Intramuscular and intravenous levetiracetam in humans: Safety and pharmacokinetics

Ilo E. Leppik; Varun Goel; John Rarick; Donald R. Nixdorf; James C. Cloyd

doi:10.1016/j.eplepsyres.2010.07.016

Intramuscular and intravenous levetiracetam in humans: Safety and pharmacokinetics

Ilo E. Leppik, Varun Goel, John Rarick, Donald R. Nixdorf, James C. Cloyd

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A study in dogs demonstrated that the commercially available formulation of IV levetiracetam (LEV) could be given safely IM and was quickly and completely absorbed. In this crossover study, 5 women and 5 men were given IM and IV LEV. This study demonstrates that administration of 5. ml (500. mg) IM LEV is well tolerated and its bioavailability is equivalent to an IV injection.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	289-292
Number of pages	4
Journal	Epilepsy Research
Volume	91
Issue number	2-3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eplepsyres.2010.07.016
State	Published - Oct 2010

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Half-life
Intramuscular
Intravenous
Levetiracetam
Pharmacokinetics

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