Keflex
| Keflex | |
|---|---|
| DOSAGE | 250mg BID |
| Hordeola & Preseptal Cellulitis | 1 tab 250mg-500mg BID-TID x 7-10 days | |
| GENERIC | Cephalexin |
| SIZE | Tablets (250, 500mg) Capsule(250, 333, 500, 750mg), Suspension(25mg/5ml, 50mg/5ml) |
| INDICATIONS | For soft tissue infections, including hordeolum, preseptal cellulitis, dacryocystitis and dacryoadenitis. |
| MECHANISM OF ACTION | 1st generation (moderate spectrum) cephalosporin (ß-lactam antibiotic) |
| MICROBIOLOGY | ß-lactam antibiotic - inhibits synthesis of bacterial cell wall | Indicated for the treatment of skin structure and other infections caused by Staphylococcus aureus, Streptococcus pyogenes and other organisms. |
| CONTRAINDICATIONS & WARNINGS | Cephalexin tablets are contraindicated in patients with known allergy to cephalexin or other members of the cephalosporin class of antibacterial drugs. |
| Possible penicillin cross-reactivity. Consider Bactrim DS when MRSA is suspected and when cephalosporins and penicillin are contraindicated. | |
| PEDIATRIC USE | Safe for pediatric us |
| PREGNANCY | Category B no adequate and well-controlled studies in pregnant women |
| NOTE | No activity against Pseudomonas, enterococci, methicillin-resistant staphylococci, Acinetobacter, Enterobacter, or Serratia. |