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

Summary:

Subileus is reported as a side effect among people who take Keppra (levetiracetam), especially for people who are female, 50-59 old, have been taking the drug for < 1 month also take Topamax, and have Anaemia.

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

Subileus is found to be associated with 279 drugs and 511 conditions by eHealthMe. Check the latest studies of Subileus.



On Jul, 02, 2026

70,297 people reported to have side effects when taking Keppra.
Among them, 12 people (0.02%) have Subileus.

Could Keppra cause Subileus?

Among these 12 people:

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

  • < 1 month: 50 %
  • 1 - 6 months: 0.0 %
  • 6 - 12 months: 50 %
  • 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 Subileus when taking Keppra? *

  • female: 75 %
  • male: 25 %

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

  • 0-1: 0.0 %
  • 2-9: 10 %
  • 10-19: 0.0 %
  • 20-29: 0.0 %
  • 30-39: 10 %
  • 40-49: 30 %
  • 50-59: 30 %
  • 60+: 20 %

What are other drugs people take besides Keppra? *

  1. Zolpidem: 2 people, 16.67%
  2. Primidone: 2 people, 16.67%
  3. Eliquis: 2 people, 16.67%
  4. Lamotrigine: 2 people, 16.67%
  5. Lovenox: 2 people, 16.67%
  6. Acetaminophen: 2 people, 16.67%
  7. Trileptal: 2 people, 16.67%
  8. Vimpat: 2 people, 16.67%
  9. Topamax: 2 people, 16.67%
  10. Aldactone: 1 person, 8.33%

What are other side effects people have besides Subileus? *

  1. Constipation: 3 people, 25.00%
  2. Urinary Tract Infection: 2 people, 16.67%
  3. Nausea And Vomiting: 2 people, 16.67%
  4. Streptococcal Infection: 2 people, 16.67%
  5. Fatigue (feeling of tiredness): 2 people, 16.67%
  6. Hypokalemia (low potassium): 2 people, 16.67%
  7. Fungus Sputum Test Positive: 1 person, 8.33%
  8. Flatulence (flatus expelled through the anus): 1 person, 8.33%
  9. Faecaloma (hard mass of fecal matter): 1 person, 8.33%
  10. Encephalopathy (functioning of the brain is affected by some agent or condition): 1 person, 8.33%

What are the existing conditions these people have? *

  1. Depression: 2 people, 16.67%
  2. Anaemia (lack of blood): 2 people, 16.67%
  3. Urinary Incontinence (inability to control the flow of urine and involuntary urination): 1 person, 8.33%
  4. Partial Seizures (seizures which affect only a part of the brain at onset): 1 person, 8.33%
  5. Pain: 1 person, 8.33%
  6. Nausea And Vomiting: 1 person, 8.33%
  7. Lobar Pneumonia (a form of pneumonia that affects a large and continuous area of the lobe of a lung): 1 person, 8.33%
  8. Lennox-Gastaut Syndrome (epilepsy characterized by frequent seizures and different seizure types): 1 person, 8.33%
  9. Hydrocephalus (water on the brain): 1 person, 8.33%
  10. Glioblastoma (most common and most aggressive malignant primary brain tumour in humans): 1 person, 8.33%

* 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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