Fosfomycin

Key facts

Drug.Watchedfields

changed

Drug.verifiedrevid

461113563

Drug.image

Fosfomycin.svg

Drug.image_class

skin-invert-image

Drug.width

125

Drug.alt

Structural formula of fosfomycin

Drug.image2

Fosfomycin 3D ball.png

Drug.image_class2

bg-transparent

Drug.width2

150

Drug.alt2

Ball-and-stick model of the fosfomycin molecule

Drug.tradename

Monuril, Monurol, Ivozfo, others

Drug.synonyms

Phosphomycin, phosphonomycin, fosfomycin tromethamine

Drug.MedlinePlus

a697008

Drug.DailyMedID

Fosfomycin

Drug.routes_of_administration

Intravenous, By mouth

Drug.ATC_prefix

J01

Drug.ATC_suffix

XX01

Drug.legal_AU

S4

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Chemical data

Formula

C3H7O4P

Molecular weight

138.06 g/mol

IUPAC name

[(2R,3S)-3-methyloxiran-2-yl]phosphonic acid

SMILES

C[C@H]1[C@H](O1)P(=O)(O)O

InChIKey

YMDXZJFXQJVXBF-STHAYSLISA-N

XLogP

-1.4

Polar surface area

70.1 Ų

H-bond donors

2

H-bond acceptors

4

Formal charge

0

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Drug data · ChEMBL

Max clinical phase

Approved

Molecule type

Small molecule

First approval

1996

Admin. routes

oral

Indications

Pseudomonas infection, urinary tract infection, gonorrhea, osteomyelitis

via ChEMBL · EBI

• Fosfomycin Tromethamine: A Urinary Antibiotic.The Journal of the Association of Physicians of India · 2025
• Fosfomycin: 50 Years of A Great Discovery (1969-2019).Archivos espanoles de urologia · 2022
• Fosfomycin for bacterial prostatitis: a review.International journal of antimicrobial agents · 2020
• [Fosfomycin].Revista espanola de quimioterapia : publicacion oficial de la Sociedad Espanola de Quimioterapia · 2003
• Mobile fosfomycin resistance genes in Enterobacteriaceae-An increasing threat.MicrobiologyOpen · 2020

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Wikidata facts

Mass

138.008

Has use

medication

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