Julitam/Julitam I.V. Description

Julitam: Tablet: Each film-coated tablet contains: Levetiracetam USP 500 mg or 1 g.
Oral solution: Each mL contains: Levetiracetam 100 mg.
Levetiracetam is an antiepileptic drug available as grape-flavored liquid (100 mg/mL) for oral administration.
The chemical name of levetiracetam, a single enantiomer, is (-)-(S)-α-ethyl-2-oxo-1-pyrrolidine acetamide, its molecular formula is C₈H₁₄N₂O₂ and its molecular weight is 170.21. Levetiracetam is chemically unrelated to existing antiepileptic drugs (AEDs).
Levetiracetam is a white to off-white crystalline powder with a faint odor and a bitter taste. It is very soluble in water (104.0 g/100 mL). It is freely soluble in chloroform (65.3 g/100 mL) and in methanol (53.6 g/100 mL), soluble in ethanol (16.5 g/100 mL), sparingly soluble in acetonitrile (5.7 g/100 mL) and practically insoluble in n-hexane. (Solubility limits are expressed as g/100 mL solvent.) Levetiracetam Oral Solution contains the labeled amount of levetiracetam.
Julitam I.V.: Each mL contains: Levetiracetam 100 mg (500 mg/5 mL).
Levetiracetam is an anti-convulsant agent. Levetiracetam is chemically described as (αS)-α-Ethyl-2-oxo-1-pyrrolidine acetamide. Its empirical formula is C₈H₁₄N₂O₂. It is white to off white crystalline powder with a molecular weight of 170.21.
Excipients/Inactive Ingredients: Julitam: Oral solution: Sodium citrate, citric acid monohydrate, methyl parahydroxybenzoate, propyl parahydroxybenzoate, ammonium glycyrrhizate, glycerol, maltitol liquid, acesulfame potassium, ART grape flavour, purified water.