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Keflex dosage sinus infection
A 38-year-old member asked:
Dr. Martin Raffanswered
Infectious Disease 58 years experience
Cephalexin: Not best choice for sinusitis, but it is is acute, the causative organism sensitive to first generation cephalosporins, and you absorb it adequately i... Read More
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A 27-year-old female asked:
Dr. Susan Rhoadsanswered
Family Medicine 40 years experience
It could be.: It might. I use a higher dose, but some docs don't. If you have seen no improvement at all (even just a decrease in color of mucus) after 5 days, ca... Read More
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2.1k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
Dr. Tarek Hamidanswered
Dentistry 11 years experience
It should be enough: You can upgrade dosage to three times a day ( every eight hours) by day three if you don't see improvement.
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A 37-year-old male asked:
Dr. Bennett Werneranswered
Cardiology 46 years experience
Keflex: Keflex is much safer - it has no interaction with simvastatin. Biaxin (clarithromycin) is contraindicated. If you take biaxin, (clarithromycin) you m... Read More
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4.7k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 27-year-old female asked:
A Verified Doctoranswered
40 years experience
Depends: Keflex is a cephalosporin type antibiotic, which is rather broad spectrum. It can be bacteriostatic (knocks them down) or bacteriocidal (kills them-ba... Read More
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5.4k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 26-year-old female asked:
Dr. James Burnsanswered
Emergency Medicine 39 years experience
Only: If it is a bacterial infection. Most upper respiratory infections however, are viral and many people mistake a viral rhinnitis for sinusitis and take... Read More
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4.6k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 66-year-old female asked:
A Verified Doctoranswered
Family Medicine 18 years experience
Sounds viral: Over all it sounds like a viral infection with both sinus and eyes involved. Bacterial eye infection/conjunctivitis usually have continuous pus like d... Read More
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845 viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A 38-year-old female asked:
Dr. Michael Hamanswered
Ophthalmology 29 years experience
Veal : Most likely viral syndrome. Continue treatment of other conditions. Hydrate, use artificial tears, and possibly cool compresses to the eyes. See your ... Read More
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4.7k viewsAnswered >2 years ago
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Dr. Larry Lutwickanswered
Infectious Disease 51 years experience
Yes: But
1- many cases resolve without antimicrobials
2- other antimicrobials such as Amoxicillin / clavulanate may have better activity.
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5.2k viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A 32-year-old member asked:
Dr. Thomas Benda, jranswered
ENT and Head and Neck Surgery 36 years experience
Yes: Cephalexin will cover some of the bacteria that might cause sinus infection. It is freqently used for tonsillitis and skin infections. I don't genera... Read More
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4.7k viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A female asked:
Dr. Thomas Josaanswered
Allergy and Immunology 41 years experience
No: I applaud your efforts to save money / avoid waste and am glad that you asked first. While Cephalexin may work for some of the bacteria that cause sin... Read More
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2k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
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