Pharmacokinetics of levetiracetam in neonates with seizures.

Merhar, Stephanie L; Schibler, Kurt R; Sherwin, Catherine M; Meinzen-Derr, Jareen; Shi, Jing; Balmakund, Tonya; Vinks, Alexander A · J Pediatr · 2011

prospective_cohort · Level II

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Abstract

The pharmacokinetics of levetiracetam were determined prospectively in 18 neonates with seizures. Neonates were found to have lower clearance, higher volume of distribution, and a longer half-life as compared with older children and adults. Mild somnolence was the only adverse effect.

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