Drug details

Keppra Injection (levetiracetam)

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Keppra (levetiracetam) Injection is an antiseizure (antiepileptic) drug (AED) for adult patients (16 years and older) in the treatment of partial onset seizures when oral administration is temporarily not feasible. Keppra is used with other medications in adults with epilepsy.

The drug is often used to treat Epilepsy .

This drug may have the following side effects:

• headache,
• dizziness,
• weakness,
• cough,
• sore throat,
• loss of appetite,
• nervousness,
• depression,
• mood changes,
• drowsiness,
• runny nose,
• anxiety,
• infection,
• pain,
• double vision,
• hostility, 
• problems with coordination,
• spinning sensation (vertigo),
• amnesia,
• numbness and tingling, and
• sinus infection.

The following drugs are related to Keppra Injection, either as a replacement or used together:

• Diamox Tablets and Injection (acetazolamide tablets and injection)
• Aptiom (eslicarbazepine acetate tablets)
• Tegretol (carbamazepine)
• Epitol (carbamazepine tablets)
• Xcopri (cenobamate tablets)
• Sympazan (clobazam oral film)
• Diastat Acudial (diazepam rectal gel)
• Dilantin 125 (phenytoin oral suspension)
• Zarontin (ethosuximide)
• Zarontin Oral Solution (ethosuximide oral solution)
• Fintepla (fenfluramineoral solution)
• Sesquient (fosphenytoin sodium injection)
• Neurontin (gabapentin)
• Gabitril (tiagabine hydrochloride)
• Hyftor (sirolimus)
• Keppra (levetiracetam)
• Keppra XR (levetiracetam extended-release tablets)
• Motpoly XR (lacosamide extended-release capsules)
• Vimpat (lacosamide tablet and injection)
• Lamictal (lamotrigine)
• Lamictal XR (lamotrigine extended-release tablets)
• Roweepra XR (levetiracetam extended-release tablets)
• Spritam (levetiracetam tablets)
• Seizalam (midazolam for injection)
• Oxtellar XR (oxcarbazepine extended-release tablets)
• Rufinamide (rufinamide tablets)
• Sabril (vigabatrin oral solution)
• Topamax (topiramate)
• Trokendi XR (topiramate extended-release capsules)
• Tridione (trimethadione tablets)
• Vigadrone (vigabatrin for oral solution)
• Zonisade (zonisamide oral suspension)

The following supplements are related to Keppra Injection, and may be used together with the drug:

• N-Acetyl Cysteine (s.)