Keppra, Levetiracetam News

Spotswood High School graduate Kate Miller - who experiences epileptic seizures - got through her junior and senior years of high school thanks largely to Greta, a golden retriever who remained at her side throughout the school day.

Patients are facing delays in getting medicines and pharmacists are having difficulties because of shortages of a wide range of drugs.

DEAR DR. BLONZ: I recently purchased a product containing the juice of four berries: goji, noni, acai and mangosteen, all supposedly rich in antioxidant power.

Intravenous levetiracetam appears to be a promising alternative therapy for refractory status epilepticus, German researchers report in the June issue of the Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry.

To those who continue to sing the tired old tune that generic drugs are not as effective as brand name drugs, Consumer Reports wants to see the evidence.

I noticed when I posted that last item that I've been quiet on the blog front lately and I know at a least a few of my dozen or so loyal readers are wondering why.

ROCKVILLE, Md., May 5, 2009--The FDA posted the following on its website about product labeling for antiepileptic drugs: Suicidal Behavior and Ideation and Antiepileptic Drugs Update 5/5/2009: AED class label changes Manufacturers of antiepileptic drugs or anticonvulsant drugs will update product labeling to include a warning about an increased ...

FDA also required development of a medication guide, to be issued to patients each time the product is dispensed.

"In the first three months of 2009, UCB has made further progress in focusing its resources and organisation on its core priorities in severe diseases of the central nervous system and immunology.

Today, UCB held its Annual General Meeting . During the course of this meeting Roch Doliveux, Chief Executive Officer UCB, gave the shareholders of UCB an overview of the financial year 2008 and the interim report for the first three months of 2009 including an update on the most recent development of UCB.

Generic drugs are cheaper than brand-name pharmaceuticals, and insurance companies and pharmacies -- sometimes the patients too -- love them for that reason.

In a study of patients with partial epilepsy, anger and hostility as well as other mood symptoms improved with adjunctive lamotrigine therapy relative to adjunctive levetiracetam.

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By JAN JARVIS Three years ago, when Flonase became available as a generic spray, allergy sufferers could not get to the pharmacy fast enough.Since then a slew of popular brand-name drugs have lost their patents, and many more are in the pipeline.

It may seem counterintuitive, but a new study concludes that terminally ill cancer patients with the strongest religious faith fight the hardest to postpone meeting their maker.

They're promoted as perhaps the very best way to reduce the soaring cost of medical care these days but Action News Investigators have questions tonight, are they as universally good as we've been told? Telling ...

I have been taking thyroid hormones for more than 15 years. My doctor has recently started lowering my dose because he is concerned that it might weaken my bones.

Taro Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. reported today that it has received approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for its Abbreviated New Drug Application for Levetiracetam Oral Solution, 100 mg/mL . ...

Dr Reddy's Laboratories on Sunday said the company has launched five generic drugs in the US market during the last month, which together have a potential market value of over $3.78 billion.

Dr. Reddy's Laboratories today announced that it has launched the following five products in the US market during the month of January: Levetiracetam tablets , the generic version of UCB Keppra Tablets - with ...