cefalexin การใช้

• Cefalexin is a useful alternative to penicillins in patients with penicillin intolerance.
• Cefalexin also interacts with metformin, an antidiabetic drug,
• Like other ?-lactam antibiotics, renal excretion of cefalexin is delayed by probenecid.
• Alcohol consumption does not have a negative interaction with cefalexin, but reduces the rate at which it is absorbed.
• Cefalexin is on the World Health Organization's List of Essential Medicines, the most important medications needed in a health system.
• In this context LIF SE became the first Public Laboratory to provide the Nation with the beta lactam antibiotic Cefalexin Tablets 500 mg.
• Some of these medications include hydrocodone, oxycodone, cefalexin, fluconazole, and acetazolamide all depending on what standing orders the WEMT or WFR has.
• Cefalexin can treat a number of bacterial infections including : otitis media, streptococcal pharyngitis, bone and joint infections, pneumonia, cellulitis, and urinary tract infections.
• Continuity in supplying the Nation with Cefalexin during year 2009 was established, as well as the incorporation of the anti diabetics Glibenclamide 5 mg and the Amoxicillin 500 mg.
• Overall, cefalexin allergy occurs in less than 0.1 % of patients, but it is seen in 1 % to 10 % of patients with a penicillin allergy.
• Common brand names for cefalexin include Keflex, Cepol, Ceporexine, Ceporex, Cefadal, Derantel, Mecilex, Medoxine, Sporibest ( Bionova ), Xahl, and Tokiolexin.
• For example, penicillin is the treatment of choice for respiratory tract infections caused by " Streptococcus ", but cefalexin may be used as an alternative in penicillin-intolerant patients.
• The British National Formulary previously issued blanket warnings of 10 % cross-reactivity, but, since the September 2008 edition, suggests, in the absence of suitable alternatives, oral cefixime or cefuroxime and injectable cefotaxime, ceftazidine, and ceftriaxone can be used with caution, but the use of cefaclor, cefadrocil, cefalexin, and cefradine should be avoided.