Levetiracetam and Selenium drug interactions - a phase IV clinical study of FDA data
Summary:
Drug interactions are reported among people who take Levetiracetam (levetiracetam) and Selenium (selenium). Common drug interactions include drug ineffective among females and lethargy among males.
The phase IV clinical study analyzes what interactions people have when they take Levetiracetam and Selenium. It is created by eHealthMe based on reports of 28 people who take the same drugs from the FDA, and is updated regularly.
What is Levetiracetam?
Levetiracetam has active ingredients of levetiracetam. It is often used in epilepsy. eHealthMe is studying from 75,294 Levetiracetam users. Check the latest studies of Levetiracetam.
What is Selenium?
Selenium has active ingredients of selenium. It is often used in vitamin supplementation. eHealthMe is studying from 5,314 Selenium users. Check the latest studies of Selenium.
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28 people who take Levetiracetam and Selenium together, and have interactions are studied.

What are the common drug interactions of Levetiracetam and Selenium, by gender? *:
female:
- Drug ineffective
- Irritability
- Middle insomnia (difficulty returning to sleep after awakening either in the middle of the night)
- Pruritus (severe itching of the skin)
- Anxiety
- Complex partial seizures (epileptic seizure)
- Insomnia (sleeplessness)
- Non-hodgkin's lymphoma (malignant (cancer) cells form in the lymph system)
- Fall
- Arthralgia (joint pain)
male:
- Lethargy (tiredness)
- Malaise (a feeling of general discomfort or uneasiness)
- Pyrexia (fever)
- Syncope (loss of consciousness with an inability to maintain postural tone)
- Therapeutic response unexpected
- Weight decreased
- Affective disorder (mental disorder)
- Large intestine perforation (hole in large intestine)
- Weight increased
- Death
What are the common drug interactions of Levetiracetam and Selenium, by age (0-1 to 60+)? *:
0-1:
n/a
2-9:
- Affective disorder (mental disorder)
- Weight increased
10-19:
- Pyrexia (fever)
20-29:
n/a
30-39:
n/a
40-49:
- Agitation (state of anxiety or nervous excitement)
- Anger
- Asthma
- Bipolar disorder (mood disorder)
- Cough
- Dry skin
- Dyspnoea (difficult or laboured respiration)
- Fall
- Gout (uric acid crystals building up in the body)
- Haemorrhagic anaemia (anaemia due to excessive bleeding)
50-59:
- Amnesia (deficit in memory caused by brain damage, disease, or psychological trauma)
- Arthralgia (joint pain)
- Fall
- Loss of consciousness
- Malaise (a feeling of general discomfort or uneasiness)
- Memory impairment
- Mobility decreased (ability to move is reduced)
- Movement disorder (neurological syndromes where they may be excess of movement or a paucity of movement that is not connected to weakness)
- Musculoskeletal pain (pain affects the bones, muscles, ligaments, tendons, and nerves)
- Neck pain
60+:
- Drug ineffective
- Lethargy (tiredness)
- Asthenia (weakness)
- Febrile neutropenia (fever with reduced white blood cells)
- Malaise (a feeling of general discomfort or uneasiness)
- Syncope (loss of consciousness with an inability to maintain postural tone)
- Adverse event
- Eyelid pain
- Large intestine perforation (hole in large intestine)
- Toxic epidermal necrolysis (a rare, life-threatening skin condition that is usually caused by a reaction to drugs causes wide spread skin destruction)
What are the existing conditions these people have? *
- Multiple Sclerosis (a nervous system disease that affects your brain and spinal cord. it damages the myelin sheath): 4 people, 14.29%
- Sleep Disorder: 3 people, 10.71%
- Diarrhea: 3 people, 10.71%
- Seizures (abnormal excessive or synchronous neuronal activity in the brain): 3 people, 10.71%
- Herpes Zoster: 2 people, 7.14%
- Arthritis (form of joint disorder that involves inflammation of one or more joints): 2 people, 7.14%
- Constipation: 2 people, 7.14%
- Convulsion (muscles contract and relax rapidly and repeatedly, resulting in an uncontrolled shaking of the body): 2 people, 7.14%
- Gait Disturbance: 2 people, 7.14%
- Hair Loss: 2 people, 7.14%
* Approximation only. Some reports may have incomplete information.
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Effectiveness of, side effects of, and alternative drugs to the 2 drugs:
- Levetiracetam (75,294 reports)
- Selenium (5,314 reports)
Browse all drug interactions of Levetiracetam and Selenium:
a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y zSub-studies by gender and age:
Female: 0-1 2-9 10-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-59 60+
Male: 0-1 2-9 10-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-59 60+
Browse all side effects of Levetiracetam:
a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y zBrowse all side effects of Selenium:
a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y zBrowse all interactions between Levetiracetam and drugs from A to Z:
a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y zBrowse all interactions between Selenium and drugs from A to Z:
a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y zRelated publications that referenced our studies
- Schattner A, Al-Bewerat A, "Levetiracetam (Keppra), urinary retention and literature search", A fatty cause of renal failure; what is your diagnosis?, 2016 Oct .
- Spengler DC, Montouris GD, Hohler AD, "Levetiracetam as a possible contributor to acute kidney injury", Clinical therapeutics, 2014 Aug .
- Almeida DM, Jean MR, Chystsiakova A, Monahan E, Oliveira SB, Monteiro IM, "Levetiracetam-associated acute pancreatitis in an adolescent with autism: a case report", Pancreas, 2013 Jan .
- Schattner A, Al-Bewerat A, "Levetiracetam (Keppra), urinary retention and literature search", A fatty cause of renal failure; what is your diagnosis?, 2016 Oct .
- Spengler DC, Montouris GD, Hohler AD, "Levetiracetam as a possible contributor to acute kidney injury", Clinical therapeutics, 2014 Aug .
- Almeida DM, Jean MR, Chystsiakova A, Monahan E, Oliveira SB, Monteiro IM, "Levetiracetam-associated acute pancreatitis in an adolescent with autism: a case report", Pancreas, 2013 Jan .
How the study uses the data?
The study uses data from the FDA. It is based on levetiracetam and selenium (the active ingredients of Levetiracetam and Selenium, respectively), and Levetiracetam and Selenium (the brand names). Other drugs that have the same active ingredients (e.g. generic drugs) are not considered. Dosage of drugs is not considered in the study.
How to use the study?
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