Cefoperazone maganin rigakafi ne na cephalosporin na ƙarni na uku wanda ke da ƙarfi a kan nau'ikan ƙwayoyin cuta masu kama da Gram-negative. Ana amfani da shi sosai a wuraren asibiti don magance cututtuka daban-daban kuma yana samuwa don allurar parenteral.