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Fosfomycin, sold under the brand name Monurol among others, is an antibiotic primarily used to treat bladder infections. It is not recommended for kidney infections. Occasionally it is used for prostate infections. It is generally taken by mouth.

Common side effects include diarrhea, nausea, headache, and vaginal yeast infections. Severe side effects may include anaphylaxis and Clostridioides difficile-associated diarrhea. While use during pregnancy has not been found to be harmful, such use is not recommended. A single dose when breastfeeding appears safe. Fosfomycin works by interfering with the production of the bacterial cell wall.

Fosfomycin was discovered in 1969 and approved for medical use in the United States in 1996. It is on the World Health Organization's List of Essential Medicines. It is available as a generic medication. In the United Kingdom it costs the NHS about £5 for a course of treatment. This amount in the United States has a cost of about US$95 as of 2019 while in Canada it costs about 33 CAD as of 2023. It was originally produced by certain types of Streptomyces, although it is now made chemically.