What Keppra contains
The active substance is called levetiracetam. Each ml of solution for infusion contains 100 mg of levetiracetam.
The other ingredients are: sodium acetate, glacial acetic acid, sodium chloride, water for injections.
What Keppra looks like and contents of the pack
Keppra concentratefor solution for infusion (Keppra concentrate) is a clear, colourless, sterile liquid. Keppra concentrate 5 ml vial is packed in a cardboard box of 10 vials.
Marketing Authorisation Holder and Manufacturer
Marketing Authorisation Holder: UCB Pharma SA, Allée de la Recherche 60, B-1070 Brussels, Belgium.
Manufacturers: UCB Pharma SA, Chemin du Foriest, B-1420 Braine-l?Alleud, Belgium or UCB Pharma S.p.A., Via Praglia, 15, I-10044 Pianezza, Italy.
For any information about this medicine, please contact the local representative of the Marketing Authorisation Holder.
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The following information is intended for doctor and nurses only:
Direction for the proper use of Keppra is provided in section 3.
One vial of Keppra concentrate contains 500 mg levetiracetam (5 ml concentrate of 100 mg/ml). See Table 1 for the recommended preparation and administration of Keppra concentrate to achieve a total daily dose of 500 mg, 1000 mg, 2000 mg, or 3000 mg in two divided doses.
Table 1. Preparation and administration of Keppra concentrate
Dose Withdrawal Volume Volume of Diluent Infusion Time Frequency of administration Total Daily Dose 250 mg 2.5 ml half 5 ml vial 100 ml 15 minutes Twice daily 500 mgday 500 mg 5 ml one 5 ml vial 100 ml 15 minutes Twice daily 1000 mgday 1000 mg 10 ml two 5 ml vials 100 ml 15 minutes Twice daily 2000 mgday 1500 mg 15 ml three 5 ml vials 100 ml 15 minutes Twice daily 3000 mgday
This medicinal product is for single use only, any unused solution should be discarded.
In use shelf life: from a microbiological point of view, the product should be used immediately after dilution. If not used immediately, in-use storage time and conditions prior to use are the responsibility of the user and would normally not be longer than 24 hours at 2 to 8°C, unless dilution has taken place in controlled and validated aseptic conditions.
Keppra concentrate was found to be physically compatible and chemically stable when mixed with the following diluents for at least 24 hours and stored in PVC bags at controlled room temperature 15-25°C.
Diluents:
- Sodium chloride (0.9%) injection
- Lactated Ringer?s injection
- Dextrose 5% injection
ANNEX IV
GROUNDS FOR ONE ADDITIONAL RENEWAL
Grounds for one additional renewal
Based upon the data that have become available since the last renewal of the Marketing Authorisation, the CHMP considers that the benefit-risk balance of Keppra remains positive, but considers that its safety profile is to be closely monitored for the following reasons:
Keppra has been authorised for children from 4 years old (approved September 2005) and more recently for children from 1 month to 4 years old (approved September 2009). Due to the recent addition of these sensitive populations to the therapeutic indication, limited safety information is available in these age groups. The CHMP considers that more safety experience needs to be gained in children, and decided that the MAH should continue to submit yearly PSURs and 6-monthly specific safety reports for children < 4 years old in between yearly PSURs.
Therefore, based upon the safety profile of Keppra, which requires the submission of yearly PSURs and 6-monthly specific safety reports for children < 4 years old in between yearly PSURs, the CHMP concluded that the MAH should submit one additional renewal application in 5 years time.