Comparing Lacosamide vs Levetiracetam
| Lacosamide | Levetiracetam |
|
|---|
| Lacosamide | Levetiracetam |
|
|||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Prescription only
Prescribed for Epilepsy, Seizures. Lacosamide may also be used for purposes not listed in this medication guide. |
Prescription only
Levetiracetam is an anticonvulsant used to treat certain seizure disorders (epilepsy) such as partial onset, myoclonic, or generalized tonic-clonic seizures, either alone or in combination with other... View more |
Related suggestions Seizures
|
|||||||||||||||
| More about Lacosamide | More about Levetiracetam | ||||||||||||||||
| Ratings & Reviews | |||||||||||||||||
|
Lacosamide has an average rating of 6.8 out of 10 from a total of 180 ratings on Drugs.com. 53% of reviewers reported a positive effect, while 19% reported a negative effect. |
Levetiracetam has an average rating of 5.9 out of 10 from a total of 433 ratings on Drugs.com. 44% of reviewers reported a positive effect, while 32% reported a negative effect. |
||||||||||||||||
| Side Effects Experienced by Users Side effects are reported in Drugs.com user reviews and not clinically verified. | |||||||||||||||||
View all Lacosamide side effects |
View all Levetiracetam side effects |
||||||||||||||||
| Drug Class | |||||||||||||||||
| Generic Availability | |||||||||||||||||
|
Lower cost generic |
Lower cost generic |
||||||||||||||||
| Pricing and Coupons * Prices are without insurance | |||||||||||||||||
View all Lacosamide prices |
View all Levetiracetam prices |
||||||||||||||||
| Dosage Forms | |||||||||||||||||
|
|
||||||||||||||||
| Brand Names | |||||||||||||||||
| Motpoly XR, Vimpat | Elepsia XR, Keppra, Keppra XR, Roweepra, Roweepra XR, Spritam | ||||||||||||||||
| Half Life Drug half-life is the time required for plasma concentration to reduce to half its original value. | |||||||||||||||||
|
13 hours |
8 hours |
||||||||||||||||
| CSA Schedule 1 View glossary of CSA terms | |||||||||||||||||
|
Some potential for abuse
Has a low potential for abuse relative to those in schedule 4. Has a currently accepted medical use in treatment in the United States. Abuse may lead to limited physical dependence or psychological dependence relative to those in schedule 4. |
Not a controlled drug
Is not subject to the Controlled Substances Act. |
||||||||||||||||
| Pregnancy Category | |||||||||||||||||
|
Category C
Risk cannot be ruled out
See the full pregnancy warnings document. |
Category C
Risk cannot be ruled out
See the full pregnancy warnings document. |
||||||||||||||||
| Drug Interactions | |||||||||||||||||
|
A total of 149 drugs are known to interact with Lacosamide:
|
A total of 239 drugs are known to interact with Levetiracetam:
|
||||||||||||||||
| Alcohol/Food/Lifestyle Interactions | |||||||||||||||||
|
|
||||||||||||||||
| Disease Interactions | |||||||||||||||||
| First Approval Date | |||||||||||||||||
|
October 28, 2008 |
November 30, 1999 |
||||||||||||||||
| WADA Class View classifications | |||||||||||||||||
|
N/A |
N/A |
||||||||||||||||
| More Information | |||||||||||||||||
| Patient Resources | |||||||||||||||||
| Professional Resources | |||||||||||||||||
| Related Treatment Guide | |||||||||||||||||
1 The Controlled Substances Act (CSA) schedule information displayed applies to substances regulated under federal law. There may be variations in CSA schedules between individual states.
See also:
Further information
Always consult your healthcare provider to ensure the information displayed on this page applies to your personal circumstances.