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Mersalyl
Organomercury compound once used diuretic From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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 It is only rarely used as a drug, having been superseded by thiazides and loop diuretics that are less toxic because they do not contain mercury.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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