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Medicines containing active substance Cefalexin

This site has the patient leaflet or the SPC of 24 medicines with the active substance cefalexin.

Medicines containing only cefalexin

MedicineLegal 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 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 tablets Prescription only (POM)
Cefalexin 500 mg tablets, Keflex tablets 500 mg SPC Prescription only (POM)
Celafexin 500 mg film-coated tablets SPC –
Ceporex syrup 125 mg SPC –
Ceporex tablets 1 g SPC –
Ceporex tablets 250 mg SPC Prescription only (POM)
Keflex tablets 250 mg, Cefalexin 250 mg tablets SPC Prescription only (POM)
Tenkorex capsules 500 mg, Cefalexin 500 mg capsules Prescription only (POM)
Cefalexin 250 mg film-coated tablets SPC no longer supplied –
Cefalexin 500 mg film-coated tablets SPC no longer supplied –
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 tablets 500 mg SPC no longer supplied –

ATC groups

The ATC classification sorts medicines by the organ they act on and by their effect – the group pages list the other medicines of the group too.

Sources: the MHRA product information and the European Medicines Agency (patient leaflets and SPCs), the NHS Dictionary of Medicines and Devices (dm+d), NHS Business Services Authority (substances, ATC codes and legal categories). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Ask your doctor or pharmacist which medicine is right for you.