage of levamisole in cocaine samples between …

The immunomodulatory adjuvant and antihelminth levamisole is increasingly used as an
adulterant in cocaine worldwide. An accumulating body of clinical and toxicological literature …

Levamisole, a veterinary antihelminthic, was recently recognized as an adulterant in cocaine
and is known to cause severe adverse reactions in some cocaine users. Because of the …

Levamisole is an anthelminthic that was first used as a de-worming agent in humans and
animals. It has also been used to treat inflammatory conditions as well as certain types of …

Levamisole is a pharmaceutical with anthelminthic and immunomodulatory properties that
was previously used in both animals and humans to treat inflammatory conditions and …

Cocaine use is increasing around the world and its purity is frequently altered through
dilution, substitution, contamination, and adulteration. Sugars, talc, starch, and carbonates …

Levamisole has increasingly been discovered in street cocaine as an adulterant. Recent
reports have linked levamisole in street cocaine to agranulocytosis in cocaine users. It is …

Levamisole was initially prescribed for the treatment of intestinal worms. Because of
immunomodulatory properties, levamisole has been used in inflammatory pathologies and …

The United States Public Health Service Administration is alerting medical professionals that
a substantial percentage of cocaine imported into the United States is adulterated with …