What Is the Therapeutic Reference Range for Levetiracetam? Grand Round/A Case Study

Ther Drug Monit. 2022 Jun 1;44(3):363-365. doi: 10.1097/FTD.0000000000000972.

Abstract

The Therapeutic Drug Monitoring guidelines of Arbeitsgemeinschaft für Neuropsychopharmakologie und Pharmakopsychiatrie had proposed a therapeutic reference range of 10-40 mg/L for levetiracetam in 2011. In the first version of the 2017 update, it was changed to 20-40 mg/L; however, 5 months later, in an erratum version, it was changed back to 10-40 mg/L. In this study, the authors agree with the range to 10-40 mg/L but discuss to what extent a wider interval may be proposed for certain patients.

MeSH terms

  • Drug Monitoring
  • Humans
  • Levetiracetam / therapeutic use
  • Reference Values
  • Teaching Rounds*

Substances

  • Levetiracetam