SPL Set ID: 855574f2-39f8-43bc-a3d2-79dbb578cb94
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CONTEPO (fosfomycin) for injection, for intravenous use, contains fosfomycin disodium, an epoxide antibacterial drug. Fosfomycin disodium is a powder with the chemical name of disodium [(2R,3S)-3-methyloxiran-2-yl]-dioxido-oxophosphorane, an empirical formula of C 3 H 5 Na 2 O 4 P and molecular weight of 182. Figure 1 Chemical Structure of Fosfomycin Disodium Each CONTEPO for Injection single-dose vial contains white to almost white sterile powder with 6 grams of fosfomycin (equivalent to 7.9 grams fosfomycin disodium) and the inactive ingredient succinic acid (150 mg) for pH adjustment. It is intended for constitution and further dilution prior to intravenous infusion . Each gram of fosfomycin disodium contains 330 mg of sodium (i.e., each vial contains 1,980 mg of sodium). Figure 1