Cephalexin

Edina Avdic, Pharm.D., BCPS, Paul A. Pham, Pharm.D.

INDICATIONS

INDICATIONS

INDICATIONS

FDA

FDA

FDA

  • Respiratory tract infections S. pneumoniae and S. pyogenes
    • Author’s comment: generally not recommended, certainly empirically.
  • Otitis media caused by S. pneumoniae, H. influenzae, S. aureus (MSSA), S. pyogenes, and M. catarrhalis
  • Skin and skin-structure infections caused by S. pyogenes and S. aureus (MSSA)
  • Osteomyelitis: MSSA and/or P. mirabilis
    • Author’s comment: not a first-line agent.
  • Urinary tract infections including acute prostatitis caused by E. coli, P. mirabilis, and K. pneumoniae
    • Author’s comment: not a first-line agent

NON-FDA APPROVED USES

NON-FDA APPROVED USES

NON-FDA APPROVED USES

  • Furuncle/carbuncle (MSSA)
  • Impetigo
  • Cellulitis/Erysipelas
  • Folliculitis (MSSA)
  • Bacterial Cystitis, Acute, Uncomplicated
  • Mastitis (MSSA)

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