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Keppra and Poisoning - a phase IV clinical study of FDA data

Summary:

Poisoning is reported as a side effect among people who take Keppra (levetiracetam), especially for people who are male, 40-49 old, have been taking the drug for < 1 month also take Vimpat, and have Depression.

The phase IV clinical study analyzes which people have Poisoning 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 Poisoning?

Poisoning is found to be associated with 461 drugs and 635 conditions by eHealthMe. Check the latest studies of Poisoning.

On Jul, 15, 2026

70,297 people reported to have side effects when taking Keppra.
Among them, 55 people (0.08%) have Poisoning.

Could Keppra cause Poisoning?

Among these 55 people:

How long have people been on Keppra when they have Poisoning? *

  • < 1 month: 90.91 %
  • 1 - 6 months: 9.09 %
  • 6 - 12 months: 0.0 %
  • 1 - 2 years: 0.0 %
  • 2 - 5 years: 0.0 %
  • 5 - 10 years: 0.0 %
  • 10+ years: 0.0 %

What is the gender of people who have Poisoning when taking Keppra? *

  • female: 47.27 %
  • male: 52.73 %

What is the age of people who have Poisoning when taking Keppra? *

  • 0-1: 14 %
  • 2-9: 2 %
  • 10-19: 2 %
  • 20-29: 20 %
  • 30-39: 12 %
  • 40-49: 40 %
  • 50-59: 2 %
  • 60+: 8 %

What are other drugs people take besides Keppra? *

  1. Vimpat: 13 people, 23.64%
  2. Valdoxan: 11 people, 20.00%
  3. Tegretol: 10 people, 18.18%
  4. Lamictal: 5 people, 9.09%
  5. Fycompa: 5 people, 9.09%
  6. Clobazam: 5 people, 9.09%
  7. Pregabalin: 4 people, 7.27%
  8. Valium: 4 people, 7.27%
  9. Sertraline Hydrochloride: 3 people, 5.45%
  10. Dilantin: 3 people, 5.45%

What are other side effects people have besides Poisoning? *

  1. Overdose: 22 people, 40.00%
  2. Completed Suicide (act of taking one's own life): 16 people, 29.09%
  3. Fever: 8 people, 14.55%
  4. Nausea And Vomiting: 7 people, 12.73%
  5. Consciousness - Decreased: 7 people, 12.73%
  6. Head Injury: 7 people, 12.73%
  7. Heart Palpitations (feelings or sensations that your heart is pounding or racing): 6 people, 10.91%
  8. Haemophilus Infection (bacterial infection by haemophilus influenzae): 6 people, 10.91%
  9. Ards (Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome) (sudden failure of the respiratory (breathing) system): 6 people, 10.91%
  10. Oxygen Saturation Decreased: 6 people, 10.91%

What are the existing conditions these people have? *

  1. Depression: 5 people, 9.09%
  2. Suicide Attempt: 3 people, 5.45%
  3. Intentional Self-Injury: 3 people, 5.45%
  4. Schizophrenia, Paranoid Type (delusions and auditory hallucinations but relatively normal intellectual functioning and expression of affect): 2 people, 3.64%
  5. Multiple Sclerosis (a nervous system disease that affects your brain and spinal cord. it damages the myelin sheath): 2 people, 3.64%
  6. Thyroid Diseases: 1 person, 1.82%
  7. Partial Seizures (seizures which affect only a part of the brain at onset): 1 person, 1.82%
  8. Oral Herpes (viral infection of mouth): 1 person, 1.82%
  9. Neuroendocrine Tumor: 1 person, 1.82%
  10. Neuralgia (pain in one or more nerves): 1 person, 1.82%

* Approximation only. Some reports may have incomplete information.

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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+

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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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