• Tell your pharmacist & Dr if you have allergies
• Space doses evenly throughout the day.
• Success is dependent on completing therapy course
• Call doctor if you are not getting better
• Watch for oral thrush or vaginal yeast infections.
• Call DR if rash or severe diarrhea occur.
• For capsule products : If dose is missed, use as soon as remembered.
• For suspension, reconstituted, oral products : Shake well & measure with dosing spoon/cup/syringe. Store in refrigerator up to 14 days then discard.

• Important: Finish all this medication unless otherwise directed by prescriber. ; For suspension, reconstituted, oral products : Refrigerate-Shake well. Good for 14 days only. ; For suspension, reconstituted, oral products : Do not freeze ;

Before taking this medication, tell your doctor if you've had:

• Kidney disease
• Stomach/intestinal disease (such as colitis)

Product interactions for this drug/drug-class include:

• Dofetilide with Cephalexin (Contraindicated)
• Live Typhoid Vaccine with Antimicrobials (Contraindicated)
• Selected MATE Substrates with Risdiplam (Severe Interaction)
• Fecal Microbiota Spores with Antibiotics (Severe Interaction)
• Selected Cephalosporins & Penicillins with Probenecid (Moderate Interaction)
• Metformin with Cephalexin (Moderate Interaction)

This medication is used to treat a wide variety of bacterial infections.

May Treat: Skin and skin structure infection · E. coli prostatitis · E. coli urinary tract infection · Haemophilus influenzae acute otitis media · Klebsiella prostatitis and more

Brand Names: Keflex · Daxbia · Zartan · Biocef · Panixine DisperDose and more

Drug Class: Cephalosporin Antibiotics - 1st Generation

Availability: Prescription sometimes needed

Pregnancy: Consult a doctor before using

Lactation: Consult a doctor before using