Erroneous dose of cephalexin

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22 months baby has been given taxim_o syrup 5ml dose (50mg), meftal-p syrup - 5ml dose. Instead of ofm (oflalaxin and metronidazole) syrup erroneously given cephalexin syrup (125 mg/5ml) 3ml dose, please suggest will there be any effect on baby for the erroneous dose of cephalexin along with other medicine, hope its not harmful

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Dr. Pandurang Sawant

Pediatrician 13 yrs exp Pune

No harm due to single dose

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Dr. J Prabhakar Rao Pediatrician 32 yrs exp Ghaziabad · Accepted Answer

Dr. J Prabhakar Rao

Pediatrician 32 yrs exp Ghaziabad

A single dose of medicine will cause no harm,but why so many meds?