Drug details

Levetiracetam (levetiracetam injection, solution, and concentrate)

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Levetiracetam (levetiracetam injection) is indicated as adjunctive therapy in the treatment of partial onset seizures in adults and children 1 month of age and older with epilepsy; as adjunctive therapy in the treatment of myoclonic seizures in adults and adolescents 12 years of age and older with juvenile myoclonic epilepsy; as adjunctive therapy in the treatment of primary generalized tonic-clonic seizures in adults and children 6 years of age and older with idiopathic generalized epilepsy; and for intravenous use only as an alternative for patients when oral administration is temporarily not feasible. Levetiracetam is available in generic form.

The drug is often used to treat Epilepsy .

This drug may have the following side effects:

• headache
• sore throat
• pain
• dizziness
• depression
• weight loss
• anxiety
• drowsiness
• runny or stuffy nose
• weakness
• loss of coordination
• nervousness
• sinus infection
• infection
• mood swings
• double vision
• numbness and tingling, and
• spinning sensation (vertigo)
• amnesia
• increased cough
• hostility

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

• Epitol (carbamazepine tablets)