Sodium glycerophosphate

Sodium glycerophosphate
Clinical data
Trade namesGlycophos
AHFS/Drugs.comProfessional Drug Facts
Pregnancy
category
  • AU: Exempt
Routes of
administration
Intravenous infusion
ATC code
Legal status
Legal status
  • AU: Unscheduled
Identifiers
  • disodium 3-(phosphonooxy)propane-1,2-diol
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Chemical and physical data
FormulaC3H7Na2O6P
Molar mass216.036 g·mol−1
3D model (JSmol)
Melting point98 to 100 °C (208 to 212 °F)
Solubility in watervery soluble
  • [Na+].[Na+].OCC(O)COP([O-])([O-])=O
  • InChI=1S/C3H9O6P.2Na/c4-1-3(5)2-9-10(6,7)8;;/h3-5H,1-2H2,(H2,6,7,8);;/q;2*+1/p-2
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Sodium glycerophosphate, sold under the brand name Glycophos, is a medication used to supplement phosphate. It is administered via intravenous infusion.

Sodium glycerophosphate is an organic phosphate salt.

It was approved for medical use in Australia in November 2019.

It is an unapproved medication in the United States that was used as a substitute for inorganic phosphate during a drug shortage.