Difference between revisions of "Morantel"
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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'''. | + | 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. | * 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. | * It has limited activity against larval forms and so has little uses. | ||
* Morantel is used in some rumenal boluses. | * Morantel is used in some rumenal boluses. | ||
| − | * Pyrantel, a similar product, is used | + | * Pyrantel, a similar product, is used against equine [[cestodes]]. |
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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.
- Morantel is used in some rumenal boluses.
- Pyrantel, a similar product, is used against equine cestodes.