Who are Oral levetiracetam's main competitors?

Direct comparators (same drug class / molecular target / therapeutic area): Keppra, Carbamazepine-Implant, Topiramate monotherapy, Topiramate-Implant, Low dose zonisamide, Qudexy XR.

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Last reviewed 2026-05-16 · How we verify

Oral levetiracetam — Competitive Intelligence Brief

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

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

marketed Antiepileptic agent SV2A (synaptic vesicle protein 2A) Neurology Small molecule Live · refreshed every 30 min

Target snapshot

Oral levetiracetam (Oral levetiracetam) — Children's Hospital of Fudan University. Levetiracetam reduces seizure activity by binding to synaptic vesicle protein SV2A and modulating neurotransmitter release.

Comparator set (6 drugs)

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Drug	Generic	Sponsor	Phase	Class	Target	Approval / PDUFA
Oral levetiracetam TARGET	Oral levetiracetam	Children's Hospital of Fudan University	marketed	Antiepileptic agent	SV2A (synaptic vesicle protein 2A)
Keppra	levetiracetam	Generic (originally UCB Pharma)	marketed	Antiepileptic agent	Synaptic vesicle protein SV2A	1999-11-30
Carbamazepine-Implant	Carbamazepine-Implant	University of Sao Paulo	marketed	Anticonvulsant / Antiepileptic agent	Voltage-gated sodium channels
Topiramate monotherapy	Topiramate monotherapy	Johnson & Johnson Taiwan Ltd	marketed	Anticonvulsant / Antiepileptic agent	GABA-A receptor; voltage-gated sodium channels
Topiramate-Implant	Topiramate-Implant	University of Sao Paulo	marketed	Anticonvulsant / Antiepileptic agent	GABA-A receptor, sodium channels, glutamate receptors
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
Qudexy XR	Qudexy XR	Upsher-Smith Laboratories	marketed	Anticonvulsant / Antiepileptic agent	GABA-A receptor; voltage-gated sodium channels

Recent regulatory actions (last 90 days)

2026-04-08 — 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). Oral levetiracetam — Competitive Intelligence Brief. https://druglandscape.com/ci/oral-levetiracetam. Accessed 2026-05-16.

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