Does anybody know if Cephalexin is effective against Anthrax? I can't find any info (because it's not the approved treatment antibiotic.) It looks like it should be. I have quite a few 500mg veterinary RX capsules left over from post-op and treating various ailments in dog for the past few years. Probably 30 or more capsules all total.
A funny story: during the great anthrax panic 10 or 11 years ago, I had a cold-->bronchitis-->pneumonia and had great difficulty finding a doc to prescribe me an antibiotic. They just dismissed me without even doing an exam. I had to goto the farm store and buy chicken tetracycline and treat myself. (it didnt work well because although I calculated the dosage OK I picked the only tetracycline formula that is not very effective against mycoplama. I got better then it came back again while I was still taking the TC) Eventually I was so sick they had to take me seriously and I got the Zithromax I needed. I think it helped that I went in saying "I think I have tuberculosis" and actually had some of the symptoms, so they had to prove that I didnt or else fill out all kinds of paperwork. The whole ordeal lasted about 6 months; it should have lasted about 2 or 3 weeks at the most.
I wonder if they were under some orders from the hospital or the CDC to not prescribe antibiotics and I just waited them out?