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medication s/l lavetirathatum 2000 mg b.i.d. - salem

Posted: Apr 09, 2011

Patient had a kidney transplant. This medication sounds like "lavetirathatum" at 2000 mg b.i.d. Is this an antirejection drug? I can't figure out what it might be. Any help?

levetiracetam - sweetgirlsmom

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Levetiracetam sounds very much like your medication. It is used for seizures, migraine headaches, and bipolar disorder. It comes in 250, 500, 750, and 1000 mg.

Is NOT correct; Dosage exceeds maximum for that medication - see message

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If you are going to look at dosages, you should also check MAXIMUM per day. 2000 mg b.i.d. would be an overdose.

That is either not the medication or the dosage is wrong. Either way, a blank should have been left instead of guessing.

According to drugs dot com:

Usual Adult Dose for Seizures

Initial Dose: 1000 mg daily by either immediate release oral or intravenous administration, given as 500 mg twice daily. Additional dosing increments may be given (1000 mg/day additional every 2 weeks) to a maximum recommended daily dose of 3000 mg.
Extended release:
Initial dose: 1000 mg orally once daily
This dose may be increased every 2 weeks by 1000 mg/day to a maximum of 3000 mg once daily.

not necessarily, could be correct - cll

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The maximum dose a day for Ambien is 10 mg but I take 20 mg at bedtime, as my body metabolizes medications differently and 10 mg does nothing for me, so my doctor told me to take 20 mg a day, which the info says not to exceed 10 mg a day, but I do per my doctor, so this could still be correct

Dosage IS correct according to NIH - sweetgirlsmom

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Levetiracetam In the Treatment of Epilepsy, June 2008. - - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/PMC/articles/PMC2526377/ - - Even though there is no clear benefit beyond 3000 mg/day, the LEV dose can be increased to 4000 mg/day for patients who have clearly responded to LEV but have residual breakthrough seizures.

The dosage matches the medication. The spelling is very similar to the MT's phonetic spelling of the medication. Can anyone else find another medication that sounds like this?

This medication is also used for Tourette syndrome, autism, and anxiety, as well as epilepsy, migraine headaches, and bipolar disorder. If 4000 mg is a safe dose for one illness, it could be a safe dose for these other illnesses, but I haven't researched this.

If the illness in the report matches this medication, my answer should be correct. I never ever guess. I have 32 years of experience and verify absolutely everything for my reports and especially when advising other MTs.

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