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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. Read more...Click to read more below

Reported Purpose & Efficacy

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

See all 13 patients currently taking Cephalexin

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
 2
Moderate
 2
Mild
 3
None
 11

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

Diarrhea 2
Headaches 1
Sleepiness 1
Stomach upset 1
Moodiness 1
Diarrhea chronic 1
See all 9 reported side effects ▼ See top 6 reported side effects ▲

Reported Dosages

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

Reported Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Cephalexin (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Course of treatment ended 28   Course of treatment ended: 85%
Doctor's advice 4   Doctor's advice: 12%
Did not seem to work 3   Did not seem to work: 9%
Side effects too severe 1   Side effects too severe: 3%
Not indicated 1   Not indicated: 3%

See all 33 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

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

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Adherence of Cephalexin

Always
 17 94%
Usually
 1 6%
Sometimes
 0 0%
Never
 0 0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Cephalexin

Very
 2 11%
Somewhat
 3 17%
A little
 4 22%
Not at all
 9 50%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of Cephalexin

$200+
 0 0%
$100-199
 0 0%
$50-99
 0 0%
$25-49
 0 0%
< $25
 12 100%

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Report created on February 11, 2012.