(LEVETIRACETAM 250/500/750 MG TABLET) (LEVETIRACETAM 1GM SR TABLET)
(LEVETIRACETAM 250/500/750 MG TABLET) (LEVETIRACETAM 1GM SR TABLET)
Grand mal epilepsy
Partial epilepsy
Seizures in brain tumor patients
How it works
The exact mechanism by which levetiracetam in LEVETAS acts to treat epilepsy is unknown. However, the drug binds to a synaptic vesicle glycoprotein, SV2A, and inhibits presynaptic calcium channels reducing neurotransmitter release and acting as a neuromodulator. This is believed to impede impulse conduction across synapses.
Indications
Grand mal epilepsy
Partial epilepsy
Seizures in brain tumor patients
Dosage
1000mg daily in divided doses
Side Effects
Somnolence, asthenia, dizziness, vertigo, depression, emotional instability, hostility, nervousness, ataxia, tremor, amnesia, headache, nausea, dyspepsia, diarrhoea, anorexia, rash, diplopia.
Contraindication
Contraindicated in patients with a hypersensitivity to levetiracetam
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