What Is Cefalexin Used For

Cefalexin is an antibiotic. It belongs to a group of antibiotics called cephalosporins. It’s used to treat bacterial infections, such as pneumonia and other chest infections, skin infections and urinary tract infections (UTIs

Is cefalexin the same as amoxicillin?

Are cephalexin and amoxicillin the same? While cephalexin and amoxicillin are each beta-lactam antibiotics, they are not the same. Cephalexin is a cephalosporin antibiotic, and amoxicillin is a penicillin derivative. While they cover some of the same bacterial organisms, they each cover unique organisms.

What illnesses does cephalexin treat?

• strep throat.
• strep throat and tonsillitis.
• a bacterial infection.
• infection of the middle ear by H. …
• infection of the middle ear caused by Streptococcus.
• middle ear infection caused by Moraxella catarrhalis.
• infection of the middle ear caused by Staphylococcus.