When you get levetiracetam from the pharmacy, the pharmacist will add an expiration date to the label on the bottle. This date is typically 1 year from the date they dispensed the medication.

After measuring the correct dosage with an appropriate syringe, Keppra oral solution may be diluted in a glass of water or baby’s bottle. You may take Keppra with or without food. After oral administration the bitter taste of levetiracetam may be experienced. Tonic” refers to sudden muscle stiffness that happens during some seizures, and “clonic” describes repeated jolting movements that can occur. With a generalized tonic-clonic seizure, you’ll lose consciousness. And you probably won’t remember the seizure after it ends. Levetiracetam and children a b "Keppra- levetiracetam injection, solution, concentrate". DailyMed. 4 November 2019. Archived from the original on 21 January 2016 . Retrieved 9 September 2020.a skin rash which may form blisters and look like small targets (central dark spots surrounded by a paler area, with a dark ring around the edge) (erythema multiforme)

For doctors and nurses, more detailed direction for the proper use of Keppra is provided in section 6. Shah D, Husain AM (December 2009). "Utility of levetiracetam in patients with subarachnoid hemorrhage". Seizure. 18 (10): 676–679. doi: 10.1016/j.seizure.2009.09.003. PMID 19864168. S2CID 7555384. In a study, the incidence of decreased bone mineral density of patients on levetiracetam was significantly higher than those for other epileptic medications. [30] Suicide [ edit ]

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Levetiracetam extended-release (ER) oral tablets are typically taken once per day. Levetiracetam oral tablets are usually taken twice per day, or every 12 hours. Swallow your tablets whole with a drink of water, milk or juice. Do not chew them. How to take liquid For more information about allergic reaction and levetiracetam, see “Allergic reaction” below. Serious side effects For partial-onset seizures, the dosage of levetiracetam oral tablets in children ages 1 month and older will depend on the child’s age and body weight in kilograms (kg). One kg equals about 2.2 pounds (lb). Do not take macrogol (a drug used as laxative) for one hour before and one hour after taking levetiracetam as this may results in a reduction of its effect.