Dictionary of Cancer Terms
View in Spanish: Fosfonoformato trisódico
Phosphonoformate trisodium (FOS-foh-noh-FOR-mayt try-SOH-dee-um)
A drug used to treat infections with herpesviruses in people whose immune systems are weakened by AIDS. It blocks the viruses from making copies of themselves. It is a type of antiviral agent. Also called foscarnet sodium and Foscavir.
Source: National Cancer Institute Dictionary of Cancer Terms, available at www.cancer.gov/dictionary.