What can cephalexin 500 mg be used for other than yeast infections?!
Question:
What can cephalexin 500 mg be used for other than yeast infections?
its not for me my friend wanted to know
Answers:
Cephalexin, also called Keflex is in a class of antibiotics called cephalosprins. They are used to treat a wide variety of bacterial infections such as pneumonia, skin infections, ear infections, urinary tract infections, bone and joint infections and septicemia.
It is given it in the hospital a lot to prevent / heal infections after surgery. If your friend is allergic to Penicillin he/she may want to take it with caution as some people allergic to Penicillin are also allergic to this class of meds. Also, not to sound like a nag, but if your friend has an infection, and is thinking about taking left over medications, she may just end up making the infection harder to heal by not taking the proper dose or not taking them for the right duration of time. This can create bacterial infections that are immune to many of today's antibiotics. These "super infections" can require a lengthy and expensive hospital stay with IV antibiotics.