Ratings, Reviews Summary for CEPHALEXIN (ZENITH GOLDLINE)
January 2024 Overall Patient opinion of CEPHALEXIN: 1.7 (not satisfied)
(based on 383 reviews )Ratings by Age Group for CEPHALEXIN
Rating Scale from 1 (poor) to 5 (excellent)
Patient Age Group | Number of Reviews | Average Rating |
---|---|---|
Pediatric (Under 18) | 13 | 2.46 |
Age 18 to 24 | 62 | 1.72 |
Age 25 to 34 | 103 | 1.72 |
Age 35 to 44 | 78 | 1.85 |
Age 45 to 54 | 58 | 1.53 |
Age 55 to 64 | 37 | 1.81 |
Age 65 to 74 | 17 | 1.47 |
Age 75 and up | 6 | 2.16 |
Ratings by Sex for CEPHALEXIN
Rating Scale from 1 (poor) to 5 (excellent)
Patient Sex | Number of Reviews | Average Rating |
---|---|---|
Male | 70 | 1.85 |
Female | 307 | 1.71 |
Not Specified | 5 | 1.6 |
Why CEPHALEXIN* (Cephalexin ) is Prescribed for Patients*
Patient opinion of CEPHALEXIN: not satisfied (average rating score: 2.24)
(based on 211 reviews - combined drugs with same active ingredient - see footnote for timeframe )Top 10 Reasons for taking** CEPHALEXIN
(reported on Ask a Patient)
Reason | # of Ask a Patient Reviews | |
---|---|---|
1 | Urinary tract infection* | 24 |
2 | Sinusitis | 11 |
3 | Skin infection | 5 |
4 | Cystitis | 4 |
5 | Mastitis | 3 |
6 | Tooth infection | 3 |
7 | Bronchitis* | 3 |
8 | Cellulitis* | 3 |
9 | Tonsillitis | 2 |
10 | Cyst | 2 |
*Also included as reason for taking drug in FDA Adverse Events summary.
Top 20 Side Effects of CEPHALEXIN **
(reported on Ask a Patient)
Side Effect | # of Ask a Patient Reviews | |
---|---|---|
1 | Diarrhoea* | 55 |
2 | Anxiety* | 36 |
3 | Nausea* | 33 |
4 | Somnolence | 31 |
5 | Headache | 28 |
6 | Flatulence | 26 |
7 | Decreased appetite | 26 |
8 | Fatigue* | 22 |
9 | Abdominal discomfort | 20 |
10 | Dizziness* | 18 |
11 | Pain* | 17 |
12 | Dyspepsia | 16 |
13 | Insomnia | 15 |
14 | Vomiting* | 15 |
15 | Depression* | 14 |
16 | Panic attack | 13 |
17 | Abdominal distension | 12 |
18 | Cardiac flutter | 12 |
19 | Irritability | 11 |
20 | Fungal infection | 11 |
*Important! This side effect is also associated with Adverse Event Reports (serious reaction); Also see charts in FDA Adverse Events summary.
Please click here for Safety Information and FDA Adverse Events summary for CEPHALEXIN
* Reviews for drugs with the same active ingredients have been aggregated in this analysis: Cephalexin (Panixine disperdose, Palitrex, Keflet, Biocef, Ceporexine, Cephalexin, Keflex)
**Historical Analytics (through 2015) of AskaPatient Reviews Provided by Druginformer.com