Cephalexin drug interactions

List of drug interactions
Metformin Probenecid

Metformin
In healthy subjects given single 500 mg doses of cephalexin and metformin, plasma metformin mean Cmax and AUC increased by an average of 34% and 24%, respectively, and metformin mean renal clearance decreased by 14%. No information is available about the interaction of cephalexin and metformin following multiple doses of either drug.

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Probenecid
As with other β-lactams, the renal excretion of cephalexin is inhibited by probenecid.

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Moderate Interactions

 * Amersham Indium (111In) Oxine
 * balsalazide
 * Cellcept
 * Colazal
 * Diaqua-2
 * Estinyl
 * ethinyl estradiol
 * Fortamet
 * furosemide
 * Glucophage
 * Glucophage XR
 * Glumetza
 * indium oxyquinoline In-111
 * Lasix
 * Lo-Aqua
 * mestranol
 * metformin
 * metformin extended release
 * mycophenolate mofetil
 * mycophenolic acid
 * Myfortic
 * Riomet

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Minor Interactions

 * Benemid
 * Chloracol
 * chloramphenicol
 * Chloromycetin
 * Chloromycetin Sodium Succinate
 * probenecid

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