Cephalexin+Capsules

=Cephalexin Capsules=

How it works
This is an antibiotic that will help get rid of the bacteria that are causing your infection. //Cephalosporins interfere with bacterial cell wall peptidoglycan synthesis.//

Questions to Ask
What medications? //contraceptive pill// - medical conditions? //renal impairment// - allergies? //penicillin/cephalosporin allergy (and note the severity/onset)//

How to take
//Adult//, 250–500 mg every 6 hours or 500 mg – 1 g every 6–12 hours. Maximum 4 g daily; if higher doses required consider parenteral therapy. Uncomplicated UTI: 500 mg every 12 hours for 5 days. Make sure to complete the course, even if you well after a few days

Side effects
common: diarrhoea, nausea, rash infrequent: vomiting, headache, dizziness, oral and vaginal candidiasis (furry tongue)

Other advice?
If taking the contraceptive pill, use another form of contraception throughout the course of antibiotics and for 7 days after.

CMI
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