Cefetamet Pivoxil Hydrochloride

Cefetamet Pivoxil is an oral third-generation cephalosporin antibiotic which is hydrolyzed to form the active agent, Cefetamet. It is a bactericidal antibiotic; kills bacteria by interfering with bacterial cell wall synthesis due to inhibition of Transpeptidase enzyme. Cefetamet has excellent in-vitro acitivity against the major respiratory pathogens- Streptococcus pneumoniae, Haemophilus influenzae, Moraxella catarrhalis and group A b-haemolytic streptococci. It is also active against b-lactamase-producing strains of H. influenzae and M. catarrhalis. Cefetamet has marked activity against Neisseria gonorrhoeae and possesses a broad spectrum of activity against Enterobacteriaceae.