Keppra(levetiracetam)
Keppra, Levetiracetam, Matever, Spritam (levetiracetam) is a small molecule pharmaceutical. Levetiracetam was first approved as Keppra on 1999-11-30. It is used to treat epilepsy, juvenile myoclonic epilepsy, partial epilepsies, and tonic-clonic epilepsy in the USA. It has been approved in Europe to treat epilepsy. The pharmaceutical is active against synaptic vesicle glycoprotein 2A.
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Therapeutic Areas
Therapeutic Area | MeSH |
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| nervous system diseases | D009422 |
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Keppra, Levetiracetam, Spritam (discontinued: Elepsia, Levetiracetam)
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Levetiracetam
Tradename | Company | Number | Date | Products |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SPRITAM | Aprecia Pharmaceuticals | N-207958 RX | 2015-07-31 | 4 products, RLD, RS |
| LEVETIRACETAM IN SODIUM CHLORIDE | HQ Specialty Pharma | N-202543 RX | 2011-11-09 | 3 products, RLD, RS |
| KEPPRA | UCB | N-021035 RX | 1999-11-30 | 4 products, RLD |
| KEPPRA | UCB | N-021505 RX | 2003-07-15 | 1 products, RLD, RS |
| KEPPRA | UCB | N-021872 RX | 2006-07-31 | 1 products, RLD, RS |
| KEPPRA XR | UCB | N-022285 RX | 2008-09-12 | 2 products, RLD |
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Brand Name | Status | Last Update |
|---|---|---|
| elepsia xr | New Drug Application | 2021-01-06 |
| elepsia xr 1000 mg elepsia xr 1500 mg | New Drug Application | 2024-03-25 |
| keppra | New Drug Application | 2024-04-22 |
| keppra keppra | 2009-05-11 | |
| keppra xr | 2009-05-21 | |
| levetiracetam | ANDA | 2025-03-25 |
| levetiracetam er | ANDA | 2025-01-22 |
| levetiracetam extended-release | ANDA | 2009-08-15 |
| levetiracetam in sodium chloride | ANDA | 2024-04-30 |
| levetiracetam levetiracetam | ANDA | 2024-08-01 |
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Indications
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Indication | Ontology | MeSH | ICD-10 |
|---|---|---|---|
| epilepsy | EFO_0000474 | D004827 | G40.9 |
| juvenile myoclonic epilepsy | — | D020190 | G40.B |
| partial epilepsies | EFO_0004263 | D004828 | — |
| tonic-clonic epilepsy | EFO_0007262 | D004830 | — |
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Patent Expiration
Patent | Expires | Flag | FDA Information |
|---|---|---|---|
| Levetiracetam, Spritam, Aprecia Pharms | |||
| 9339489 | 2034-03-14 | DP | U-1850 |
| 9669009 | 2034-03-14 | U-1850, U-2021, U-2022 | |
| 11160786 | 2034-03-14 | DP | |
| Levetiracetam, Keppra, Ucb Inc | |||
| 8802142 | 2031-06-07 | DP | |
| Levetiracetam, Keppra Xr, Ucb Inc | |||
| 7858122 | 2028-09-17 | DP | |
| Levetiracetam, Elepsia Xr, Tripoint | |||
| 8431156 | 2027-10-31 | DP | |
| 8470367 | 2027-10-31 | DP | |
| 8163306 | 2027-09-03 | DP | |
| 8425938 | 2026-02-22 | DP | |
| 8535717 | 2026-02-22 | DP | |
HCPCS
Code | Description |
|---|---|
| J1953 | Injection, levetiracetam, 10 mg |
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Indications Phases 4
Indication | MeSH | Ontology | ICD-10 | Ph 1 | Ph 2 | Ph 3 | Ph 4 | Other | Total |
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| Epilepsy | D004827 | EFO_0000474 | G40.9 | 5 | 17 | 42 | 27 | 35 | 123 |
| Seizures | D012640 | — | G40.4 | 8 | 19 | 29 | 16 | 17 | 82 |
| Partial epilepsies | D004828 | EFO_0004263 | — | — | 2 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 22 |
| Status epilepticus | D013226 | EFO_0008526 | G41 | — | 4 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 15 |
| Healthy volunteers/patients | — | — | — | 10 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 13 |
| Brain neoplasms | D001932 | EFO_0003833 | C71 | — | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 |
| Alzheimer disease | D000544 | EFO_0000249 | F03 | — | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 |
| Parkinson disease | D010300 | EFO_0002508 | G20 | — | 5 | — | 3 | — | 8 |
| Hemorrhage | D006470 | MP_0001914 | R58 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 |
| Stroke | D020521 | EFO_0000712 | I63.9 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
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Indications Phases 3
Indication | MeSH | Ontology | ICD-10 | Ph 1 | Ph 2 | Ph 3 | Ph 4 | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Generalized epilepsy | D004829 | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | 1 | 7 |
| Schizophrenia | D012559 | EFO_0000692 | F20 | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | 1 | 6 |
| Anxiety disorders | D001008 | EFO_0006788 | F41.1 | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | 3 |
| Post-traumatic epilepsy | D004834 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | 3 |
| Dementia | D003704 | EFO_0003862 | F03 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 |
| Depression | D003863 | — | F33.9 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2 |
| Reflex epilepsy | D020195 | EFO_1001146 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | 2 |
| Complex partial epilepsy | D017029 | EFO_1000877 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 |
| Tardive dyskinesia | D000071057 | — | G24.01 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 |
| Tonic-clonic epilepsy | D004830 | EFO_0007262 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 2 |
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Indications Phases 2
Indication | MeSH | Ontology | ICD-10 | Ph 1 | Ph 2 | Ph 3 | Ph 4 | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central nervous system neoplasms | D016543 | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | — | 3 | 6 |
| Psychotic disorders | D011618 | — | F20.81 | — | 5 | — | — | 1 | 6 |
| Mental disorders | D001523 | EFO_0000677 | F91.9 | — | 5 | — | — | 1 | 6 |
| Nervous system neoplasms | D009423 | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | — | 2 | 5 |
| Neoplasms | D009369 | — | C80 | — | 1 | — | — | 3 | 4 |
| Leukemia | D007938 | — | C95 | — | 3 | — | — | 1 | 4 |
| Myeloid leukemia acute | D015470 | — | C92.0 | — | 3 | — | — | 1 | 4 |
| Myelodysplastic syndromes | D009190 | — | D46 | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | 3 |
| Precursor cell lymphoblastic leukemia-lymphoma | D054198 | — | C91.0 | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | 3 |
| Brain diseases | D001927 | — | G93.40 | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | 3 |
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Indications Phases 1
Indication | MeSH | Ontology | ICD-10 | Ph 1 | Ph 2 | Ph 3 | Ph 4 | Other | Total |
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| Sarcoma | D012509 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 |
| Ewing sarcoma | D012512 | EFO_0000173 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 |
| Malnutrition | D044342 | EFO_0008572 | E40-E46 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Aphasia | D001037 | — | R47.01 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Indications Without Phase
Indication | MeSH | Ontology | ICD-10 | Ph 1 | Ph 2 | Ph 3 | Ph 4 | Other | Total |
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| Premenstrual dysphoric disorder | D065446 | — | F32.81 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 |
| Acute kidney injury | D058186 | — | N17 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
| Pharmacokinetics | D010599 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
| Financial stress | D000086522 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
| Germ cell and embryonal neoplasms | D009373 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
| Medulloblastoma | D008527 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
| Retinoblastoma | D012175 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
| Rhabdoid tumor | D018335 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
| Rhabdomyosarcoma | D012208 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
| Primitive neuroectodermal tumors | D018242 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
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| Drug common name | Levetiracetam |
| INN | levetiracetam |
| Description | Levetiracetam is a pyrrolidinone and carboxamide that is N-methylpyrrolidin-2-one in which one of the methyl hydrogens is replaced by an aminocarbonyl group, while another is replaced by an ethyl group (the S enantiomer). An anticonvulsant, it is used for the treatment of epilepsy in both human and veterinary medicine. It has a role as an anticonvulsant, an environmental contaminant and a xenobiotic. |
| Classification | Small molecule |
| Drug class | nootropic agents (learning, cognitive enhancers), piracetam type |
| Image (chem structure or protein) |  |
| Structure (InChI/SMILES or Protein Sequence) | CC[C@@H](C(N)=O)N1CCCC1=O |
Identifiers
| PDB | — |
| CAS-ID | 102767-28-2 |
| RxCUI | — |
| ChEMBL ID | CHEMBL1286 |
| ChEBI ID | 6437 |
| PubChem CID | 5284583 |
| DrugBank | DB01202 |
| UNII ID | 44YRR34555 (ChemIDplus, GSRS) |
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