What is equivalent to Keppra?

Briviact (brivaracetam) is an antiepileptic drug (AED) indicated as adjunctive therapy in the treatment of partial-onset seizures in patients 16 years of age and older with epilepsy.

Which is better phenytoin or levetiracetam?

Levetiracetam was effective in 77.6% of cases while phenytoin was effective in 57.7% of cases in children with convulsive status epilepticus. However, there was no significant difference between the efficacy rates of levetiracetam and phenytoin for acute repetitive seizures (55.8% vs. 58.8%, respectively).

How does levetiracetam work in the brain?

How does levetiracetam work? Brain cells normally “talk” to each other using electrical signals and chemicals. Seizures can happen when the brain cells are not working properly or working faster than usual. Levetiracetam slows down these electrical signals to stop seizures.

How effective is levetiracetam?

In most studies of levetiracetam when given with other seizure medicines, 20 to 40% of people had at least a 50% decrease in their seizures. (This means that the number of seizures each month was at least cut in half.) Most people did not have many problems with side effects in these studies.

Is there an alternative to levetiracetam?

If not tolerated then levetiracetam, oxcarbazepine or sodium valproate can be used. For generalised tonic-clonic seizures, sodium valproate is recommended as first-line treatment. If this is unsuitable, lamotrigine is recommended. Carbamazepine and oxcarbazepine can be considered as alternatives.

Can phenytoin and levetiracetam be taken together?

No interactions were found between levetiracetam and Phenytoin Sodium.

Is levetiracetam different from other antiepileptic drugs?

It has a unique preclinical profile; unlike other antiepileptic drugs (AEDs), it modulates seizure-activity in animal models of chronic epilepsy with no effect in most animal models of acute seizures.

Is 500 mg of Keppra a lot?

The usual starting dose is 500 milligrams (mg) 2 times a day. Your doctor may adjust your dose as needed. However, the dose is usually not more than 3000 mg per day. Children 6 years of age and older weighing 20 to 40 kg—Dose is based on body weight and must be determined by your doctor.