Levetiracetam (LEVETIRACETAM INJECTION)
Levetiracetam (LEVETIRACETAM INJECTION) is one of 8,063 medications in the MedPlain dataset. Key details — Brand name: Levetiracetam; Generic name: LEVETIRACETAM INJECTION; Manufacturer: Dr.Reddy's Laboratories Inc.
| Brand name | Levetiracetam |
|---|---|
| Generic name | LEVETIRACETAM INJECTION |
| Manufacturer | Dr.Reddy's Laboratories Inc |
| Used for | 1 INDICATIONS AND USAGE Levetiracetam in Sodium Chloride Injection is an antiepileptic drug indicated for adult patients (16 years and older) when oral administration is temporarily not feasible. Levetiracetam in Sodium Chloride Injection is indicated for adjunct therapy in adults (≥16 years of age) with the following seizure types when oral administration is temporarily not feasible: Partial onset seizures ( 1.1 ) Myoclonic seizures in patients with juvenile myoclonic epilepsy ( 1.2 ) Primary generalized tonic-clonic seizures ( 1.3 ) 1.1 Partial-Onset Seizures Levetiracetam in Sodium Chloride Injection is indicated as adjunctive therapy in the treatment of partial-onset seizures in adults w |
| Dosage | 2 DOSAGE AND ADMINISTRATION For intravenous infusion only ( 2.1 ) Do not dilute prior to its use ( 2.1 ) Administer dose-specific bag intravenously over 15-minutes ( 2.1 ) Initial Exposure to Levetiracetam Partial Onset Seizures : Initial dose is 500 mg twice daily.Increase by 500 mg twice daily evry 2 weeks to a maximum recommended dose of 1,500 mg twice daily. ( 2.2 ). Myoclonic Seizures in Patients with Juvenile Myoc/onic Epilepsy : Initial dose is 500 mg twice daily. Increase by 500 mg every |
| Active ingredient(s) | LEVETIRACETAM |
| Route | INTRAVENOUS |
| Official label | https://dailymed.nlm.nih.gov/dailymed/drugInfo.cfm?setid=0a9234b7-46b1-8e6c-a992-90f86cfb6e00 |