The drug 'cephalexin'. Instructions

The drug "Cephalexin" is part of the group of cephalosporin antibiotics of the first generation. The drug has a bactericidal effect, it can disrupt the synthesis of microorganisms in the cell walls. Antibiotic "Tsefaleksin" shows resistance to lactamases, penicillinase of staphylococci, but is prone to destruction by cephalosporinase.

The medicament, having a wide range of effects, is active against various microorganisms, Gram-positive, Gram-negative, radiant fungi.

The drug is absorbed fairly quickly and well. The maximum concentration of the drug reaches an hour after ingestion. Eating can slow absorption, without affecting the completeness of absorption. The therapeutic concentration of the drug persists for four to six hours.

The distribution of the drug "Cephalexin" (the instruction indicates this) is relatively evenly distributed over the fluids and tissues in the body. The medicine is able to penetrate the breast milk, through the placenta. In a certain amount, the medication can be found in the amniotic fluid.

The drug "Tsefalexin" recommends the instruction for infections in the upper and lower divisions of the respiratory system (abscess or empyema of the lungs, bronchopneumonia, exacerbation of chronic and acute pneumonia, angina, pharyngitis, bronchitis, sinusitis, otitis media). To the indications are diseases of infectious nature of the organs of the genitourinary system (vulvaginitis, gonorrhea, epididymitis, endometritis, cystitis, prostatitis, pyelonephritis, urethritis), soft tissues, joints, bones, skin (osteomyelitis, lymphadenitis, phlegmon, lymphadenitis, pyoderma, abscess, furunculosis) .

The drug "Tsefaleksin" instruction to take recommends half an hour - an hour before meals. Drink the medicine with water.

For adults, in accordance with the course of the disease, various schemes for receiving the drug have been developed. Tablets "Cefalexin", as a rule, are prescribed twice a day. The recommended dose is from 250 to 1000 mg per dose. In a day should take at least one or two grams of medicine. If necessary, the dosage of the drug "Cefalexin" can be increased to four grams per day.

The duration of therapy is from seven to fourteen days. In diseases caused by beta-hemolytic streptococcus A-group, treatment lasts not less than ten days.

The drug "Cefalexin" in tableted form is admitted to admission from the age of ten. A suspension is prescribed for children under 10 years of age.

Dosage is calculated in accordance with the mass. With a child weighing less than forty kilograms per day, recommend twenty-five to one hundred milligrams per kilogram. Should be taken on the day of four.

When otitis (middle) children are prescribed seventy-five milligrams per kilogram of weight. Take recommended on the day of four.

With streptococcal pharyngitis, infections of soft tissues, skin integument frequency - twice a day.

With infections in severe conditions, daily dosage can be increased to one hundred milligrams per kilogram. The frequency of reception at the same time is up to six times a day.

The use of the drug "Cefalexin", like any medicine, can provoke side effects. Most often there is an allergic reaction in the form of edema, rashes, anaphylactic shock. Undesirable manifestations include abdominal pain, toxic hepatitis, candidiasis (intestines, mouth, genital organs), cholestatic jaundice, pseudomembranous colitis. In some cases, excitation, convulsive condition, weakness, dizziness may occur.

During lactation and pregnancy, the doctor prescribes the advisability of taking "Cephalexin" medication.

Before taking the medication it is recommended to read the annotation, to reveal the absence or presence of contraindications to the medication.