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The dose of this medicine will be different for different patients. Follow your doctor's orders or the directions on the label. The following information includes only the average doses of this medicine. If your dose is different, do not change it unless your doctor tells you to do so. The amount of medicine that you take depends on the strength of the medicine. Also, the number of doses you take each day, the time allowed between doses, and the length of time you take the medicine depend on the medical problem for which you are using the medicine.
If you miss a dose of this medicine, take it as soon as possible. However, if it is almost time for your next dose, skip the missed dose and go back to your regular dosing schedule. Do not double doses. Store the medicine in a closed container at room temperature, away from heat, moisture, and direct light.
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Take levetiracetam exactly as directed. Do not take more or less of it or take it more often than prescribed by your doctor. Swallow the levetiracetam immediate-release and extended-release tablets whole; do not split, chew, or crush them. Take the whole levetiracetam tablets for suspension according to directions; do not split, chew, or crush them.
To take levetiracetam tablet s for suspension, use dry hands to peel the foil from the blister packaging; do not try to push the tablets through the foil. Immediately take out the number of tablet s that your doctor has told you to take and place the tablet s on your tongue with a sip of liquid. Once the tablet completely dissolves on your tongue, swallow the mixture.
The tablet s may take about 10 seconds to dissolve. You can also take levetiracetam tablets for suspension by dissolving them in a liquid. Place the number of tablet s your doctor has told you to take into a cup and add a small amount of liquid about 1 tablespoon [15 mL] or enough to cover the medication in a cup. Swirl the cup gently. After the tablet s for suspension dissolve, drink the mixture right away. If there is any medication left in the cup, add some more liquid and swirl the cup gently.
Drink the mixture water right away to be sure that you swallow all of the medication. If you are taking the levetiracetam oral solution, do not use a household spoon to measure your dose. You might not get the right amount of medication. Ask your doctor or pharmacist to recommend a medicine dropper, spoon, cup, or syringe and to show you how to use it to measure your medication.
Your doctor may start you on a low dose of levetiracetam and gradually increase your dose, not more often than once every 2 weeks. Levetiracetam controls epilepsy but does not cure it. Of course, keep all Keppra XR out of the reach of children. If you forget a dose of Keppra XR, take it as soon as you remember if it's only been a few hours.
If you're not sure about what to do, call the doctor's office for more advice. Do your best to follow the doctor's directions. If you forget doses often, it may be a good idea to get a special pillbox or watch with an alarm to remind you.
Taking the right amount of seizure medicine on time every single day is the most important step in preventing seizures! Brain cells need to work fire at a certain rate to function normally. During a seizure, brain cells are forced to work much more rapidly than normal.
How Keppra XR helps prevent brain cells from working as fast as a seizure requires is still being investigated. It appears to work differently from other seizure medicines. After medicine is swallowed, it must be absorbed into the blood so it can move throughout the body.
The process of absorbing, digesting, and excreting a medicine or food is called metabolism. The way the body metabolizes a particular medicine affects how often it must be taken.
It also determines whether it will interact with other medicines or be affected by liver disease or kidney disease.
Keppra XR is not metabolized by the liver. It also does not affect the way the liver metabolizes other medicines. Instead, the body eliminates Keppra XR through the kidneys. People with poor kidney function usually need to take less Keppra XR and they may take it less often, because it stays in their body longer. Doctors have studied large numbers of patients to find out how well regular Keppra controls seizures. In most of the studies, the Keppra was given to people who were taking another seizure medicine but still having seizures.
They also didn't have much trouble with side effects. Keppra XR is not a perfect add-on seizure medicine for everyone, however. Sometimes people must try a series of combinations before finding what is best for them. But because Keppra XR doesn't interact with other medicines, it can be used as an add-on without the need for complicated changes in dosage. At least one study has found that Keppra also may be effective when used alone to treat partial seizures.
If you notice any of these problems, call the doctor's office. Sometimes the doctor can help by changing the amount of Keppra XR you take or how you take it. Don't stop taking Keppra XR or change the amount you take without the doctor's guidance.
If you have just started taking Keppra XR or have just started taking a larger amount , be careful doing anything that might be dangerous until you know whether you are feeling sleepy, dizzy, or uncoordinated. Long-term side effects The long-term side effects of Keppra XR are not yet known.
Very few people have serious reactions to Keppra XR. If you take it, you should be aware of them, however, so you and your family can recognize them. It is important to remember that only a tiny number of people who take Keppra XR have any serious problems. On July 10, , an advisory panel was convened by the Food and Drug Administration FDA to review data that the FDA had previously collected from drug studies showing an association between many of the antiepileptic drugs AEDs and suicidal ideation and behavior, which together are called suicidality.
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