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Fosfomycin (International)

Note: In some countries, this medicine may only be approved for veterinary use.

In the US, Fosfomycin (fosfomycin systemic) is a member of the following drug classes: miscellaneous antibiotics, urinary anti-infectives and is used to treat Bladder Infection and Transurethral Prostatectomy.

US matches:

Scheme

Rec.INN

ATC (Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical Classification)

J01XX01

CAS registry number (Chemical Abstracts Service)

0023155-02-4

Chemical Formula

C3-H7-O4-P

Molecular Weight

138

Therapeutic Category

Antibacterial

Chemical Name

Phosphonic acid, (3-metyloxiranyl)-, (2R-cis)-

Foreign Names

  • Fosfomycinum (Latin)
  • Fosfomycin (German)
  • Fosfomycine (French)
  • Fosfomicina (Spanish)

Generic Names

  • Fosfomicina (OS: DCIT)
  • Fosfomycin (OS: BAN, USAN, JAN)
  • Fosfomycine (OS: DCF)
  • MK 955 (MerckSharpD) (IS)
  • Phosphonomycin (IS)
  • Fosfomycin Calcium (OS: BANM)
  • Fosfomycin Calcium Hydrate (OS: JAN)
  • Fosfomycin Calcium (PH: BP 2018)
  • Fosfomycin calcium (PH: Ph. Eur. 9)
  • Fosfomycin Calcium Hydrate (PH: JP XVII)
  • Fosfomycin-Calcium (PH: Ph. Eur. 9)
  • Fosfomycine calcique (PH: Ph. Eur. 9)
  • Fosfomycinum calcicum (PH: Ph. Eur. 9)
  • Fosfomycin Sodium (OS: BANM, JAN)
  • Fosfomycin sodium (PH: Ph. Eur. 9)
  • Fosfomycin Sodium (PH: BP 2018, JP XVII)
  • Fosfomycine sodique (PH: Ph. Eur. 9)
  • Fosfomycin-Natrium (PH: Ph. Eur. 9)
  • Fosfomycinum natricum (PH: Ph. Eur. 9)
  • Fosfomycin Trometamol (OS: BANM)
  • Fosfomycin Tromethamine (OS: USAN)
  • Z 1282 (Zambon) (IS)
  • Fosfomycin Trometamol (PH: BP 2018)
  • Fosfomycin trometamol (PH: Ph. Eur. 9)
  • Fosfomycin Tromethamine (PH: USP 41)
  • Fosfomycine trométamol (PH: Ph. Eur. 9)
  • Fosfomycin-Trometamol (PH: Ph. Eur. 9)
  • Fosfomycinum trometamolum (PH: Ph. Eur. 9)

Brand Names

  • Afastural
    Exeltis, Poland; Exeltis, Slovakia
  • Dispari
    Helba, Turkey
  • Efomycin
    Epoch, Pakistan
  • Factum
    Amros, Pakistan
  • Focin
    Tabros, Pakistan
  • Folsmycin
    Yung Shin, Taiwan
  • Fosaday
    Neutec Inhaler, Turkey
  • Fosbac [veterinary use]
    Bedson, South Africa
  • Fosbac Plus T [+ Tylosin] [veterinary use]
    Bedson, South Africa
  • Fosday
    Neutec Inhaler, Turkey
  • Fosfin
    English, Pakistan
  • Fosfocin
    Dosaco, Pakistan
  • Fosfocina
    LENIS, Slovenia
  • Fosfocine
    Sanofi Aventis, Tunisia
  • Fosfomicina Kern
    LENIS, Slovenia
  • Fosfomicina Luar
    Quim Luar, Argentina
  • Fosfomol
    Infectopharm, Poland
  • Fosfomycin
    Mehran Traders, Pakistan
  • Fosfomycin Calcium
    Nichi-Iko Pharmaceutical, Japan
  • Fosfomycin Calcium 40%
    Nichi-Iko Pharmaceutical, Japan
  • Fosfomycin Exeltis 3 g
    Exeltis Magyarország Gyógyszerkereskedelmi, Hungary
  • Fosfomycin Ladee Pharma
    Exeltis Baltics, Lithuania
  • Fosfomycin Na
    Nipro, Japan; Takata Pharmaceutical, Japan
  • Fosfomycin Sodium
    Nichi-Iko Pharmaceutical, Japan
  • Fosfomycin Zentiva
    Zentiva, Lithuania
  • Fosfone
    Generica, Turkey
  • Fosfosyn
    Synchro, Pakistan
  • Fosfurol [+ Trometamol]
    Libra, Paraguay
  • Fosit
    Kocak Farma, Turkey
  • Fosival
    Valor, Pakistan
  • Fosmicin
    Meiji Seika Pharma, Japan
  • Fosmicin S
    Meiji Seika Pharma, Japan
  • Fosmicin S 3%
    Meiji Seika Pharma, Japan
  • Fosmicyn
    Lafedar, Argentina
  • Fosomin
    CCL, Pakistan
  • Fosoril
    Noa Hemis, Pakistan
  • Frazemicin
    Takeda Teva Pharma, Japan
  • Hoskarize
    Shiono Kemikaru, Japan
  • Infectofos
    Infectopharm, Italy; Sanolabor, Slovenia
  • Mefos
    Remington, Pakistan
  • Monural
    Angelini, Bulgaria; Zambon, Bosnia & Herzegowina; Zambon, Georgia
  • Monuril
    Zambon, Tunisia
  • Monurol
    Bilim, Turkey
  • Phosmycin
    World Medicine, Turkey
  • Pregnus
    Siegfried, Mexico
  • Solufos
    Gobbi-Novag, Argentina
  • Urifos
    PharmaS, Croatia (Hrvatska)
  • Urobel
    Nobel, Turkey
  • Urocare
    Drogsan, Turkey
  • Uroday
    Neutec Inhaler, Turkey
  • Uromisin
    Kocak Farma, Turkey
  • Zeronat
    Triozer, Turkey
  • Fosfocil
    Senosiain, Dominican Republic; Senosiain, Guatemala; Senosiain, Honduras; Senosiain, Mexico; Senosiain, Panama; Senosiain, El Salvador
  • Fosfocina
    ERN, Spain
  • Fosfomicina Calcica Solufos
    Q-Pharma, Spain
  • Veramina
    Roux-Ocefa, Argentina
  • Vnikon
    Northeast General Pharmaceutical Factory NEGPF, China
  • Fomicyt
    Infectopharm, Netherlands; InfectoPharm Arzneimittel und Consilium GmbH, Greece; Medical Intertrade, Slovenia; Nordic Pharma, United Kingdom
  • Fosfocil
    Senosiain, Dominican Republic; Senosiain, Guatemala; Senosiain, Honduras; Senosiain, Mexico; Senosiain, Panama; Senosiain, El Salvador
  • Fosfocin
    Crinos, Italy
  • Fosfocina
    ERN, Spain
  • Fosfocine
    Sanofi-Aventis, France
  • Fosfomicina Level
    ERN, Spain
  • Fosfomin
    Siam Bheasach, Thailand
  • Fosfomycin
    Abipharm, Georgia
  • Fosfomycin Astro 1 g
    Astro Pharma, Austria
  • Fosfomycin Astro 4 g
    Astro Pharma, Austria
  • Fosfomycin Astro 8 g
    Astro Pharma, Austria
  • Fosfomycin Disodium - New Asiatic
    New Asiatic Pharm, China
  • Fosfomycin Infectopharm
    Infectopharm, Norway; Unimedic, Sweden
  • Fosmicin
    Meiji, Indonesia; Meiji, Thailand
  • Fosmicin S
    Meiji Seika Pharma, Japan
  • Fosmidex
    Dexa Medica, Indonesia
  • Fumeixin
    Northeast General Pharmaceutical Factory NEGPF, China
  • Infectofos
    Infectopharm, Germany
  • Novellmycin
    Novell Pharmaceutical, Indonesia
  • UFO
    Union, Taiwan
  • Cystium 3 g
    Aristo Pharma, Austria
  • Danifos
    C&G, Italy
  • Dispari
    Argis, Georgia
  • Fosfocil
    Senosiain, Mexico; Senosiain, Panama; Senosiain, Peru
  • Fosfocin
    Vocate, Greece
  • Fosfolag 3g
    Lagap, Switzerland
  • Fosfomed
    World Medicine, Georgia
  • Fosfomicina Abamed
    Abamed, Spain
  • Fosfomicina Farmalider
    Farmalider, Spain
  • Fosfomicina Generis
    Generis, Portugal
  • Fosfomicina Kern
    Kern Pharma, Spain
  • Fosfomicina Labiana
    Labiana, Spain; Labiana Pharmaceuticals, Romania
  • Fosfomicina Monuril
    Zambon, Portugal
  • Fosfomicina Pensa
    Pensa Pharma, Spain
  • Fosfomicina Qualigen
    Qualigen, Spain
  • Fosfomicina Stada
    STADA, Spain
  • Fosfomicina Tarbis
    Tarbis, Spain
  • Fosfomicina toLife
    ToLife, Portugal
  • Fosfomycin
    Concordia, United Kingdom
  • Fosfomycin AL
    Aliud Pharma, Germany
  • Fosfomycin Aristo
    Aristo Pharma, Germany
  • Fosfomycin Astro 3 g
    Astro Pharma, Austria
  • Fosfomycin Eberth
    Eberth, Germany
  • Fosfomycin Ladee Pharma
    Ladee Pharma, Estonia
  • Fosfomycin Sandoz 3g
    Sandoz, Switzerland
  • Fosfomycin Zentiva
    Labiana, Bulgaria; Oriola, Bulgaria; Zentiva, Estonia
  • Fosfomycine Arrow
    Arrow, France
  • Fosfomycine Biogaran
    Biogaran, France
  • Fosfomycine Cristers
    CristerS, France
  • Fosfomycine EG
    EG Labo, France
  • Fosfomycine Evolugen
    Evolupharm, France
  • Fosfomycine Gerda
    Gerda, France
  • Fosfomycine Mylan Pharma
    Mylan, France
  • Fosfomycine Ranbaxy
    Ranbaxy, France
  • Fosfomycine Sandoz
    Sandoz, France
  • Fosfomycine Teva Sante
    Teva Santé, France
  • Fosfomycine Zentiva
    Sanofi-Aventis, France
  • Fosfonol
    World Medicine, Georgia
  • Fosfopharm
    Nexmed Pharma, France
  • Fosforal
    Macleods, India
  • Fosfuro
    Apogepha Arzneimittel, Germany
  • Fostren 3G
    Nevox Farma, Colombia
  • Fu An Xin
    Northeast General Pharmaceutical Factory NEGPF, China
  • Monural
    Chiesi, Slovakia; Zambon, Poland; Zambon, Serbia; Zambon Italia, Romania
  • Monural 3 g
    Zambon, Hungary
  • Monural Pediatric [pediatric]
    Zambon Italia, Romania
  • Monuril
    EU-Pharma, Netherlands; Eureco-Pharma, Netherlands; Euro Registratie, Netherlands; Mediwin, France; Pharma Lab, France; Profile Pharma, United Kingdom; Zambon, Belgium; Zambon, Brazil; Zambon, Colombia; Zambon, Germany; Zambon, France; Zambon, Indonesia; Zambon, Italy; Zambon, Malta; Zambon, Netherlands; Zambon, Portugal
  • Monuril 2g
    Zambon, Switzerland
  • Monuril 3g
    Zambon, Austria; Zambon, Switzerland; Zambon, Luxembourg
  • Monuril bambini [pediatric]
    Zambon, Italy
  • Monurol
    Lukoll, Peru; Max Health, New Zealand; Mayne Pharma, Australia; Paladin, Canada; Sanital, Pakistan; Scharper, Pakistan; Sermmitr, Thailand; Zambon, Hong Kong; Zambon, Israel; Zambon, Lebanon; Zambon, Malaysia; Zambon, Philippines; Zambon, Thailand; Zambon, Taiwan; Zambon, United States; Zambon Pharmaceutical, China
  • Phosphoral Rompharm
    Rompharm, Georgia
  • Rapidnorm
    Apogepha, Czech Republic
  • Urfocin
    Drogsan, Georgia
  • Uridoz
    Thérabel Lucien, France
  • Urinex
    Sandoz, Croatia (Hrvatska)
  • Urizone
    Al Pharm, South Africa
  • Urofos
    World Medicine, Georgia
  • Uroseptic
    Arafarma, Spain

Glossary

TermDefinition
BANBritish Approved Name
BANMBritish Approved Name (Modified)
DCFDénomination Commune Française
DCITDenominazione Comune Italiana
ISInofficial Synonym
JANJapanese Accepted Name
OSOfficial Synonym
PHPharmacopoeia Name
Rec.INNRecommended International Nonproprietary Name (World Health Organization)
USANUnited States Adopted Name

Further information on drug naming conventions: International Nonproprietary Names.

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