Keppra and Device occlusion - a phase IV clinical study of FDA data
Summary:
Device occlusion is reported as a side effect among people who take Keppra (levetiracetam), especially for people who are female, 60+ old, have been taking the drug for < 1 month also take Lioresal, and have Muscle spasticity.
The phase IV clinical study analyzes which people have Device occlusion when taking Keppra. It is created by eHealthMe based on reports of 70,297 people who have side effects when taking Keppra from the FDA, and is updated regularly.
What is Keppra?
Keppra has active ingredients of levetiracetam. It is often used in epilepsy. eHealthMe is studying from 73,504 Keppra users. Check the latest studies of Keppra.
What is Device occlusion?
Device occlusion is found to be associated with 592 drugs and 512 conditions by eHealthMe. Check the latest studies of Device occlusion.
70,297 people reported to have side effects when taking Keppra.
Among them, 43 people (0.06%) have Device occlusion.

Among these 43 people:
How long have people been on Keppra when they have Device occlusion? *
- < 1 month: 50 %
- 1 - 6 months: 0.0 %
- 6 - 12 months: 0.0 %
- 1 - 2 years: 25 %
- 2 - 5 years: 25 %
- 5 - 10 years: 0.0 %
- 10+ years: 0.0 %
What is the gender of people who have Device occlusion when taking Keppra? *
- female: 52.5 %
- male: 47.5 %
What is the age of people who have Device occlusion when taking Keppra? *
- 0-1: 3.12 %
- 2-9: 6.25 %
- 10-19: 9.38 %
- 20-29: 9.38 %
- 30-39: 15.62 %
- 40-49: 15.62 %
- 50-59: 9.38 %
- 60+: 31.25 %
What are other drugs people take besides Keppra? *
- Lioresal: 8 people, 18.60%
- Nexium: 6 people, 13.95%
- Cymbalta: 5 people, 11.63%
- Pantoprazole: 5 people, 11.63%
- Fragmin: 5 people, 11.63%
- Prednisone: 4 people, 9.30%
- Acetaminophen: 4 people, 9.30%
- Lyrica: 4 people, 9.30%
- Singulair: 4 people, 9.30%
- Gabapentin: 4 people, 9.30%
What are other side effects people have besides Device occlusion? *
- Fatigue (feeling of tiredness): 8 people, 18.60%
- Dyspnea (difficult or laboured breathing): 7 people, 16.28%
- Muscle Spasticity (tight or stiff muscles and an inability to control those muscles): 6 people, 13.95%
- Drug Withdrawal Syndrome (interfere with normal social, occupational, or other functioning. are not due to another medical condition, drug use, or discontinuation): 6 people, 13.95%
- Weight Decreased: 5 people, 11.63%
- Lymphocyte Count Decreased: 5 people, 11.63%
- Joint Swelling: 5 people, 11.63%
- Intracranial Pressure Increased (high pressure inside the skull and thus in the brain tissue and cerebrospinal fluid): 5 people, 11.63%
- Injection Site Haemorrhage (bleeding from injection site): 5 people, 11.63%
- Weakness: 5 people, 11.63%
What are the existing conditions these people have? *
- Muscle Spasticity (tight or stiff muscles and an inability to control those muscles): 9 people, 20.93%
- Brain Neoplasm Malignant (brain cancer tumour): 5 people, 11.63%
- Parkinson's Disease: 4 people, 9.30%
- Pain: 4 people, 9.30%
- Convulsion (muscles contract and relax rapidly and repeatedly, resulting in an uncontrolled shaking of the body): 4 people, 9.30%
- Immunodeficiency Common Variable: 3 people, 6.98%
- Agitation (state of anxiety or nervous excitement): 2 people, 4.65%
- Primary Pulmonary Hypertension (primary high blood pressure that affects the arteries in the lungs and the right side of your heart): 2 people, 4.65%
- Drug Withdrawal Syndrome (interfere with normal social, occupational, or other functioning. are not due to another medical condition, drug use, or discontinuation): 2 people, 4.65%
- Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (a condition in which stomach contents leak backward from the stomach into the oesophagus): 2 people, 4.65%
* Approximation only. Some reports may have incomplete information.
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Related studies:
Effectiveness of, long term effects of, and alternative drugs to Keppra:
- Keppra (73,504 reports)
Device occlusion treatments and more:
- Device occlusion (13,307 reports)
How severe was Device occlusion and when was it recovered:
Expand to all the drugs that have ingredients of levetiracetam:
Sub-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 Keppra:
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 the drugs that are associated with Device occlusion:
- Device occlusion (592 drugs)
Browse all the conditions that are associated with Device occlusion:
- Device occlusion (512 conditions)
Related 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 (the active ingredients of Keppra) and Keppra (the brand name). 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?
DO NOT STOP MEDICATIONS without first consulting your doctor. If there are any serious or long term adverse effects discovered in the study, discuss the study with your doctor to ensure that proper medication management will be in place if applicable.
Who is eHealthMe?
With medical big data and proven AI/ML algorithms, eHealthMe provides a platform for everyone to run phase IV clinical trials. We study millions of patients and 5,000 more each day. Results of our real-world drug study have been referenced on 800+ peer-reviewed medical publications, including The Lancet, Mayo Clinic Proceedings, and Nature. Our analysis results are available to researchers, health care professionals, patients (testimonials), and software developers (open API).
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