Pharmacokinetic profile of levetiracetam: toward ideal characteristics

PN Patsalos - Pharmacology & therapeutics, 2000 - Elsevier
Levetiracetam is a novel orally active antiepileptic drug with a unique preclinical profile. It
has a high therapeutic index and potential antiepileptogenic effects. Results of clinical trials …

Clinical pharmacokinetics of levetiracetam

PN Patsalos - Clinical pharmacokinetics, 2004 - Springer
Since 1989, eight new antiepileptic drugs (AEDs) have been licensed for clinical use.
Levetiracetam is the latest to be licensed and is used as adjunctive therapy for the treatment …

Multicenter double‐blind, randomized, placebo‐controlled trial of levetiracetam as add‐on therapy in patients with refractory partial seizures

SD Shorvon, A Löwenthal, D Janz, E Bielen… - …, 2000 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose: To evaluate the efficacy and tolerability of levetiracetam (LEV, Keppra) as add‐on
therapy in patients with refractory partial seizures. Methods: In this European multicenter …

Efficacy and tolerability of levetiracetam 3000 mg/d in patients with refractory partial seizures: a multicenter, double‐blind, responder‐selected study evaluating …

E Ben‐Menachem, U Falter - Epilepsia, 2000 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose: To evaluate the efficacy and tolerability of levetiracetam (LEV) monotherapy in
selected patients with refractory partial seizures. Methods: In this multicenter, double‐blind …

Therapeutic drug monitoring of the newer antiepileptic drugs

SI Johannessen, D Battino, DJ Berry… - Therapeutic drug …, 2003 - journals.lww.com
The aim of the present review is to discuss the potential value of therapeutic drug monitoring
(TDM) of the newer antiepileptic drugs (AEDs) felbamate, gabapentin, lamotrigine …

Therapeutic drug monitoring of old and newer anti-epileptic drugs

HM Neels, AC Sierens, K Naelaerts… - Clinical Chemistry and …, 2004 - degruyter.com
The aim of the present paper is to provide information concerning the setting up and
interpretation of therapeutic drug monitoring (TDM) for anti-epileptic drugs. The potential …

A multicentre, double-blind, randomized, parallel group study to evaluate the tolerability and efficacy of two oral doses of levetiracetam, 2000 mg daily and 4000 mg …

T Betts, T Waegemans, P Crawford - Seizure, 2000 - Elsevier
The aim of this study was to determine the tolerability and efficacy of two oral regimens of
levetiracetam, 1000 mg and 2000 mg twice daily, as add-on treatment without titration in …

Pyrrolidone derivatives

S Shorvon - The Lancet, 2001 - thelancet.com
The pyrrolidone (2-oxopyrrolidine) family of chemicals has been the subject of research for
more than three decades. Experimental and clinical work first focused on their so-called …

Enzyme induction and inhibition by new antiepileptic drugs: a review of human studies

MS Benedetti - Fundamental & clinical pharmacology, 2000 - Wiley Online Library
The aim of this paper is to review a number of new antiepileptic agents (ie felbamate,
gabapentin, lamotrigine, levetiracetam, oxcarbazepine, tiagabine, topiramate, vigabatrin and …

New antiepileptic drugs: review on drug interactions

H Hachad, I Ragueneau-Majlessi… - Therapeutic drug …, 2002 - journals.lww.com
During the Past decade, nine new antiepileptic drugs (AEDs) namely, Felbamate,
Gabapentin, Levetiracetam, Lamotrigine, Oxcarbazepine, Tiagabine, Topiramate, Vigabatrin …