United States· US:63187-205_379fbc28-1afd-4114-8d06-207a0a33783a

Cephalexin

A cefalexin product containing cephalexin, registered in United States by Proficient Rx LP. The same ATC class is registered in 14 of our 19 countries.

ATC J01DB01US label

Checked against FDA National Drug Code directory (United States) on September 27, 2026

Informational only — not a medical device.

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Where it is registered

Cefalexin is registered in 14 of 19 countries.

Countries holding a registration under ATC J01DB01 (cefalexin), each read from that country’s own register.

This record: United States, from FDA National Drug Code directory (United States)
7 of them publish a price we can compare per daily dose

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Cefalexin · ATC J01DB01

14 / 19 countries

Belgiumprice
Canada
Denmark
Finlandprice
Germany
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Ireland
Japan
Netherlands
Norwayprice
Polandprice
Spainprice
United Kingdom
United Statesprice

Blue: a registration under this ATC code. The ringed marker is this record’s country. Markets marked price publish a price we can compare per daily dose.

Price per daily dose

What a daily dose of cefalexin costs, country by country.

Normalised to the WHO defined daily dose (2 g), the median price runs from $0.72 in United States to $1.28 in Spain — a ×1.8 gap.

United States: $0.72 per daily dose (median across products in the class)
Public list prices, converted to USD at the rate date shown
US figures are pharmacy acquisition cost (CMS NADAC), not retail

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Cefalexin · price per daily dose (2 g)

USD · FX 28 Sept 2026

ES Spain$1.28
US United States$0.72 (acquisition cost)

Median listed price per WHO defined daily dose, in each market that publishes a price. US = pharmacy acquisition cost (CMS NADAC), not a retail price. Open the full comparison

The record

At a glance

FDA National Drug Code directory (United States)

Active substance: CEPHALEXIN
Manufacturer: Proficient Rx LP
Country: United States (US)
ATC code: J01DB01
ATC class: Cefalexin
Defined daily dose: 2 g, O
Reimbursed: Not published by this register
Source register: FDA National Drug Code directory (United States)
Last checked: September 27, 2026

Packs & prices · 4

ndc11
63187-205-00
ndc11
63187-205-20
ndc11
6318720500
100 mL in 1 BOTTLE (63187-205-00)
ndc11
6318720520
200 mL in 1 BOTTLE (63187-205-20)

Regulatory notes

No shortage, Orange Book or US label notes for this record.

Interactions

223 interactions on record for cefalexin.

Graded by severity as the source publishes them — 13 moderate. Severity grades are free for everyone; mechanism and management come with Growth.

Severity for every pair — free, no plan needed
The source, licence and sync date on every record
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Cefalexin · interactions on record

223 records

13 moderate
210 info

Most severe, free to view

Sodium picosulfateA06AB08moderate
BalsalazideA07EC04moderate
MetforminA10BA02moderate
DicoumarolB01AA01moderate

Interaction severity from DDInter 2.0 (Xiong G. et al., Nucleic Acids Res.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0 — free for non-commercial use only; not covered by the Drug Database commercial licence.

Mechanism and what to do, in the interaction check

Source: DDInter 2.0 · synced 29 Sept 2026. Grades as the source publishes them.

Same medicine, other countries

Cefalexin in 14 other countries

What each register calls a product with the same active substance — salts and hydrates count as the same.

All cefalexin products

Authorised across Europe · EMA

The same active substance is authorised in 21 EEA countries. Names it is sold under:

Austria · Cephalobene, Keflex
Belgium · Keforal
Bulgaria · Оспексин
Cyprus · Felexin, Keflex
Germany · Cefalexin Reiwa Healthcare, Cephalex-Ct
Denmark · Keflex
Spain · Cefalexina Normon, Cefalexina Reiwa Healthcare
Finland · Kefalex, Kefexin
France · Keforal, Kéforal
United Kingdom (Northern Ireland) · Cefalexin, Cefalexin Ascend Laboratories (Uk)
Croatia · Cefaleksin Belupo, Cefalexin Alkaloid
Hungary · Cefalexin Reiwa Healthcare, Pyassan 250 Mg Kemény Kapszula
Ireland · Keflex
Italy · Ceporex, Keforal
Luxembourg · Keforal
Malta · Keflex
Netherlands · Keforal
Norway · Keflex
Poland · Cefaleksyna Tzf
Romania · Cefalexină Arena, Cefalexina Atb
Slovakia · Ospexin

Source: European Medicines Agency, Article 57 product data.

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For developers

The same record over the API, and the raw payload

GET /v1/drugs/abfe00e6-94e6-471a-9fb1-c9d9ba97bc64
GET /v1/drugs/abfe00e6-94e6-471a-9fb1-c9d9ba97bc64?format=fhir

Every response carries last_synced_at, so freshness is a field rather than a promise. Below is exactly what the ingestion wrote, before any presentation — the same JSON the API returns under payload.

{
  "route": "ORAL",
  "source": "ndc",
  "strength": "250",
  "substance": "CEPHALEXIN",
  "productndc": "63187-205",
  "dosage_form": "POWDER, FOR SUSPENSION",
  "dea_schedule": null,
  "strength_unit": "mg/5mL",
  "application_number": "ANDA062703",
  "marketing_category": "ANDA"
}

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