Keppra

Section 8 - MEDICATION GUIDELINES

ANTICONVULSANT

Keppra / Levetiracetam

DESCRIPTION / ACTION:

• Anticonvulsant for Traumatic Brain Injury patients.

INDICATIONS:

• TBI in the Adult or Pediatric Patient

CONTRAINDICATIONS:

• Hypersensitivity or allergy

DOSE:

• For adults, 1 gram IV or IO push
• For pediatrics, 20 mg/kg IV or IO push. May repeat at 40 mg/kg
• Max dose of 1 gram.