Cefalexin

Indication : Why is this medication prescribed?

infections due to sensitive Gram-positlve and Gram-negative bacteria

Contraindication: What are the special precautions to be followed?

Under following conditions, use of this medication is inadvisable. Its use should be withhold as it would cause harm to the patient
cephalosporin hypersensitivity

Other Precaution to be observed while taking this medication

sensitivity to betalactam antibacterials (avoid if history of immediate hypersensitiviry reaction ; renal impairment ; pregnancy and breast-feeding (but appropriate to use); false positive urinary glucose (if tested for reducing substances) and false posi

What are possible side effects of this medication ?

diarrhoea and rarely antibiotic-associated colitis (CSM has warned both more likely with higher doses)

Drug Category/Class

Cefalexin has 47 Brands listed


Alcephin (250 mg)Alcephin (40 ml)
Alcephin (500 mg)Alcephin Kid (125 mg)
Anphexin (250 mg)Anphexin (500 mg)
Anphexin DT (125 mg)CD Phex (500 mg)
Cefamax (10 ml)Cefcidal cap (250 mg)
Ceff DPS (10 ml)Ceff Syr (250 mg)
Cefly (250 mg)Cefly (500 mg)
Cefmix (250 mg)Cefmix (30 ml)
Cefmix (500 mg)Cefmix DT (125 mg)
Cefmix DT (250 mg)Cephadex DPS (10 ml)
Cephadex-DT (250 mg)Cephamax (500 mg)
Ciphlenat DPS (10 ml)Ciphlenat Syr (250 mg)
E Cef OD (750 mg)Lecef Kid (125 mg)
Lexa (500 mg)Lexa DT (250 mg)
Lexillin (30 ml)Mexef (375 mg)
Neocef (30 ml)Nufex (250 mg)
Nufex DPS (10 ml)Nufex SR (375 mg)
Nufex SR (750 mg)Oroceph (10 ml)
Phexikid (30 ml)Phexikid DT (250 mg)
Phextar (500 mg)Phextar DT (250 mg)
Q Cef (250 mg)Racef (30 ml)
Sporicef DT (250 mg)Thelexin ER (750 mg)
Velcef (500 mg)Velcef DT (250 mg)
Velcef Kid (125 mg)

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