Abstract
More than a third of patients with epilepsy cannot achieve freedom from seizures despite taking multiple medications. This article compares brivaracetam to levetiracetam, and provides guidelines for the safe and effective use of brivaracetam.
MeSH terms
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Anticonvulsants / therapeutic use*
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Drug Costs
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Epilepsy / drug therapy*
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Humans
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Insurance Coverage / economics
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Levetiracetam / administration & dosage
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Levetiracetam / adverse effects
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Levetiracetam / economics
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Levetiracetam / therapeutic use
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Practice Guidelines as Topic
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Pyrrolidinones / administration & dosage
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Pyrrolidinones / therapeutic use*
Substances
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Anticonvulsants
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Pyrrolidinones
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Levetiracetam
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brivaracetam