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Medicines > classes: [[:Category:Beta-lactam_antibiotics|β-lactam antibiotic]] & duration: 6-8 hours

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generic:
Cephalexin (1) · Penicillin V (phenoxymethylpenicillin) (1)
brand:
Keflex, Daxbia, Panixine; mostly prescribed generically (1) · Pen-V, Veetids (mostly generic) (1)
classes: (Click arrow to add another value)
mechanism:
None (2)
uses:
'"`UNIQ--vote-000004ED-QINU`"', '"`UNIQ--vote-000004EE-QINU`"', '"`UNIQ--vote-000004EF-QINU`"', '"`UNIQ--vote-000004F0-QINU`"', '"`UNIQ--vote-000004F1-QINU`"' (1) · '"`UNIQ--vote-00000E71-QINU`"', '"`UNIQ--vote-00000E72-QINU`"', '"`UNIQ--vote-00000E73-QINU`"', '"`UNIQ--vote-00000E74-QINU`"', '"`UNIQ--vote-00000E75-QINU`"' (1)
starting dose:
250-500 mg PO every 6-8 hours (1) · 500 mg PO every 6 hours, or 250 mg every 6 hours for mild infections (1)
preparations:
250 mg, 500 mg tablets; 125 mg/5 mL, 250 mg/5 mL suspension (1) · 250 mg, 500 mg, 750 mg capsules; 250 mg/5 mL, 125 mg/5 mL suspension; tablets (1)
fda max:
2 g/d typical (1) · 4 g/d (1)
routes:
Oral (2)
onset:
Hours (2)
duration: (Click arrow to add another value)
halflife:
~1 hour'"`UNIQ--ref-000004F2-QINU`"' (1) · ~30-60 minutes'"`UNIQ--ref-00000E76-QINU`"' (1)
bioavailability:
90% (oral; food delays but does not reduce absorption)'"`UNIQ--ref-000004F3-QINU`"' (1) · ~60% (oral; phenoxymethyl modification makes it acid-stable, unlike penicillin G which is destroyed by gastric acid)'"`UNIQ--ref-00000E77-QINU`"' (1)
pregnancy:
Generally considered safe; widely used.<sup class="pcp-cn" title="This claim needs a citation.">&#91;[[Pharmacopedia:Citation needed|citation&nbsp;needed]]&#93;</sup> (2)
legal:
[[USLegal:Prescription only|Rx-only]] in US (2)

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