levamisole
noun
le·vam·i·sole
lə-ˈva-mə-ˌsōl 
: an anthelmintic drug C11H12N2S administered in the form of its hydrochloride that also possesses immunomodulatory properties and has been used especially in the treatment of colon cancer but is now withdrawn from use because of its link to serious blood disorders
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Its chemical structure resembled a drug called levamisole, which is used to treat livestock infected with parasitic nematodes, but the compound had different effects on the worms.
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Byerik Stokstad, science.org, 25 May 2023
News broke in early March that Art Collector was one of three horses trained by Sharp to test positive for levamisole, a deworming agent, and the horse was stripped of his victory and purse money from the Nov. 30 victory.
—Jason Frakes, The Courier-Journal, 23 Aug. 2020
News broke in early March that Art Collector was one of three horses trained by Sharp to test positive for levamisole, a deworming agent, and the horse was stripped of his victory and purse money from a Nov. 30 victory at Churchill Downs.
—Jason Frakes, The Courier-Journal, 7 Aug. 2020
News broke in early March that Art Collector was one of three horses to test positive for levamisole, a deworming agent, and the horse was stripped of his victory and purse money from the Nov. 30 victory.
—Jason Frakes, The Courier-Journal, 12 July 2020
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Byerik Stokstad, science.org, 25 May 2023
News broke in early March that Art Collector was one of three horses trained by Sharp to test positive for levamisole, a deworming agent, and the horse was stripped of his victory and purse money from the Nov. 30 victory.
—Jason Frakes, The Courier-Journal, 23 Aug. 2020
News broke in early March that Art Collector was one of three horses trained by Sharp to test positive for levamisole, a deworming agent, and the horse was stripped of his victory and purse money from a Nov. 30 victory at Churchill Downs.
—Jason Frakes, The Courier-Journal, 7 Aug. 2020
News broke in early March that Art Collector was one of three horses to test positive for levamisole, a deworming agent, and the horse was stripped of his victory and purse money from the Nov. 30 victory.
—Jason Frakes, The Courier-Journal, 12 July 2020
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“Levamisole.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/levamisole. Accessed 10 Jul. 2025.
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levamisole
noun
le·vam·i·sole
lə-ˈvam-ə-ˌsōl
: an anthelmintic drug administered in the form of its hydrochloride C11H12N2S·HCl that also possesses immunomodulatory properties and has been used especially in the treatment of colon cancer but is now withdrawn from use because of its link to serious blood disorders
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