Cefpodoxime proxetil is a medicine that is known as an antibiotic. It belongs to a class of drugs that are known as beta-lactam antibiotics. It is a third-generation cephalosporin that is available as an oral tablet.
Cefpodoxime kills bacteria by inhibiting their cell wall synthesis through lactation of membrane bound transpeptidase enzymes. This further prevents the cross-linking of peptidogly can chains that are needed to make bacterial cell walls strong and solid.