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df
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Keflex pills: is it my imagination or do they smell?
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I notice that my bottle of Keflex 500mg capsules smells like rotten
eggs. The bottle was only filled last week. Is this normal? |
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Kevin Michael Vail
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| Posted: Sat May 07, 2005 9:21 pm Post subject:
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In article <1115504940.090775.196320@f14g2000cwb.googlegroups.com>,
"df" <defranco71@yahoo.com> wrote:
| Quote: | I notice that my bottle of Keflex 500mg capsules smells like rotten
eggs. The bottle was only filled last week. Is this normal?
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Apparently. I remember smelling that when I was taking it. I think
sulfur is part of whatever Keflex is made of.
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Sbharris[atsign]ix.netcom
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| Posted: Sun May 08, 2005 6:46 pm Post subject:
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"df" <defranc...@yahoo.com> wrote:
| Quote: | I notice that my bottle of Keflex 500mg capsules smells like rotten
eggs. The bottle was only filled last week. Is this normal?
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| Quote: | Apparently. I remember smelling that when I was taking it. I think
sulfur is part of whatever Keflex is made of. |
COMMENT:
Indeed. All the antibiotics in the penicillin and cephalosporin class
(of which Keflex/cephalexin is one) have the beta-lactam ring nucleus,
which contains a sulfur atom. Breakdown products and impurities, even
in new and well manufactured pills, lead to that sulfury smell. It's
especially apparent in tablets (ie Pen VK) and capsules (like your
Keflex), and not so bad in the film coated more-expensive members of
the class like Ceftin (though you can still detect it in cut pills). So
you'll smell a trace of sulfur in the drug itself, and if not, you'll
certainly smell it after it's passed through your gut.
SBH |
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Carey Gregory
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| Posted: Mon May 09, 2005 2:38 am Post subject:
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"df" <defranco71@yahoo.com> wrote:
| Quote: | I notice that my bottle of Keflex 500mg capsules smells like rotten
eggs. The bottle was only filled last week. Is this normal?
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Why are you asking here? Pick up the phone and ask the pharmacist who
provided them. That's part of what you paid for, you know. |
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df
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| Posted: Mon May 09, 2005 2:48 am Post subject:
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<Why are you asking here? Pick up the phone and ask the pharmacist
who
provided them. That's part of what you paid for, you know>
Gee, I thought this was the sci.med newsgroup, not the cranky old
geezer newsgroup. My bad. |
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Carey Gregory
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| Posted: Mon May 09, 2005 3:10 am Post subject:
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"df" <defranco71@yahoo.com> wrote:
| Quote: | Why are you asking here? Pick up the phone and ask the pharmacist
who
provided them. That's part of what you paid for, you know
Gee, I thought this was the sci.med newsgroup, not the cranky old
geezer newsgroup. My bad.
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Heh....
Yes, I'm afraid it was your bad.
Welcome to sci.med. Us cranky old geezers enjoy our role so I'm afraid
you'll just have to deal with it.
PS- Did you know there's such as place as sci.med.pharmacy? |
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df
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| Posted: Mon May 09, 2005 3:14 am Post subject:
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<Heh....
Yes, I'm afraid it was your bad. >
Ouch, you really got me on that one. |
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