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CEFALEXIN SANDOZ® Cephalexin Monohydrate

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 kidneys and bladder If you are not sure whether you What is in this leaflet (genitourinary tract). should start taking Cefalexin Sandoz, contact your doctor or This leaflet answers some Your doctor may have prescribed pharmacist. common questions about Cefalexin Sandoz for another Cefalexin Sandoz. reason. Ask your doctor if you Before you start to take it have any questions about why It does not contain all the available Cefalexin Sandoz has been Tell your doctor if: information. It does not take the prescribed for you. 1. you have had any type of place of talking to your doctor and allergic reaction to any pharmacist. Cefalexin Sandoz is available only or with a doctor’s prescription. It is medicines. All medicines have risks and not addictive. You may have an increased benefits. Your doctor has weighed chance of being allergic to the risks of you taking Cefalexin Before you take Cefalexin Sandoz if you are Sandoz against the benefits they allergic to any expect it will have for you. Cefalexin Sandoz or .

If you have any concerns about 2. you have any to: taking this medicine, ask your When you must not take it  any other medicines doctor or pharmacist. Do not take Cefalexin Sandoz if:  any other substances, such as foods, preservatives or dyes. Keep this leaflet with the 1. you have an to medicine. cephalexin monohydrate, 3. you are pregnant, or intend You may need to read it again. other cephalosporins or any to become pregnant. of the ingredients listed at Cefalexin Sandoz may affect What Cefalexin Sandoz the end of this leaflet. your developing baby if you is used for Some of the symptoms of an take it during . Your allergic reaction may include doctor will discuss the risks and The name of your medicine is asthma, wheezing, shortness benefits of using Cefalexin Cefalexin Sandoz. It contains the of breath; swelling of the face, Sandoz during pregnancy. active ingredient cephalexin lips or tongue which may cause monohydrate. difficulty in swallowing or 4. you are or breathing; skin rash, itching or intend to breastfeed. Cefalexin Sandoz is an . Cefalexin Sandoz passes into used to treat infections in different breast milk and may affect your parts of the body caused by 2. you have had a serious baby. Your doctor will discuss bacteria. allergic reaction to any the risks and benefits of using penicillins. Cefalexin Sandoz when Cefalexin Sandoz belongs to a You may be more likely to have breastfeeding. group of called an allergic reaction to Cefalexin cephalosporins. These antibiotics Sandoz if you are allergic to 5. you have or have had any work by killing the bacteria that are any penicillins. medical conditions, causing your infection. including: Do not use Cefalexin Sandoz if  disease Cefalexin Sandoz can be used to the packaging is torn or shows  stomach or bowel problems treat infections of the: signs of tampering.  liver disease.  respiratory tract (throat, tonsils, chest and lungs) Do not use Cefalexin Sandoz If you have not told your doctor  nose (sinusitis) after the expiry date printed on about any of the above, tell  ears () the bottle or carton has passed. them before you start taking  skin and soft tissue Cefalexin Sandoz.

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Taking other medicines recommend a different dose If you have trouble remembering depending on your condition. to take your medicine, ask your Tell your doctor if you are pharmacist for some hints. taking any other medicines, Children including medicines that you Your child's doctor will tell you how If you take too much buy without a prescription from much Cefalexin Sandoz your child (overdose) your pharmacy, supermarket or should take. This will depend on health food shop. your child's age, weight and the Immediately telephone your Some medicines may interfere type of infection. doctor or Poisons Information with Cefalexin Sandoz. These Centre (telephone 13 11 26), or include: How to take it go to Accident and Emergency  , a medicine used at your nearest hospital, if you Capsule to treat gout think that you or anyone else Swallow Cefalexin Sandoz  , a medicine used to may have taken too much capsules with a glass of water. treat diabetes. Cefalexin Sandoz. Do this even

if there are no signs of Suspension These medicines may be affected discomfort or poisoning. Always shake the bottle before by Cefalexin Sandoz, or may affect You may need urgent medical measuring the correct volume how well it works. You may need attention. to use different amounts of your to give to your child. medicine or you may need to use Keep these telephone numbers different medicines. Your doctor When to take it handy. will advise you. Take each dose of Cefalexin Sandoz at about the same time If you take too much Cefalexin Talk to your doctor about the Sandoz you may feel sick in the each day. need for an additional method stomach, experience diarrhoea, Taking each dose of Cefalexin of contraception while taking convulsions or hallucinations. Cefalexin Sandoz. Sandoz at the same time each day Some antibiotics may decrease will have the best effect. It will also the effectiveness of some birth help you to remember when to While you are using control pills. take the medicine. Cefalexin Sandoz

Your doctor and pharmacist have It does not matter if you take more information on medicines to Cefalexin Sandoz before or after Things you must do be careful with or avoid while food. If the symptoms of your taking Cefalexin Sandoz. How long to take it infection do not improve within a few days, or if they become How to take Cefalexin Continue taking Cefalexin worse, tell your doctor. Sandoz Sandoz until you finish the pack or until your doctor If you get severe diarrhoea tell Follow all directions given to recommends. your doctor or pharmacist you by your doctor and immediately. Do this even if it pharmacist carefully. If you forget to take it occurs several weeks after These directions may differ from Cefalexin Sandoz has been the information contained in this If it is almost time for your next stopped. dose, skip the dose you missed leaflet. Diarrhoea may mean that you and take your next dose when you have a serious condition affecting are meant to. If you do not understand the your bowel. You may need urgent instructions on the pack, ask medical care. Do not take any Otherwise, take it as soon as you your doctor or pharmacist for diarrhoea medicine without first remember, and then go back to help. checking with your doctor. taking Cefalexin Sandoz as you

would normally. If you get a sore white mouth or How much to take tongue while taking or soon Cefalexin Sandoz is available as Do not take a double dose to after stopping Cefalexin 250mg and 500mg capsules as make up for the dose that you Sandoz, tell your doctor. Also well as 125mg/5mL and missed. tell your doctor if you get 250mg/5mL suspensions. vaginal itching or discharge. If you are not sure what to do, ask This may mean you have a fungal Adults your doctor or pharmacist. infection called thrush. Sometimes The usual adult dose is 250mg every 6 hours. Your doctor may the use of Cefalexin Sandoz

Version 05 2 allows fungi to grow and the above Cefalexin Sandoz may cause  symptoms to occur. Cefalexin tiredness or dizziness in some  bleeding or bruising more Sandoz does not work against people. Make sure you know how easily than normal. fungi. you react to Cefalexin Sandoz before you drive a car or do These are serious side effects. If you become pregnant while anything else that may be You may need urgent medical you are taking Cefalexin Sandoz dangerous if you are affected. attention. Serious side effects are tell your doctor immediately. Children should be careful when rare. riding bicycles or climbing trees. If you are about to start taking If any of the following happen, any new medicine, tell your Side effects stop taking Cefalexin Sandoz doctor and pharmacist that you and tell your doctor immediately are taking Cefalexin Sandoz. Tell your doctor or pharmacist or go to Accident and as soon as possible if you do Emergency at your nearest If you have to test your urine for not feel well while you are hospital: sugar while you are using taking Cefalexin Sandoz.  watery and severe diarrhoea, Cefalexin Sandoz, make sure All medicines can have side which may also be bloody your doctor knows which type effects. Sometimes they are  severe abdominal cramps or of test you use. serious, most of the time they are stomach cramps not. You may need medical Cefalexin Sandoz may affect the  swelling of the face, lips, treatment if you get some of the results of some of these tests. mouth, tongue or throat which side effects. may cause difficulty in If you have to have any blood swallowing or breathing Ask your doctor or pharmacist tests tell your doctor you are  any skin rash, itching, hives, taking Cefalexin Sandoz. to answer any questions you blistering or peeling of the Cefalexin Sandoz may affect the may have. skin results of some blood tests.  severe blisters and bleeding While taking Cefalexin in the lips, eyes, mouth, nose Tell all the doctors, dentists and Sandoz and genitals pharmacists who are treating  blood in the urine. you that you are taking Tell your doctor if you notice Cefalexin Sandoz. any of the following and they These are very serious side worry you: effects. You may need urgent

Things you must not do medical attention or  vaginal thrush - sore and itchy hospitalisation. These side effects Do not stop taking Cefalexin vagina and/or discharge are rare. Sandoz because you are feeling  oral thrush – white, furry, sore better, unless advised by your tongue and mouth After finishing Cefalexin  itching of the genital area and doctor. Sandoz If you do not complete the full the skin around the back course prescribed by your doctor, passage Tell your doctor immediately if all of the bacteria causing your  , stomach pain or you notice any of the following infection may not be killed. These discomfort side effects, particularly if they bacteria may continue to grow and  diarrhoea, , occur several weeks after you multiply so that your infection may  dizziness, unusual tiredness stop taking Cefalexin Sandoz: not clear completely or it may or weakness return.  headache  severe abdominal cramps or  agitation, confusion stomach cramps Do not give Cefalexin Sandoz to  painful, swollen joints.  watery and severe diarrhoea, anyone else, even if they have which may also be bloody the same condition as you. These side effects are usually  fever, in combination with one mild. or both of the above. Do not use Cefalexin Sandoz to treat any other complaints Tell your doctor immediately if These are serious side effects. unless your doctor tells you to. you notice any of the following: You may have a serious condition affecting your bowel. You may Things to be careful of  confusion and hallucinations need urgent medical attention. (seeing, feeling or hearing However, these side effects are Be careful driving or operating things that are not there) rare. machinery until you know how  yellowing of the skin and eyes Cefalexin Sandoz affects you.  dark coloured urine

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Do not take any diarrhoea Disposal cephalexin anhydrous as the medicine without first checking active ingredient. with your doctor. If your doctor tells you to stop taking Cefalexin Sandoz, or the It also contains saccharin sodium, Other side effects not listed capsules have passed their expiry simethicone, citric acid anhydrous, date or more than 14 days have above may also occur in some guar galactomannan, sodium passed since the suspension was patients. Tell your doctor if you benzoate, sucrose, iron oxide mixed, ask your pharmacist what notice anything else that is yellow, strawberry, apple, to do with any medicine that is left raspberry and tutti frutti making you feel unwell. over. flavourings. Do not be alarmed by this list of possible side effects. You may not Product description Sponsor experience any of them. Australia What it looks like Sandoz Pty Ltd After using Cefalexin ABN 60 075 449 553 Sandoz Cefalexin Sandoz comes as Level 4, 100 Harris Street capsules and suspensions. Pyrmont NSW 2009 Tel: 1800 634 500 Storage Cefalexin Sandoz 250mg capsules have a dark green cap imprinted Capsule with “250” in black ink and a white Australian Register Keep your capsules in the original body. Cefalexin Sandoz 500mg pack until it is time to take them. capsules are opaque white in Numbers If you take your capsules out of colour. Each pack contains 20 Capsules the blister pack, they will not keep capsules. 250mg AUST R 150170 as well. 500mg AUST R 78980 Cefalexin Sandoz 125mg/5mL and Keep your 250mg capsules in a 250mg/5mL suspensions are Suspension cool dry place where the orange-yellow in colour with a 125mg/5mL AUST R 78981 temperature stays below 30ºC. fruity flavour. Each bottle contains 250mg/5mL AUST R 78982 100mL. Keep your 500mg capsules in a cool dry place where the Ingredients New Zealand temperature stays below 25ºC. Novartis New Zealand Limited Capsule PO Box 99102 Suspension Cefalexin Sandoz capsules Newmarket Keep your suspension contain cephalexin (as Auckland 1149 refrigerated (do not freeze). If monohydrate) equivalent to 250mg Tel: 0800354 335 you take the suspension out of or 500mg of cephalexin anhydrous the refrigerator, it will not keep as the active ingredient. well. This leaflet was revised on 09 The 250mg capsule also contains December 2014. Do not use any suspension that is microcrystalline cellulose and left in the bottle after 14 days. magnesium stearate. The capsule shell and body contain gelatin, Do not store Cefalexin Sandoz or sodium lauryl sulphate, titanium any other medicine in the dioxide, sunset yellow FCF, patent bathroom or near a sink. Do not blue V, quinoline yellow, TekPrint leave it in the car or on a window SW-9008 black ink and water. sill. Heat and dampness can destroy The 500mg capsule also contains some medicines. magnesium stearate and microcrystalline cellulose. The Keep Cefalexin Sandoz where capsule shell contains gelatin and children cannot reach it. titanium dioxide. A locked cupboard at least one- and-a-half metres above the Suspension ground is a good place to store Cefalexin Sandoz suspension medicines. contains cephalexin (as monohydrate) equivalent to 125mg/5mL or 250mg/5mL of

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