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Status:
US Approved Rx (2005)
First approved in 1971

Class (Stereo):
CHEMICAL (ABSOLUTE)



Cephalexin is a semisynthetic cephalosporin antibiotic intended for oral administration. In vitro tests demonstrate that the cephalosporins are bactericidal because of their inhibition of cell-wall synthesis. Cephalexin has been shown to be active ag...