Acute Porphyria Drug Database

Monograph

J01DB01 - Cefalexin
Propably not porphyrinogenic
PNP

Rationale
Not metabolised. No data pointing to CYP interaction.
Chemical description
Perorally used cephalosporin (500 mg x 2) antibiotic used in uncomplicated urinary tract infections, skin and soft tissue infections and in pharyngotonsillitis where penicillin V has shown to be without effect. No data pointing to CYP-interaction. Excreted in unchanged form by the kidneys. South African list: use with caution. Australian list: unsafe, conflicting evidence. Drug Consult: safe.
IPNet drug reports
Uneventful use reported in 8 patients with acute porphyria.

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Tradenames and packages
From some sources, we get a list of packages (United Kingdom, Ireland, Estonia). Other sources contain more or less "clean" versions of the trade name (Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Lithuania, Norway). What you see here is the raw data we get from each country, so there will appear to be duplicates. The bold names are the searchable terms. The gray names that follow are all mapped to the bolded term.
Note: The cleaning is done automatically by a proprietary algorithm, and it may produce errors. We strive to improve it continuously.
Netherlands
Keforal · Keforal 500 mg, filmomhulde tabletten
Belgium
Keforal · Keforal 500 mg compr. pellic.
United Kingdom
Cefalexin · Cefalexin 125mg/5ml oral suspension · Cefalexin 125mg/5ml oral suspension sugar free · Cefalexin 250mg capsules · Cefalexin 250mg tablets · Cefalexin 250mg/5ml oral suspension · Cefalexin 250mg/5ml oral suspension sugar free · Cefalexin 500mg capsules · Cefalexin 500mg tablets · Cefalexin 500mg/5ml oral suspension · Ceporex · Ceporex 125mg/5ml syrup · Ceporex 250mg capsules · Ceporex 250mg tablets · Ceporex 250mg/5ml syrup · Ceporex 500mg capsules · Ceporex 500mg tablets · Ceporex 500mg/5ml syrup · Keflex · Keflex 125mg/5ml oral suspension · Keflex 250mg capsules · Keflex 250mg tablets · Keflex 250mg/5ml oral suspension · Keflex 500mg capsules · Keflex 500mg tablets
Denmark
Keflex
Norway
Keflex
Poland
Cefaleksyna TZF
Luxembourg
KEFORAL
Iceland
Keflex
Finland
Kefalex · Kefexin · Xefal
Serbia
Cefaleksin · Cefaleksin HF · Cefalexin · Cefalexin Alkaloid® · Cefalexin Remedica · Palitrex · Palitrex®
 
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