SPL Set ID: 28c0e61e-1af9-410a-9fa9-b71bf99a776b

Levetiracetam tablets, USP is an antiepileptic drug available as 250 mg (blue), 500 mg (yellow) and 750 mg (pink) for oral administration. The chemical name of levetiracetam, a single enantiomer, is (-)-(S)-α-ethyl-2-oxo-1-pyrrolidine acetamide, its molecular formula is C 8 H 14 N 2 O 2 and its molecular weight is 170.21. Levetiracetam is chemically unrelated to existing antiepileptic drugs (AEDs). It has the following structural formula: Levetiracetam is a white to off-white crystalline powder with a faint odor and a bitter taste. It is very soluble in water (104.0 g/100 mL). It is freely soluble in chloroform (65.3 g/100 mL) and in methanol (53.6 g/100 mL), soluble in ethanol (16.5 g/100 mL), sparingly soluble in acetonitrile (5.7 g/100 mL) and practically insoluble in n-hexane. (Solubility limits are expressed as g/100 mL solvent.) Levetiracetam tablets contain the labeled amount of levetiracetam. Inactive ingredients: Corn starch, povidone, colloidal silicon dioxide, talc, magnesium stearate, and additional agents listed below: 250 mg tablets Opadry Blue (hydroxypropyl methylcellulose, polyethylene glycol 4000, titanium dioxide FD&C Blue #2 Indigo and Carmine Aluminum Lake) 500 mg tablets Opadry Yellow (hydroxypropyl methylcellulose polyethylene glycol 4000 titanium dioxide and Iron oxide Yellow) 750 mg tablets Opadry Pink (hydroxypropyl methylcellulose, polyethylene glycol 4000, titanium dioxide Iron oxide Red and Iron oxide Yellow Meets USP Dissolution Test 3 str