Iracet 500 mg (Tablet)
Unit Price: ৳ 30.00 (2 x 10: ৳ 600.00)
Strip Price: ৳ 300.00
Medicine Details
| Category | Details |
|---|---|
| Generic | Levetiracetam |
| Company | Square pharmaceuticals plc |
| Also available as |
Indications
- Treatment of partial-onset seizures
- Adjunctive therapy
- Myoclonic seizures
- Generalized tonic-clonic seizures
Description
- Mechanism of action not fully known
- Inhibition of burst firing in hippocampus
- Selective prevention of hyper synchronization
Dosage
- Recommended starting dose for adults and adolescents
- Therapeutic dose adjustments based on clinical response
- Oral solution for pediatric population
- Monotherapy safety and efficacy not established in children
- Lowest effective dose for children
- Dose adjustments in pediatric population
- Dosage adjustments for renal impairment
- Initial therapeutic dose for adults and adolescents weighing 50 kg or more
- Maximum daily dose
- Tablets administration
- Dosing for infants aged from 1 month to less than 6 months
Administration
- Oral administration
- Taken with or without food
- Divided doses
Interaction
- No influence on serum concentrations of existing antiepileptic drugs
- Inhibition of renal clearance of primary metabolite by probenecid
- Decreased methotrexate clearance
- Isolated reports of decreased efficacy with osmotic laxative
- No altered absorption with food
- No data on interaction with alcohol
Contraindications
- Hypersensitivity to active substance or excipients
Side Effects
- Common adverse reactions in adult and pediatric patients
Pregnancy & Lactation
- Not recommended during pregnancy and breastfeeding
- Excretion in human breast milk
- Potential impact on fertility unknown
Precautions & Warnings
- Dose adjustment in renal impairment
- Rare cases of decreased blood cell counts
- Monitoring for signs of depression and suicidal behavior
- Effects on growth, endocrine function, and childbearing potential unknown
Use in Special Populations
- Dose adjustment in elderly patients and those with compromised renal or hepatic function
Overdose Effects
- Observation of effects such as somnolence, agitation, and respiratory depression
- Symptomatic treatment
- Haemodialysis may be considered
Therapeutic Class
- Adjunct anti-epileptic drugs
Storage Conditions
- Store at a cool temperature not exceeding 25°C
- Dry place
- Protected from light