Levocarnitine 1 g/10mL Solution
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This medicine belongs to the Carnitine Analog class.
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A natural flavoring derived from cherry fruit that gives the medicine its cherry taste. It helps mask bitter drug flavors and makes the medication more pleasant to take.
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Malic acid is a naturally occurring organic acid found in fruits. It works as a buffer and flavor agent to maintain the medicine's pH balance and add tartness to the product.
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| Retail pharmacies payNADAC · weekly | Not in the retail survey — common for institutional, discontinued, or low-volume packs. | |
| Medicaid paysCMS SDUD · 12 mo | No recent Medicaid claims on file for this NDC — rare and low-volume NDCs are suppressed in the public data. | |
| Medicare drug plans payPart D · Q2 2026 | $0.2050 | $102.50 / 500 ml |
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🔁 Therapeutic equivalents
| Product | Labeler | Pack | NADAC/unit | TE | Status | Price vs. this |
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| Levocarnitine 1 g/10mL 52817-0830-04 | TRUPHARMA, | 118 ml | $0.139 | AA | Availability likely | — |
| Levocarnitine 1 g/10mL 64980-0503-12 | Rising | 118 ml | $0.139 | AA | Availability likely | — |
| Levocarnitine 1 g/10mL 70954-0139-10 | ANI | 118 ml | $0.139 | AA | Availability likely | — |
| Levocarnitine 1 g/10mL 70954-0140-10 | ANI | 118 ml | $0.254 | AA | Availability likely | — |
| Carnitor 1 g/10mL 54482-0145-08 | Leadiant | 24 bottles | $0.332 | AA | FDA listed | — |
| Carnitor SF 1 g/10mL 54482-0148-01 | Leadiant | 24 bottles | $0.536 | AA | FDA listed | — |
| Levocarnitine 1 g/10mLthis 71656-0016-51 | Saptalis | 50 cups | — | AA | FDA listed | — |
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This product is an FDA-approved generic. Other versions of the same drug are listed under Therapeutic equivalents, least expensive first.
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| Package NDC | Description | Marketing start | Status |
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| 71656-0016-01 | 100 CUP, UNIT-DOSE in 1 TRAY (71656-016-01) / 5 mL in 1 CUP, UNIT-DOSE (71656-016-05) | 2024-02-21 | Active |
| 71656-0016-02 | 100 CUP, UNIT-DOSE in 1 TRAY (71656-016-02) / 10 mL in 1 CUP, UNIT-DOSE (71656-016-10) | 2024-02-21 | Active |
| 71656-0016-04 | 118 mL in 1 BOTTLE (71656-016-04) | 2024-02-21 | Active |
| 71656-0016-50 | 50 CUP, UNIT-DOSE in 1 TRAY (71656-016-50) / 5 mL in 1 CUP, UNIT-DOSE (71656-016-05) | 2024-02-21 | Active |
| 71656-0016-51 You're viewing this | 50 CUP, UNIT-DOSE in 1 TRAY (71656-016-51) / 10 mL in 1 CUP, UNIT-DOSE (71656-016-10) | 2024-02-21 | Active |
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📄 Full prescribing information FDA SPL
🎯 Indications and Usage ▾
INDICATIONS AND USAGE Levocarnitine oral solution is indicated in the treatment of primary systemic carnitine deficiency. In the reported cases, the clinical presentation consisted of recurrent episodes of Reye-like encephalopathy, hypoketotic hypoglycemia, and/or cardiomyopathy. Associated symptoms included hypotonia, muscle weakness and failure to thrive.
A diagnosis of primary carnitine deficiency requires that serum, red cell and/or tissue carnitine levels be low and that the patient does not have a primary defect in fatty acid or organic acid oxidation (see CLINICAL PHARMACOLOGY ). In some patients, particularly those presenting with cardiomyopathy, carnitine supplementation rapidly alleviated signs and symptoms. Treatment should include, in addition to carnitine, supportive and other therapy as indicated by the condition of the patient.
Levocarnitine oral solution is also indicated for the acute and chronic treatment of patients with an inborn error of metabolism which results in a secondary carnitine deficiency.
⏱️ Dosage and Administration ▾
DOSAGE AND ADMINISTRATION For oral use only. Not for parenteral use. Adults: The recommended dosage of levocarnitine is 1 to 3 g/day for a 50 kg subject, which is equivalent to 10 to 30 mL/day of levocarnitine oral solution.
Higher doses should be administered only with caution and only where clinical and biochemical considerations make it seem likely that higher doses will be of benefit. Dosage should start at 1 g/day (10 mL/day), and be increased slowly while assessing tolerance and therapeutic response. Monitoring should include periodic blood chemistries, vital signs, plasma carnitine concentrations, and overall clinical condition.
Infants and children: The recommended dosage of levocarnitine is 50 to 100 mg/kg/day which is equivalent to 0.5 mL/kg/day levocarnitine oral solution. Higher doses should be administered only with caution and only where clinical and biochemical considerations make it seem likely that higher doses will be of benefit. Dosage should start at 50 mg/kg/day, and be increased slowly to a maximum of 3 g/day (30 mL/day) while assessing tolerance and therapeutic response.
Monitoring should include periodic blood chemistries, vital signs, plasma carnitine concentrations, and overall clinical condition. Levocarnitine oral solution may be consumed alone or dissolved in drink or other liquid food. Doses should be spaced evenly throughout the day (every three or four hours) preferably during or following meals and should be consumed slowly in order to maximize tolerance.
⛔ Contraindications ▾
CONTRAINDICATIONS None known.
⚠️ Warnings ▾
WARNINGS Hypersensitivity Reactions Serious hypersensitivity reactions, including rash, urticaria, and facial edema have been reported with oral levocarnitine. Other serious hypersensitivity reactions, including anaphylaxis, laryngeal edema, and bronchospasm have been reported following intravenous levocarnitine administration, mostly in patients with end-stage renal disease undergoing dialysis. Discontinue use of levocarnitine and instruct patients to seek medical attention if they experience symptoms suggestive of a hypersensitivity reaction.
🤒 Adverse Reactions ▾
ADVERSE REACTIONS The following adverse reactions associated with the use of oral formulations of levocarnitine were identified in clinical trials or postmarketing reports. Because these reactions were reported voluntarily from a population of uncertain size, it is not always possible to estimate their frequency, reliability, or to establish a causal relationship to drug exposure. Gastrointestinal Reactions : Various mild gastrointestinal complaints have been reported during the long-term administration of oral L- or D,L-carnitine; these include transient nausea and vomiting, abdominal cramps, and diarrhea.
Gastrointestinal adverse reactions with levocarnitine oral solution dissolved in liquids might be avoided by a slow consumption of the solution or by a greater dilution. Decreasing the dosage often diminishes or eliminates drug-related patient body odor or gastrointestinal symptoms when present. Tolerance should be monitored very closely during the first week of administration and after any dosage increases.
Musculoskeletal Reactions : Mild myasthenia has been described only in uremic patients receiving D,L-carnitine. Neurologic Reactions : Seizures have been reported to occur in patients with or without pre-existing seizure activity receiving either oral or intravenous levocarnitine. In patients with pre-existing seizure activity, an increase in seizure frequency and/or severity has been reported.
Hypersensitivity Reactions : Rash, urticaria, and facial edema have been reported with oral levocarnitine (see WARNINGS ). To report SUSPECTED ADVERSE REACTIONS, contact Saptalis Pharmaceuticals, LLC. at 1-833-727-8254 or FDA at 1-800-FDA-1088 or www.fda.gov/medwatch.
🔄 Drug Interactions ▾
Drug Interactions Reports of INR increase with the use of warfarin have been observed. It is recommended that INR levels be monitored in patients on warfarin therapy after the initiation of treatment with levocarnitine or after dose adjustments.
🤰 Pregnancy ▾
Pregnancy Reproductive studies have been performed in rats and rabbits at doses up to 3.8 times the human dose on the basis of surface area and have revealed no evidence of impaired fertility or harm to the fetus due to levocarnitine. There are, however, no adequate and well-controlled studies in pregnant women. Because animal reproduction studies are not always predictive of human response, this drug should be used during pregnancy only if clearly needed.
🧒 Pediatric Use ▾
Pediatric Use See DOSAGE AND ADMINISTRATION .
🆘 Overdosage ▾
OVERDOSAGE There have been no reports of toxicity from levocarnitine overdosage. Levocarnitine is easily removed from plasma by dialysis. The intravenous LD 50 of levocarnitine in rats is 5.4 g/kg and the oral LD 50 of levocarnitine in mice is 19.2 g/kg. Large doses of levocarnitine may cause diarrhea.
🧬 Clinical Pharmacology ▾
CLINICAL PHARMACOLOGY Levocarnitine is a naturally occurring substance required in mammalian energy metabolism. It has been shown to facilitate long-chain fatty acid entry into cellular mitochondria, thereby delivering a substrate for oxidation and subsequent energy production. Fatty acids are utilized as an energy substrate in all tissues except the brain.
In skeletal and cardiac muscle, fatty acids are the main substrate for energy production. Primary systemic carnitine deficiency is characterized by low concentrations of levocarnitine in plasma, RBC, and/or tissues. It has not been possible to determine which symptoms are due to carnitine deficiency and which are due to an underlying organic acidemia, as symptoms of both abnormalities may be expected to improve with levocarnitine.
The literature reports that carnitine can promote the excretion of excess organic or fatty acids in patients with defects in fatty acid metabolism and/or specific organic acidopathies that bioaccumulate acyl-CoA esters. 1-6 Secondary carnitine deficiency can be a consequence of inborn errors of metabolism. Levocarnitine may alleviate the metabolic abnormalities of patients with inborn errors that result in accumulation of toxic organic acids.
Conditions for which this effect has been demonstrated are: glutaric aciduria II, methyl malonic aciduria, propionic acidemia, and medium chain fatty acyl-CoA dehydrogenase deficiency. 7,8 Autointoxication occurs in these patients due to the accumulation of acyl-CoA compounds that disrupt intermediary metabolism. The subsequent hydrolysis of the acyl-CoA compound to its free acid results in acidosis which can be life-threatening.
Levocarnitine clears the acyl-CoA compound by formation of acylcarnitine, which is quickly excreted. Carnitine deficiency is defined biochemically as abnormally low plasma concentrations of free carnitine, less than 20 µmol/L at one-week post term and may be associated with low tissue and/or urine concentrations. Further, this condition may be associated with a plasma concentration ratio of acylcarnitine/levocarnitine greater than 0.4 or abnormally elevated concentrations of acylcarnitine in the urine.
In premature infants and newborns, secondary deficiency is defined as plasma levocarnitine concentrations below age-related normal concentrations.
📦 How Supplied / Storage and Handling ▾
HOW SUPPLIED Levocarnitine oral solution, USP is a clear colorless to slight yellow solution with cherry flavor, supplied in HDPE bottles with child-resistant caps and as 5 mL and 10 mL unit-dose cups with peelable HDPE lidding, as follows: NDC 71656-016-04 Bottle with a child-resistant cap of 118 mL (4 fl. oz.) NDC 71656-016-50 5 mL fill, Carton of 50s NDC 71656-016-01 5 mL fill, Carton of 100s NDC 71656-016-51 10 mL fill, Carton of 50s NDC 71656-016-02 10 mL fill, Carton of 100s Store at controlled room temperature 15ºC to 30ºC (59ºF to 86ºF) [see USP].
📋 Description ▾
DESCRIPTION Levocarnitine is a carrier molecule in the transport of long-chain fatty acids across the inner mitochondrial membrane. The chemical name of levocarnitine is 3-carboxy-2(R)-hydroxy-N,N,N-trimethyl-1-propanaminium, inner salt. Levocarnitine, USP is a white crystalline, hygroscopic powder.
It is freely soluble in water, soluble in warm alcohol, and practically insoluble in acetone. The specific rotation of levocarnitine is between -29° and -32°. Its chemical structure is: Molecular formula: C 7 H 15 NO 3 Molecular weight: 161.20 Each 118 mL container of levocarnitine oral solution, USP contains 1 g of levocarnitine, USP/10 mL.
Each 5 mL or 10 mL unit-dose cups of levocarnitine oral solution, USP contains 500 mg or 1 g of levocarnitine, USP respectively. Also contains: artificial cherry flavor, ethyl alcohol (0.0094%), malic acid, purified water, sucrose. Methylparaben and propylparaben are added as preservatives.
The pH is between 4.0 to 6.0. chemical structure