SPL Set ID: dd713e60-478c-43cd-b680-ff594a0b3864
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Levetiracetam is an antiepileptic drug available as 250 mg (pink), 500 mg (pink), 750 mg (pink), and 1000 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 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, USP. Inactive ingredients: colloidal silicon dioxide, corn starch, magnesium stearate, povidone, talc, and additional agents listed below: 250 mg, 500 mg, and 750 mg tablets: Opadry II Pink 40L94198, which contains D&C Red No.27; FD&C Blue No.2; FD&C Red No. 40; FD&C Yellow No. 6; hypromellose 2910 3cP, 6cP, and 50cP; polydextrose FCC; polyethylene glycol 800; titanium dioxide; and triacetin. 1000 mg tablets: Opadry II white Y-22-7719, which contains hypromellose 2910 3cP, 6cP, and 50cP; polydextrose FCC; polyethylene glycol 800; titanium dioxide; and triacetin. USP dissolution test is pending. Levetiracetam Structural Formula