text: Briviact - Side Effects, Uses, Dosage, Overdose, Pregnancy, Alcohol | The Medicine Shoppe
  Briviact treats partial onset seizures. Call your doctor if you have any changes in behavior such as aggression, anger, anxiety, mood swings, depression, irritability, or hallucinations.
  Briviact Overview
  Briviact is a prescription medication used alone or with other medicines to treat partial-onset seizures in people 16 years of age and older with epilepsy. Briviact belongs to a group of drugs called antiepileptics. These work by reducing the frequency of seizures.
  This medication comes in a tablet and solution form and is usually taken 2 times a day by mouth with or without food. The Briviact tablets should be swallowed whole with liquid. Do not crush or chew Briviact tablets before swallowing.
  Common side effects of Briviact include nausea and vomiting. Briviact can also cause dizziness and drowsiness. Do not drive or operate heavy machinery until you know how Briviact affects you.
  Briviact Cautionary Labels
  Uses of Briviact
  Briviact is a prescription medication used alone or with other medicines to treat partial-onset seizures in people 16 years of age and older with epilepsy. Partial-onset seizures begin in a limited area of the brain.
  Briviact Drug Class
  Briviact is part of the drug class:
  Side Effects of Briviact
  Serious side effects have been reported with Briviact. See the "Briviact Precautions" section.
  Common side effects of Briviact include the following:
  This is not a complete list of Briviact side effects. Ask your doctor or pharmacist for more information.
  Briviact Interactions
  Briviact is very similar levetiracetam, which is another medication used to treat seizures. With this being said, taking to Briviact with levetiracetam is not recommended as it will Not add therapeutic benefit.
  This is not a complete list of Briviact drug interactions. Ask your doctor or pharmacist for more information.
  Briviact Precautions
  Serious side effects have been reported with Briviact including the following:
  Call your doctor right away if you have any of these symptoms, especially if they are new, worse, or worry you:
  Do not stop Briviact without first talking to your doctor.
  Stopping Briviact suddenly can cause serious problems. Stopping a seizure medicine suddenly can cause seizures that will not stop (status epilepticus).
  mood and behavior changes such as aggression, agitation, anger, anxiety, apathy, mood swings, depression, hostility, and irritability. Irritability and anxiety are common with Briviact. A few people may get psychotic symptoms such as hallucinations (seeing or hearing things that are really not there), delusions (false or strange thoughts or beliefs) and unusual behavior.
  extreme sleepiness, tiredness, dizziness and weakness.
  Briviact may result in allergic reactions including difficulty breathing and angioedema (hives that appear to be under the skin). If you notice difficulty breathing and angioedema, contact you doctor immediately. Your doctor will more than likely discontinue your medication.
  Briviact may make you feel drowsy or dizzy. Do not drive a car or operate machinery until you know how Briviact will affect you.
  Do not take Briviact if you are allergic to Briviact or to any of its ingredients.
  Briviact Food Interactions
  Medications can interact with certain foods. In some cases, this may be harmful and your doctor may advise you to avoid certain foods. In the case of Briviact, there are no specific foods that you must exclude from your diet when receiving this medication.
  Before taking Briviact, tell your doctor about all of your medical conditions. Especially tell your doctor if you:
  are allergic to Briviact or to any of its ingredients
  Briviact and Pregnancy
  Briviact falls into category C. There are no adequate and well-controlled studies in pregnant women. However, bBased on animal data, Briviact may cause harm to your unborn baby. It is not known if Briviact will harm your unborn baby.
  Tell your healthcare provider right away if you become pregnant while taking Briviact. You and your healthcare provider will have to decide if you should take Briviact while you are pregnant.
  If you become pregnant while taking Briviact, talk to your healthcare provider about registering with the North American Antiepileptic Drug Pregnancy Registry. You can enroll in this registry by calling 1-888-233-2334. The purpose of this registry is to collect information about the safety of Briviact and other antiepileptic medicines during pregnancy.
  Briviact and Lactation
  It is not known if Briviact crosses into human milk. Talk to your healthcare provider about the best way to feed your baby if you take Briviact.
  Briviact Usage
  Take Briviact exactly as prescribed.
  This medication comes in a tablet and solution form and is usually taken 2 times a day by mouth with or without food.
  If your healthcare provider has prescribed Briviact oral solution, be sure to ask your pharmacist for a medicine dropper or medicine cup to help you measure the correct amount of Briviact oral solution. Do not use a household teaspoon. Ask your pharmacist for instructions on how to use the measuring device the right way.
  The Briviact tablets should be swallowed whole with liquid. Do not crush or chew Briviact tablets before swallowing.
  Briviact Dosage
  The recommended starting dose of Briviact when used alone or in combination with other medications is 50 mg twice daily. Your dose will be increased or decreased based on you respond to this medication and how well you tolerate the medication. Your dose will be decreased if you have liver dysfunction.
  Briviact Overdose
  If you take too much Briviact, call your healthcare provider or local Poison Control Center, or seek emergency medical attention right away.
  If Briviact is administered by a healthcare provider in a medical setting, it is unlikely that an overdose will occur. However, if overdose is suspected, seek emergency medical attention.
  Safely dispose, as instructed by your pharmacist, any opened bottle of Briviact oral solution after 5 months of first opening the bottle, even if there is medicine left in the bottle.
  FDA approves Briviact to treat partial onset seizures. US Food and Drug Administration. 2016 Briviact. [Package Insert]. Smyrna, GA: UCB, Inc.; 2016