Cephalexin

Sold as Ceporex, Cephalexin pharma q, Cephalexin dry pharma-q, Aspen-cephalexin 125p, Aspen-cephalexin 250p, Aspen-cephalexin, Ranceph, Belex, Bactocep, Cefalexin alkem, Cefalexin resmed, Xenara, Rilexine, Keflex, Keflex p, Lenocef

S4Read from the PI-PIL document and verified

C₁₆H₁₇N₃O₄S347.40 g/mol

(6R,7R)-7-[[(2R)-2-Amino-2-phenylacetyl]amino]-3-methyl-8-oxo-5-thia-1-azabicyclo[4.2.0]oct-2-ene-2-carboxylic acid

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Registration

Applicants: 10
Registrations: 32
Schedule source: SAHPRA documentation

Applicants and registrations

Applicant	Brands	Dosages	Registrations	Schedule	Leaflets
Intervet South Africa (Pty) Ltd2 of 3 cancelled	Ceporex	50 mg, oral drops, injection	02-14, 83/568, 87/13	Not determined	None
Pharma-q Holdings (Pty) Ltd	Cephalexin pharma q, Cephalexin dry pharma-q	250, 500, syrup	290124, 290125, 290126	Not determined	None
Pharmacare limited û woodmeadCancelled	Aspen-cephalexin 125p, Aspen-cephalexin 250p, Aspen-cephalexin, Keflex, Keflex p, Lenocef	125, 250, 500	290534, 290595, 300128, B0092, C0028, C0029, C0220, N0128, N0129, N0134, N0135	Not determined	None
Ranbaxy (SA) (Pty) Ltd	Ranceph	125 mg/ 5ML, 250, 250 mg/5 ML, 500	300334, 300335, 320214, 320215	Not determined	None
Gulf Drug Company (Pty) Ltd	Belex	250, 500	370617, 370618	Not determined	None
Biotech Laboratories (Pty) Ltd	Bactocep	250, 500	480812, 480813	Not determined	None
Ascend Laboratories (Pty) Ltd	Cefalexin alkem	250, 500	480814, 480815	Not determined	None
Resmed healthcare	Cefalexin resmed	125 mg, 250 mg	530169, 530170	S4	PI PIL
Aurogen South Africa (Pty) LtdCancelled	Xenara	125 mg/5 ml, 250 mg/5 ml	550158.156, 550159.157	Not determined	None
Logos Agvet (Pty) Ltd	Rilexine	100	83/655	Not determined	None

Variants

Product	Strength and form	Registration	Status	Schedule	Leaflets
Ceporex 50 MG tablets EACH TABLET CONTAINS CEPHALEXIN 50,0 mg	50 mgTablets	02-1402/17.1.1.2/14	Cancelled	Not determined	None
Cephalexin 250 pharma q EACH CAPSULE CONTAINS CEPHALEXIN 250 mg	250	29012429/20.1.1/0124	Registered	Not determined	None
Cephalexin 500 pharma q EACH CAPSULE CONTAINS CEPHALEXIN MONOHYDRATE EQUIVALENT TO 500 mg CEPHALEXIN	500	29012529/20.1.1/0125	Registered	Not determined	None
Cephalexin dry syrup pharma-q EACH 5 ml SYRUP CONTAINS CEPHALEXIN MONOHYDRATE EQUIVALENT TO 125,0 mg ANHYDROUS CEPHALEXIN	Syrup	29012629/20.1.1/0126	Registered	Not determined	None
Aspen-cephalexin 125p EACH 5 ml SUSPENSION CONTAINS CEPHALEXIN MONOHYDRATE EQUIVALENT TO 125 mg CEPHALEXIN	Not listed	29053429/20.1.1/0534	Cancelled	Not determined	None
Aspen-cephalexin 250p EACH 5 ml SUSPENSION CONTAINS CEPHALEXIN MONOHYDRATE EQUIVALENT TO 250 mg CEPHALEXIN	Not listed	29059529/20.1.1/0595	Cancelled	Not determined	None
Aspen-cephalexin 250 EACH CAPSULE CONTAINS CEPHALEXIN 250 mg	250	30012830/20.1.1/0128	Cancelled	Not determined	None
Ranceph 250 capsules EACH CAPSULE CONTAINS CEPHALEXIN MONOHYDRATE EQUIVALENT TO 250,0 mg CEPHALEXIN	250Capsules	30033430/20.1.1/0334	Registered	Not determined	None
Ranceph 500 capsules EACH CAPSULE CONTAINS CEPHALEXIN MONOHYDRATE EQUIVALENT TO CEPHALEXIN 500,0 mg	500Capsules	30033530/20.1.1/0335	Registered	Not determined	None
Ranceph suspension 125 mg/ 5ml EACH 5,0 ml SUSPENSION CONTAINS CEPHALEXIN MONOHYDRATE EQUIVALENT TO CEPHALEXIN 125,0 mg	125 mg/ 5MLSuspension	32021432/20.1.1/0214	Registered	Not determined	None
Ranceph suspension 250 mg/5 ML EACH 5,0 ml SUSPENSION CONTAINS CEPHALEXIN MONOHYDRATE EQUIVALENT TO CEPHALEXIN 250,0 mg	250 mg/5 MLSuspension	32021532/20.1.1/0215	Registered	Not determined	None
Belex 250 EACH TABLET CONTAINS CEPHALEXIN MONOHYDRATE EQUIVALENT TO CEPHALEXIN 250,0 mg	250	37061737/20.1.1/0617	Registered	Not determined	None
Belex 500 EACH CAPSULE CONTAINS CEPHALEXIN MONOHYDRATE EQUIVALENT TO CEPHALEXIN 500,0 mg	500	37061837/20.1.1/0618	Registered	Not determined	None
Bactocep 250 EACH CAPSULE CONTAINS : CEPHALEXIN MONOHYDRATE EQUIVALENT TO CEPHALEXIN 250,0 mg	250	48081248/20.1.1/0812	Registered	Not determined	None
Bactocep 500 EACH CAPSULE CONTAINS : CEPHALEXIN MONOHYDRATE EQUIVALENT TO CEPHALEXIN 500,0 mg	500	48081348/20.1.1/0813	Registered	Not determined	None
Cefalexin 250 alkem EACH CAPSULE CONTAINS : CEPHALEXIN MONOHYDRATE EQUIVALENT TO CEPHALEXIN 250,0 mg	250	48081448/20.1.1/0814	Registered	Not determined	None
Cefalexin 500 alkem EACH CAPSULE CONTAINS : CEPHALEXIN MONOHYDRATE EQUIVALENT TO CEPHALEXIN 500,0 mg	500	48081548/20.1.1/0815	Registered	Not determined	None
Cefalexin 250 capsules resmed EACH CAPSULE CONTAINS CEPHALEXIN 250,0 mg	250 mgCapsule	53016953/20.1.1/0169Approved 3 August 2022	Registered	S4	PI PIL
Cefalexin 125 suspension resmed EACH 5,0 ml SUSPENSION CONTAINS CEPHALEXIN 125,0 mg	125 mgPowder for oral suspension	53017053/20.1.1/0170Approved 26 July 2022	Registered	S4	PI PIL
Xenara oral suspension 125 mg/5 ML EACH 5,0 ml SUSPENSION CONTAINS: CEPHALEXIN MONOHYDRATE EQUIVALENT TO CEPHALEXIN 125,0 mg	125 mg/5 mlOral suspension	550158.15655/20.1.1/0158.156	Cancelled	Not determined	None
Xenara oral suspension 250 mg/5 ML EACH 5,0 ml SUSPENSION CONTAINS: CEPHALEXIN MONOHYDRATE EQUIVALENT TO CEPHALEXIN 250,0 mg	250 mg/5 mlOral suspension	550159.15755/20.1.1/0159.157	Cancelled	Not determined	None
Ceporex oral drops EACH 1 ml CONTAINS CEPHALEXIN A 100 mg	Oral drops	83/568	Old Medicine	Not determined	None
Rilexine 100 tablets EACH TABLET CONTAINS CEPHALEXIN A 100 MG	100Tablets	83/655	Old Medicine	Not determined	None
Ceporex injection EACH 1ml INJECTION CONTAINS CEPHALEXIN SODIUM EQUIVALENT TO 180 mg CEPHALEXIN	Injection	87/1387/21.1/13	Cancelled	Not determined	None
Keflex 250 EACH CAPSULE CONTAINS CEPHALEXIN 250 mg	250	B0092B/20.1.1/92	Cancelled	Not determined	None
Keflex 125 p EACH 5 ml SUSPENSION CONTAINS CEPHALEXIN MONOHYDRATE EQUIVALENT TO 125 mg CEPHALEXIN	125	C0028C/20.1.1/28	Cancelled	Not determined	None
Keflex 250 p EACH 5 ml SUSPENSION CONTAINS CEPHALEXIN MONOHYDRATE EQUIVALENT TO 250 mg CEPHALEXIN	250	C0029C/20.1.1/29	Cancelled	Not determined	None
Keflex 500 EACH TABLET CONTAINS CEPHALEXIN MONOHYDRATE EQUIVALENT TO 500 mg CEPHALEXIN	500	C0220C/20.1.1/220	Cancelled	Not determined	None
Lenocef - 250 EACH CAPSULE CONTAINS CEPHALEXIN MONOHYDRATE EQUIVALENT TO CEPHALEXIN 250 mg	- 250	N0128N/20.1.1/128	Cancelled	Not determined	None
Lenocef-500 EACH CAPSULE CONTAINS CEPHALEXIN MONOHYDRATE EQUIVALENT TO 500 mg CEPHALEXIN	500	N0129N/20.1.1/0129	Cancelled	Not determined	None
Lenocef - 125 suspension EACH 5 ml RECONSTITUTED SUSPENSION CONTAINS CEPHALEXIN MONOHYDRATE EQUIVALENT TO 125 mg CEPHALEXIN	- 125Suspension	N0134N/20.1.1/134	Cancelled	Not determined	None
Lenocef-250 suspension EACH 5 ml RECONSTITUTED SUSPENSION CONTAINS CEPHALEXIN MONOHYDRATE EQUIVALENT TO 250 mg CEPHALEXIN	250Suspension	N0135N/20.1.1/135	Cancelled	Not determined	None

Regulatory status

Where S4 sits on the scale

S0S1S2S3S4S5S6S7S8

Prescription-only medicine.

Schedule 4 covers most ordinary prescription medicines. You need a prescription from an authorised prescriber, such as a doctor or dentist, and a pharmacist dispenses it. Its price, name, pack size and strength can still be told to the public, as long as nothing links it to what it treats.

Schedule S4, read from the product's PI-PIL leaflet.

Who may supply: A pharmacist dispensing against a written or verbal prescription from an authorised prescriber; a veterinarian, who may also prescribe, compound or dispense it directly; a medical practitioner or dentist, who may prescribe it and may compound or dispense it directly only if licensed under section 22C(1)(a); manufacturers and wholesalers may supply people who may lawfully possess it; and, for animal treatment, a person practising a para-veterinary profession, on a veterinarian's written or verbal instruction.

This is an informational summary of the Medicines and Related Substances Act 101 of 1965 and its 2017 General Regulations. It is not medical advice and not legal advice. Always check the medicine's label, which carries the schedule number inside a square border, or ask a pharmacist if you are unsure.

SAHPRA documents

Schedule verified from official documents

Schedule Verification

Cefalexin 250 capsules resmed, Resmed healthcare is scheduled S4 in its official SAHPRA documents, read with 90% confidence.

Professional information (PI)For healthcare professionalsCefalexin 250 capsules resmed, Resmed healthcare Patient information leaflet (PIL)For patients and carersCefalexin 250 capsules resmed, Resmed healthcare

These documents are provided by SAHPRA for informational purposes. Always consult with a healthcare professional for medical advice.

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