Application Mercury (Hydrargyrum, Hg) and its compounds are rarely used in pharmacy today because of their toxicity and adverse effects. An exception is alternative medicine, in which mercury is also called mercurius (e.g., Mercurius solubilis, Mercurius vivus). The English name is Mercury or Quicksilver. In the 20th century, mercury compounds were still widely used and … Mercury
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
