Cephalexin
Brand names: Keflex
Drug class: Cephalosporin Antibacterial
Prescription only
What is cephalexin used for?
- Bacterial pneumonia
- Bacterial skin diseases
- Escherichia coli infections
- Haemophilus infections
- Human bites
- Infectious bone diseases
- Klebsiella infections
- Moraxellaceae infections
- Otitis media
- Pharyngitis
- Proteus infections
- Soft tissue infections
- Staphylococcal infections
- Streptococcal infections
- Surgical wound infection
- Urinary tract infections
Cephalexin is a cephalosporin antibacterial drug indicated for the treatment of the following infections caused by susceptible isolates of designated bacteria: Respiratory tract infection ( 1.1 ) Otitis media ( 1.2 ) Skin and skin structure infections ( 1.3 ) Bone infections (1.4) Genitourinary tract infections ( 1.5 ) To reduce the development of drug-resistant bacteria and maintain the effectiveness of cephalexin and other antibacterial drugs, Cephalexin should be used only to treat infections that are proven or strongly suspected to be caused by bacteria. (1.6) 1.1 Respiratory Tract Infecti…
Cephalexin price
Generic: From $0.090 each, about $2.71 for 30 (250 mg capsule); other forms from $0.071 per mL (250 mg/5 mL suspension).
Brand: No brand price listed.