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What is Levetiracetam?

Levetiracetam is is an anticonvulsant used in combination with other medications to treat partial onset, myoclonic, and/or primary generalized tonic-clonic seizures. Off label it is used for bipolar disorder.

Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
10 12%
Moderate
32 37%
Mild
21 24%
None
23 27%

Most commonly reported side effects

Sleepiness
13 23%
Fatigue
10 18%
Memory problems
5 9%
Sleeplessness
4 7%
Inability to concentrate
4 7%
Mood swings
4 7%
  • Mild
  • Moderate
  • Severe

Dosages

Top 10 dosages based on patients currently taking Levetiracetam. See all 30 dosages

  1000 mg all the time (24/7) 500 mg all the time (24/7) 500 mg as needed 500mg as needed daily 1.6 mg daily 30 mL daily 40 daily 100 mg daily 150 mg daily 200 mg daily 250 mg daily 300 mg daily 500 mg daily 750 mg daily 750 mL daily 875 mg daily 1000 daily 1000 mg daily 1250 mg daily 1500 mg daily 2000 mg daily 2250 mg daily 2500 mg daily 3000 mg daily 3500 mg daily 4000 mg daily 4500 mg daily 5000 mg daily 43750 mg daily
  1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 3 Number of Patients: 3 6 Number of Patients: 6 1 Number of Patients: 1 32 Number of Patients: 32 6 Number of Patients: 6 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 69 Number of Patients: 69 2 Number of Patients: 2 34 Number of Patients: 34 48 Number of Patients: 48 4 Number of Patients: 4 9 Number of Patients: 9 50 Number of Patients: 50 3 Number of Patients: 3 14 Number of Patients: 14 7 Number of Patients: 7 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1  

Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Levetiracetam (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Side effects too severe
15 33% Side effects too severe: 33%
Did not seem to work
12 26% Did not seem to work: 26%
Doctor's advice
11 24% Doctor's advice: 24%
Other
7 15% Other: 15%
Expense
5 11% Expense: 11%
Course of treatment ended
5 11% Course of treatment ended: 11%
Not indicated
4 9% Not indicated: 9%

See all 45 patients who’ve stopped taking Levetiracetam

Currently Taking Levetiracetam

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more

Stopped Taking Levetiracetam

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more

Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Always
80 93%
Usually
3 3%
Sometimes
0 0%
Never
3 3%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Very
6 7%
Somewhat
4 5%
A little
16 19%
Not at all
60 70%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

$200+
5 6%
$100-199
2 2%
$50-99
7 8%
$25-49
6 7%
< $25
28 33%

See more information, including instructions, precautions, side effects, and interactions.

Report created on March 21, 2010.