Thimerosal/ Monoethanolamine/ Ethylenediamine/ Sodium Edetate/ Acetone/ Alcohol 95%

Registered South African indications:

• Antiseptic prior to surgery
• Contaminated wounds
• Athlete's foot

Contraindications

• Hypersensitivity to the active ingredient or any of its excipients
• Hypersensitivity to thio or mercury radicals

Cautions

• Pregnancy
• Breastfeeding
• Renal impairment
• Hepatic impairment
• Elderly

Forms avail. in SA and covered in this monograph: spo

Antiseptic prior to surgery
Contaminated wounds
Athlete's foot

• Topical (spo): Apply small quantity to affected area(s), 8-24hrly

No information available

Pregnancy

• FDA Pregnancy Category Not Rated (NR)

Breastfeeding

• Caution; no information available

Renal Impairment

• Caution; no information available

Hepatic Impairment

• Caution; no information available

Elderly

• Caution; no information available

Drugs in Sport

• Permitted - No warning

Skin and Subcutaneous Tissue Disorders

• Skin irritation

• Strong acids
• Salts of heavy metals
• Iodine

None routine

Merthiolate is an antiseptic agent. This action is dependent on thimerosal breaking down and releasing ethyl-mercury which is able to penetrate cell membranes and bind to intracellular enzymes, inhibiting them, and causing cell death.

COMBINATION PREPARATIONS

Acetone/ Alcohol 95%/ Monoethanolamine/ Ethylenediamine/ Sodium edetate/ Thimerosal/ Coloured aqueous vehicle to

Tincture spray (per 100ml) 10ml/52.8ml/100mg/20mg/200mg/100mg/100ml

• Merthiolate (Pharmacare) Discontinued: 01/04/2018