E Keppra Injectable Receives Marketing Authorization in Japan Will Contribute to Uninterrupted Treatment of Epilepsy Patients Aged Four and Over®

Approval of E Keppra IV Drip Infusion use will enable uninterrupted treatment of patients temporarily unable to swallow oral E Keppra formulations. This product has been approved in over 40 countries and regions including in the EU and US in 2006.®® About 1% of people worldwide have epilepsy, and onset of new cases is particularly high in infants and the elderly. About 70% of patients can live seizure-free lives if they are able to continuously take anti-epileptic drugs. E Keppra (brand name outside Japan is Keppra) was first approved in the US in 1999 and has received approval in more than 100 countries and regions. It is a novel anti-epileptic drug prescribed to patients ranging from children to the elderly. It has been used by more than 100,000 patients in Japan.®® Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. (headquarters: Tokyo; President and Representative Director: Taro Iwamoto;) and UCB Japan Co., Ltd. (headquarters: Tokyo; President and Representative Director: Joel Peterson) received marketing authorization in Japan on July 4, 2014, 2014 for E Keppra for IV Drip Infusion 500 mg (levetiracetam). E Keppra IV Drip Infusion is an alternative for patients who are temporarily unable to take oral formulations of E Keppra.®®®

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