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Keppra and grapefruit juice
Tue, 04/01/2014 - 20:21Anyone know if grapefruit affects Keppra levels? When I was on Tegretol, I was advised not to eat grapefruit for many years. The Keppra label has no mention of grapefruit at all. Would love to incorporate it back into my diet, but only if it's safe.
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It should be no problem since
Submitted by mereloaded on Mon, 2014-04-07 - 23:23
It should be no problem since keppra is excreted through the kidney and not the liver like other aeds, that is why it has fewer interactions with other drugs or food.
Grapefruit is fine while on
Submitted by MrsNeurologistMummy on Wed, 2017-04-26 - 07:55
Grapefruit is fine while on Keppra, Keppra is a completely stable medication . Grapefruit increases the amount of carbamazepine the body absorbs. It has no such effect with Keppra.-Neurologist
Good point - I found a post
Submitted by mkosloske on Wed, 2014-04-02 - 20:59
Good point - I found a post on an 'ask the online pharmacist' website where someone asked this same question. She said no interactions between Keppra and grapefruit juice. Off to the produce department tomorrow :)