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.