Levetiracetamdrug info
levetiracetam 100 MG/ML Oral Solution
What it is used for
Levetiracetam oral solution is indicated for the treatment of partial-onset seizures in patients 1 month of age and older Levetiracetam oral solution is indicated for adjunctive therapy for the treatment of:
Myoclonic seizures in patients 12 years of age and older with juvenile myoclonic epilepsy
Primary generalized tonic-clonic seizures in patients 6 years of age and older with idiopathic generalized epilepsy
1.1 Partial-Onset
Seizures Levetiracetam oral solution is indicated for the treatment of partial-onset seizures in patients 1 month of age and older.
1.2 Myoclonic
Seizures in Patients with Juvenile Myoclonic Epilepsy Levetiracetam oral solution is indicated as adjunctive therapy for the treatment of myoclonic seizures in patients 12 years of age and older with juvenile myoclonic epilepsy.
1.3 Primary
Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizures Levetiracetam oral solution is indicated as adjunctive therapy for the treatment of primary generalized tonic-clonic seizures in patients 6 years of age and older with idiopathic generalized epilepsy.
Text above is quoted in full from the FDA-approved drug label published by openFDA, effective August 3, 2024. Matched to this product by RxNorm code. Cross-references to other sections of the full prescribing information have been removed, since they point to a document not shown here. Nothing else is changed: no sentence is shortened, reworded or summarised.
Description
Levetiracetam is an antiepileptic drug available as a clear, colorless, grape-flavored liquid (100 mg/mL) for oral administration. The chemical name of levetiracetam, a single enantiomer, is (-)-(S)-α-ethyl-2-oxo-1-pyrrolidine acetamide, its molecular formula is C 8 H 14 N 2 O 2 and its molecular weight is 170.21. Levetiracetam is chemically unrelated to existing antiepileptic drugs (AEDs). It has the following structural formula: Levetiracetam, USP is a white to off-white crystalline powder with a faint odor and a bitter taste. It is very soluble in water (1,040 mg/mL). It is freely soluble in chloroform (653 mg/mL) and in methanol (536 mg/mL), soluble in ethanol (165 mg/mL), sparingly soluble in acetonitrile (57 mg/mL) and practically insoluble in n-hexane. (Solubility limits are expressed as mg/mL solvent.) Levetiracetam oral solution, USP contains 100 mg of levetiracetam, USP per mL.
Inactive ingredients: acesulfame potassium, artificial grape flavor, citric acid monohydrate, glycerin, glycyrrhizate ammonium, maltitol solution, methyl paraben, propyl paraben, purified water and sodium citrate dihydrate. leve-structure
Text above is quoted in full from the FDA-approved drug label published by openFDA, effective August 3, 2024. Matched to this product by RxNorm code. Cross-references to other sections of the full prescribing information have been removed, since they point to a document not shown here. Nothing else is changed: no sentence is shortened, reworded or summarised.
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