Keppra Oral Solution (Levetiracetam)

General Information on Keppra Oral Solution

The generic name of Keppra Oral Solution is Levetiracetam and it is an anti-convulsion medicine used for treating epilepsy. Medical practitioners prescribe Keppra with gabapentin for treating neuropathic pain as well. In EU countries, Keppra Oral Solution has been approved for monotherapy treatment of partial seizures related to epileptic conditions. You may buy Keppra Oral Solution for the treatment of tonic-clonic seizures, myoclonic epileptic seizures, and for adjunctive therapy to prevent partial seizures. Levetiracetam is also used by vets for treating animals with epileptic seizures.

Side effects of Keppra Oral Solution

Keppra Oral Solution used for treating epileptic seizures can have both mild and severe side effects. The most common side effects that patients might encounter include drowsiness and fainting, unstable walking, pain, weakness, headache, coordination problems, forgetfulness, agitation, anxiety and hostility, sudden mood changes, numb feeling, burning sensation, nervousness, tingling sensation in the feet, nausea and vomiting, loss of appetite, constipation, diarrhea, and skin color change.

One of most serious side effects of Keppra Oral Solution is hallucination, followed by hearing voices or having visions of things and people that don't exist. In some cases, hallucination can reach a point where the patients commit suicide or cut their wrists. If the patient starts hallucinating then they should be referred to a doctor immediately. Most medical practitioners in such a scenario will either provide a hallucination prevention medicine or prescribe a different medicine for treatment of epileptic seizures.

Some of the other major side effect symptoms include severe seizures, which are different or worse than the current seizures; fever followed by sore throat and other throat infections, vision problem including double vision, and allergy symptoms like swelling of face and lips, itchy skin, and rashes.

Precautions

There are certain precautions that patients need to take before beginning Keppra Oral Solution therapy. Some patients are allergic to Levetiracetam and they need to share this information with the doctor and prevent any serious side effects. The doctor needs to be also informed of the various over the counter and prescribed medicines that the patient is currently taking and also provide information about their current medical and health condition. Since the administration of Keppra Oral Solution can have side effects like drowsiness or dizzy feeling, it is recommended not to drive or operate heavy machinery during the first few weeks of starting medication. The most important thing is that a patient should buy Keppra Oral Solution only if it has been prescribed.

Keppra Oral Solution Dosage

Keppra Oral Solution is available in 100ml bottles and has to be administered orally. The starting dose for infants between 6 and 23 months, and children from 2 to 17 years varies from 0.6ml to 2.5ml twice daily. The dosage of Keppra Oral Solution 100ml varies according to the weight of the child or infant. The dosage for infant/child is proportional to their wight. If the weight of a child/infant is 6kg then dosage is 0.6ml; if the weight is 15kg then the dosage will be 1.5ml. The maximum dosage that a child/infant can receive will be thrice their weight like the dosage for a child/infant weighing 6kg is 1.8ml. Similarly, for adults weighing 50kg or more, the general dose varies from 10ml to 30ml per day. Keppra Oral Solution 10ml is administered in 2 doses of 5ml each. Normally, Keppra is administered with a glass of water or taken as prescribed by the doctor.

Interactions

Clinical studies have revealed that Keppra oral solution has potential pharmacokinetic interactions or it interacts with oral contraceptives, probenecid, phenytoin, warfarin, valproate, and digoxin.