Products Thiomerasal has been used as an excipient in pharmaceuticals, especially in liquid dosage forms such as eye drops and vaccines. It is rarely used today because of the potential adverse effects. The substance is also known as thimerosal. Structure and properties Thiomerasal (C9H9HgNaO2S, Mr = 404.8 g/mol) exists as a white crystalline powder and … Thiomersal
Products Drugs containing phenylmercuriborate are no longer on the market in many countries. The active ingredient used to be included in the well-known disinfectant Merfen, which now contains chlorhexidine and benzoxonium chloride. Structure and properties Phenyl mercuriborate is a mixture of equimolar amounts of phenyl mercury(II) orthoborate and phenyl mercury(II) hydroxide or the dehydrated form, … Phenylmercuriborate
