sodium phosphate monobasic

Sodium phosphate monobasic, also known as monosodium phosphate, is an inorganic chemical compound widely utilized in both pharmaceutical and food industries. In pharmaceutical applications, it serves multiple roles, including as a buffering agent to maintain stable pH in various formulations (oral, injectable, ophthalmic), a sequestering agent, and therapeutically as a mild saline laxative and for the treatment of hypophosphatemia. It exists in various forms, such as anhydrous, monohydrate, and dihydrate. It is also used in food products as an emulsifier, stabilizer, thickener, and pH buffer.

Brand names

OsmoPrepVisicolFleet Enema

Other names

monosodium phosphatesodium dihydrogen phosphate monohydrate