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Asked for male, 25 years old from Rajkot
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Levetiracetam is used with other medications to treat seizures (epilepsy). It belongs to a class of drugs known as anticonvulsants. Levetiracetam may decrease the number of seizures you have.Levacetam 500 Tablet is an anti-epileptic medicine. It is used to control and prevent epileptic seizures. You may experience sleepiness and irritability while taking this medicine. This medicine should not be stopped abruptly without consulting your doctor as it may increase the occurrence of fits.
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Gynaecologist•Delhi
Levetiracetam is pregnancy category b3. It is not linked to major birth defects. Also it does not put the unborn child’s cognitive or language development at risks according to latest studies. This is extremely encouraging for young women who are responsive to levetiracetam.
You may plan a pregnancy while on this drug without much anxiety.
You may plan a pregnancy while on this drug without much anxiety.
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H, If you take torleva 500 are levetiracetam 500 mg. So please check if the medicine you got has the same ingredient or not.
Hope this helps.
Hope this helps.
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Levetiracetam is supposed to be effective in controlling seizures during pregnancy and relatively free of teratogenic side effects. However, data on its efficacy and teratogenicity during pregnancy are limited
-women on antiepileptic drugs should receive counseling by neurophysician, regarding the risk of fetal abnormalities; folic acid supplementation is recommended.
-women on antiepileptic drugs should receive counseling by neurophysician, regarding the risk of fetal abnormalities; folic acid supplementation is recommended.
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Commonly reported side effects of levetiracetam (levipil) include: infection, psychoneurosis, drowsiness, asthenia, headache, nasopharyngitis, nervousness, abnormal behavior, aggressive behavior, agitation, anxiety, apathy, depersonalization, depression, fatigue, hostility, hyperkinetic muscle activity, mental disorders,.
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Hi,
the suffix xr, er, sr, od and cr all refer to drug formulations which help to pronlog the duration of action of the drug. These letters stand for extended release, sustained release, once daily and controlled release formulations.
This is achieved by slowing down the release of the drug and its absorption from the intestine by various techniques.
As far as treating epilepsy is concerned there are some advantages of using this kind of medications where the number of dosages per da...more
the suffix xr, er, sr, od and cr all refer to drug formulations which help to pronlog the duration of action of the drug. These letters stand for extended release, sustained release, once daily and controlled release formulations.
This is achieved by slowing down the release of the drug and its absorption from the intestine by various techniques.
As far as treating epilepsy is concerned there are some advantages of using this kind of medications where the number of dosages per da...more
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