CEPHALEXIN

Course overview

CEPHALEXIN IS AN FDA-APPROVED ANTIBIOTIC. CEPHALEXIN IS A FIRST-GENERATION CEPHALOSPORIN UTILIZED IN THE TREATMENT OF URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS, RESPIRATORY INFECTIONS, AND OTHER BACTERIAL INFECTIONS. BOTH STREPTOCOCCI AND STAPHYLOCOCCI SPECIES CAN CAUSE THESE INFECTIONS. THIS ACTIVITY REVIEWS THE INDICATIONS, MECHANISM OF ACTION, CONTRAINDICATIONS, AND ADVERSE EFFECTS OF CEPHALEXIN, HELPING THE HEALTHCARE TEAM TO USE IT APPROPRIATELY FOR PATIENT CARE.