Levacetam 250mg Tablet 10S

₹62.38 ₹62.38

Rx(Prescription required) Manufacturer :Micro Labs Ltd Salt Composition :Levetiracetam 250 mg Storage :Store below 30°C Category :All Medicines Availability : In Stock
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What is LEVACETAM 250MG?

  • LEVACETAM 250MG contains active ingredients called Levetiracetam which belongs to antiepileptic medicine
CONSUMER MEDICINE INFORMATION

THERAPEUTIC USES

WARNING & PRECAUTIONS

INTERACTIONS

DIRECTIONS FOR USE

SIDE EFFECTS

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What LEVACETAM 250MG is used for?

  • It is used in the treatment of Epilepsy (fits)

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PREGNANCY AND BREAST-FEEDING

CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS

DRIVING AND USING MACHINES

Talk to your doctor before taking LEVACETAM 250MG, if you:

  • are allergic to levetiracetam, pyrrolidone derivatives or any of the other ingredients of this medicine
  • suffer from kidney problems
  • notice any abnormality in the growth and puberty development of your child
  • have any symptoms of depression and/or suicidal ideation
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  • LEVACETAM 250MG should not be used during pregnancy unless clearly necessary
  • Breast-feeding is not recommended during treatment
  • If you are pregnant or breastfeeding, think you may be pregnant or are planning to have a baby, ask your doctor for advice before taking this medicine
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  • LEVACETAM 250MG is not indicated in children and adolescents below 16 years on its own (monotherapy)
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  • LEVACETAM 250MG may impair your ability to drive or operate any tools or machinery, as it may make you feel sleepy. This is more likely at the beginning of treatment or after an increase in the dose
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Tell your doctor if you are taking, have recently taken or might take any other medicines such as;

  • macrogol (a medicine used for constipation)
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  • Always take this medicine exactly as your doctor has told you
  • LEVACETAM 250MG must be taken twice a day, once in the morning and once in the evening, at about the same time each day
  • It is used as a chronic treatment. You should continue LEVACETAM 250MG as long as your doctor has told you
  • Swallow the tablets with a glass of water
  • You may take this medicine with or without food

Monotherapy

Dose in adults and adolescents (from 16 years of age):

General dose:

  • between 1000 mg and 3,000 mg each day

Add-on therapy

Dose in adults and adolescents (12 to 17 years) weighing 50 kg or more:

General dose:

  • between 1,000 mg and 3,000 mg each day
  • When you will first start taking LEVACETAM 250MG, your doctor will prescribe you a lower dose during 2 weeks before giving you the lowest general dose

Dose in infants (1 month to 23 months), children (2 to 11 years) and adolescents (12 to 17 years) weighing less than 50 kg:

  • Your doctor will prescribe the most appropriate pharmaceutical form of LEVACETAM 250MG according to the age, weight and dose
  • LEVACETAM 250MG 100 mg/ml oral solution is a formulation more appropriate to infants and children under the age of 6 year children and adolescent (from 6 to 17 years) weighing less than 50kg and when tablets dont allow accurate dosage

If you take more LEVACETAM 250MG

  • Contact your doctor if you took more tablets than you should

If you forget to take LEVACETAM 250MG

  • Contact your doctor if you have missed one or more doses. Do not take a double dose to make up for a forgotten dose

If you stop taking LEVACETAM 250MG

  • Consult your doctor before stopping the medicine. If stopping treatment, LEVACETAM 250MG should be discontinued gradually to avoid an increase of seizures
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Like all medicines, this medicine can cause side effects, although not everybody gets them.

SERIOUS

COMMON

UNCOMMON

RARE

  • allergic (anaphylactic) reaction
  • weakness
  • feel light-headed or dizzy
  • flu-like symptoms, rash on the face followed by an extended rash with a high temperature
  • increased levels in a type of white blood cell (eosinophilia) and enlarged lymph nodes
  • as low urine volume, swelling in the legs, ankles or feet, as this may be a sign of sudden decrease of kidney function
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  • anorexia (loss of appetite)
  • depression
  • hostility or aggression
  • anxiety
  • insomnia
  • nervousness or irritability
  • convulsion
  • balance disorder (equilibrium disorder)
  • lethargy (lack of energy and enthusiasm)
  • tremor (involuntary trembling)
  • vertigo (sensation of rotation)
  • cough
  • abdominal pain
  • diarrhoea
  • dyspepsia (indigestion), vomiting, nausea
  • rash
  • asthenia/fatigue (tiredness)
  • nasopharyngitis
  • headache
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  • decreased number of blood platelets and white blood cells
  • weight decrease or increase
  • suicide attempt and suicidal ideation
  • mental disorder or abnormal behaviour, hallucination, anger, confusion, panic attack, emotional instability/mood swings, agitation
  • amnesia (loss of memory)
  • memory impairment (forgetfulness)
  • abnormal coordination/ataxia (impaired coordinated movements)
  • paraesthesia (tingling)
  • disturbance in attention (loss of concentration)
  • diplopia (double vision), blurred vision
  • elevated/abnormal values in a liver function test
  • hair loss, eczema, pruritus
  • muscle weakness, myalgia (muscle pain)
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  • severe allergic reactions (DRESS, anaphylactic reaction [severe and important allergic reaction
  • Quinckes oedema [swelling of the face, lips, tongue and throat])
  • decreased blood sodium concentration
  • suicide, personality disorders (behavioural problems), thinking abnormal (slow thinking, unable to concentrate)
  • uncontrollable muscle spasms affecting the head, torso and limbs, difficulty in controlling movements, hyperkinesia (hyperactivity)
  • pancreatitis, liver failure, hepatitis
  • sudden decrease in kidney function
  • erythema multiforme
  • StevensJohnson syndrome
  • toxic epidermal necrolysis- severe rash and skin peeling
  • rhabdomyolysis (breakdown of muscle tissue) and associated blood creatine phosphokinase increase
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STORAGE

  • Keep this medicine out of reach of children
  • Do not use this medicine after the expiry date
  • Store at room temperature (15-25C)
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