TGA pregnancy category A: Drugs which have been taken by a large number of pregnant women and women of childbearing age without any proven increase in the frequency of
Cefalexin may be taken two, three or four times a day to treat infections
You can take cefalexin with or without food
Pregnancy category
Fact Checked by Paul Bossung Overview Dosage Side Effects Interactions Half-Life It’s usually considered safe to take cephalexin during pregnancy, although
Cephalexin is acceptable in nursing mothers
Reports suggest that antibiotics account for nearly 80% of all prescription medications during pregnancy and that approximately 20–25% of women will receive an antibiotic during pregnancy
4 to 1 mg/L over the milk collection period with little correlation to the times of the doses
Coadministration with antibiotics decreases efficacy by altering colonic bacterial flora needed to convert sodium picosulfate to active drug
You can take cefalexin with or without food
Carrying GBS is not harmful to you but it can affect your baby around the time of birth
Dose
Cephalexin is used to treat bacterial infections in many different parts of the body
This website provides reliable, evidence-based, and accurate information about use of medicines in pregnancy, in the form of freely available patient information leaflets called 'Bumps' ('Best Use of Medicines in Pregnancy')
prolonged bleeding from cuts
Cephalexin is in a class of medications called cephalosporin antibiotics
Animal data Below is a text only representation of the Patient Information Leaflet (ePIL)
Cephalexin has a D -phenylglycyl group as substituent at the 7-amino position and an unsubstituted methyl group at the 3-position
Maximum dose: 4 g per day
That means animal studies have shown no risk to a fetus, but there’s insufficient evidence to show if the drug poses a risk to human fetuses
Cefalexin can treat a wide range of bacteria, so it works well for a variety of infections, such as chest, skin or urinary tract infections (UTIs)
Arrange urgent hospital admission if: There are severe systemic symptoms or signs suggesting a possible serious or life-threatening complication, such as pyelonephritis or sepsis