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Cephalexin contraindications

Contraindications

Cephalexin
CEPHALEXIN®,KEFLEX® FDA Package Insert
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1];Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Abdurahman Khalil, M.D. [2]

Cephalexin is contraindicated in patients with known allergy to the cephalosporin group of antibiotics.


References

http://www.accessdata.fda.gov/drugsatfda_docs/label/2006/050405s097lbl.pdf

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