{"id":633419,"date":"2025-09-04T09:41:57","date_gmt":"2025-09-04T13:41:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.singlecare.com\/blog\/?p=633419"},"modified":"2026-04-09T19:11:40","modified_gmt":"2026-04-09T23:11:40","slug":"generic-keppra","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.singlecare.com\/blog\/generic-keppra\/","title":{"rendered":"Generic Keppra (levetiracetam): Cost, coverage, and side effects"},"content":{"rendered":"

Keppra<\/span><\/a> is an antiepileptic or anticonvulsant medication approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to treat seizures (epilepsy) in adults and children. It may be prescribed by itself or together with other medications to control seizures. A generic version, levetiracetam, has been available in the U.S. since 2008.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
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Keppra generic availability<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n

Generic name<\/b><\/td>\nLevetiracetam<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
FDA approval date of the generic version<\/b><\/td>\n2008<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Is there a generic available for sale in the U.S.?<\/b><\/td>\nYes<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Is there a generic for Keppra?<\/span><\/h2>\n

The generic for Keppra is <\/span>levetiracetam<\/span><\/a> (levetiracetam ER is the generic for Keppra ER). While the brand-name version was approved in 1999, it wasn\u2019t until 2008 that the FDA approved a generic form.<\/span><\/p>\n

What are the differences between generic vs. brand-name Keppra?<\/span><\/h2>\n

Keppra and levetiracetam are almost identical medications. \u201cFundamentally, there is no difference between brand and generic medications,\u201d says <\/span>Erika Gray, <\/span><\/a>Pharm.D., founder and Chief Medical Officer of <\/span>Toolbox Genomics<\/span><\/a> and clinical pharmacist at Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital and Trauma Center in San Francisco, California. \u201cIn this case, levetiracetam\/Keppra has the same active ingredient. In fact, for a medication to be accepted as a generic, the company has to prove its medication is bioequivalent to the brand medication.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Dosage form<\/span><\/h3>\n

Keppra and its generic version are available in several forms, including oral tablets (immediate-release), extended-release (XR) oral tablets, oral solution (liquid), and intravenous (IV) injection.<\/span><\/p>\n

Keppra and levetiracetam pills are oblong tablets in various colors. They can vary in terms of their inactive ingredients and manufacturer.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Strength<\/span><\/h3>\n

While dosing varies depending on a person\u2019s needs, Keppra and its generic version have the same dosage forms.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Here\u2019s a look at the <\/span>strengths<\/span><\/a> based on form:<\/span><\/p>\n