Who are Keppra's main competitors?

Direct comparators (same drug class / molecular target / therapeutic area): Oral levetiracetam, LEV, Low dose zonisamide, carbamazepine oxcarbazepine, Standard dose topiramate, Standard dose levetiracetam.

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Keppra — Competitive Intelligence Brief

Name: Drug Landscape Pharmaceutical Database
Creator: Drug Landscape
Published: 2026-01-01
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Keppra (levetiracetam) competitive landscape: 6 comparators, recent regulatory actions, upcoming PDUFA, patent timeline. Class: Antiepileptic agent. Area: Metabolic.

marketed Antiepileptic agent Synaptic vesicle protein SV2A Metabolic Small molecule Live · refreshed every 30 min

Target snapshot

Keppra (levetiracetam) — Generic (originally UCB Pharma). Levetiracetam binds to synaptic vesicle protein SV2A, potentially regulating vesicle exocytosis.

Comparator set (6 drugs)

Auto-detected by same drug class / molecular target / therapeutic area, ranked by phase + recency. Override with ?vs=slug1,slug2,….

Drug	Generic	Sponsor	Phase	Class	Target	Approval / PDUFA
Keppra TARGET	levetiracetam	Generic (originally UCB Pharma)	marketed	Antiepileptic agent	Synaptic vesicle protein SV2A	1999-11-30
Oral levetiracetam	Oral levetiracetam	Children's Hospital of Fudan University	marketed	Antiepileptic agent	SV2A (synaptic vesicle protein 2A)
LEV	LEV	GlaxoSmithKline	marketed	Antiepileptic agent	SV2A (synaptic vesicle glycoprotein 2A)
Low dose zonisamide	Low dose zonisamide	Mario Negri Institute for Pharmacological Research	marketed	Anticonvulsant / Antiepileptic agent	Voltage-gated sodium channels, T-type calcium channels, carbonic anhydrase
carbamazepine oxcarbazepine	carbamazepine oxcarbazepine	Odense University Hospital	marketed	Anticonvulsant / Antiepileptic agent	Voltage-gated sodium channels
Standard dose topiramate	Standard dose topiramate	Mario Negri Institute for Pharmacological Research	marketed	Anticonvulsant / Antiepileptic agent	Voltage-gated sodium channels, GABA-A receptors, carbonic anhydrase
Standard dose levetiracetam	Standard dose levetiracetam	Mario Negri Institute for Pharmacological Research	marketed	Antiepileptic agent	SV2A (synaptic vesicle protein 2A)

Recent regulatory actions (last 90 days)

2026-05-08 — Keppra · FDA · approved · US · Generic (originally UCB Pharma)

Upcoming PDUFA dates (next 180 days)

No PDUFA dates in the next 180 days for this set.

Patent timeline (forward window)

2027-09-03 — Keppra · 8163306 · Formulation · US
2027-10-31 — Keppra · 8431156 · Formulation · US
2027-10-31 — Keppra · 8470367 · Formulation · US
2028-09-17 — Keppra · 7858122 · Formulation · US
2031-06-07 — Keppra · 8802142 · Formulation · US
2031-12-07 — Keppra · 8802142*PED · Compound · US
2034-03-14 — Keppra · 11160786 · Formulation · US
2034-03-14 — Keppra · 9669009 · Method of Use · US
2034-03-14 — Keppra · 9339489 · Formulation · US

Sponsor landscape (Antiepileptic agent class)

Children's Hospital of Fudan University · 1 drug in this class
Generic (originally UCB Pharma) · 1 drug in this class
GlaxoSmithKline · 1 drug in this class
Hospices Civils de Lyon · 1 drug in this class
Mario Negri Institute for Pharmacological Research · 1 drug in this class
Richard H. Haas · 1 drug in this class
ayesha tariq · 1 drug in this class

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Drug Landscape (2026). Keppra — Competitive Intelligence Brief. https://druglandscape.com/ci/levetiracetam. Accessed 2026-06-10.

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