"Pyrantel" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A depolarizing neuromuscular-blocking agent, that causes persistent nicotinic activation resulting in spastic paralysis of susceptible nematodes. It is a drug of second-choice after benzimidazoles for treatment of ascariasis, hookworm, and pinworm infections, being effective after a single dose. (From Smith and Reynard, Textbook of Pharmacology, 1992, p920)
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D011715
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D02.886.778.634 D03.383.742.634 D03.383.903.634
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