SPL Set ID: dfb7c640-623e-43d1-8ee8-479dccd53d0a
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Levetiracetam, USP is an antiepileptic drug available as 250 mg (white), 500 mg (yellow), 750 mg (orange), 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 almost white powder. It is very soluble in water, freely soluble in methanol, soluble in acetonitrile, practically insoluble in n-heptane and n- hexane. Levetiracetam tablets, USP contain the labeled amount of levetiracetam. Inactive ingredients: corn starch, colloidal silicon dioxide, croscarmellose sodium, povidone K30, talc, magnesium stearate, microcrystalline cellulose, titanium dioxide, polyethylene glycol, polyvinyl alcohol and additional agents listed below: 500 mg tablets: iron oxide yellow 750 mg tablets: FD&C yellow No. 6 aluminum lake. FDA approved dissolution method differs from the USP. levetiracetam-tablets-structure