name: | Levetiracetam |
ATC code: | N03AX14 | route: | oral |
n-compartments | 1 |
Levetiracetam is an anticonvulsant medication used primarily for the treatment of epilepsy. It is indicated as adjunctive therapy for partial onset seizures, myoclonic seizures, and tonic-clonic seizures in adults and children. Levetiracetam is widely approved and used in clinical practice today.
Pharmacokinetic parameters reported in healthy adult subjects after oral administration.
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