Tetramisole Hydrochloride is used as an anthelmintic in the treatment of many nematodes particularly in veterinary applications. Tetramisole is a racemic mixture. The levo-form, levamisole is more active.
Anthelmintic (also spelled anthelminthic) is a chemical substance used to expel or destroy tapeworms in domestic animals.

Function:
1. Tetramisole Hydrochloride is an anthelmintic (anti-worm) agent commonly used in large livestock such as cattle, pigs and sheep.
2. Tetramisole Hydrochloride is used in humans for diseases related to imbalances in the regulation of immune responses or deficiencies of the immune system, including autoimmune diseases, chronic and recurrent diseases, chronic infections and cancer.
3. Tetramisole Hydrochloride has beneficial effects on host defense mechanisms and restores depressed immune responses in animals and humans.
4. Another interesting use of levamisole in humans is as a treatment for common warts (verruca vulgaris).
5. As an added benefit, it boosts the immune competence of fish, humans, large animals, birds and some reptiles.