J01DB01 cefalexin
ATC group of level 5 – chemical substance · in plain English: antibiotics, cephalosporins and related
This site has the patient leaflet or the SPC of 23 medicines in this group.
- 12 prescription only (POM)
- 6 no longer supplied or not available
Active substance: Cefalexin – all medicines with this substance, also in combinations.
Place in the ATC classification
- J Antiinfectives for systemic use 1,393 medicines
- J01 Antibacterials for systemic use 668 medicines
- J01D Other beta-lactam antibacterials 164 medicines
- J01DB First-generation cephalosporins 31 medicines
- J01DB01 cefalexin 23 medicines
- J01DB First-generation cephalosporins 31 medicines
- J01D Other beta-lactam antibacterials 164 medicines
- J01 Antibacterials for systemic use 668 medicines
Medicines
| Medicine | Legal category |
|---|---|
| Cefalexin 125 mg / 5 ml powder for oral suspension SPC | Prescription only (POM) |
| Cefalexin 250 mg / 5 ml granules for oral suspension, Keflex suspension 250 mg / 5 ml SPC | – |
| Cefalexin 250 mg / 5 ml oral suspension, Tenkorex oral suspension 250 mg / 5 ml SPC | – |
| Cefalexin 250 mg / 5 ml powder for oral suspension SPC | – |
| Cefalexin 250 mg capsule hard SPC | Prescription only (POM) |
| Cefalexin 250 mg capsules SPC | Prescription only (POM) |
| Cefalexin 250 mg capsules, Keflex capsules 250 mg SPC | Prescription only (POM) |
| Cefalexin 250 mg film-coated tablets SPC no longer supplied | – |
| Cefalexin 250 mg tablets SPC | Prescription only (POM) |
| Cefalexin 500 mg capsules SPC | Prescription only (POM) |
| Cefalexin 500 mg capsules, Keflex capsules 500 mg | Prescription only (POM) |
| Cefalexin 500 mg film-coated tablets SPC no longer supplied | – |
| Cefalexin 500 mg tablets | Prescription only (POM) |
| Cefalexin 500 mg tablets, Keflex tablets 500 mg SPC | Prescription only (POM) |
| Celafexin 500 mg film-coated tablets SPC | – |
| Celalexin 500 mg capsule hard SPC no longer supplied | – |
| Ceporex capsules 250 mg SPC no longer supplied | – |
| Ceporex capsules 500 mg SPC no longer supplied | – |
| Ceporex syrup 125 mg SPC | – |
| Ceporex tablets 250 mg SPC | Prescription only (POM) |
| Ceporex tablets 500 mg SPC no longer supplied | – |
| Keflex tablets 250 mg, Cefalexin 250 mg tablets SPC | Prescription only (POM) |
| Tenkorex capsules 500 mg, Cefalexin 500 mg capsules | Prescription only (POM) |
Other groups of the same level
- J01DB04 cefazolin 2 medicines
- J01DB05 cefadroxil 1 medicine
- J01DB09 cefradine 5 medicines
Other names of the ATC group
- French: J01DB01 céfalexine
- German: J01DB01 Cefalexin
- Spanish: J01DB01 CEFALEXINA
- German: J01DB01 Cefalexin
- Italian: J01DB01 CEFALEXINA
- Polish: J01DB01 Cefaleksyna
- Turkish: J01DB01 sefaleksin
Sources
- Patient leaflets and SPCs: the MHRA product information (products.mhra.gov.uk) and the European Medicines Agency (EMA)
- Active substances, ATC codes and legal categories: the NHS Dictionary of Medicines and Devices (dm+d), NHS Business Services Authority
- World Health Organization (WHO): ATC/DDD classification, group J01DB01
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