Tuesday, February 23, 2016

If I'm allergic to keflex antibiotics am I allergic to penicillin?I was put on Keflex antibiotics and found out that I was severly allergic to it,...

Keflex (or Cephalexin) is a 1st Generation Cephalosporin.
Just as Wannam mentioned, they are Beta-Lactam drugs that inhibit cell wall synthesis,
but they are less susceptible to penicillinases.


There is a
5-30% chance that you can have a cross-sensitivity.

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