John S. Partilla

Neuropharmacology of levamisole and its phase I metabolites: lack of evidence for levamisole-cocaine interactions

RATIONALE: The anthelmintic agent, levamisole, is a cocaine adulterant that causes serious adverse effects in humans. A number of hypotheses have been proposed to explain why levamisole is used as an adulterant. Here, we examined whether levamisole might enhance acute pharmacolog...