Cefalotin

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What are you taking Cefalotin for?

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Other
Escherichia Coli Infections
Klebsiella Infections
Proteus Infections
Respiratory Tract Infections
Skin Diseases, Bacterial
Soft Tissue Infections
Staphylococcal Infections
Streptococcal Infections
Urinary Tract Infections

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Uses of Cefalotin

Updated: November 17, 2013

Cefalotin is used in the treatment of:

Escherichia coli Infections
Klebsiella Infections
Proteus Infections
Respiratory Tract Infections
Skin Diseases, Bacterial
Soft Tissue Infections
Staphylococcal Infections
Streptococcal Infections
Urinary Tract Infections

This medication may be prescribed for other uses. Ask your doctor or pharmacist for more information.

Cefalotin Brand Names

Cefalotin may be found in some form under the following brand names:

Keflin

Cefalotin Drug Class

Cefalotin is part of the drug class:

First generation cephalosporins

Cefalotin Interactions

This is not a complete list of Cefalotindrug interactions. Ask your doctor or pharmacist for more information.

Cefalotin and Pregnancy

Tell your doctor if you are pregnant or plan to become pregnant.

The FDA categorizes medications based on safety for use during pregnancy. Five categories - A, B, C, D, and X, are used to classify the possible risks to an unborn baby when a medication is taken during pregnancy.

Cefalotin falls into category B:

There are no well-done studies that have been done in humans with Cefalotin. But in animal studies, pregnant animals were given this medication, and the babies did not show any medical issues related to this medication.

In animal studies, pregnant animals were given Cefalotin, and some babies had problems. But in human studies, pregnant women were given this medication and their babies did not have any problems related to this medication.