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Thimerosal

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Definition: An ethylmercury-sulfidobenzoate that has been used as a preservative in VACCINES; ANTIVENINS; and OINTMENTS. It was formerly used as a topical antiseptic. It degrades to ethylmercury and thiosalicylate.     
Pharmacological Action Preservatives, Pharmaceutical 		Other names Thiomersalate; Thiomersal; Mercurothiolate; Ethylmercurithiosalicylate, Sodium; Vitaseptol; Sodium Ethylmercurithiosalicylate; Novartis Brand of Thimerosal; Merthiolate
 
SubstanceCAS Registry & nameCategoriesSourceDrugs*
ethylmercury thiosalicylate  0   *Benzoic Acids Thimerosal. Acta Crystallogr D Biol Crystallogr 2000 Dec;56( Pt 12):1641-3
katoko  0   *Parabens *Thimerosal Drug Combinations. Acta Med Iugosl 1990;44(4):433
pentosan sulfuric polyester, phenylephrine, thiomersal drug combination  0   *Pentosan Sulfuric Polyester *Phenylephrine *Thimerosal Drug Combinations Ophthalmic Solutions. Bull Soc Ophtamol Fr 1983;83(2):213
2-thiosalicylic acid  147-93-3   *Benzoates *Thimerosal Sulfhydryl Compounds.
Pharma Action Analgesics, Non-Narcotic 		Contact Dermititis 1980;6(4):241
merthiolate-iodine-formalin fixative  78249-63-5 Mercurate(1-), ethyl(2-mercaptobenzoato(2-)-O,S)-, sodium, mixt. with formaldehyde and iodine  *Formaldehyde *Iodine *Thimerosal. Am J Med Technol 1980;46(6):459
imudon  0   *Thimerosal *Antigens, Bacterial *Antigens, Fungal Drug Combinations. Chir Dent Fr 45(276):61;1975; Inform Dent 29:15;1975; Sem Hop Paris 51(3):177;1975; Sem Hop Paris 51(5-6):325;1975
flexsol  77536-62-0 D-Gluconic acid, compd. with N,N''-bis(4-chlorophenyl)-3,12-diimino-2,4,11,13-tetraazatetradecanediimidamide (2:1), mixt. with sodium ethyl(2-mercaptobenzoato(2-)-O,S)mercurate(1-)  *Chlorhexidine *Thimerosal Drug Combinations. Can J Ophthalmol 10(1):52;1975

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