Levetiracetam

🧮 Dose calculator

Epilepsy (complex partial / absence seizures) · Regimen source: FDA Levetiracetam tabs · 2.2

• • Increase by 1,000 mg/day every 2 weeks up to 3,000; no added benefit above. FDA Levetiracetam tabs · 2.2FDA Levetiracetam sol · 2.2
• • IV bag (≥16 y, when oral use is not feasible): same dose and frequency as oral, 15-minute infusion, no further dilution. FDA Levetiracetam IV · 1FDA Levetiracetam IV · 2.1FDA Levetiracetam IV · 2.3

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👥 Special populations

• 🤰 PregnancyUse with caution

  Label states no clear risk or has limited data; use only if needed, under medical advice. FDA Levetiracetam tabs · 8.1

  “Risk Summary Prolonged experience with levetiracetam in pregnant women has not identified a drug-associated risk of major birth defects or miscarriage, based on published literature, which includes data from pregnancy registries and reflects experience over two decades [see Human Data ] .”

• 🤱 BreastfeedingUse with caution

  Label: use with caution while breastfeeding; see the label text. FDA Levetiracetam tabs · 8.2

  “Risk Summary Levetiracetam is excreted in human milk.”

• 👶 ChildrenUse with caution

  The label has conditions, age limits or notes for children; the label sentence is quoted below. FDA Levetiracetam tabs · 8.4

  “The safety and effectiveness of levetiracetam for the treatment of partial-onset seizures in patients 1 month to 16 years of age have been established [see Clinical Pharmacology (12.3) and Clinical Studies (14.1) ] .”

• 👴 Older adultsUse with caution

  Label: use with caution in older adults, usually starting at the low end of the dose range. FDA Levetiracetam tabs · 8.5

  “Because elderly patients are more likely to have decreased renal function, care should be taken in dose selection, and it may be useful to monitor renal function [see Clinical Pharmacology (12.3) ] .”

• ⚥ Females & males of reproductive potentialNo data

  The source for this drug has no section for this group.