Levamisole

Levamisole is commonly used for deworming various animals and is effective against both adult worms and larvae. It is also effective against various nematodes such as eye parasites. It can be used for deworming poultry to eliminate various nematodes, and for pigs, it can eliminate nematodes of the genus Strongyloides, Trichuris, and Trichostrongylus), blood-sucking nematodes of the genus Haemonchus, and Ostertagia. It is also effective against nodular worms (esophageal worms) and renal worms in the ureters (glossinae of the genus Trichostrongylus). For dogs, it can be used to eliminate roundworms, hookworms, and heartworms.