A 38-year-old member asked:
Side effects from cephalexin ?
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Dr. Martin Raff answered
55 years experience in Infectious Disease
Few: Aside from allergic reactions which are few, occasional GI upset, Cephalexin has very few side-effects.
Answered on Mar 1, 2016
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