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Mersalyl

Organomercury compound once used diuretic From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Mersalyl
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Mersalyl (Mersal) is an organomercury compound[1] and mercurial diuretic. It is only rarely used as a drug, having been superseded by thiazides and loop diuretics that are less toxic because they do not contain mercury. It features a Hg(II) centre. Mersalyl was originally adapted from calomel (Hg2Cl2), a diuretic discovered by Paracelsus.

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See also

  • Thiomersal – Organomercury antiseptic and antifungal agent
  • Nitromersol – Organomercury antiseptic and antifungal agent

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