Can cephalexin be used to treat a sinus infection?
Question posted by Anonymous on 8 June 2011
Last updated on 8 June 2011 by Anonymous
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If your doctor ordered this for you, the answer is yes, it will help...
You probably have leftover cephalexin and don't want to see a doctor or buy more medicine, right, so you want to know if it's ok to use it? I don't know, call your pharmacist. Bear in mind though that when antibiotics are prescribed, you are supposed to take all of them for the whole 7-10 days, so you shouldn't have any left over. And if you do, remember that a partial course of antibiotics can cause the germ to gain immunity, making treatment that much more difficult. See a doctor.
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infections, sinusitis, cephalexin, sinus
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- Cephalexin uses and safety info
- Cephalexin prescribing info & package insert (for Health Professionals)
- Side effects of Cephalexin (detailed)
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