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Keppra generics, change in manufacturers
Mon, 10/03/2011 - 06:40Newbie here, first post. I am a parent of a daughter who is a college freshman away from home. She takes 1000 mg generic Keppra 2x day to control seizures (tonic-clonic, absence, partial complex) that started 7 years ago when she was 11 (cause of seizures is unknown). We have to get our long-term prescriptions from Medco, and the generic Keppra she has taken for the past 18 months has been manufactured by Teva. Medco has just switched manufacturers to Torrent.
Has anyone had any issues with generic Keppra manufactured by Torrent? We can't be the only ones who have to use Medco. My daughter has about 20 days left of the Keppra manufactured by Teva, then she will have to switch over. The switch will happen after her midterms, so she has that going for her.
Thank you in advance for any input.
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Re: Keppra generics, change in manufacturers
Submitted by spar10 on Tue, 2012-08-28 - 23:27
Hi, I am the originator of this thread, finally got a new password and a few minutes to post a reply.
My daughter did not find any difference between Keppra manufactured by Teva or Torrence, both generics worked equally well, in her opinion.
My daughter's meds were tweaked in April, she currently takes 1000 mg in the am and 1250 mg in the pm, the 250 mg were added this spring. She has had the life of a normal teen since then, we'll take it. She heads back for her second year at college this week. This is the third drug she has taken, she has also used Topamax and Lamictal. Topamax stopped working after four years, Lamictal was equal to taking no meds at all (NO effect on stopping seizures), and she has taken Keppra since April 2010.
She does take a vitamin B6 tablet (a small one, 50 mg?), on days when she expects stress. She says it helps controlling emotions during high-stress situations. One side effect seems to be thinner hair, she has switched to a very soft brush which is helping a bit.
Hi, I am the originator of this thread, finally got a new password and a few minutes to post a reply.
My daughter did not find any difference between Keppra manufactured by Teva or Torrence, both generics worked equally well, in her opinion.
My daughter's meds were tweaked in April, she currently takes 1000 mg in the am and 1250 mg in the pm, the 250 mg were added this spring. She has had the life of a normal teen since then, we'll take it. She heads back for her second year at college this week. This is the third drug she has taken, she has also used Topamax and Lamictal. Topamax stopped working after four years, Lamictal was equal to taking no meds at all (NO effect on stopping seizures), and she has taken Keppra since April 2010.
She does take a vitamin B6 tablet (a small one, 50 mg?), on days when she expects stress. She says it helps controlling emotions during high-stress situations. One side effect seems to be thinner hair, she has switched to a very soft brush which is helping a bit.
Re: Keppra generics, change in manufacturers
Submitted by loveslight57 on Sun, 2012-08-26 - 13:07
Since september 2011 I have been given 4 different manufacturers of Levetiracetam. Mylan,Teva, Solco and Torrent, currently torrent. Since that time I have had 4 gan mal seizures starting in December of 2011. I researched the shipping dates and manufacturer time frame vs the seizures, all were within about a month apart. each time the docters kept raisng my dose. Finally to 6000mg/day( Iknow unbelievable.). I am weaning off of the drug now and will be going back to Dilantin. I only had problems with that when the dose was lowered. Could be a coincidence and age may be a factor. BUT... I have had as many seizures in 11 monthes than I have had since 1993 to 2011. I had febrile seizures as an infant, then at age 34 , I am now 55.
I also have a list of all inactive ingredients for each manufacturer
Also anyone having urinary tract issues with levetiracetam.
Since september 2011 I have been given 4 different manufacturers of Levetiracetam. Mylan,Teva, Solco and Torrent, currently torrent. Since that time I have had 4 gan mal seizures starting in December of 2011. I researched the shipping dates and manufacturer time frame vs the seizures, all were within about a month apart. each time the docters kept raisng my dose. Finally to 6000mg/day( Iknow unbelievable.). I am weaning off of the drug now and will be going back to Dilantin. I only had problems with that when the dose was lowered. Could be a coincidence and age may be a factor. BUT... I have had as many seizures in 11 monthes than I have had since 1993 to 2011. I had febrile seizures as an infant, then at age 34 , I am now 55.
I also have a list of all inactive ingredients for each manufacturer
Also anyone having urinary tract issues with levetiracetam.