Term Name:	trisodium phosphonoformate
Synonyms:	foscarnet sodique, foscarnet sodium, foscarneto sodico, foscarnetum natricum, trisodium carboxyphosphate, trisodium carboxyphosphate (anhydrous), trisodium dioxidophosphinecarboxylate oxide, trisodium phosphonoformate, trisodium phosphonoformate (anhydrous)
Definition:	The trisodium salt of phosphonoformic acid. It is used as an antiviral agent in the treatment of cytomegalovirus retinitis (CMV retinitis, an inflamation of the retina that can lead to blindness) and as an alternative to ganciclovir for AIDS patients who require concurrent antiretroviral therapy but are unable to tolerate ganciclovir due to haematological toxicity.
Ontology:	ChEBI [CHEBI:141644]  ( EBI )