Ceftobiprole Medocaril Sodium is the prodrug that is rapidly converted in vivo to Ceftobiprole, its active form by type A plasma esterases. Ceftobiprole is a a broad-spectrum, beta-lactam, fifth-generation Cephalosporin. It has a high binding affinity for penicillin binding proteins in many Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria.
