Thimerosal

Synonyms

Ethylmercurithiosalicylate, Sodium

Mercurate(1-), ethyl(2-mercaptobenzoato(2-)-O,S)-, sodium

Mercurothiolate

Merthiolate

Sodium Ethylmercurithiosalicylate

Thiomersal

Thiomersalate

Vitaseptol

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.