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How Long Does Keppra Stay In The Body?

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Posted on Thu, 8 Dec 2016
Question: What is the 1/2 life of Keppra? How long will Keppra remain in the bloodstream, after one reduces a dose?
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Answered by Dr. Dr. Ashok Kumar Choudhary (28 minutes later)
Brief Answer:
Less than 10 hours

Detailed Answer:
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Keppra have half life of almost eight hours in most individuals although it may extend upto 12 hours in slow metabolizers.

In case somebodyy stops the medication (Keppra) it takes almost five half life to get eliminated from the system. For example for a a young person like you it should be somewhere two days from last dose.

Regarding the effects it varies from condition to condition. In epilepsy it takes almost one week to show efficacy in seizure control.

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How Long Does Keppra Stay In The Body?

Brief Answer: Less than 10 hours Detailed Answer: Hello, Thanks for using Healthcaremagic. Keppra have half life of almost eight hours in most individuals although it may extend upto 12 hours in slow metabolizers. In case somebodyy stops the medication (Keppra) it takes almost five half life to get eliminated from the system. For example for a a young person like you it should be somewhere two days from last dose. Regarding the effects it varies from condition to condition. In epilepsy it takes almost one week to show efficacy in seizure control. I hope this helps you. If you have any further query, I would be glad to help you. If not, you may close the discussion and if possible you may rate the answer for my future patients. In future if you wish to contact me directly, you can use the below mentioned link: http://doctor.healthcaremagic.com/doctors/dr-ashok-kumar/67386 Thanks and regards.