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Antibiotics







    Keflex ®
    Generic : Cephalexin

    Active Ingredients :

    >Cephalexin
    A semisynthetic cephalosporin antibiotic with antimicrobial activity similar to that of cephaloridine or cephalothin, but somewhat less potent. It is effective against both gram-positive and gram-negative organisms.

    Inactive Ingredients :

    Gelatin, magnesium stearate, silicone, titanium dioxide.

    Pharmacologic Action :

    > Anti-Bacterial Agent

  • Use in Dentistry :
    The treatment of orofacial infections.

  • Articles :

    Horii M, Morinaga T, Shimada S, Takeuchi T, Yamanaka H, Nishimura T, Noshi Y, Okada T, Sasaki T, Ikeda S, Takada S, Iizuka O, Kimura J, Sagara S, Inada Y, Nishioka Y, Kimata M.

    Double-blind comparison of L-keflex and cephalexin (Keflex) in dental infections.
      (Jpn J Antibiot. 1980 Nov;33(11):1194-214.)
    >Abstract

    Morihana T, Ueda K, Muraoka M, Tsushima T, Kodama M, Nagata K, Nakao K, Shimada K.

    Fundamental and clinical studies of sustained release cephalexin (L-Keflex) in the field of oral surgery.
      (Jpn J Antibiot. 1980 Apr;33(4):514-21.)
    >Abstract




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