SPL Set ID: 43df4156-0958-e496-e063-6294a90a5329
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Levetiracetam is an antiepileptic drug available as 250mg (white), 500 mg (Yellow), 750 mg (Orange) and 1000mg (white) tablets 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, USP 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, USP contain the labeled amount of levetiracetam, USP. Inactive ingredients: colloidal silicon dioxide, croscarmellose sodium, magnesium stearate, povidone, hypromellose, titanium dioxide. Additionally 250 mg and 1000 mg tablets include polyethylene glycol 400; 500 mg tablets include talc, polyethylene glycol 8000, iron oxide yellow; 750 mg tablets include talc, polyethylene glycol 8000, iron oxide red, FD&C yellow #6/sunset yellow FCF aluminum lake. This product meets the requirements of USP Dissolution Test-5 .