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What is Cephalexin?

Cephalexin is a cephalosporin antibiotic used to treat certain infections caused by bacteria such as pneumonia and bone, ear, skin, and urinary tract infections.

Reported Purpose & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Purpose # of patients
# of patients with evaluations Efficacy
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell
Other 7 1 Efficacy_moderate
Prevent infection 7 3 Efficacy_major Efficacy_cant_tell
UTI symptoms 6 3 Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_cant_tell
Cellulitis 4 2 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate
UTI (Urinary Tract Infection) 3 2 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate
Urinary problems 3 2 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate

See all 15 patients currently taking Cephalexin

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
 1
Moderate
 3
Mild
 3
None
 13

Commonly reported side effects, conditions, and hospitalizations associated with Cephalexin

Diarrhea 2
Headaches 1
Hives (urticaria) 1
Sleepiness 1
Stomach upset 1
Moodiness 1
See all 10 reported side effects ▼ See top 6 reported side effects ▲

Reported Dosages

  250 mg daily 500 mg daily 1,000 mg daily 1,500 mg daily 2,000 mg daily 3,000 mg daily
  5 Number of Patients: 5 4 Number of Patients: 4 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 3 Number of Patients: 3 1 Number of Patients: 1  

Reported Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Cephalexin (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Course of treatment ended 31   Course of treatment ended: 84%
Doctor's advice 5   Doctor's advice: 14%
Did not seem to work 3   Did not seem to work: 8%
Side effects too severe 2   Side effects too severe: 5%
Not indicated 1   Not indicated: 3%

See all 37 patients who’ve stopped taking Cephalexin

Reported Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼

Currently Taking Cephalexin

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0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
0
0

Stopped Taking Cephalexin

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0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
0
0

Reported Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Adherence of Cephalexin

Always
 18 90%
Usually
 1 5%
Sometimes
 1 5%
Never
 0 0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Cephalexin

Very
 1 5%
Somewhat
 3 15%
A little
 5 25%
Not at all
 11 55%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of Cephalexin

$200+
 0 0%
$100-199
 0 0%
$50-99
 0 0%
$25-49
 0 0%
< $25
 14 100%

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Report created on May 26, 2012.