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Cefalexin
Essential medicine status
General description
Cefalexin is a first-generation cephalosporin.
INN
Cefalexin
ATC codes
Medicine type
Chemical agent
Antibiotic groups
Wikipedia
Recommendations
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Access group antibiotics
  • Oral > Liquid: 125 mg per 5 mL (anhydrous) powder for oral liquid; 250 mg per 5 mL (anhydrous) powder for oral liquid
  • Oral > Solid: 250 mg (as monohydrate); 500 mg (as monohydrate)
  • Oral > Solid > dispersible tablet: 125 mg; 250 mg
  • Oral > Solid: 250 mg (as monohydrate)