Semisynthetic antibiotic "Cephalexin"instructions for use belongs to cephalosporins. The medicine is produced in tablets, capsules, granules, suspensions. According to the action of this bactericidal agent distinguishes a wide range and activity to microorganisms (gram-positive and gram-negative).
Pharmacological features of the drug "Cefalexin" (suspension)
Instructions for use calls itfirst-generation cephalosporin drug. Its bactericidal action is aimed at disrupting the synthesis of microbial cell walls. It shows resistance to penicillinases of some microorganisms. Gram-positive microorganisms to which the drug is actively considered:
Streptococcus pyogenes.
Corynebacterium diphtheriae
Staphylococcus epidermidis.
Staphylococcus spp.
Actinomyces israelii.
Bacillus anthracis.
Streptococcus pneumoniae.
Gram-negative microorganisms:
Branhamella (Moraxella catarrhalis).
Treponema spp.
Salmonella.
Giving a description of the drug"Cefalexin" (suspension), the instruction speaks about its advantages over other medicines. In particular, it is reported that some microorganisms that have developed resistance to penicillins do not have immunity to this pharmaceutical agent. Such qualities of an antibiotic make it possible to successfully use it in the treatment of pathologies that have a prolonged course: tonsillitis and tonsillitis, bronchitis and tracheitis.
Speaking of the shortcomings of the antibiotic Cephalexin,The instructions for use highlight the inability of the active substance to overcome the encephalic barriers and enter the meninges. Such a drawback does not allow the use of an antibiotic considered in this publication in the treatment of pathologies such as meningitis, encephalitis, and generalized sepsis.
Resistant to the antibiotic "Cephalexin"Instructions for use called enterococci. In addition, this medication is ineffective against the following microbes: Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Mycobacterium tuberculosis, indole-positive strains of Proteus, anaerobic microorganisms.
What pathologies are used successfullydrug "Cephalexin"? Instructions for use claims about its high efficiency in the treatment of inflammatory processes of the upper respiratory tract. Good results have been noted in the treatment of such diseases:
Angina, of various etiologies, including unexplained.
Whooping cough.
Infectious pathology of the respiratory tract. This (lung abscess, bronchitis, bronchiectasis, pneumonia, pleural empyema), as well as pharyngitis, tonsillitis, sinusitis, otitis media, mastoiditis.
Scarlet fever.
Infectious pathologies of the urinary tract (pyelonephritis, urethritis, cystitis, gonorrhea, prostatitis).
Infectious pathologies of the skin, joints, bones and soft tissues (osteomyelitis, phlegmon, abscess, lymphangitis, furunculosis).
Gynecological infectious pathology.
The drug has shown itself well in the complex treatment of arthrosis, rheumatism, salmonellosis, erysipelas.
How to apply the medicine "Cephalexin"?Instructions for use gives the following instructions. Eat an hour before meals. Wash down with water. Adults are given a maximum of six grams of the drug for daily use, for children - no more than four grams.
The drug "Cefalexin" (suspension) is recommendedfor use by children who are under the age of ten. For small patients under the age of six, the dose is calculated as follows: 100 mg per kilogram of the child's weight The resulting dose should be divided into four doses. Adult patients receive the drug in tablets / capsules - 250-500 mg for four doses.
Contraindications to the appointment of an antibioticis an increased sensitivity to drugs of the pharmacological group of cephalosporins. During therapy with the described drug should refrain from the use of beverages containing alcohol.
