Levetiracetam oral liquid: Supply issue resolved

Affected product

Due to delays at the factory, the supplier (AFT) had a limited supply of this product.  

Levetiracetam

• Presentation: Oral liq 100 mg per ml
• Brand: Levetiracetam-AFT
• Pharmacode: 2472406
• Subsidy: $44.78
• Measure / Qty: per 300 ml OP

Levetiracetam listings in the Schedule(external link)

Other presentations of levetiracetam were not affected by this supply issue.

Alternative product

Before the commercial levetiracetam oral liquid product was funded in New Zealand, pharmacists compounded levetiracetam tablets into an oral liquid with OraSweet and OraPlus. The New Zealand Standardised Oral Formulation batch sheet in use up to 2019 was withdrawn following the funding of the oral liquid.

We provided a copy of the batch sheet and a link to the Pharmacy Council's Safety Alert on compounding oral liquid formulations [PDF](external link). 

Who to contact

If you have questions about this issue, email enquiry@pharmac.govt.nz

Please include as much information as you can about the product (presentation, brand, pharmacode) and who your wholesaler is.

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