Important Safety Information
Levetiracetam in Sodium Chloride Injection is an antiepileptic drug indicated when oral administration is temporarily not feasible in adults (16 years and older) with: partial onset seizures; myoclonic seizures in patients with juvenile myoclonic epilepsy; primary generalized tonic-clonic seizures.
Levetiracetam should be gradually withdrawn to minimize the potential of increased seizure frequency.
Antiepileptic drugs (AEDs) increase the risk of suicidal thoughts or behavior in patients taking these drugs for any indication. Patients treated with any AED for any indication should be monitored for the emergence or worsening of depression, suicidal thoughts or behavior, and/or any unusual changes in mood or behavior. Levetiracetam in Sodium Chloride Injection causes neuropsychiatric reactions including somnolence and fatigue, muscle coordination difficulties and behavioral abnormalities as well as hematological abnormalities. The most common adverse reactions observed with Levetiracetam were somnolence, weakness, infection and dizziness. Important behavioral adverse reactions include hallucinations, delusions, and non-psychotic mood disorders including suicide ideation, aggression, anger, apathy, conduct disorder, irritability, depression, nervousness, anxiety and emotional lability.
Dosing must be individualized according to seizure type, patient's renal function status and therapy objective. Based on animal data, Levetiracetam may cause fetal harm and therefore should be used during pregnancy after consideration of the potential benefit-risk ratio. Levetiracetam should be gradually withdrawn to minimize the potential of increased seizure frequency.
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