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Can I stop taking my Cephalexin?

I've been taking cephalexin for a possible bacterial infection, but my complete throat culture just came back negative. Can I stop taking the cephalexin?

Female | 17 years old
Complaint duration: 10 days
Medications: Cephalexin, Cyproheptadine, Entocort, Prevacid, Pristiq, metroNIDAZOLE, and Zenpep.
Conditions: Possible Chron's

1 Answer

I would advise my patients to do so as soon as the culture came back negative.

William Z. Cohen, M.D., FAAFP
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