The Journal of Pediatric Pharmacology and Therapeutics • December 2023
Zimmerman KO, Wu H, Maharaj A, Turner A, Chen L, Hornik CD, Arnold S, Muller W, Al-Uzri A, Meyer M, Shiloh-Malawsky Y, Taravath S, Lakhotia A, Joshi C, Jackman J, Hornik CP; on behalf of the Best Pharmaceuticals for Children Act – Pediatric Trials Network
This study sought to characterize levetiracetam pharmacokinetics (PK) in children with obesity to inform dosing. Weight-tiered dosing for levetiracetam oral solution and tablets for children with obesity 4 to <16 years old results in more comparable exposures to children of normal weight.