DRUG DOSAGE INDICATI CONTRAIN ADVERSE SPECI NURSING RESPONSIBILITIES

NAME ONS DICATION EFFECTS AL

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Monothera Monother DRUG DOSA INDICATIONS CONTRAI ADVERSE SPECIAL NURSIN
py Adult & apy in the Hypersensi NAME GE NDICATI REACTIONS PRECAUTI G
Generic adolescent treatment tivity to ONS ONS RESPO
Name: from 16 of partial levetiracet NSIBILI
Levet yr 250 mg onset
am or TIES
iracet bid which seizures
am should be w/ or w/o other
(LEE ve tye increased secondary pyrrolidone
RA se tam) to 500 mg generaliza derivatives
bid after 2 tion in or any of
Brand wk. May patients the
Names: further from 16 yr excipients
Keppra, increase w/ newly
of Keppra.
Keppra XR by 250 mg diagnosed
bid every 2 epilepsy. Use in
Anticonvul wk. Max: As lactation:
sant. 1500 mg adjunctive Keppra is
bid. Add- therapy in excreted in
on the human
therapy Ad treatment breast
ult (≥18 of partial milk.
yr) & onset Therefore,
adolescent seizures breastfeedi
(12-17 yr) w/ or w/o ng is not
weighing secondary recommen
≥50 generaliza ded.
kg Initially tion in
500 mg adults &
bid. May childn ≥4
increase yr w/
up to 1500 epilepsy.
mg bid. Adjunctive
Dose therapy in
titration the
can be treatment
made in of
steps of myoclonic
500 mg seizures in
bid adults &
increases adolescen
& ts from 12
decreases yr w/