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Loading dose of injection levetiracetam in convulsion ? previous no medicine.
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20 mg /kg: In general it is 20 mg/kg of body weight...
Answered 5/18/2018
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Levetiracetam: The first dose of levetiracetam is normally 250 mg or 500 mg by mouth. A loading dose is normally not given. This medicine is not normally given by vein (IV) except in extraordinary circumstances.
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