Description
Pyrantelpamoateisamixtureofpyrantel,athiophene,andpamoicacid.Thiscombinationexhibitsanti-parasitic/anti-helminthicactivities.Pyrantelpamoateactsasadepolarizingneuromuscularjunctionblocker,activatingnicotinicacetylcholinereceptors(nAChRs)attheneuromuscularjunctionandinducingmuscularparalysis.Pyrantelpamoateisusedtotreatworminfectionsinhumansandanimals.
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