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The pharmacokinetic characteristics of brivaracetam are described and the interaction effects of concomitant antiepileptic drugs on brivaracetam in terms of its pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics are highlighted.
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Patsalos, P.N. (2016). Brivaracetam. In: Antiepileptic Drug Interactions. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-32909-3_2
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