Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine

Treatment of acne in pregnancy

Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine

A short course of oral cephalexin is safe to use for moderate-to-severe acne during pregnancy.

2016

https://www.jabfm.org/content/29/2/254.short

Drugs

Treatment of acne vulgaris during pregnancy and lactation

Drugs

In a review of acne treatment during pregnancy and lactation, cephalexin is described as an acceptable second-line treatment.

2013

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/dsu.12199

Pediatric Dermatology

Oral cephalexin for acne vulgaris: Clinical experience with 93 patients.

Pediatric Dermatology

A retrospective review of patients treated with cephalexin demonstrated that 78% of patients exhibited at least some clinical improvement.

2008

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/j.1525-1470.2008.00628.x

Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine

Acne vulgaris: One treatment does not fit all.

Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine

Cephalexin may be a helpful acne treatment for those who fail traditional antibiotics or cannot tolerate them.

2003

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2861943/

Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology

Current issues in antimicrobial therapy for the treatment of acne.

Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology

P. acnes exhibits high in vitro sensitivity to a wide range of antimicrobials including cephalexin.

2002

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1046/j.0926-9959.2001.00013.x