Foscarnet Sodium

Scheme

Rec.INN

ATC (Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical Classification)

J05AD01

CAS registry number (Chemical Abstracts Service)

0063585-09-1

Chemical Formula

C-Na3-O5-P

Molecular Weight

191

Therapeutic Category

Antiviral agent

Chemical Name

Phosphinecarboxylic acid, dihydroxy-, oxide, trisodium salt

Foreign Names

• Foscarnetum Natricum (Latin)
• Foscarnet natrium (German)
• Foscarnet sodique (French)
• Foscarnet sodico (Spanish)

Generic Names

• Foscarnet sodico (OS: DCIT)
• Foscarnet sodique (OS: DCF)
• Foscarnet Sodium (OS: USAN, BAN)
• A 29622 (IS)
• EHB 776 (IS)
• PFA (IS)
• Phosphonoformic Acid Trisodium (IS)
• Trisodium Carboxyphosphate (IS)
• Trisodium Phosphonoformate (IS)
• Foscarnet sodium hydrate (OS: JAN)
• Foscarnet sodique hexahydraté (PH: Ph. Eur. 6)
• Foscarnet Sodium (PH: BP 2010, USP 32)
• Foscarnet Sodium Hexahydrate (PH: Ph. Eur. 6)
• Foscarnet-Natrium-Hexahydrat (PH: Ph. Eur. 6)
• Foscarnetum natricum hexahydricum (PH: Ph. Eur. 6)

Brand Names

• Foscarnet Dosa
  Dosa, Argentina



• Foscarnet Sodium Injection
  Hospira, United States; PharmaForce, United States



• Foscavir
  AstraZeneca, Spain; AstraZeneca, Italy; IFET, Greece



• Foscarnet Gemepe
  Gemepe, Argentina



• Foscavir
  AstraZeneca, Australia; AstraZeneca, Belgium; AstraZeneca, Switzerland; AstraZeneca, Germany; AstraZeneca, France; AstraZeneca, United Kingdom; AstraZeneca, Israel; AstraZeneca, Japan; AstraZeneca, Luxembourg; AstraZeneca, Netherlands; AstraZeneca, New Zealand; AstraZeneca, Portugal; AstraZeneca, United States



• Triapten
  Riemser, Germany

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Glossary

BAN	British Approved Name
DCF	Dénomination Commune Française
DCIT	Denominazione Comune Italiana
IS	Inofficial Synonym
JAN	Japanese Accepted Name
OS	Official Synonym
PH	Pharmacopoeia Name
Rec.INN	Recommended International Nonproprietary Name (World Health Organization)
USAN	United States Adopted Name

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