Generic Keflex

Cephalexin is an antibiotic of the first generation. Effect of Cephalexin is associated with the ability to interrupt the process of combining the cell wall of pathogenic microorganisms. Cephalexin is known for its resistance to lactamases.

For ease of use of Cephalexin it has some form of issue. All have the same active ingredient – Cefalexin Monohydrate. Each form has its intensity the main component.

Keflex capsules contain 250 mg and 500 mg of the active component. Also there are other ingredients – microcrystalline cellulose, magnesium stearate. They help better absorption of medication in the body.

Such form as granules for suspension contain 250 mg of Cephalexin. Pellets when diluted in water is converted into a suspension (for simplicity it is often referred to simply as the suspension).

This antibiotic has a fairly wide range of applications. Effective against gram-positive organisms such as Staphylococcus, including sensitive to penicillin and its variants, the Streptococcus, the causative agent of diphtheria (Corynebacterium diphtheriae).

Keflex active against the following gram–negative microorganisms: meningococcus, gonococcus, Shigella, Salmonella, E. coli, Klebsiella, Moraxella of catarhalis, Proteus mirabilis, Treponema, radiant mushrooms.

Does not work against Pseudomonas aeruginosa, most species of Proteus, Morganella morganii, Bacillus, Enterococcus fecal, Hemophilus, Enterobacter, serrate, Pseudomonas, Aeromonas, anaerobic microorganisms and methicillin-resistant strains.

Infectious diseases of the upper respiratory tract respond well to therapy with Keflex (Cephalexin) without developing complications. Cephalexin effective in the treatment of lung abscess. Effective against a broad list of infectious diseases of the skin and soft tissues abscesses, purulent processes of different stage, deep abscesses. Inflammation of lymphatic vessels and nodes are also treatable by Cephalexin.