The Pharmaceutical Journal
Vol 271 No 7272 p572
25 October 2003

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Weight loss with antiepileptic

Four cases of considerable weight loss associated with taking levetiracetam (Keppra) are reported in the BMJ. The clinicians reporting the cases say that the mechanism of weight loss is unclear. Patients lost between 2.3 and 7.0kg a month (2003;327:905).