SPL Set ID: 671a1ae1-f672-48da-8a69-94c147472003
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Levetiracetam, USP is an antiepileptic drug available as 250 mg (blue), 500 mg (yellow), 750 mg (dark pink), and 1,000 mg (white) tablets for oral administration. The chemical name of levetiracetam, USP, 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, USP 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: copovidone, croscarmellose sodium, magnesium stearate, polyethylene glycol 3350, polysorbate 80, polyvinyl alcohol, pregelatinized starch, talc, titanium dioxide, and additional agents listed below: 250 mg tablets: FD&C Blue #2/Indigo Carmine Aluminum Lake 500 mg tablets: Iron Oxide Yellow 750 mg tablets: FD&C Red #40/Allura Red A C Aluminum Lake levetiracetam-str