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Descriptor English: Thimerosal
Descriptor Spanish: Timerosal
Descriptor timerosal
Entry term(s) mercurotiolato
tiomersal
tiomersalato
Scope note: Sulfidobenzoato de etilmercurio que se ha utilizado como conservante en VACUNAS, ANTÍDOTOS, y UNGÜENTOS. En el pasado se utilizó como antiséptico tópico. Al degradarse da lugar a etilmercurio y tiosalicilato.
Descriptor Portuguese: Timerosal
Descriptor French: Thiomersal
Entry term(s): Ethylmercurithiosalicylate, Sodium
Mercurothiolate
Merthiolate
Sodium Ethylmercurithiosalicylate
Thiomersal
Thiomersalate
Vitaseptol
Tree number(s): D02.691.750.100.347.850
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D013849
Scope note: 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.
Allowable Qualifiers: AA analogs & derivatives
AD administration & dosage
AE adverse effects
AG agonists
AI antagonists & inhibitors
AN analysis
BL blood
CF cerebrospinal fluid
CH chemistry
CL classification
CS chemical synthesis
EC economics
HI history
IM immunology
IP isolation & purification
ME metabolism
PD pharmacology
PK pharmacokinetics
PO poisoning
RE radiation effects
SD supply & distribution
ST standards
TO toxicity
TU therapeutic use
UR urine
Pharm Action: Preservatives, Pharmaceutical
Registry Number: 2225PI3MOV
CAS Type 1 Name: Mercurate(1-), ethyl(2-mercaptobenzoato(2-)-O,S)-, sodium
Previous Indexing: Benzoates (1974)
Ethylmercury Compounds (1974)
Sulfides (1974)
Public MeSH Note: 91; was see under ETHYLMERCURY COMPOUNDS 1980-90; was see under ETHYL MERCURY COMPOUNDS 1975-79
History Note: 91(75); was see under ETHYLMERCURY COMPOUNDS 1980-90; was see under ETHYL MERCURY COMPOUNDS 1975-79
DeCS ID: 14229
Unique ID: D013849
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 1991/01/01
Date of Entry: 1974/11/11
Revision Date: 2016/07/01
Thimerosal - Preferred
Concept UI M0021339
Scope note 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.
Preferred term Thimerosal
Entry term(s) Ethylmercurithiosalicylate, Sodium
Mercurothiolate
Sodium Ethylmercurithiosalicylate
Thiomersal
Thiomersalate
Vitaseptol - Narrower
Concept UI M0476446
Preferred term Vitaseptol
Merthiolate - Narrower
Concept UI M0021340
Preferred term Merthiolate



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