Cefalexin 250mg tablets

Country: United Kingdom

Language: English

Source: MHRA (Medicines & Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency)

Active ingredient:

Cefalexin

Available from:

Arrow Generics Ltd

ATC code:

J01DB01

INN (International Name):

Cefalexin

Dosage:

250mg

Pharmaceutical form:

Oral tablet

Administration route:

Oral

Class:

No Controlled Drug Status

Prescription type:

Valid as a prescribable product

Product summary:

BNF: 05010201; GTIN: 5060034830221

Patient Information leaflet

taken or might take any other medicines, even those not
prescribed, particularly:
•
Uricosuric drugs (medicines used to treat gout
and other conditions which require lowering of blood uric
acid levels, e.g. probenecid).
•
Diuretics (medicines which reduce water retention by
increasing the volume of urine, e.g. furosemide,
ethacrynic acid)
•
Anticoagulants (medicines that prevent the clotting of
blood, e.g. warfarin)
•
Any other antibiotics (eg. aminoglycosides, polymyxin,
colistin)
•
If you are taking metformin (a medicine used to treat
diabetes)
•
Drugs used to treat leukaemia.
PREGNANCY AND BREAST-FEEDING
If you are pregnant or breast-feeding, think you may be
pregnant or are planning to have a baby, ask your doctor or
pharmacist for advice before taking this medicine.
DRIVING AND USING MACHINES
There are no effects on ability to drive or to operate
machinery.
CEFALEXIN TABLETS CONTAINS LACTOSE
If you have been told by your doctor you have an
intolerance to some sugars, contact your doctor before
taking this medicine.
Always take this medicine exactly as your doctor or
pharmacist has told you. Check with your doctor or
pharmacist if you are not sure.
Each dose should be swallowed with a drink of water.
Try to space the doses as evenly as possible throughout
the day. For example, if you have
been told to take Cefalexin Tablets three times a day in 8
hour intervals, then:
•
Take your first dose when you wake up, e.g.7.00 am
•
Take your next dose mid-afternoon, e.g. 3.00 pm
•
Take your last dose just before you go to bed,
e.g. 11.00 pm.
If you have been told to take your medicine four times a day
in approximately 6 hour intervals, then:
•
Take your first dose when you wake up, e.g. 6.00 am
•
Take your second dose around noon, e.g. 12.00 pm
•
Take your third dose early evening, e.g. 6.00 pm
•
Take your last dose when you go to bed, e.g.
11.00 pm.
DOSAGE INSTRUCTIONS
Your doctor will tell you how much to take and how often.
Do not take more than the dose your doctor has
recommended.
The nam

Summary of Product characteristics

SUMMARY OF PRODUCT CHARACTERISTICS
1
NAME OF THE MEDICINAL PRODUCT
Cefalexin tablets BP 250mg
2
QUALITATIVE AND QUANTITATIVE COMPOSITION
Each tablet contains Cefalexin BP equivalent to 250 mg anhydrous
cefalexin.
Excipient with known effect:
Each tablet contains 67.5 mg lactose.
For the full list of excipients, see section 6.1.
3
PHARMACEUTICAL FORM
Film-coated tablets.
Round, biconvex, white to yellowish. Scored on one side, with “CX”
above the score
and
“250” below the score. Odour - slightly peppermint to
characteristic of the active
ingredient.
4
CLINICAL PARTICULARS
4.1
THERAPEUTIC INDICATIONS
Cefalexin is indicated for the treatment of respiratory tract
infections (R.T.I's), urinary
tract infections (U.T.I's), skin and soft tissue infections, otitis
media and other
infections due to sensitive organisms.
4.2
POSOLOGY AND METHOD OF ADMINISTRATION
Posology
_Adults _
The dosage is 1-4 g daily in divided doses. Most infections will
respond to 500 mg
every 8 hours. For skin and soft tissue infections, streptococcal
pharyngitis and mild
uncomplicated U.T.I's, the usual dosage is 250 mg every 6 hours or 500
mg every 12
hours. For more severe infections or those caused by less susceptible
organisms,
larger doses may be needed.
_Older people _
The dosage is as for adults. The dosage should be reduced if renal
function is
markedly impaired.
_Paediatric population and adolescents _
The usual recommended daily dosage for children is 25-50 mg/kg in
divided doses.
For skin and soft tissue infections, streptococcal pharyngitis and
mild, uncomplicated
urinary tract infections, the total daily dose may be divided and
administered every 12
hours. For most infections the following schedule is suggested:
children under 5 years:
125 mg every 8 hours
children 5 years and over:
250 mg every 8 hours
In severe infections the dosage may be doubled. In the therapy of
otitis media,
clinical studies have shown that a dosage of 75-100mg/kg/day in 4
divided doses is
required. In the treatment of beta-haemolytic streptococcal
infec