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Levamisole
Essential medicine status
Section:
6. Anti-infective medicines 6.1. Anthelminthics 6.1.1. Intestinal anthelminthics
ATC codes: P02CE01
EMLc
Indication
Ascariasis ICD11 code: 1G33
INN
Levamisole
Medicine type
Chemical agent
List type
Core (EML)
(EMLc)
Formulations
Oral > Solid > tablet: 50 mg (as hydrochloride) ; 150 mg (as hydrochloride) (EML)
EML status history
First added in 1987 (TRS 770)
Changed in 1989 (TRS 796)
Changed in 2007 (TRS 950)
Changed in 2011 (TRS 965)
Changed in 2023 (TRS 1049)
Sex
All
Age
Also recommended for children
Therapeutic alternatives
The recommendation is for this specific medicine
Patent information
Patents have expired in most jurisdictions
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Levamisole
Summary of evidence and Expert Committee recommendations
Following the review of the age-appropriateness of formulations on the EMLc, the Expert Committee recommended deletion of levamisole 150 mg tablets from the EMLc.