Safety of Intravenous Push Administration of High-Dose (≥3 g) Levetiracetam
In this retrospective, single-arm analysis, high-dose (≥3000 mg) IVP levetiracetam was relatively well-tolerated but associated with a higher rate of clinically significant hypotension than has been reported in the previous literature, although several confounding factors may have contributed to this outcome. Our findings support the continued use of high-dose IVP levetiracetam with appropriate hemodynamic monitoring; hemodynamic effects should be further explored in future studies.
Authors
- Nicole A. Leshko (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1580-7910)
- M. Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0856-3329)
- Gerald Elliott
Institutions
- Northwestern Memorial Hospital (US)
- Mayo Clinic in Arizona (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Annals of Pharmacotherapy
- Published
- 2025-06-16
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1177/10600280251345079
- Primary Topic
- Epilepsy research and treatment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00