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Levamisole and Morantel moved to Morantel: They belong to different drug classes.
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It belongs to the tetrahydropyrimidines class of drugs, which are known by farmers as yellow drenches. The product code in the UK is '''2-LM'''.
* This works in a similar fashion to levamisole but isn't absorbed by the alimentary tract.
* It has limited activity against larval forms and so has little uses.
* This is one of the most widely used anthelmintics and can be given orally, by injection or as a pour on.
* Morantel is used in some rumenal boluses.
* It is active against adult '''[[Nematodes]]''', but has limited action against the larval stages, especially the hypobiotic phase.
* Pyrantel, a similar product, is used against equine [[cestodes]].