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
1Urinary tract infection*24
2Sinusitis11
3Skin infection5
4Cystitis4
5Mastitis3
6Tooth infection3
7Bronchitis*3
8Cellulitis*3
9Tonsillitis2
10Cyst2

*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
1Diarrhoea*55
2Anxiety*36
3Nausea*33
4Somnolence31
5Headache28
6Flatulence26
7Decreased appetite26
8Fatigue*22
9Abdominal discomfort20
10Dizziness*18
11Pain*17
12Dyspepsia16
13Insomnia15
14Vomiting*15
15Depression*14
16Panic attack13
17Abdominal distension12
18Cardiac flutter12
19Irritability11
20Fungal infection11

*Important! This side effect is also associated with Adverse Event Reports (serious reaction); Also see charts in FDA Adverse Events summary.

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* 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