Taro's generic levetiracetam cleared by US FDA
The US subsidiary of Israel's Taro Pharmaceutical has received approval from the Food and Drug Administration for its Abbreviated New Drug Application for levetiracetam oral solution, 100mg/mL.
Taro's product is a prescription medication used as an adjunctive therapy in the treatment of partial onset seizures in individuals with epilepsy and is bioequivalent to Belgian drugmaker UCB's Keppra oral solution, 100mg/mL. According to industry sources, the Keppra 100mg/mL formulation had US sales of around $90.0 million in 2008.
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